Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 89, number 1, Spring 1997

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

SPRING 1997

Columbia extends
'Alternative Context 7 ^
course to Korea

Ea< ii January term, Columbia offers a
Master of Divinity (M.Div. ) degree
course, "Alternative Context for
Ministry," in which students travel to
different communities to seek a better
understanding of how the church in
various social contexts understands its
mission.

Columbia students and their
professors have spent the January
term in diverse places, including
Central America, Jamaica, Central
Europe, Appalachia, and the inner-city
of Atlanta. This year marks the first
time that students from Columbia
have been able to visit South Korea as
part of the required course.

Including Korea as one of the
alternative context destinations was
strongly advocated by Victor Yoon,
formerly Columbia's associate profes-
sor of Asian studies and director of the
Center of Asian Theology and Minis-
tries. "It is important that Columbia's
students see for themselves how
strong the Presbyterian Church is in
Korea and learn from that experience,"
said Dr. Yoon.

In January, students Tim Arnold,
Melanie Mitchell, John Cook,
Susannah Hager, Doug Minnerly, and

Tim Read, accompanied by professors
Victor Yoon and Wade Huie '43, spent
17 days studying and traveling in
South Korea. They visited Presbyte-
rian churches, seminaries, denomina-
tional offices, and many other places
of cultural and historical significance.
The group met with Korean pastors,
lay people, professors, and students to
learn about the Korean Presbyterian
church and Korean culture.

The students viewed themselves
more as pilgrims than as tourists.
Their task was to learn how the
church in Korea affects and is affected
by that culture. They were encouraged
to develop the skills of thinking
critically about the church in that
culture. By doing so, they developed
their ability to observe more carefully
their own American culture and the
Christian church in the American
context.

While in Seoul, the group mem-
bers were guests of the Presbyterian
College and Theological Seminary,
home to more than 2,400 students.
The Columbia students' visit coin-
cided with the seminary's annual
entrance examinations. More than
1,300 students were seeking admis-

Columbia travelers were given a tour of the Isabelle Girl-.' Junioi and Senior High
School m Pusan. The Isabelle School was founded In/ American missionaries and today
serves more than 3,000 students.

Students (l-r) Susannah Ha^er, Melanie Mitchell, Dou^ Mmncrly, Tim Arnold, and
Tim Read visited Songgwangsa, an ancient Buddi^t temple in the Chogyesan Provin-
cial Park near Siinch'on. Student John Cook took the picture.

sion to the Presbyterian seminary's
M.Div. program, to which only 200
would be accepted.

Columbia's students were given
special lectures in Seoul by local
faculty. Dr. Kwang Soon Lee, one of
the few women on the seminary's
faculty, briefed the Columbia students
on the history, growth, and priorities
of the Presbyterian Church in Korea.
Dr. Heup Young Kim delivered a
lecture comparing neo-Confucianism
and Calvinist Puritanism, identifying
similarities between the two belief
systems as a major factor in the
success of the Presbyterian missionar-
ies in Korea. Dr. Jung Woon Suh,
president of the seminary, graciously
took time to meet with and present
gifts to the students.

Jeong Tae Kim, a student visiting
Columbia this year from Korea, made
arrangements for two students from
the Korean seminary to take several of
the Columbia students to see how
typical Korean seminary students live.
Afterward, the Korean and American
summary students visited a typical tea
room where young people gather in
the evenings.

The travelers from Columbia
\ lsited several churches and experi-
enced different kinds of worship
services. The students attended a
mid-week prayer service at the Kyong
Chon Presbyterian Church. After-
wards, the Rev. Soon Kwon Kim, a
Columbia alumnus, and his wife
hosted the Columbia group and the
congregation at a lunch featuring
Korean national dishes. Mr. Kim's

son, Hyung Joo (Howard), has com-
pleted his first year at Columbia.

Dr. Chang Bok Chung, who
studied under Professor Huie, met the
American visitors at a 6:00 a.m. prayer
service at Myung Sung Presbyterian
Church in Seoul. Afterwards, he
shared his observations on the status
of the Korean Presbyterian Church.
Widely published, Dr. Chung is
acknowledged as one of the leading
experts on homiletics in Korea.

On several worship occasions,
Professor Wade Huie was invited to
preach the sermon with Dr. Yoon
translating into Korean. The students
also attended the Young-Nak Presby-
terian Church, which provides
simultaneous translation over head-
sets for English-speaking visitors

The Young-Nak church is the
largest Presbyterian church in the
world. Each Sunday morning, the
church holds three worship services in
a sanctuary which seats more than
6,000 people. Their senior pastor, Dr.
Young-Soo Lim, has visited Columbia.
During the worship service attended
by the Columbia students, Victor
Yoon delivered a letter to Dr. Lim
from Columbia President Douglas
Oldenburg, officially naming Dr. Lim
adjunct faculty to Columbia.

The Columbia students also
attended a Sunday evening vespers
service at the Myung Sung church.
Afterwards, they met with the
church's senior pastor, the Rev. Sam
Whan Kim, and were able to express
their appreciation to the church for
Continued on pa

Board takes actions

Douglas W. Oldenbur g, President

Our Board of Trustees held its spring
meeting April 1-2. Our beautiful
campus provided a perfect setting for
a most productive meeting. Man)
important decisions were made, and I
want to share some of them with you

1 . The board welcomed the
following new members: James A.
Adams, Jr., from Toccoa, Georgia;
John G. Aldridge from Atlanta; John
N. Bartholomew from Jacksom ille,
Florida; Richard Cromie from Palm
Beach, Florida; William Pender from
Rock Hill, South Carolina; Susan W.
Wieland from Atlanta; Lucimarian
Roberts from Bay St. Louis, Missis-
sippi; and Laura Cunningham, a
second year M.Div. student from
Atlanta.

2. The board welcomed Dr.
Stanley Wood as our new director of
the Center for New Church Develop-
ment.

3. The Board took action to
designate Professor James Newsome
as professor emeritus and asked that a
resolution of appreciation be prepared
in his honor. The seminary commu-

nity held a reception in his honor on

Mav 8.

4. The Board granted tenure to
Dr. Darrell Guder, the Peachtree
Pro lessor of Evangelism and Church
Growth.

5. The Board took part in the
inauguration of Dr. Kathleen
O'Connor as our professor of Old
Testament language, literature, and
exegesis.

6. The Board approved the budget
for 1997-1998 fiscal year providing
significant increases for the library,
financial aid, and compensation for
faculty and staff.

7.' The Board voted to begin the
much-needed renovation of Florida
I fell in May 1998, at a cost of approxi-
mately $2 million.

8. The Board voted to begin the
construction of the addition to the
Harrington Center as soon as possible
in order to provide housing for some
of the students who will be displaced
by the renovation of Florida Hall. It is
expected that construction will begin
by September 1, 1997, and that the

addition will be ready for occupancy
bv August 15, 1998

9. The Board engaged in discus-
sion of the Long-Range Planning
Committee's proposed "Vision
Statement" and suggested a few
modifications The \ ision Statement
is the result of listening to more than
42 focus groups among our various
constituencies, invoh ing more than
400 persons. It will be brought back to
the board at its fall meeting for
adoption and will be printed in
Vantage after it is officially adopted.

10. The Board voted to close the
Columbia Seminary Center for
Theological Studies in Florida at the
end of the 1997-98 academic year. The
two original goals of making it self-
supporting and averaging 20 students
per class have not been reached. An
analysis of why it did not succeed will
be made for future reference.

11. The Board heard a report of
various personnel issues and affirmed
the administration's handling of the
issues.

I want to thank the members of
the board for the time, energy, and
wisdom they give to our seminary. A
seminary is only as strong as its Board
of Trustees, and we have a strong
board. Thanks be to God. L~

Stanley Wood is directm oj the Center for
New Church Development.

rian Church U.S. in 1955. After more
than 20 years of pastoring churches
(First Presbyterian in Columbus,
Georgia; Mars Hill Presbyterian in
Athens, Tennessee; and First Presby-

the common lectionary Texts for
Preaching.

Newsome has served his denomi-
nation as moderator of Knoxville
Presbytery, as commissioner to both

The focus of much of his life's work has centered on the role of

biblical interpretation in the life of the church, including an
interest in early Judaism and its links to Christian origins.

James D. Newsome '55

Newsome '55 is
named professor
emeritus

James DuPre Newsome, Jr. '55, profes-
sor of Old Testament language,
literature and exegesis, concludes a
distinguished career at Columbia this
spring.

Born in Jackson, Mississippi,
Newsome received his B.A. degree
from Millsaps College in 1952. In
1955, he received the B.D. degree, and
in 1957, the Master of Theology
diploma from Columbia Seminary.
He earned a Ph.D. in Old Testament at
Vanderbilt University in 1973 and
spent a year of study at Oxford
University in 1975-76.

Newsome was ordained by the
Presbytery of Atlanta in the Presbyte-

terian in Paducah, Kentucky), he came
to Columbia as director of advanced
studies and adjunct professor of Old
Testament in 1977. In 1981, he was
installed as professor of Old Testa-
ment, the work he continued until
1997.

During his years at Columbia,
Newsome introduced hundreds of
students to Old Testament scholar-
ship. He also taught Hebrew, Ara-
maic, and exegetical courses on the
Psalms, prophets, and Isaiah. His
scholarly specialization was the
history of Israel and particularly the
intertestamental period. The focus of
much of his life's work has centered
on the role of biblical interpretation in
the life of the church, including an
interest in early Judaism and its links
to Christian origins.

He is the author of By the Waters of
Babylon: An Introduction to the History
and Theology of the Exile (1978), The
Hebrew Prophets (1984), A Synoptic
Harmony of Samuel Kings, and
Chronicles (1986), and Greeks, Romans,
and Jews: Currents of Culture and Belief
in the New Testament World (1992).
Newsome also published preaching
guides, eight articles in The Diction, n i/
of Bible and Religion, and collaborated
on the three-volume commentaries on

the PCUS General Assembly in 1968
and the PC(USA) General Assembly
in 1984. He was a member of the
PCUS General Assembly's Committee
on Inter-Church Relations and the
U PCUS A General Assembly's Com-
mittee on the Examination of Candi-
dates. In 1981, he was named acting
editorial director of John Knox Press.
His professional memberships include
the Society of Biblical Literature and
the Catholic Biblical Society.

Columbia President Douglas W.
Oldenburg said, "Jim Newsome has
been a distinguished professor at
Columbia for 20 years and has had a
tremendous impact on a whole
generation of Columbia graduates,
deepening their knowledge of and
love for the Old Testament. We will
miss him on our faculty and wish him
God's richest blessings in his retire-
ment."

The Board of Trustees, at its April
meeting, voted Professor Newsome
the status of professor emeritus in
recognition of his long and excellent
service to the seminary and its stu-
dents ChrystalCook'98

Wood appointed
director of
new center

H. Stanley Wood has joined the
faculty as director of Columbia's
Center for New Church Development.

Dr. Wood served as associate for
church growth and new church
development for the General Assem-
bly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
from 1988 to 1997. He was the orga-
nizing pastor of Concord Liberty
Presbyterian Church in Concordville,
Pennsylvania, from 1981 to 1988 and
minister to students and interim
pastor at Bethany Collegiate Presbyte-
rian Church in Havertown, Pennsyl-
vania, from 1971 until 1980.

Since 1978 Dr. Wood has been an
ecumenical church consultant for
evangelism, church growth, and new
church development. He pioneered
the Presbyterian Church (USA)
national strategy for new church
development.

Dr. Wood is the author of books
and articles on church development,
growth, and renewal. He is a member
of the Academy for Evangelism in
Theological Education, the American
Church Growth Association, and the
American Society of Mission.

He earned the Master of Divinity
and Master of Theology degrees from
Princeton Theological Seminary, the
Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller
Theological Seminary, and the Ph.D.
from the University of Aberdeen,
Scotland.

In addition to directing the center,
Dr. Wood will also direct Columbia's
$66,000 grant for new church develop-
ment for the twenty-first century,
recently received from Lilly Endow-
ment Inc.

Commenting on the appointment,
James Hudnut-Beumler, executive
vice president and dean of faculty,
said, "There is no one in the Presbyte-
rian Church who knows as much
about new church development as
does Stan Wood. He is just the right
person to begin Columbia's new
contribution to this exciting area - il
the church's life."

VANTAGE

Miriam Dunson '85

Alum focuses
on older adult
ministry

Since 1990, Miriam Dunson (D.Min.
'85) has served as associate for older
adult/ family ministry in the Congre-
gational Ministry Division of the
PC(USA), continuing her ministry
focus on pastoral care with older
adults.

Born and raised on a farm in
Commerce, Georgia, Dunson received
her B.S. at Georgia State College for
Women in 1952. After receiving her
M.A. at Presbyterian School of Chris-
tian Education in 1955, Dunson served
as a missionary to Korea for the
PCUS, helping to found, then teach at
Taejon Presbyterian College, which
began in 1956 with 49 students. It
now has an enrollment of 9,000.

Dunson's work in Korea contin-
ued until 1973, and included study at
Yonsei University in Seoul and work
in the Presbyterian Mission Business
Office. She helped develop a business
department at Soongsil College in
Seoul for the training of secretaries to
serve American companies in Korea
and escorted Korean infants to the
U.S. for adoptions.

After returning stateside in 1973,
Dunson served as associate for
missionary personnel and recruitment
on the General Assembly Mission
Board for the PCUS. In 1981, she
became a chaplain for Wesley Woods
Homes, a Methodist retirement home
in Atlanta From 1985-1990, Dunson
served as chaplain of Agnes Scott
College.

The subject of Dunson's doctoral
dissertation, "Pastoral Care with
Older Adults Through the Psalms,"
continues to be her ministry emphasis
today. She is active in the Association
ol Presbyterian Christian Educators,
the National Interfaith Coalition on
Aging, and the National Council on
the Aging.

In 1991, Dunson represented the
PC(USA) at the World Council of
Churches Consultation on Senior
Citizens held in England. She has
provided leadership in many national
and international conferences on
aging and ministry and has led
numerous workshops with titles
including "Parenting Your Parents,"
"Aging as a Global Issue," and
"Where the Generations Meet."

The following is excerpted from
an article on aging and the Presbyte-
rian Church written by Dunson: "The
greatest barrier to ministry with older
persons is ageism. We live in a society
that idolizes youthfulness and pro-
ductivity. It is unacceptable to be
'old' in this society. Some progress
has been made in the Presbyterian
Church in raising awareness of the
needs and utilizing the skills of older
persons, but we still have a long way
to go. To fail to provide ministry by,
with, and for older adults is not only
to miss an opportunity for witness
and service, but to risk the life of the
church itself. To accept the challenge
is to move with new life, hope, and
courage into the future."

Dunson concludes her article
with, "My deepest hope is that older
adult ministry will become a major
focus and priority of the Presbyterian
Church in the foreseeable future, as
the age wave' continues to come
upon us." D Chrystal Cook '98

\

Conic Sec Columbia Day, held April 24, drew the largest crowd in more than 10 years
Columbia Friendship Circle officers arc (front row, l-r): Nan Jones, president; Peggy
Rowland, Presbytery of Greater Atlanta representative; Mary Evans, moderator of the
PW, Synod of South Atlantic; Brianne Beesley, past president; 'back row. l-r) Lucille
Adam-., moderator of the PW, Synod of Living Waters; Wary McMillan, secretary/
historian; Betty Simmons, vice president Not pictured: Sara Payne, pa rliamenta rian.

Professor Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi

Professor
discusses world
Christianity

Editor's note: the following Q&A
interview with Professor Cardoza-
Orlandi begins an occasional series
focusing on Columbia's newei faculty

members.

1. You're the world Christianity
professor. What does that mean?

World Christianity is a compre-
hensive discipline thai is both old and
new. It studies the life and thought of
the Christian faith and church while il
focuses on the growth and develop-
ment of the Christian faith in those
regions considered to be "missionary
fields" from the sixteenth to the earlj
twentieth centuries. World Christian
itv combines the traditional theologi-
cal studies with other disciplines/ su( h
as sociology and economics, to
discover the transforming character oi
the Christian faith in history and
context. As the world Christianity
professor, I teach the theological/
cultural, and demographic transfor-
mations in Christianity which bear on
the life of the global church today.

My teaching discipline mission,
ecumenics, and history of religions
and my Latin American background
help me focus on particular issues. For
example, in one course I explore the
cultural interpenetrations between the
Christian faith and other religions and
how these interpenetrations shape/ foi
instance, the Christian church in the
Caribbean. The discussion of these
issues provides an opportunity for
students to reflect on similar issues in
their own context and facilitates
theological debates that contribute to
the ministerial formation of students
Consequently, the class becomes
aware of both the common challenges
and the radical distinctions of Chris-
tianity around the world

2. What is happening in Christianity
in other parts of the world that the
church in America should be excited
about?

The church in North America, and
parti( ularly the United States, should
be excited about the growth and
vitality of the Christian churches in
the I wo-Thirds World. Despite
colonialism, neocolonialism, and the
cultural imperialism that charactn
ized missionary endeavors in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, Christianity outside the
I in vi American context is developing
its own texture and taste. The Chris
ii mi churches in the southern and
eastern continents both struggle w itti
and celebrate this "coming of age."
As early as the 1930s and '40s,
missionary organizations began to re-
think the concepts of "older churches
and sending churches" (usuallj the ie
une churches in the North Atlantic
regi< ins) and "younger churches and
receiving churches" (churches in the
mission field). In the official state-
ments oi missionary organizations
these categories were eliminated.
I lowever/ it is riot until very recently

that there is a growing theologi. .il
awareness of such a transformation.
Christianity does not belong to the
West; Christianity belongs to the
world!

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Christian
ity is doing theology in com ersation
with Islam and African traditional
religions. Christianity in latin
America and the Caribbean is strongly
i harismatic and Pentecostal; this
represents a major shift in the reli-
gious topography of the continent
which was traditionally Roman
Catholic and mainline Protestant. In
China and India, the churches con-
tinue to discern their place in relation
to economic and political transforma-
tions. North American churches also
fai e issues of religious pluralism,
charismatic and Pentecostal church
growth, and distinctive issues ol
church and state. Each situation is
unique/ but we can learn much aboul
what faith is by attending to how it
takes shape in all these contexts.

3. What implications do develop-
ments in the church outside North
America have for our mission and
witness in the U.S.?

( )ne implication is that churches
beyond North America know how to
live in a powerless and marginal
situation. Christianity in the- two-
Thirds World does not share the
history and privilege of being the
dominant religion. (Some would
argue that Latin America is an excep-
tion to this statement, but a closei look
at history puts even this qualification
in doubt.) As churches, particularly
mainline churches, experience cultural
displacement in the United States, I
think that churches outside North
America can become teachers and
facilitators to help North American
churches discern what it means to be a
Christian community in a powerless
and marginal situation.

4. What do you hope every student,
whether lay or clergy, will take away
from your classes?

Continued on page 5

SPRING 1997

Continuing Education
and Lay Institute

CatenML

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Rebecca S. Parker, Director of Continuing Education, or
Richard S Dietrich, Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life

June 20-July 3 Tta Covbnanter's Trail: Presbvter.an ScornsH Heritage Tour
Leaders: Phil and Betty Noble.

July 7-10 and July 28-31 D.Min. PROJECT DESIGN Workshot by Timothy Fulop,
assistant dean of faculty and director of research and evaluation.

SS<S offirsi lummer school session I second week oj second me,

school session.

"tn ?! !"!" OUTH MlNISTRV: BU.LD.NC CREATWE COLLEGIA! ^GMMUNIT.ES by Jodi

Martin. A.mee Wallis Buchanan, and Bill Buchanan. Cost: $100.

2. Boundaries and Hospftauty: Being Communhtes of Grace by Caroline

Wosterhoff. Cost: $100.

3. HER! I AM, I ( m - Now What? by TAS^TE, Jim Cushman, Donald and
Kathleen Steel. Cost: $225. ...,-

4 Cn, k, , , VI, mb, rsi m A Ministry ,n thf Wor. D bv Sustav Nelson. Cost 545.

5. i, g Your Leadership Smi wd Developmental Goals by Dennis

Maher Cost: $45.

6. Spirit, mii. and Personality by Ben Johnson. Cost: 3>45.

Iulv7-18 Credit Courses*

1 Through rm Eyes of Women: Pastoral Cam in the Parish by Jeanne

' Stevenson-Moessner, adjunct assistant professor of practical theology.

2. Understand.ng Islam by John Kelsav, professor and chair of religion
department, Florida State University.

3. New TESl nmi N r En nc s by Stanley Saunders, assistant professor of New
Testament.

! Ul rCtl 8 xL Cake ano Preach.no: CaR!N( 1 1 R S. l I s am - PW ' MMIN. ; TH Word

In lames Baker Cost: $100.
2. Imagery for Advent: Preparin. ro rEACHANDPRi vchinYi vRCbyAnna

Carter Florence. Cost: $100.
3 Post-Moderns.m and Christian Theology by George Stroup. Cost. $100.

4 . hi man Development, Christian education certification course, by Gwen
Hawley. Cost $250

luly 21-August 1 Credit Courses*

1 Lac. xN.>Wi.Ri>: r.uouK... xi R, flections on Media vndCulturi bylwan

RusseU-Jones, former professor ol theology, media, and the church.
2. The Spiritual* in. Church by Ben Johnson, professor of spirituality.

September 15, 22, 29, October 6 F\. i Evfn.no Lav S HOOl Leaders: Shirley
Guthrie, Charlie Cousar. Cost: $35.

September 18, 25, October 2, 9 Fan MORNING Lay SCHOOL Cost: $25.

Se P tember27 WomenCho Lead: Naming thi Struggles, Reclaiming the

STRENGTHS Leader: Constance Buchanan. Cost: $75.

October 20, 27, November 3, 10 Fait EVENING Lay SCHOOl Leaders-Walter
Brueggemann, Mary Crist Brown, Rick Dietrich. Cost: $35.

November 17-19 WHEN im HONEYMOON Is OVER Leader: TASTE. Cost:$135.

Two-week credit courses Prereqiusite-M.Div. or equivalent degree. You may take
oneTf ^ie credit offerings in eadf two-week period and thus earn three semester hours

credit in each two- week period. C i 'urse is $750.

A look at sin
and evil

1 1 ii ,i \r's Summer Lay Scholars will
take a journey into the depths in order
to examine the problem ol Sin and
Evil in Twentieth Century Fiction and
Film La) Institute Director Kick
Dietrich will look at such questions as:
Is evil personal or social? Where is
( ,od in a godless world? Can evil ever
become comic?

The August 4-8 expedition will
stop by the homes of such modern
and contemporary novelists as
1 lannery O'Connor, Nathanael West,
and Jay Mclnerney- It will also
detour to "the theater" to look at
movie versions of their work.

This will be the fifth edition of the
Summer Lay Scholars program.
Previous programs have focused on
the life of Christ, the end of the world,
and our spiritual journeys through it.

"Last year's program on the
spiritual journey was a wonderful
experience for participants," said Rick
Dietrich, the Lay Institute's director.
"We became aware during it, how-
ever, that the journey is full of difficul-
ties. Some of those are of our own
making; some are not, we decided.
But it was clear we needed to look
more closely at those difficulties.
Hence this year's study."

Cost of the event is $300, includ-
ing room and board, or $150 for
instruction only. For information, call
the Lav Institute, 404/687-4577. L

Writing seminar
offered

Pastors, by virtue of their occupation,
are writers. "Me? Write a Book? Why
Not!" is designed for pastors and
others who have a longing to w rite
but haven't done so, those who have
written and been rejected, and those
who have published. It will offer a
step-by-step approach from idea to
outline and answer other questions
such as: How do you get started?
How do you plan the book? Who is
your target audience? How do you
sell the book?

Cecil Murphy will lead the
workshop. A pastor for 14 years, he
took a non-credit course in writing for
publication at Columbia in 1971 and
wrote and sold his first article after
the course. He has published more
than 500 articles and 65 books and has
been writing full time since 1983. He
has won a number of prizes for
writing and regularly teaches work-
shops on writing and publication.

rwo highlights of the September
18-20 workshop will be how to form
and work with an editing group and
an opportunity to talk with Cecil
Murphy's literary agent.

Cost of the workshop is $200. For
more information or to register
contact the Office of Continuing
Education at 404/687-4562. I

Self-assessment

for clergy
scheduled

"Clergy Self- Assessment," to be held
on campus November 3-7, will allou
participants to assess their leadership
style. This workshop will explore
issues such as balancing production
and leadership concerns; examining
basic dynamics of congregations and
one's compatibility with the congrega-
tion; looking at the positive aspects of
conflict and assessing how to maintain
the appropriate level of conflict for
energy and change; discovering
methods of self-care, including
spiritual renewal, emotional balance,
and physical health; and learning how
to maximize one's personality and
patterns of behavior. Peer and
individual consultations will be held
as needed.

Roy M. Oswald, senior consultant
of the Alban Institute, is the event
leader. He is author of Clergy Self-
Care Finding a Balance for Effective
Ministry, New Visions for the Long
Pastorate, and Personality Type and
Religious Leadership.

Cost of the event is $200. For more
information, contact the Office of
Continuing Education at 404/687-
4562. D

Explore the
issues of faith
in Job

In. book of Job is part of the ancient
wisdom literature that wrestles with
our basic questions about human
existence.

A summer course offered by the
Lay Institute of Faith and Life will
prepare leaders of women's study
groups to explore the issues of faith in

Job.

The 1997-98 Presbyterian
Women's Study Book is ]db: Faith
Remains When Understanding Fails by
Janice E. Catron. Participants in the
I a\ Institute course on this curricu
lum will focus on the study book,
explore the biblical texts, and obtain
practical ideas for teaching this series.

All wisdom literature seeks to
answer questions people have ad-
dressed since ancient times, Catron
says. What do we need to do to have a
happy and secure life? Is it true we
will prosper if we are good and
"follow the rules?"

While the Lay Institute course is
designed for those who will be
leading a study of this curriculum, it
is open to everyone. Daily sessions arc
horn 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., July 28 - August
I t >n campus. Registration fee is $40.

Course instructor is Rebec ca
Parker, an ordained Presbyterian
minister who is director of continuing
education at Columbia

For more information, call the Lay
Institute, 404/687-4577.

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Peter Carruthers
1947-1996

/ ditor's note: The following was
excerpted from a tribute written by J.
Will Ormond '43. professor emeritus,
and read at the annual meeting of the
Alumni /ae Association on April 21,
1997.

Pi ihr C. Carruthfrs '73 (Th.M. '79,
D.Min. '93) had a close and varied
relationship with Columbia Seminary
for more than a quarter of a century.
In 1969 he came to Columbia as
an M.Div. student. In 1972, he
married Frances Hay Vardeman at
North Decatur Presbyterian Church.
In 1973 he was called as associate
pastor to First Presbyterian Church,
Gastonia, North Carolina. While in
Gastonia, their first daughter,
Courtenay, was born. In 1980,
another daughter, Meredith, appeared
on the scene.

In 1982, Pete became assistant
professor of supervised ministry at
Columbia and served in that capacity
until 1983, when he was elected dean
of students.

The year 1986 was significant for
the Carruthers family. Twin daugh-
ters, Dalton and Kennedy, were born,
and the family moved to Banner Elk,
North Carolina, where Pete directed
Holston Presbytery's conference
ground.

In 1987 JVre.vvas called to White
Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Raleigh, North Carolina, as associate
minister for pastoral care.

In December 1993, Pete was
diagnosed with a malignant, inoper-
able brain tumor, and on August 28,
1996, he died quietly at home with his
family by his bedside. A memorial
service, which Pete had largely
planned, was held at White Memorial
on August 31. His ashes were placed
at White Memorial and in Michigan,
where he was born.

As a student Pete was eager,
diligent, and open to growth, both in
learning and in faith. He had a great
capacity tor friendship and a steady
loyaltv to the seminary, and at the
time of his death was a faithful
member of the Alumni /ae Associa-
tion Council.

When he was on the staff of
Columbia, his approach was always
deeply caring and pastoral. He dealt
with students and faculty with
understanding, patience, and firm
c< impassion.

The foundation oi Pete's deep
faith was his belief in the grace and
providence of God as revealed in
fesus Christ. He belie\ ed that the
providence of t^od guided his lite and
upheld him and those he loved His
illness tested that faith, but it did not
weaken it.

Pete Carruthers' life was short,
but it was highly significant. There is
no telling how many lives he touched
for good There are many people m
llus wo rid and the next who give
praise and thanks to God for the life
of Pete Carruthers.

Kathleen O'Connor was inaugurated as professor of Old Testament Language,
Literature, and Exegesis on April 1 in the Columbia chapel during the spring
meeting of Columbia's Board of Trustees. Her address, "Abraham's Unholj
Family: Mirror, Witness, Summons," received a standing ovation.

Dr. O'Connor was appointed to the Columbia faculty in 199S. Before
joining the Columbia faculty, she taught at the Maryknoll School of rheologj in
Ossining, New York, for 13 years. She has written The c 'onfessions oj Jeremiah
and The Wisdom Literature.

She is pictured here with her husband, Dr. James Gnesmer, at the reception
following her inauguration.

Alternative context to Korea
continued from page 1

World Christianity
continued from pa

generously lending the group a bus
and driver during their entire visit
Through the generosity of the Myung
Sung church, the Columbia group
traveled the Korean peninsula to see
many parts of the country outside ot
Seoul.

The group was honored to meet
with Nak Un Kim, associate general
secretary of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church of Korea,
who briefed the group on the work ot
the denominational offices, including
the impressive support for over 350
foreign missionaries outside Korea
The Columbia students also met with
Ok Ja Kim, president of the National
Organization of the Korean Presbvte-
nan Women, to learn ot their work m
mission and Christian education

For the past five \ ears, Columbia
has sent students, professors, .md
members of its Board of Trustees to
learn about the church in China.
Now, with this first alternative context
course in Korea, Columbia's ties with
the church in Asia are expanded.
"The Christian movement in Korea
owes much to the American mission-
aries who spread the gospel in that
land. The ties between Columbia and
the church in Korea are thus long-
lasting ones, and we are especially
fortunate to be receiving new insight
into the good news we share from the
spectacularly vital church in South
Korea," says lames Hudnut-Beumler,
executive vice president and dean of
faculty. Timothy T. Rend '98

Three basic things. First of all, I
hope that seminarians and lay people
become aware that the legacy of
Christianity does not belong exclu-
siveh to the West. Christianity
belongs to the body of Christ .md is .1
faith experience I hope those I teach
become aware that non western
Christians have a word to say an
experience to share, a theology to
bring to the table, a liturgical pel pe<

rive to bring, tor example, to the
celebration ot the Eucharist ^^d the

celebration ot baptism

Second, the vitality <>t ( hristianiry
is found not in what was the Christian
lands, but in what had been consid-
ered non-Christian lands Christianity
is growing when- missionary end- ,i\
ors began It is important tor students
to be aware ot what Andrew Walls

calls the demographic transformations
ot Christianity ( hristianity's center
has moved o\er the ages from Jerusa-
lem to Antioch to Constantinople to
Rome, and then progressive!) from
the European continent to Britain to

the United Mates Now Christianity's
greatest vitality is in I atm America,
Asia, and Africa I am trying to help
students discern what it means tor the
church to experience such a demo-
graphic change and at the same time,
to be aware of how the new center of
Christianity will have ,m impact on
^nd enrich North American churches.
Finally, I hope my students take

with them the ecumenical imperative,
the recognition and commitment ot
the church's struggle to live out |ohn
17:20-21: "I ask not only on behalf of

these, but also on behalf ot those who

Columbia
represented at
WARC meeting
in Hungary

1 in iwi NTY-TH1RD C.l Nl R VI ( 0Un< il >l

the World Uliam - >-i Reformed
Churches (W A R ( | meets in Debrecen
Hungarj from toigusl 8 20, 1997.
Columbia Seminary ia ill be well
represented .it the gathering
i!' WARC links 70 million

Christians m 20S Congregati.-n.il
Presh\ in i.in Refol 1 1 . I and United
churches m 102 countries around the
world. The Alliance exists to promote

unit) theologi( .il refle< tion, and
e< umenical fellowship and to build >
network of solidarity among membei
hurches.

["he* leneral ( oun LI of the WARC
meet'. i\ ery seven to eight years to
seek a common Reformed response t"
the challenges l.u mg member
churches both locally and globally.
"Break the Chains ot Injustit e based
on Isaiah 58:6, is this year's theme.
The prophetu call nl Isaiah . hallenges

the church and the WARC to renewed
faith, witness, and action.

In I lebrecen, .i i it\ often i ailed the
Calvmist Rome, Walter Brueggemann,

protessor ot Old Testament, will be a

plenary speaker on the Isaiah 58:6

theme oi economic justu [oaiHia
Adams 79, chair oi Columbia's board
of Trustees ^nd pastor of Tnnih
Presb} terian Church in Atlanta, will
be a delegate to the meeting lor the
PC(USA).

Darrell Gudei professoi of
evangelism ^d < hur< h growth will

direct language and d0( umeiil

services a position he has held with

the WARC smce l l >77. He began with
the Uliance in 1964 as an interpreter
at the ( leneral Council meeting in
Frankfurt

Dr i ludei will I"- in - hargeol ->
staff -'i 50, with responsibilities for
interpreting the entire conference and
its do. uments into the conference
languages, English i ren< h, I ierman,
.\nd Spanish. Additional staffing foi
I lungarianand Indonesian language
interpretation and translation will be
undei his supervision as well

lee I Keml'98

will believe in me through their word,
that they maj .ill he one so that the

world may believe th.it you have sent
me." Now, more than ever, as
churches around the world

contextualize the gospel, ( In istian
theological education needs to foCUS
on and emphasize that which is so

easily put aside: the challenge ol

fleshing out the es< hatological expec-
tation ot becoming the one body oi
Christ, with its multiple particularities
and required interdependence

SPRING 1997

For the Record

If you have recent news you would like to contribute to this section,
please send it to the editor.

Hugh Ward '75 was named Man of
the Year tor Colquitt County by the
Chamber of Commerce He is paster

of First church, Moultrie, GA John

Ragsdale '94 was installed as pastor of
the Geneva church in Switzerland,

FL Shirley Guthrie, professor of

s\ stematic theology, has preached and
taught at First church, Knoxville, TN;
the Inverness, FL, church; Parkway
church, Metaire, LA; White Memorial
.hurch, Raleigh, NC; Community
church, Pmehurst, NC; Morningside
church, Atlanta; the Laguna Niguel,
CA, church; and churches in northeast
Arkansas. Dr. Guthrie also addressed
Tampa Bay and Los Ranchos

presbyteries Gloria Jennings '90

(MATS '88), director of alumni / ae
relations and associate' director ol the
annual fund, attended the Association
of Theological School Development
and Institutional Advancement
Program Seminar in San Diego. She
has preached at First church, Union
Point, GA, and Covenant church,

Augusta, GA Philip Gehman '68,

vice president tor student life and
dean of students, and Ernestine Cole,
associate dean of students, hosted the
annual meeting of the deans ( t
students of the PC(USA) theological
schools. Ms. Cole also hosted the
Health Ministries Consultation for
PC(USA) theological institutions. She
served as co-celebrant for communion
at the Presbyterian Women's Gather-
ing at Favetteville, GA. Ms. Cole led a
workshop at the Presbyterian
Women's Rock Eagle Retreat and
served as a panelist at the annual
conference of the Black Presbyterian
Caucus in Washington, DC.

Julie Johnson, associate director
for the spirituality program, partici-
pated in the leadership for a Cherokee
Presbytery retreat. She has preached

at three area churches Kari Ward

Kolmetz '96 coordinated the first
Health Ministries Consultation for the
Health Ministries Unit, PC(USA). She
and Stephen Kolmetz '95 were
worship leaders for the event. She led
the first women's retreat for the
Calhoun, GA, church and has
preached at several southeastern

churches Rick Dietrich, director of

the Lay Institute of Faith and Life, was
keynote speaker and teacher at "The
Arts: Gifts of the Spirit," at Trinits
church in Hendersonville, NC. He
taught at First United Methodist
Church, Decatur, and at St. Martin's in
the Fields Episcopal Church, Atlanta.
Dr. Dietrich preached at the Chapel in

the Pines, Birmingham, AL Walter

Brueggemann, professor of Old
Testament, lectured at the Byberg
Preaching Workshop, Seattle; the
Houston Presbyterian Academy for
Faith and Discipleship; Holy Innocent
Episcopal Church, Sandy Springs, GA;
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal

Church, Palm Beach; Omaha Presby-
terian Seminary Foundation;
Winebrenner Seminary; and Baldw in-
Wallace College, where he gave the
Moll Lectures I le preached and
lectured at Spring Hill church, Mobile,
AL, and First Congregational Church,

I, \,CO. Dr. Brueggemann
participated in the Consultation on
Human Rights, World Alliance of
Reformed C hurches, Geneva, Switzer-
land, and has published articles in
Journal for the Study of the Old Testa-
ment ^J Biblical Theology Bulletin and
written a FestSi hrift article on Jeremiah

32

James Hudnut-Beumler, execu-
tive vice president, dean of faculty,
and associate professor of religion and
culture, delivered an address at the
National Association of Endowed
Presbyterian Churches meeting at
Fourth church, Chicago. The speech,
"Creating a Commonwealth: The
History, Theology and Ethics of
Church Endowments," was picked up
as a feature article for the spring issue
of the Alban Institute's Inside
Information Kathleen O'Connor,
professor of Old Testament, taught a
five-VN eek course on Proverbs and
Ecclesiastes at First church, Atlanta,
and a course on Job at 1 loly Spirit

Catholic Church, Atlanta Tim

Fulop, assistant dean of faculty, was
selected to participate in the Work-
shop on Teaching and Learning for
Seminary Faculty at the Wabash
Center for Teaching and Learning in
Theology and Religion Laura Aull

BIRTHS

To Chris '96 and Becky Carson, a

daughter, Katelyn Elise, Mar. 21, 1997.

To James '97 and Cristie Kearney, a

son, Brendan Christopher, Mar. 29,

1997.

To Todd '98 and Tabita Green, a

daughter, Rebecca Suzanne, Mar. 28,

1997.

To Eugene '98 and Charlene

Diamond, a daughter, Enandi Kalia,

Feb. 20, 1997.

To Don '98 and Mary Ann Feuerbach,

a daughter, Hope Alise, Feb. 18, 1997.

To Betty Cook, housekeeper, a son,

Demanta Cortez, Apr. 6, 1997.

DEATHS

Benjamin W. Baker '21, Dec. 18, 1996.
Eugene Beckman '28, Feb. 28, 1997.
Freeman B. Parker '36, Apr. 8, 1997.
Keith Merrell "39, Dec. 20, 1996
Donald Mclnms '41. Feb. 22, 1997
Robert A. White, Jr. '51, July 14, 1996.
R. Donnell McCall '52, Mar. 15, 1997.
Richard SauerBrun '53, Feb. 5, 1997.
Jack R. Marrow '62, Aug. 30, 1996.
Martha Harp '88, Mar. 10, 1997.

Johnston '90 is pastor of the Philo, IL,
church Her article, "The Preacher's
Husband," appeared in Monday
Morning Robert Ramey, professor
emeritus, conducted spiritual growth
retreats tor the Mt. Pleasant, SC,
church; St. Luke's church, Dunwoody,
GA; Burnt Store church, Punta Gorda,
FL, where he also preached; and First
church, Columbus, GA. He con-
ducted a conflict management work-
shop at North Avenue church, At-
lanta, a stewardship workshop for
Northeast Georgia Presbytery at
Toccoa, and taught classes on spiritual
growth at Eastminster church, Stone

Mountain, GA Tanny Waldron '95

is stated supply of Everglades church,
Belle Glade, FL.

Allen Derrick '68 received the
Doctor of Divinity degree from
Erskine College in May. He is pastor
of the Union Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church in Richburg, SC,
and the Edgemoor, SC, ARP church-
Lynn Williamson Delgado (DMin '88)
is pastor of First church, Louisville,

KY Darrell Guder, professor of

evangelism and church growth, made
a presentation to Cincinnati
Presbytery on behalf of Amendment
B. He is a consultant with the Long-
Range Planning Committee of the
Presbyterian Outreach Foundation.
Dr. Guder has spoken at a pastors'
retreat for Tampa Bay Presbytery; at a
New Church Development Consulta-
tion in Leesburg, FL; at the Calvin
Institute of Palma Ceia church,
Tampa; and at InterFACE, an evange-
listic outreach to international stu-
dents in Atlanta. He has taught at
Highland church, Louisville, KY, and
Trinity church, Atlanta. In prepara-
tion for a report which will be made to
the 1998 General Assembly, Dr. Guder
is serving on the Special Committee
on Relationships of Accountability
Between the PC(USA) and Presbyte-
rian Groups C. Benton Kline,

president emeritus and visiting
professor, preached at Trinity church,
Atlanta, and taught an eight-week
seminar for Atlanta Agnes Scott
alumnae on "Athens and Jerusalem:
Philosophy and Theology from
Ancient to Postmodern Eras." His
article, "Worship and Syncretism,"
was published in Reformed Liturgy and
Musk Will Coleman '85, associate
professor of theology and
hermeneutics, participated in CNN
TV roundtable discussions on "Heav-
ens Gate Suicide" and "Are We
Playing God?: Cloning and the Soul."
He made presentations at the Consul-
tation for Center City Pastors; Central
church, Atlanta; St. Andrew
Presbytery; and First church, Dalton,
GA. His interview, "What It Means
To Be an American," was broadcast
on National Public Radio in

April James Shroyer '70 is pastor of

Community church, Springville, UT.

Carlos Cordoza-Orlandi, instruc-
tor in world Christianity, taught
Sunday school classes at Trinity
church, Atlanta, on Latin American
Christianity. He was speaker for a
global mission conference at J.J. White
church, McComb, MS, and met with

the Global Mission Committee ol
Central church, Atlanta, to discuss the
future of global mission for local
congregations. He addressed candi-
dates of the Hispanic Theological
Initiative Scholarships on being Latino
scholars in U.S. seminaries.. ..Matthew
Allison '91 is pastor of the Church in

the I lighlands, Lakeland, FL John

Patton, professor of pastoral theology,
presented two lectures on "Care in a
Culture of Violence and Change" at a
conference for clergy and health
professionals in Greenwood, SC. His
article, "Questions About Forgive-
ness," was published in Circuit
Rider. Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner,
adjunct assistant professor of pastoral
theology, taught a course, "Pastoral
Care of Women," at Samford Univer-
sity. She delivered lectures at Univer-
sity of Dubuque Theological Seminary
and at Yale Divinity School. Dr.
Stevenson-Moessner is co-chair of
Women and Religion, American
Academy of Religion (AAR) South-
eastern region. At the March meeting,
she presided over the "Women and
the Behavioral Sciences" section
Ann Clay Adams, director of admis-
sions, published an article in Lexington
Theological Quarterly. She was coordi-
nator for the World Alliance of
Reformed Churches consultation on
the Partnership on Men and Women
in Ministry held at Columbia and co-
taught with Darrell Guder a series at
Trinity church, Atlanta.

James Ramsey '91 is pastor of
First church, Belle Vernon, PA
Charles Cousar '58, professor of New
Testament, taught the Friendship
Class at the Decatur church
Cameron Murchison, professor of
ministry, led officer retreats an^\
workshops for First church,
Gainesville, GA; Central church,
Atlanta; and Friendship church,
Athens, GA. He conducted a staff
retreat for Trinity church, Atlanta,
participated in events for South
Louisiana and Foothills presbyteries
and in Consultations on Preparing

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People for Ministry with presbyteries

in the Synod of the South Atlantic J.

Will Ormond '43, professor emeritus
spoke at the Sunday school teacher
appreciation breakfast at Eastminster
church, Stone Mountain, GA. He
preached at a sunrise service at
Ogelthorpe University sponsored by
the Interfaith Association of North
Atlanta and a vespers service at
Lenbrook Square, Atlanta Tom
Malone '71 is associate pastor for
education, part-time, at the Fountain
Inn, SC, church. He is also serving as
director of the Children's Ministry

Network of the PC(USA) John

Campbell '56 is interim pastor at First

church in Greeneville, TN John

Mabray '82 is pastor of the Rivermont
church, Lynchburg, VA.

Peggi Boyce 74 is interim part-
rime pastor of First church, Moorcroft,

WY Nathan Wheeler '90 is pastor of

the Cornelius, NC, church Thomas

Cheatham (DMin '87) is pastor of First
church, Owensboro, KY ... Elaine
McRobbie (DMin 79) is interim

pastor of the Van Brunt Boule\ ard

church, Kansas Citv, MO Ted

Smith '86 is pastor of First church,

( artersville, GA Charles Tucker '86

is pastor of First church, Gloucester,

VA George Naze '87 is pastor of

Meadowthorpe church, Lexington,

KY Robert Gamble (DMin '82) is

co-pastor of First church, Daytona
Beach, FL.

Frank Covington (DMin 82) is
pastor of First church, Auburn, AL
Leighton Culler (DMin '88) is interim
pastor of Crestview church, West

Chester, OH Bill Havens 70 is

pastor of Southminster church,

Springfield, MO Christopher Zorn

'87 (ThM '94) is pastor of First church,

Sebastian, FL Leslie Glover '95 is

associate pastor of First church,

Shelbyville, TN Mark Bryan '87 is

pastor of Glen Leven church, Nash-
ville, TN Bobbi White '96 is associ-
ate executive presbyter of Western

North Carolina Presbytery Grace

Boyer '95 is associate pastor of the
Danville, KY, church.

Recently retired alums include
Gerald Bell '60 by Grace Presbytery;
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Preaching ]esus: New Directions for Homiletics
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Can 1 Get a Witness: Prophetic Religious Voices
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/ ditor's note: In response to Lnquii Ies
regarding the seminary's use ol the
trust left by I Bulow Campbell, the
Board of Trustees suggested that we
share the following information

In November 1995 Columbia Seminar}
was the grateful recipient of a $55
million trust Columbia's gratitude
tor receiving it was matched onlj b]
the sense ol responsibility to be good
stewards of it. Because it is a trusl
and not an outright gift, C olumbia
does not control investment of the
money- Since about 70 percent is in
Coca-Cola stock (which Columbia
cannot change), a highly capitalized
growth stock that pays approximately
one percent in di\ idend J ield, Colum-
bia does not benefil from it as much as
many have believed. An important
proviso states that the coi pus ol the
trust is not available foi capital needs,
such as major renovations ol residence
halls and other buildings

The trust came to Columbia upon
the death of the daughter of Mr.
Campbell, who established it in 1925.
Prior to her death, she wrote a lettei to
the chair of Columbia's board, recom
mending ways she thought hei fathei
would want the income to be used.
Although not bound by her wishes,
the board complied with her requests
and took the following actions:

1. Columbia dramatically in-
creased financial aid and scholarships
In the past few years, Columbia has
increased financial and s* holarships
by more than 250 percent, far more
than any other item in the budge!

2. Columbia dramatically in
, reased expenditures foi the library,
including additional staff, book and
journal acquisitions, and maintenance.

3. Columbia established a Center

tor N. w ( hurch Development to
, ondu i resean h and training foi
, lergj and laitj im oh ed in establish-
ing new congregations The director

ol the center I 1 Stanley Wood

worl at * olumbia in April.

4 Columbia in. reased budgeted

expenditures foi evangelism and
spirituality programs.

5. Columbia lowered the draw it
takes from the total endowment foi
the operating budget in cider to
insure resoun ' foi future needs ihe
seminarj lias historii all} taken fai
more from its endow ment than
established standards recommend for
institutions ol higher edw ation.

i>. Faculty >^ staff compensation
has been ini reased l ompared with
theothei nine PC(USA) seminaries,
Columbia was neai the bottom in
i. uii\ i compensation and consider-

,,bl\ below what pastors of large

congregations make, rhe board

established a goal ol ben.;/, tWO

percent above the median ol the othei
seminaries.

7. A Long-Range Planning
( ommittee is developing a strategii
plan foi the leininarj fne committee
i, asking whal ( !od is calling* olum-
bia to do in the next twodei ades to

e moreeffei tivelj the i hur< h ol
fesus< hrisfc espei ially the Presbyte
unii hurch (USA). Resources from
the trust will be u ied to implement

tlu' strategic plan

J. E. Wayland '52 from Bethel church,
Davidson, NC; George Nickels '57
from the Opequon church, Winches-
ter, VA; Jerry Hammet '57 from
Bethesda church, Camden, SC;
William Henning '56 from e\ecuti\ e
presbyter and stated clerk, Arkansas
Presbytery; Luther Mundy '56 from
Trinity Presbytery; and William

Satterwhite '56 from the Eatonlon.

GA, church David Daniels '53 has

retired from First church, Port< libson,
\is, ^u\ is stated supply forYokena
church, Vicksburg, MS Sam B.
I aine '59, who ha retired from the
Broadmooi church, Baton Rouge, I \
is interim at the Evergreen church,
Memphis

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Columbia's addition to the John Bulow Campbell Library is the recipient of
the first Leila Ross Wilburn Award. The award recognizes an outstanding
project a< Movement in promoting good design in the City of Decatur. The
library addition was nominated because it complements the Gothic style of
the original library structure as well as the architectural grace of the entire
campus. Presented by the City of Decatur's Historic Preservation Commis-
sion, the award was given at a program held at Agnes Scott College in May.
James Hudnut-Beumler, executive vice president and dean of faculty, re-
ceived the award for Columbia as chair of the Library Expansion and Renova-
tion Committee.

Pictured with Dr. Hudnut-Beumler at the ceremony are (1-r) Susan
Garrett, chair of the Historic Preservation Commission; Elizabeth Wilson,
mayor of the City of Decatur; and Mary Brown Bullock, president of Agnes
Scott College and daughter of G. Thompson Brown, professor emeritus of
Columbia.

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CONTENTS

Columbia goes to Korea 1

Board actions 2

Tribute to James Newsome 2

Wood joins faculty 2

Alum ministers with older adults 3

Q&A with world Christianity professor 3

Continuing Education, Lay Institute Calendar 4

Continuing Education, Lay Institute offerings 4

Peter Carruthers, 1947-1996 5

Kathleen O'Connor inauguration 5

Columbia at WARC in Hungary 5

For the Record 6

From the Bookstore 7

The John Bulow Campbell Trust 7

Design award given to library s

Distinguished Service Awards presented 8

The Alumni /ae Association presented its 1997 Distinguished Service Award to
William Adams '56 and Donald Wilson '65 at the annual alumni /ae meeting held
during Colloquium in April.

Bill Adams (right) has served as executive presbyter and stated clerk of the
Presbytery of Greater Atlanta for 24 years, during which time he has led the
presbytery to be first among presbyteries in a number of significant categories.
He was chair of Columbia's Board of Trustees and has been pastor of two Geor-
gia churches, the West Point Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church
in Athens.

Don Wilson has served since 1965 as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of
Byhalia, Mississippi, which is yoked with the Lamar and Red Banks churches,
sometimes ministering in five churches on a given Sunday. He served as stated
supply of the Greenfield Presbyterian Church, an African-American congregation
in Waterford, Mississippi, for 17 years, carrying forth a reconciling ministry to
both whites and African-Americans there and in his own community

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