DECATUR, GEORGIA 30031 ftlhillgncal semnmiaif j FACULTY H Columbia Theological Seminary, a seminary of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., is operated and controlled by the Synods of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina through a Board of Directors. It is an accredit- ed member of the American Association of Theological Schools. INFORM Volume 66 February, 1972 No. 2 Published 7 times a year (Jan., Feb., April, May, July, Oct., Nov.) by Columbia Theological Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, Georgia 30031. Second- class postage paid at Decatur, Georgia 30030. The scholar-teachers of a seminary's faculty embody the reason for the institu- tion's existence: to share with men and women the task of preparing for the ser- vice of Jesus Christ in his Church. Columbia Theological Seminary's teachers include full-time, resident pro- fessors, visiting instructors, guest instruc- tors on the Visiting Instructor in Pro- fessional Ministry Program, the staffs of the Georgia Association of Pastoral Care and the Urban Training Organization of Atlanta, and of the other three seminaries of the Atlanta Theological Association. These resources give Columbia's stu- dents solid Biblical study, fresh vision about Christian truth, valuable insights into the concerns of the Church today, and incisive leadership in the Church's response to the needs of God's world. Columbia's teachers are firmly grounded in Biblical scholarship and Re- formed theology, experienced in minis- try, and equipped with recognized aca- demic credentials. They give generously of themselves in service to the Church and the community, and share with their students their continuing experience in ministry. Meet these men and women through the brief glimpses of their work and ideas in the following pages. Get to know them better when they come to your area and continue your acquaintance when you visit our campus. We think you, too, will find exciting their contributions to theo- logical education. JOHN RICHARD BASS Associate Professor of Missions and Evangelism Director of Field Education A. B., Presbyterian College, 1953 M. Div., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1956 Graduate study, University of Edinburgh Founded theological journal of the Presbyterian Seminary in Mexico City, Nacaoyoc "A Commitment that Costs", Columbia Theological Seminary Bulletin Previously: President, Camden County (Georgia) Ministerial Alliance; Moderator of Presbytery of Savannah; Chairman, Committee on World Mis- sions, Presbytery of Savannah; Advisor to Youth, Presbytery of Savannah Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, St. Marys, Georgia, 1958-61 Educational Missionary of Presbyterian Church in the U. S., Presbyterian Seminary in Mexico City (Professor of New Testament), 1962-67 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1967- Member, Presbytery of Savannah Enabling people to be involved with Christ's ministry in today's world through the Church is the most exciting work I know. The local church is where the good news of God's love for us can be expressed in concrete actions. Here is where the Gospel is personalized - in dealing with the real throbbing, hurting world where people live. Human needs at home and abroad provide the challenge for participation in ministry by God's people. This is the task to which we are committed at Columbia Theological Semi- nary in preparing men and women for the ministry. SAMUEL ANTOINE CARTLEDGE Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis B. A., University of Georgia, 1924 M. A., University of Georgia, 1 925 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, Ph. D., University of Chicago, 1930 1929 A Conservative Introduction to the New Testament A Conservative Introduction to the Old Testament Fact and Fancy About the Future Life A Basic Grammar of the Greek New Testament The Bible - God's Word to Man Jesus of Fact and Faith Weekly Sunday School lessons, Christian Observer Contributor to The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, and Dictionary of Theology Previously: Chairman, Synod's Work Committee, Synod of Georgia; Moderator, Presbytery of Athens Columbia Theological Seminary, 1930- Member, Presbytery of Athens Theological education has changed in many ways in the past forty years at Columbia. But there are certain things that have not changed at Columbia - and I trust will never change. We still believe in the Bible as God's word and make it absolutely central in our curriculm - and we have more faculty members in the Biblical area now than we had on the whole faculty forty years ago. We still believe in the theology of the Bible as developed by the Reformed theologians and seek to make it relevant to the needs of the modern world. We still recognize ourselves as being the servant of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., and we are striving to be loyal to our obligations to train ministers for service in that church - and in other branches of the Church of Jesus Christ. CHARLES BLANTON COUSAR Professor of New Testament Dean of Academic Affairs B. A., Davidson College, 1955 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1958 Ph. D., University of Aberdeen, 1960 Special study, University of Tubingen "Eschatology and Mark's Theologia Cruris", Interpretation "The Sacrament of the Poor: Some Reflections on Matthew 25:31-46", Columbia Theological Semi- nary Bulletin Member, Candidates and Examination Committee, Presbytery of Congaree Previously: Delegate, 19th General Council, World Presbyterian Alliance, Frankfurt, Germany; mem- ber, General Assembly's Ad Interim Committee on Glossolalia Minister to Youth, Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia, 1956-58 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1960- Member, Presbytery of Congaree The more creative teachers I have known have always carried on, in addition to their teaching, projects of academic research. It has been their particular way of keeping intellectually alert, of staying on the growing edge. Invariably, it has brought to their teaching, if not new answers, then at least fresh ways of putting the questions. The very nature of theology demands a disciplined program of scholarly inquiry. LUDWIG RICHARD MAX DEWITZ Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis B. D., University of London, 1945 Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University, 1960 What Makes a Jew? (Covenant Life Curriculum) Chairman, Committee on Candidates, Presbytery of Atlanta Columbia Theological Seminary, 1959- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta Luther felt that music stood next to theology. And, indeed, lots of analogies can be drawn. How new, how revealing the old score will sound under the right conductor. Teaching the Bible presents one with that wonderful opportunity of making the Bible come alive. Humming a tune may give some satisfaction, but recognizing it within a given composition is a never-ending joy. Biblical illiterates abound; they try to exist on a few scratches of Biblical truth. It is our privilege to sound forth the dynamic of the Bible in multidimensional variety, in its spiritual, ethical, historical, communal, personal, intellectual, and emotional thrust. A live Bible and a live Church go together. JAMES HERBERT GAILEY, JR. Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis B. A., Davison College, 1937 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1941 Th. M., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1942 Th. D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1945 "Jerome's Latin Version of Job from the Greek, chapters 1-26, its Text, Character, and Prove- nance", Princeton Seminary Pamphlet Series "The Sword and the Heart, Evil from the North - and Within", Interpretation "The Beginning of Wisdom", Bulletin of Columbia Theological Seminary "Christ the Center", circle Bible studies for the Board of Women's Work Previously: Stated Clerk and Central Treasurer, Pres- bytery of Mobile Pastorates: First and Rock Hill Presbyterian Churches, Brewton, Alabama; Presbyterian Church, Ever- green, Alabama; Spring Hill Presbyterian Church, Mobile, Alabama Columbia Theological Seminary, 1 955- Member, Presbytery of Mobile Situations in which the students meet the problems of real people will be the setting for a new style of theological education now being developed by the faculty of Columbia Seminary to help the graduate become more profes- sional in his ministry. In planning to offer both the Doctor of Ministry and the Master of Divinity as first professional degrees, the faculty aims at excellence in every area of ministerial competence, and plans to link tradi- tional classroom disciplines with a series of pastoral experiences so that, at every point in his program, the student will have opportunity to develop both skill and perspective in ministry. SHIRLEY CAPERTON GUTHRIE, JR. Professor of Systematic Theology A. B., Austin College, 1949 B. D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1952 Th. D., University of Basel, 1956 The Theological Character of Reinhold Niebuhr's Social Ethic Priest Without Robes, the Priesthood of Believers (Covenant Life Curriculum) Freedom to be Human Christian Doctrine (Covenant Life Curriculum) Translator, Cullman, The Christology of the New Testament, and Barth, The Heidelberg Catechism for Today Member, General Assembly's Ad Interim Committee on a New Confession and Book of Confessions Member, General Assembly's Council on Church and Society Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rusk, Texas, 1956-57 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1958- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta My task as a theologian is to participate in the church's work of seeking to discern and obediently respond to what the living God is saying and doing in our time and place. For me, this means that Christian theology and Christian ethics can never be separated, and that a theologian can do his work responsibly only in the context of the political, psychological, and sociolog- ical realities of the modern world. For this reason, I am an enthusiastic member of our General Assembly's committee to write a new confession of faith for our Church in the latter part of the twentieth century. WADE PRICHARD HUIE, JR. Peter Marshall Professor of Ho mile tics B. A., Emory University, 1943 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1946 Ph. D., New College, University of Edinburgh, 1949 Special study, Princeton Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary (NYC), and Graduate Theo- logical Union (Berkeley) "From Text to Sermon dance", Interpretation the Poverty of Abun- Chairman, General Assembly's Permanent Theologi- cal Committee Previously: member, General Assembly's Board of Christian Education; member, General Assembly's General Council; Campus Christian Life Council, Synod of Georgia; moderator, Presbytery of Augusta-Macon; preacher, Protestant Hour, 1970 Assistant pastor, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 1946-47 Assistant pastor, Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scot- land, 1948-49 Pastor, Vineville Presbyterian Church, Macon, Geor- gia, 1949-57 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1957- Member, Presbytery of Augusta-Macon Ministry is reaching out to others. Ministry is reaching out with others. Ministry is reaching out to give and to get. Ministry is reaching out with what I have received. Ministry is reaching out in words and actions to help others reach out. Ministry is reaching out as a reflection and an extension of God's reaching out. So preparation for ministry takes place where teachers and students and their families reach out to each other. Columbia is committed to this ministry of reaching out. C. BENTON KLINE, JR. Professor of Theology President B. A., College of Wooster, 1944 B. D., Princeton Theological Semi- nary, 1948 Th. M., Princeton Theological Semi- nary, 1949 Ph. D., Yale University, 1961 Member, General Assembly's Perma- nent Theological Committee Chairman, Sub-committee on Urban and Special Ministries of the Church Extension Committee, Presbytery of Atlanta Previously: member, Presbytery of Atlanta's Commission on the Minister and His Work; chairman, Synod of Georgia's Presbyterian Guidance Council and Campus Christian Life Council, and Pres- bytery of Atlanta's Campus Christian Life; moderator, Pres- bytery of Atlanta Member, Decatur Board of Education Agnes Scott College, 1951-1968 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1969- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta The theologian has as his task the expression and criticism of the reflective response of the Christian community to the revelation of God. His norm, and the norm of all Christian theology, is Biblical revelation. But his material is the response of the community to that revelation in history and today. The Christian community is both shaped by culture and creates culture. Christians are people whose lives and thought show the impact of the social, political, and economic institutions and movements of their world as well as its literature, art, and music. In addition, they express themselves in literary and artistic forms as well as social institutions. So the theologian must be sensitively dealing with the rich variety of human cultural creativity. EDUARD NUESSNER LORING Assistant Professor of American Christianity A. B., Presbyterian College, 1963 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1966 M. A., Vanderbilt University, 1971 Graduate study, Tubingen University, Drew University, and Vanderbilt University Columbia Theological Seminary, 1971- Member, Presbytery of Florida We, as Americans, are children of the American Dream. In broad terms, the American Dream is a symbol for that larger set of symbols that has shaped our past, our traditions, institutions, and ourselves. In an attempt to understand ourselves as creature and creators, we must interpret our locus - that place and its history - which has shaped our tradition and identity, our past and present. Thus, we must attempt to define the American Dream, particularly in its religious dimension, lifting out certain themes, motifs, and symbols of shaping significance with the hope that our effort will aid us in the possibilities of approximating more faithfully God's Good News and actualizing more fully human freedom - so that we will share a new past and a new theology. 10 OLOF HALVARD LYON Associate Professor of Historical Theology Dean of Students A. B., Georgia State College, 1961 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1961 Th. M., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1968 Trustee, Synod of Georgia Member, Clarification of Legal Titles and Relationships with Institutions Com- mittee, Synod G Convention Pastor, Montgomery Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, West Virginia, 1962-64 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1964- Member, Presbytery of Savannah fc-P H mm \9Wtrf Wt ^^l. MP* " Sensitivity to people, personal maturity in Christ, competence to lead in ministry within the Christian community - these are the goals and values I see in theological students today. And, yet, there is a great variety among them. They have differing life styles. They represent differing points of view that mirror much of the struggle within society and the Church. Sometimes their vocational expectations are confused because they dream and hope for greater change than probably will come. They are serious, but there can also be signs in them of the apathy anci indecision of our times. Consequently, most of them are finding seminary an intense process of personal change and growth, something both painful and exciting. 11 THOMAS HALDANE McDILL Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling A. B., Erskine College, 1938 B. D., Erskine Theological Seminary, 1940 M. Div., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1946 A. M., University of Chicago Divinity School, 1957 Christ in Daily Life Released Power for Today Editorial Advisory Board, Pastoral Psychology Member, Board of Governors, Georgia Association for Pastoral Care, Inc. Member of the staff, The Georgian Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia Member, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Member, American Association of Past oral Counselors Previously: chairman, General Assembly's Permanent Committee on Christianity and Health; chairman, DeKalb County (Georgia) Mental Health Council; moderator, Mississippi Valley Presbytery, Second Presbytery, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church; member, Council on Christianity and Health, former General Assembly Board of Church Extension Pastor, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Russellville, Arkansas, 1940-42 Chaplain, Army of the United States, 1942-46 Pastor, First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1946-51 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1951- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta Clinical pastoral education involves students in facilities (hence, clinical) where the crises of human beings are paramount. The expectation of accredit- ed supervisors, including faculty, is that the student will be enabled to correlate this initial experience of Christian ministry with his Christian affirmations. Theology in general, as a skeletal frame, takes on flesh, sinew, muscle on the bones of that theology in the settings of crisis. 12 DEAN GREER McKEE Professor of Biblical Exposition B. A., Parsons College, 1925 S. T. B., The Biblical Seminary in New York, 1928 S. T. M., The Biblical Seminary in New York, 1930 Th. D., The Biblical Seminary in New York, 1931 "Gospel of Matthew", Interpretation "Gounod's Gallia", The Presbyterian The Study of the Bible (translated into Chinese and Spanish) Professor of Church history, dean, president, The Biblical Seminary in New York, 1931-60 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1961- Member, Presbytery of Enoree Thank God we don't have to "walk where Jesus walked" to know him - but it helps! - even if only by reading and seeing pictures. It can stir an interest in the background, geographical and historical, of Scripture that will enhance the all-important foreground. When this is accomplished, along with the attainment of a high degree of skill in first-hand study of the Word of God, then there is almost a certainty that the understanding and enthusiasm engendered will result in effective preaching and teaching whether as minister or layman. 13 JACK BRAME McMICHAEL Associate Professor of Christian Education and Church Administration A. A., Marion (Alabama) Institute, 1927 B. A., East Texas State Teachers College, 1932 M. Div., Columbia Theological Semi- nary, 1938 Ed. D., Columbia University, 1959 The New Superintendent The School of the Church Previously: chairman, Field Section of the Division of Christian Edu- cation, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. ; member, of the Commission on Christian Education of the Gen- eral Board, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A.; moderator, Louisiana and Paris Presbyteries Executive Secretary, Presbytery of of Paris, 1938-41 Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1941-43 Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1943-46 Regional Director for the Synods of Georgia(l 946-49), Oklahoma and Texas (1949-56), and Texas (1956-62) with Board of Chris- tian Education Production coordinator, Covenant Life Curriculum, Board of Chris- tian Education, 1963-64 Associate pastor and minister of edu- cation, First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, West Virginia, 1964- 68 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1968- Member, Presbytery of Westminster In the twentieth century ministers need - and are expected - to have both knowledge and skills in church administration. For many years, the Church has possessed great resources and manpower, far more than she has channell- ed into mission. Many laymen are trained in the management skills of goal-setting, planning, decision-making, organizing and controlling, but mini- sters should lead in the use of these functions in church administration. Then the Church can harness her resources to her mission, beginning in the local congregation. 14 THERON STANFORD NEASE Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Counseling B. A., Austin College, 1954 B. D., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1958 Graduate study, Union Theological Seminary (NYC) and Princeton Theological Seminary Staff member, Pastoral Counseling and Referral Ser- vice of the Georgia Association of Pastoral Care Consultant, Georgia Mental Health Institute Previously: chairman, Pastoral Counseling Sub-com- mittee of the Graduate Professional Studies Com- mittee, Atlanta Theological Association; secretary, Cluster Council, Georgia Clinical Pastoral Edu- cation Cluster Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Madill, Oklahoma, 1958-61 Protestant chaplain, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, 1962 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1966- Member, Presbytery of Savannah j 1 fc* I occasionally hear people refer to a minister by saying: "I don't recall all of what he said, but I do remember what he was like. . ." Because "what he was like" is a large part of ministry, much that we do at Columbia Seminary attempts to help students develop their gifts for fulfilling God's call to them. For some, relationships with other students and with faculty becomes the way this happens. For others, it is when they stand face to face with human situations calling for ministry: suddenly their theology bursts into life and walks on two feet. In a variety of ways, students struggle with their own faith and life, recognize their strengths and weaknesses, and realize creative and relevant ways to minister in the name of Christ in today's world. 15 JOHN WILLIAM ORMOND Associate Professor of Biblical Exposition B. A., University of Alabama, 1940 B. D., Columbia Theological Semi- nary, 1943 Th. M., Princeton Theological Semi- nary, 1948 Graduate study, Trinity College, University of Glasgow Youth Entering Into C ov e nan t {Cow q- nant Life Curriculum) Several units, Uniform Lessons for Youth Previously: moderator, Presbytery of Tuscaloosa; moderator, Synod of Alabama Pastor, Marion (Alabama) Presby- terian Church, 1943-47 Organizing pastor, Covenant Presby- terian Church, Tuscaloosa, Ala- bama, 1949-64 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1966- Member, Presbytery of Tuscaloosa We take our stance in faith that the Bible is the word of God. And, although our tools are books and lexicons, our object of direct study paper and type, the Word is not confined to "words" printed, typed and analyzed. Marks on a page, however venerable, however exquisitely arranged, cannot capture the Word of God. That Word must be released from the page, break the bonds of type, shatter the confinement of literary structure, breach the walls of history, and be let loose in the world. This is the task of Biblical exposition; this is the task of Biblical preaching. B. A., University of Texas, 1 956 B. D.. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1958 Graduate study, University of Aberdeen, Uni- versity of Basel Member, Executive Committee, Atlanta Inter- national Student Bureau Previously: president, Religious Workers Associa- tion, University of Texas; president. Campus Ministers, Presbyterian Educational Associa- tion of the South Assistant minister to D. T. Niles, Jaffna, Ceylon, 1956-58 Traveling secretary, Student Christian Move- ment in India, 1957-58 Presbyterian university pastor, University of Texas, 1958-63 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1968- Member, Presbytery del Salvador RALPH ERB PERSON Associate Professor of Church History I There is an old story that, in Jesus of Nazareth, God Himself dwelt among men making all things new. Wherever the story has been retold, it has caused men to say and do all kinds of outlandish things. They have died for it in arenas, argued about it in councils, given up sex and wealth for it, forced kings to kneel and beggars to be fed. They have built massive buildings in which to tell it, written volumes of books about it, fought wars for it, divided lands over it, and corners, too. They have made long journeys and loved and hated for it, and done all manner of clownish things. Lord, what they have done is almost enough to make one laugh or sing or do something outlandish. 17 HAROLD BAILEY PRINCE Professor of Bibliography Librarian B. A., University of South Carolina, 1939 M. A., University of South Carolina, 1941 M. L., Emory University, 1950 B. D., Columbia Theological Semi- nary, 1960 Previously: member, Board of Di- rectors, Presbyterian Survey; member, Bills and Overtures Com- mittee, Presbytery of Atlanta; president, vice president, treasur- er, American Theological Library Association Teacher, Sumter, South Carolina, public schools, 1941-42 Manager, booking division, Eastin Pictures, Inc., Chattanooga, Ten- nessee, 1946-49 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1951- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta A theological library is an exciting place. Here are gathered a selection of the voices of the past and present, ready to speak their wisdom (or their foolishness) to anyone who will listen. Their word does not come unbidden; it must be sought and discovered. So, readings, papers, sermons are prescribed and the student begins his probe. Theological education - growth - comes in the process. It continues as the student is infected with the joy of discovery and moves beyond required projects to interesting roads and paths of his own. It does not stop with graduation; it continues for life. 18 ADRIAN MILTON RIVIERE Associate Professor of Christian Education Dean of Ministry Development B. A., Wheaton College (Illinois), 1954 B. D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1958 Graduate study at Columbia University Chairman, General Assembly's Committee on the Certification of Lay Workers Member, Committee on a Common Educational Ministry, Synod of Florida Previously: moderator, Presbytery of Washburn Pastor, All Souls Church, Scott, Arkansas, 1958- 60 Regional director, Synod of Arkansas, with the Board of Christian Education, 1960-66 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1966- Member, Presbytery of St. Johns Church and seminary are partners in the enterprise of theological educa- tion. The church, of course, has always served as a source of students for the seminary and of jobs for its graduates. But the partnership promises more than this. The seminary needs to increasingly see the parish church as a vital source of the experience, ideas, and practice of ministry. For the church provides the context in which the student may learn the profession of ministry by doing it, by doing it under able supervision, and by being subject to critical and reflective evaluation in the light of the theological disciplines. The partnership could produce a theology instructed by the ministry of God's people in the world, and a ministry nurtured by its deep roots in the life and thought of the historic Church and corrected by its obedience to the word. 19 HUBERT VANCE TAYLOR Professor of Public Speech and Music A. B., Lafayette College, 1935 B. Mus., Westminster Choir College, 1938 B. D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1947 Ph. D., Northwestern University, 1964 Special study, Union Theological Semi- nary (NYC), University of Pennsylvania "Preaching on Slavery", Preaching in American History "Preaching on Slavery", Sermons in Ameri- can History Editorial committee, Worshipbook with Hymns Content committee, Hymnbook Chairman, General Assembly's Television, Radio, and Audio-Visuals Member, Board of Trustees, Episcopal Radio and Television Foundation Member, Board of Trustees, Protestant Radio and Television Center Previously: chairman, Advisory Council on Church Music, Board of Christian Education Minister of Music, St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1938-41 Minister of Music and Education, Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1941-47 Assistant Minister, Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1 947-64 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1947- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta In our unique American political milieu, sermons have reflected, rein- forced, and challenged solutions offered for contemporary crises. Preachers took opposing positions in the nineteenth century slavery controversy and in the twentieth century civil rights struggle. The American pulpit has not been silent about either eighteenth century revolutionary resistance against Britain or twentieth century involvement in Viet Nam. By exposition of the Biblical, theological, and political premises of the preachers in their historical context, and by evaluation of these premises along with the sermonic means employed to develop and advocate them, we are prepared for a more responsible and effective approach to our pulpit ministry. 20 B. Sc, Edinburgh University, 1931 M. A., Edinburgh University, 1933 Ph. D., Edinburgh University, 1960 RONALD STEWART WALLACE Professor of Biblical Theology Calvin 's Doctrine of the Word and Sacrament Calvin 's Doctrine of the Christian Life Many Things in Parables Elijah and Elisha The Gospel Miracles Words of Triumph The Ten Commandments Previously: member, Commission on Baptism, Church of Scotland; director, Scottish Journal of Theology Pastor: Brora Church, Sutherland; Crosshill Parish Church, Ayrshire; Pollok Church, Glasgow; St. Kentigerns Church, Lanark; Lothian Road Church, Edinburgh Columbia Theological Seminary, 1964- Member, Presbytery of Atlanta I have always believed that the task of interpreting the message of the Bible for today and of developing the theology of the Church should not be left solely to the experts and the scholars, but should be the concern of the parish minister. Therefore, in all my pastorates, I engaged in theological study groups, and tried to write for publication both Biblical exposition and theological works. I have found that modern Biblical scholarship has given us a new opportunity of appreciating the place of baptism and the Lord's Supper in the Church, and that Calvin is the most up-to-date and relevant of all the great theological writers of the past. 21 DON MARK WARDLAW Associate Professor of Homiletics B. A., Columbia University, 1954 B. D., Union Theological Seminary (Richmond), 1957 Ph. D., University of Aberdeen, 1959 "A Case for Sexual Morality", Presby- terian Survey "Pew, Creed, and Social Concern", Presbyterian Outlook "MLK's Delicious Chuckle", Presby- terian Outlook Chairman, Advisory Committee, Offices of Worship and Music, Boards of Christian Education, United Presby- terian Church and Presbyterian Church in the U. S. Venture in Wonder (experimental wor- ship program) Worship seminars with local churches Member, Citizens Advisory Committee, Decatur Chairman, Committee for Community Service Center, Decatur Previously: member, Adult Education Committee, Youth Work Committee Mental Health Committee, Presby- tery of Memphis Pastor, Germantown Presbyterian Church, Germantown, Tennessee, 1960-62 Pastor, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee, 1962- 66 Columbia Theological Seminary, 1966- Member, Presbytery of East Alabama We've got a grass-roots revolution in worship on our hands. A revolution that sings happily, dances, even with a cup of tears in its hand. But what does it mean? How can we ride the crest of this new joy and maintain our theological, historical, and psychological integrity? I'm fascinated to try. I'm enjoying working with many churchmen delighted and awed by the revolu- tion. Come join us! 22 The tension within the theological seminary between the concern for academic excellence and professional competence is one that offers no prospect of simple solution. The VIPM program was designed with this need in mind. During an academic year, the program brings to the campus as visiting instructors a staff specialist from a denominational board or agency, a person in a specialized or experimental ministry, and a person in an office of ministry in a typical congregational setting. Each quarter, then, Columbia students are offered exposure to the special- ized competence of various professionals in ministry, both in course work and in the general life of the community, increasing his training opportunities for professional competence. VIPM GAPC Meeting people in the midst of human crises and reflecting on that meeting with careful supervision are essential ingredients in the training for profession- al ministry. Through such encounters theological students experience inten- sive pastoral relationships, wrestle with their own self indentity as ministers, study dimensions of the Christian faith as expressed through pastoral care. Columbia's opportunity for clinical pastoral education comes through the Georgia Association for Pastoral Care, Inc., a clinical training cluster accredit- ed by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. GAPC provides pastoral services and training in the major hospitals, penal institutions, mental health centers, and senior citizens homes in the metropolitan area. The executive director of the GAPC is Dr. John Patton, who also serves as a visiting instructor of pastoral counseling at Columbia. 23 tv I ' .2 \ 7j ^^^_*- j JL ^0 ^H VISITING INSTRUCTORS Columbia Seminary regularly draws on the vast resources of both the academic and Church life of Atlanta to provide students a wide variety of course offerings. Each year visiting instructors with specialized interests and competencies are brought to the campus to enrich the seminary's regular program of studies. One such visiting instructor is Mrs. Marvin Sledd, director of children's work, Decatur Presbyterian Church, who annually teaches a course entitled, "Christian Education and the Child". URBAN TRAINING ORGANIZATION The tensions of the bank executive, the complexities of labor unions, the problems of law enforcement, and the trauma of ghetto life are realities which confront ministers in various situations. The metropolitan area of Atlanta provides Columbia Seminary students with numerous possibilities for understanding both the problems and opportunities of urban living. The Urban Training Organization of Atlanta provides the context and the supervision for students to encounter God's actions in His world, so as to better understand the nature of their call, and to develop skills in change-agentry which are essential to Christian ministry. The director of UTOA is the Reverend Edgar Grider, and the associate director is the Reverend Calvin Houston; both are visiting instructors of Church and society at Columbia. *- J#3&A - <^H !^ S3^ ^ jM Wit "" wit y > V^B 24 world Christ O t Y man and the Church the Word and Resurrection ^Y ^ Columbia Seminary's commitment to Christ His Church His world COLUMBIA CATALOG SERIES five separate booklets 1 . Calendar / Financial Information / Rosters of Faculty and Students issued annually in November 2. Academic Information / Course Descriptions issued annually in May 3. Introducing Columbia Theological Seminary 4. History / Memorials / Resources and Opportunities 5. Faculty / Pictures and Introductions issued periodically \^g *-> .