Columbia Theological Seminary Course Catalog 1986-1987, 31413

Columbia Seminary

Decatur, Georgia
1986-1987 Catalog

Columbia Seminary

701 Columbia Drive

Box 520

Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520

January, 1986

Juliette J. Harper, Editor

Nonprofit Organization

U.S. postage paid

at Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520

Columbia Theological Seminary, a seminary of the Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.), owned
by the Synods of Florida, Mid-South and Southeast and controlled through a Board of
Directors. It is an accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools and the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

TABLE OF

Purpose, Commitments, and History

Admissions Information

Academic Information

Curriculum

Course Requirements

Courses of Instruction

Academic Notes

General Education Information

Continuing Education

Student Information

Housing

Financial Assistance

Student Organizations

CONTENTS

CTS Its Support

Scholarship Funds
Memorial Funds and

Foundations
Endowment and Teaching
Special Fellowship and

Endowment Funds

Ways of Giving
Board of Directors
Administration
Faculty

Roll of Students
Calendar
Directory for Correspondence

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WELCOME TO COLUMBIA SEMINARY

"Tell me about Columbia!" We often hear and respond to that question.
To be honest, it isn't easy to do in words. The best way to know the answer
is to spend time with students, faculty and graduates.

We do hope, however, that something of the quality of life and commitment
here at Columbia is reflected in this catalogue. We have a serious and realistic
commitment to excellence in theological education. The mission of the work
of Columbia is clear: to prepare good ministers of Jesus Christ, to nurture
through lifelong learning those already serving, and to be a theological resource
center for the Church.

These are challenging and exciting days for Columbia Seminary. With an
exceptionally strong faculty of competent scholars and teachers, we offer a
challenging curriculum. Traditional academic work is nurtured by experiential
learning in placements in churches and institutions, in urban and rural settings,
and in overseas seminars providing the context of ministry in the latter part
of the twentieth century.

Columbia Seminary serves in the faith that we go forward in the strength
of God and with the full support of the Church.

Let us know what questions or suggestions you may have for Columbia
Seminary.

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<y J. Davison Philips

President

COLUMBIA SEMINARY The History

Columbia refers to the first permanent location of the seminary in Columbia,
South Carolina, in 1828 a principal cultural, intellectual, and population center
of the Southeast.

The first idea of a theological school for the South was planted by the
Presbytery of Hopewell (Georgia) as early as 1817, but it was not until 1824
that a constitution for "The Classical, Scientific, and Theological Institution of
the South" was adopted by the Presbytery of South Carolina, and the members
of the presbytery were authorized to act as the Board of Trustees for that
institution.

In 1827, the Board recommended to the Synod that the constitution be
altered to make the institution solely a theological seminary. (There had been
great opposition to the proposed literary department being in competition
with the College of South Carolina. ) The official name of the seminary became
The Theological Seminary of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia; it soon
became known as Columbia Theological Seminary a name which was ac-
cepted as permanent in 1925. The revised constitution was adopted by Synod
in 1828, and it was resolved to get the seminary into operation immediately.

The Reverend Thomas Goulding, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in
Lexington, Georgia, was elected the first Professor of Theology in December
of 1828, and he gathered five students for instruction in the manse. Following
completion of arrangements in Columbia, they moved to a campus there in
January of 1830.

That same year, the Reverend George Howe, a New Englander, was elected
by the synod as instructor in languages. The following year he became Professor
of Biblical Literature, and, shortly, librarian, overseeing the growth of the
seminary's library from the original 300 books collected by the presbyteries
in 1829 to more than 3,000 by 1836. Dr. Howe also organized the first cur-
riculum for the seminary, apparently modeling it after those of the Princeton
Seminary and Andover Theological Seminary. He served nearly fifty years
until his death in 1883.

In 1857, the Synod of Alabama established the adoption of the seminary
as "our own, placing its name among those of the institutions which we call
'ours,' and which we are to cherish and care for, support, help, and encourage
as our own." Florida (as part of the Synod of South Georgia and Florida) joined
in 1884, with Mississippi completing the five-synod structure in 1925.

Among the buildings on the Columbia campus was the little chapel
formerly a carriage house where Woodrow Wilson was to be "reborn for
eternity," and where the Presbyterian, U. S. Book of Church Order was written.

By the 1920s, the population of the Southeast and of Presbyterians in
the area was shifting, and the centers of influence were moving with it.
Atlanta had been a transportation center since the 1880s, and so was developing
as a commercial, industrial, educational and cultural center, also. Certain At-
lanta Presbyterians and leaders of the seminary were convinced of the city's

leadership of the New South and its advantages for the seminary and of the
seminary for the city. In 1924, the Board of Directors agreed (after two previous
refusals in 1887 and 1904), and the decision was made to move to Atlanta, if
a campaign for the new facilities and endowment could be successfully com-
pleted in the Synod of Georgia. Launched in 1925, the campaign had a goal
of $500,000 which was promptly subscribed. In that success the cooperation
of the city's 14,193 Presbyterians in the seventy-four churches played the
determining part.

The move of the Seminary from Columbia, South Carolina, to Decatur,
Georgia, was guided by Richard T. Gillespie who served as President from
1925 to 1930. He provided the leadership which led to the erection of the
new facilities.

In 1927, the seminary transferred its Columbia traditions and ministry, its
students and faculty, and its books and equipment to a fifty-seven acre Decatur,
Georgia, site on the outskirts of Atlanta, joining Candler School of Theology
and another eleven of the current twenty- three institutions of higher education
in the greater Atlanta area.

The early years in Decatur were difficult ones for Columbia. For a time,
especially with the coming of the Great Depression, the future of the institution
seemed uncertain. In 1932, however, Dr. J. McDowell Richards was elected
president. Under his able leadership, the seminary experienced its greatest
growth. The endowment was increased by over five million dollars. The present
Library, Georgia Hall, Florida Hall, three student apartment buildings, and
thirteen faculty homes were built. The faculty was increased from six to twenty-
one full-time members and the student body quadrupled. Following President
Richards' retirement, Dr. C. Benton Kline served as president until 1975 when
he resigned to return to active teaching. Dr. J. Davison Philips, pastor of the
Decatur Presbyterian Church, assumed the presidency on January 1, 1976.

Until June 1983 Columbia Seminary was an instrument of the Presbyterian
Church, U.S., but with special relationship to the Synods of Florida, Mid-South
and Southeast. The Plan of Government, under which the seminary operates,
defines the rights and responsibilities of both the Seminary and the Synods. In
addition, there is a Covenant between Columbia Seminary and the Synod of
the Mid-South further defining a strong and mutually supportive relationship:
in which the seminary is committed to Biblical Authority, Doctrinal Fidelity
and Ecclesiastical Loyalty (see below for details) in degree programs, contin-
uing education events and as a theological resource center, while the mission
of the Synod is to inform, stimulate, coordinate and channel the commitments
of Presbyterians within its bounds and to encourage their more active involve-
ment in all the many expressions of the Church's traditional concern for
educational quality and wholeness.

In June 1983 Columbia became a seminary in the reunited Presbyterian
Church (U.S. A.).

PURPOSE

Columbia Theological Seminary is an instrument of the Church, and its
purpose and programs are formed in relation to the mission of the Church.
Since the work of the Church is dependent in large degree upon its leaders,
the seminary is a graduate professional school engaged in preparing men and
women for Church leadership. As such it is an educational institution, preparing
persons for encounter with the intellectual problems of our world in such a
way that they will be worthy of the respect of those to whom they witness.
At the same time, it is also a professional school and, thus, focuses on the
competencies and skills necessary to the practice of ministry. In each dimen-
sion of its life, the seminary seeks to facilitate the personal growth of students,
and thereby to deepen their love for Christ, to encourage them in spiritual
maturity and to inspire them with a zeal for service.

COLUMBIA'S COMMITMENTS

Three basic commitments have marked and continue to mark Columbia
Seminary's program.

The first commitment is to Biblical authority. Faculty members all affirm
that the Bible is the word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
All our teaching and ministry grows out of this commitment. So we require
serious study of the Old and New Testaments in the Hebrew and Greek.
Theology and ethics are based on the Biblical ground. Student's preaching is
measured by its faithfulness to the Biblical text. Our constant appeal is to the
Scripture as it is attested to be the word of God by the inward witness of the
Holy Spirit.

The second commitment is to doctrinal fidelity. All regular faculty mem-
bers are ordained officers in the Presbyterian Church. Students study the major
creeds and confessions of the Reformed tradition. The fundamental affirmations
of that tradition stand at the center of the educational experience, as faculty
and students seek to express them in terms that speak to people who live in
today's world.

The third commitment is to ecclesiastical loyalty. Columbia Seminary was
founded by the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia to provide leadership for
the Presbyterian Church and its program. Our students study the polity of the
church and the program of the General Assembly, synods and presbyteries.
Our teaching and our ministry seek to be loyal to the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.), as it works out its life and program under the doctrinal standards, the
authority of Scripture, and the lordship of Jesus Christ, the head of the church.

These basic commitments are fulfilled today in a different educational style
than in an earlier time. Indoctrination leads too often to mere rote learning
and to an uncreative and wooden ministry. Our style of teaching and com-
munity is one of openness. The Biblical witness, the Reformed doctrine, and
the Church's program are presented as vital options for today. Students are
called to make their own commitment to them as ministers of the Gospel.

We believe that those who enter the service of Jesus Christ need to do so
out of a conviction which is their own. Only then can they be the effective
ministers of our Lord that our church and our world need today.

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ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE FOR REGULAR DEGREE STUDENTS

Students desiring admission to the BASIC DEGREE PROGRAM or SPECIAL
PROGRAMS should request an application from the Office of Admissions. In
addition to the completed application form, students must furnish transcripts,
references, test scores from the Graduate Record Exam, and a letter of en-
dorsement from one's home church. An interview with a member of the
Admissions Committee is required following submission of the application.
This interview is best done on our campus and you will be our guest during
your visit.

Due to the sequential nature of required courses, no applicants will be
admitted to the basic degree programs, other than in July or September, except
by action of the Faculty.

Students admitted to the seminary will be provided a health form to be
filled out by a physician and an application for seminary housing.

An entering student may be placed on academic probation. Specific con-
ditions for achieving good standing will be stated.

Certain students are required to have a reading knowledge of Greek. See
page 60 for details. Such students who request permission to begin without
the Greek requirement can only be admitted by special action of the faculty
and ordinarily this involves additional semesters in residence. An entering
student who has not completed the Greek language requirement may be denied
admission or placed on probation.

Students desiring admission to an ADVANCED DEGREE program may se-
cure applications from the Director of Advanced Studies. Ordinarily a basic
divinity degree is required for entrance into the Th.M. PROGRAM, the D.MIN.
(in-ministry) or the S.T.D. PROGRAMS.

Specific admissions requirements for each degree are found below in the
Academic Information Section.

SPECIAL, UNCLASSIFIED AND OCCASIONAL STUDENTS

Students meeting requirements for admission to the basic degree program
but not wishing to work toward a degree may be admitted as SPECIAL STU-
DENTS to take courses for credit. Their program of study must be approved
by the Dean of Faculty.

Students who do not meet admissions requirements may be admitted for
a period of up to one academic year as an UNCLASSIFIED STUDENT.

OCCASIONAL STUDENTS may be admitted by the Dean of Faculty to take
courses of particular interest for credit, if prerequisites for each course are
satisfied. Course selection must be approved by the Dean of Faculty.

AUDITORS

Regular students, spouses of students, and other members of the community
are invited to audit courses, with the permission of the instructor and provided
space is available in the course. Registration as an auditor must be made through
the office of the Registrar at the regular time for registration.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Students in good standing in other accredited seminaries may be admitted
after transcripts have been evaluated and their applications approved by the
Admissions Committee. These students must secure a letter from their Dean
of Students indicating that they are students in good standing. Transfer students
into the M.Div. program are expected to spend a minimum of 3 fourteen-week
regular load semesters in residence.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Students whose native language is not English must include, with the regular
application data, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) see
below, "English as a Second Language." All international students are expected
to have written recommendation of their denomination. A statement of the
student's plans for future work in the student's home country is required. All
students are expected to provide a statement of available finances for their
graduate study. Normally, international students are accepted only for graduate
work beyond the M.Div. level.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

All U.S. students (citizens or with permanent resident visas) for whom
English is a second language, must take the TOEFL exam before admission and
enrollment for credit. Those students seeking admission must score at least
550 and those wishing to take courses as an occasional student for credit must
score at least 500. Students may audit courses as occasional students without
taking the TOEFL.

All international students, for whom English is a second language, applying
for admission to a degree program must have a score of 500 on the TOEFL
before admission and enrollment for credit. Those internationals coming on
special scholarships for a non-degree course of study at Columbia will be
evaluated by the International Theological Education Committee for English
proficiency to match the nature of their stay at CTS.

Students needing additional proficiency in English will be encouraged to
take courses in the Atlanta area in English as a Second Language.

CONFERENCES FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

Columbia Seminary annually sponsors two conferences on Ministry on the
Seminary campus. The seminary invites college students and recent college
graduates, who are considering the ministry, to the campus for the College
Conference. During this conference, the men and women attend classes, meet

in faculty and staff homes, talk with students, staff and faculty and worship
with the Seminary community. Another Conference on Ministry which is usu-
ally in the spring is planned primarily for those who are considering a vocational
change to the ministry. These conferences are intended to enable the conferees
to explore further their own sense of call to ministry. For further information,
you may write to the Director of Admissions, Columbia Theological Seminary,
Box 520, Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520.

CROSS REGISTRATION AT ATA. SCHOOLS

Columbia students may cross register for courses at Candler School of
Theology, the Interdenominational Theological Center or Erskine Seminary at
no additional charge, as may students of these schools cross register for Co-
lumbia courses. In addition cross registration is possible in any of the schools
in the University Center in Georgia.

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Columbia provides a community setting for theological education. In this
context courses of study leading to both basic and advanced degrees are
offered. The Master of Arts in Youth Ministry and the Master of Divinity are
the first professional degrees. The Master of Arts in Theological Studies is also
a basic theological degree, but academic rather than professional in orientation.
Advanced degrees are the Master of Theology, the Doctor of Ministry (in-
ministry) and the Doctor of Sacred Theology.

BASIC DEGREES

Admission

Admission to the basic degree programs at Columbia Seminary usually
requires a four-year degree from an accredited university or college of arts
and sciences, or its equivalent. Students without four years of preseminary
preparation are not eligible to earn degrees at the seminary except by special
action of the faculty. When requested to do so by presbyteries of the Pres-
byterian Church (U.S.A.), Columbia may accept students without a university
or college degree for a special course of study.

A major in one of the liberal arts fields is most helpful as preparation for
theological studies. Basic courses in philosophy, European and American his-
tory, psychology, sociology, and English grammar and literature form the foun-
dation for seminary studies. Students with inadequate backgrounds in these
areas may be required to take remedial work or select particular electives
within the seminary curriculum.

MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE AND
DOCTOR OF MINISTRY DEGREE (IN-SEQUENCE)

At the time of entering seminary, students are admitted to "the first profes-
sional degree program." This means either a three component program leading
to the Master of Divinity degree or a four component program leading also to
the Master of Divinity with an intern year. The first two components of both
involve a common program. The academic courses and supervised ministry
in these initial components are designed to assist the student in developing
intellectual tools and professional skills to begin the practice of ministry. At
the end of the second component, students, together with their peers and
faculty, engage in a process of professional evaluation. (Students entering Co-
lumbia before the Fall Semester 1984 are eligible for the in-sequence program.)

Students pursuing the three component Master of Divinity degree move
directly to the final component. Students in the four component program
proceed to two further components, the first of which includes a twelve-month
period of supervised ministry in an approved setting. The final, on-campus
component involves, in addition to academic course work, a seminar enabling
the student to reflect on his or her period of supervised ministry.

The term "components" is used rather than "years" since the amount of
time a student takes to complete the component may be more or less than an

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academic year. The A and B components represent the initial common program
for the first professional degrees. The C component follows the professional
assessment and represents the final stage leading to the Master of Divinity
degree. For students in the four component program, the D component des-
ignates the twelve-month period of supervised ministry, and the final com-
ponent is the C on-campus component.

Requirements for the M.Div. Degree

1. There must be on file with the seminary a complete and official tran-
script of credits showing graduation with a bachelor's degree from an ac-
credited university or college of liberal arts and sciences, or its equivalent.

2. The student must be admitted to degree candidacy at the end of the
B component. To qualify for candidacy, the student must be engaged in or
have satisfied all the academic and supervised ministry requirements for the
A and B components (as outlined on page 66) together with enough electives
to total 16 credits. The overall grade average must be C or better.

3. The candidate must satisfactorily complete all the requirements of the
C component (as outlined on pages 61 or 68) with a total of 1 12 credits. The
overall grade average must be C or better.

4. The student must pass a Bible content exam.

5. The faculty must be satisfied that the conduct and attitude of the
candidate is becoming a minister of the Gospel and that he or she gives promise
of useful service in the ministry or other Church vocation.

6. All bills to the seminary must be paid and assurance given that all open
accounts in the community and elsewhere have been satisfied.

Professional Assessment

The Professional Assessment is a major review of the student's potential
for ministry that occurs after the completion of the major requirements of the
A and B components. This assessment will usually be scheduled in the spring
term of the B component or the following September and is a condition for
the student's beginning work in the C or D component. Detailed guidelines
for the assessment process are given to the student well in advance, including
criteria, data to be considered, composition of the assessment committee,
intent of the interview, and possible recommendations to the faculty which
might ensue. Admission to candidacy for ministry by a presbytery or appro-
priate church body must be completed before the assessment.

The admission to degree candidacy for the M.Div. degree emerges from
the professional assessment and must be approved by the faculty. At that time
a student may be required to take a specific course or courses as a part of his
or her designated electives.

Awarding the Master of Divinity Degree

Students who have completed all requirements for the Master of Divinity
degree shall be recommended to the Board of Directors in one of three ways:

1 . with the notation that the faculty is satisfied that the student's conduct
and attitude is appropriate for the ordained Gospel ministry;

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2. with the notation that at the time of graduation the faculty does not
commend the student's conduct and attitude as appropriate for the ordained
Gospel ministry;

3. with the notation that at the time of graduation the faculty does not
commend the student's conduct and attitude as appropriate for the ordained
Gospel ministry; but that the faculty recommends that student as having prom-
ise of useful service in the church.

Minister to Youth Specialization or Joint Degree Program

Students in the M.Div. program can take course work and supervised min-
istry that will provide them with the basic concepts and skills to engage in
ministry with youth. It is possible to complete the M.A. in Youth Ministry in
one academic year beyond the M.Div. Students seeking admission into the
M.A. in Youth Ministry Degree Program with an M.Div. from another accredited
seminary will be expected to complete 30 credit hours, including a summer
supervised ministry component. Other course requirements are dependent
upon the applicant's past professional and academic work.

Certified Minister of Christian Education

Students in the M.Div. program can take a set of Christian education courses
within their elective hours that will lead them to certification by their denom-
ination, following their ordination, as a Minister of Christian Education. Stu-
dents interested in this speciality should see the Dean of Faculty.

MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

The purpose of this program is to provide systematic study of the Christian
faith for people who are not preparing for ordination to professional Christian
ministry. It is designed for students who want to broaden and deepen their
understanding of the faith so that they can be more knowledgeable and effective
Christians as lay people in the Church and in their lay vocations, and for others
who are preparing for further academic work in a theological discipline (to-
ward a Ph.D., for instance.) The Master of Arts in Theological Studies will not
qualify persons for the ordained ministry, since this program does not include
training in the practice of ministry or in other areas prerequisite for ordination.
The Seminary hopes with this program not only to offer advanced study in
theological disciplines to lay people in the Church, but also to enrich the
Seminary community by the presence and challenge of students who bring to
it the questions and demand for excellence of searching, thinking, non-profes-
sional Christians.

Students, after consultation with the Director of the Master of Arts in
Theological Studies program and professors, select one of the following five
fields for specialization: Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, The-
ology or Ethics. A faculty advisor from the field of specialization is assigned
by the Director of the program to provide guidance in the selection of courses
and to coordinate the giving of the comprehensive examinations. Language
requirements are determined by the field of specialization.

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General Requirements for the M.A in Theological Studies Degree

1. Students must earn a total of 52 credits. This shall include at least one
course in each of the five fields of specialization; an additional course in three
of the five fields; a minimum of 17 credits in the chosen field of specialization;
and a minimum of 9 credits in a cognate field. Other requirements may be
established by the Area in which the field of specialization falls.

2. Students must pass a written comprehensive examination designed,
administered, and graded by faculty members in the field of specialization. The
purpose of the examination is to test the student's capacity to function knowl-
edgeably and critically in the field of specialization, to relate methodology and/
or content from the cognate field to the field of specialization, and to think
and write clearly. The examination normally comes at the conclusion of the
student's course work and usually involves three or more months of study. A
thesis may be substituted for the written exam in exceptional cases.

3. All work must be completed within five years from the date of admis-
sion.

Details of the program are available from the Director of the Master of Arts
in Theological Studies, Columbia Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, Georgia 30031-
0520.

MASTER OF ARTS IN YOUTH MINISTRY

The purpose of this program is to equip persons for competent leadership
in ministry with youth. It is designed to develop:

1. ability to discuss the meaning of the scriptures and creeds and the
heritage of the church

2. ability, through teaching and relationships, to make creative application
to scripture and heritage, to the problems of persons, and to the crises of
society; to place contemporary issues in historical perspective; to help people
deepen their relationship to God; and to witness to one's faith and commitment

3. ability to perceive persons and situations accurately and sympatheti-
cally

4. ability to use and mediate in a variety of social processes, including
conflict, in ways that contribute to wholeness

5. ability to see educational mission within the larger context of the
congregation's total ministry

6. ability to use sound educational theory in practice, and to evaluate
one's performance on the basis of educational perspectives

7. ability to work effectively and harmoniously with others professional
and lay in developing and achieving educational objectives

The program is meant for persons who are not considering ordination but
who want a broad background in theological studies with strong emphasis on
the theory and practice of ministry with youth in congregational, camp, and
para-parochial settings.

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Requirements for the M.A in Youth Ministry Degree

1 . A four-year degree from an accredited university or college of arts and
sciences or its equivalent. Applicants with a major in religion or in Christian
education may request advanced credit for a particular course based upon
equivalency of educational accomplishment. Advanced credit decisions are
made on an individual basis and are based upon assessment of major goals of
the course.

2. A total of 66 semester credits is required. Course work is spread across
four departments: Biblical, Historical-Doctrinal, Pastoral, and Supervised Min-
istry. Normally 12 hours are required in the Biblical area, 18 in the Historical-
Doctrinal Area; 22 in the Pastoral Area including 9 specifically in Youth Min-
istry; 12 in Supervised Ministry and from two to seven elective hours.

3. All degree work must be completed within four years from the date
of admission.

For further information write to Director of Youth Ministry Program, Co-
lumbia Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520.

Requirements for M.A in Youth Ministry for persons having Master of
Divinity degree (or equivalent)

A student seeking admission into the M.A. in Youth Ministry degree with
a Master of Divinity from another accredited seminary will be expected to
complete 30 credit hours. Course requirements are dependent upon the ap-
plicant's past professional and academic work.

MASTER OF ARTS IN YOUTH MINISTRY CURRICULUM
66 hours needed for graduation

FIRST YEAR

Fall Credit

P625 Basic Ministry with Youth 3

P2 1 1 Program and Leadership 2

BN141 Old Testament Survey 3

HD121 Church History 5

Electives 0-2

Winter

PN1 21 Ministry of Teaching 3

Spring

P232 Ministry to Person (with praxis)
BN161 New Testament Survey
HD 181 Church and Contemporary Society
P623 Child and the Church

5
3
3
3

or
P527 Adult Education
Electives

3
0-2

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Summer

SM212 Supervised Ministry

or
CPE in Adolescent Placement

SECOND YEAR

Fall

P626 Advanced Ministry with Youth

HD233 Reformed Theology

SM213 Supervised Ministry

Bible Elective

Electives

3
3
3
3
0-3

Winter

PI 42 Worship with Youth

Spring

HD272 Christian Ethics
SM214 Supervised Ministry
HD234 Reformed Theology
Bible Elective
Electives

3
3
4
3
0-2

At least twelve hours are required in the Biblical Area, more may be required
depending on background.

Biblical Area

Historical-Doctrinal Area

Pastoral Area

Youth Ministry

Supervised Ministry in adolescent

placement
Electives

12 hours
18 hours

1 3 general hours
9 specific hours

12 hours

2 hours required for graduation -
the opportunity exists for seven
additional hours.

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ADVANCED DEGREES

Columbia offers three programs leading to advanced degrees. Each builds
on the M.Div. degree and, in the case of the D.Min. (in-ministry) and the S.T.D.,
also on necessary ministry experience which has ensued since the reception
of the M.Div.

In addition to the resources of the faculty and library on Columbia's campus,
graduate students are able to draw upon the resources of the Atlanta area. The
S.T.D. program, and D.Min. (in-ministry) programs are administered by the
Graduate Professional Studies Committee of the Atlanta Theological Asso-
ciation, which coordinates and augments the resources of Candler School of
Theology of Emory University, the Interdenominational Theological Center,
Columbia, and Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, S.C. Th.M. students
may also include in their program studies at these other seminaries.

The resources of the Atlanta community are also available to Columbia
graduate students. Accredited programs of clinical pastoral education and pas-
toral counseling are available in many settings. The Urban Training Organi-
zation of Atlanta provides resources in the area of urban problems and urban
ministries. Numerous national and regional offices of denominational and in-
terdenominational agencies are located in Atlanta. Other educational oppor-
tunities are available at Emory University, Georgia State University, and colleges
in the area.

For students desiring to graduate at the spring commencement, March 1 5
is the deadline for provisional approval of the doctoral project by the project
committee and April 1 5 for final approval of the completed project.

MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Admission

Application for admission to the Th.M. program is made through the office
of the Director of Advanced Studies. The M.Div. degree from an accredited
seminary or divinity school, or its academic equivalent, is required. In certain
cases a Master of Arts or a Master of Theological Studies degree in the appro-
priate area may be accepted as a prerequisite and additional preparatory work
may be required. Ordinarily a B average in an applicant's college and seminary
program is considered a minimum standard for admission. Except for the Th.M.
in pastoral counseling, a knowledge of both the Hebrew and Greek languages
is prerequisite for the program. If an applicant's M.Div. course required less
than these two languages, he or she may substitute an approved language for
one of the above languages.

Admission to Candidacy

Students seeking a Th.M. degree must be admitted to candidacy by vote
of the faculty. Application involves the proposal of a thesis committee com-
posed of a chairperson from the area of concentration and one other member
of the faculty and the proposal of a thesis topic, previously approved by the

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chairperson. This information must be given in writing to the Advanced Studies
Committee prior to October 1 5th. The faculty meeting early in November is
the deadline for the formal admission to candidacy if the studenty expects to
receive the degree at commencement the following spring.

Requirements for the Degree

In order to qualify for the Th.M. degree, a student must complete the
following within five years (six years for Pastoral Counseling):

1. at least 24 semester credits of academic work at the advanced level
(courses numbered in the 600's) with grades that average not less than B. This
academic work shall involve at least 1 5 hours taken through regular residential
courses at Columbia Seminary.

2. an acceptable thesis, which shall constitute six additional credits. For
students planning to graduate at the spring commencement March 15 is the
deadline for provisional approval of the thesis by the thesis committee and
May 1st for final approval of the completed thesis.

3. an oral examination, which shall be given after the thesis has been
completed.

Concentration

Each student seeking the Th.M. degree will concentrate his or her studies
in one of the following fields: Biblical studies, historical-doctrinal studies, pas-
toral studies or pastoral counseling. At least 1 2 credits, in addition to the thesis,
must be taken in the field in which the student concentrates. At least six credits
must be taken outside the field of concentration and in at least one of the
other two areas. Credit for work taken at the basic level (courses numbered
lower than 600) must be approved prior to the taking of the courses by the
chairperson of the thesis committee (if appointed), the Director of Advanced
Studies, and the Dean of Faculty. In no case shall more than 4 credits of basic
level work be counted toward the degree.

Pastoral Counseling Specialization

The beginning year of this program requires the successful completion of
a non-credit intern year in one of the institutions accredited by the Association
for Clinical Pastoral Education.

By the end of the first year, if the student is adjudged sufficiently competent
by the multidisciplinary professional committee, he or she is admitted to the
counseling practicum for counseling supervision in a center accredited by the
American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Sufficient supervision is provided
through the counseling practicum to qualify one for application as a Member
in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Six credits from the Prac-
ticum (P638) may be applied to the required 24 credits of academic work.

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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (IN-MINISTRY)

A Doctor of Ministry degree program for the working minister has been
established by the schools participating in the Atlanta Theological Association.
The program has been designed to continue the education of persons for their
practice of ministry in the church and in related institutional settings. It pro-
vides an advanced, yet flexible, education for those whose vocation as servants
of people and servants of Jesus Christ implies their further disciplined reflection
upon, and possibly their further specialization within, their own ministry.

Admission

Each applicant should hold an M.Div. or equivalent degree with a superior
academic record and/or superior professional performance, and should have
at least one year, preferably three or more, of professional experience since
receiving the basic degree.

Each applicant must submit a personal statement of not more than ten
double-spaced pages giving biographical data, academic and ministry achieve-
ments, interests, goals, and personal purposes for the D.Min. program that will
illustrate continued development.

Advanced standing on the basis of post-M.Div. courses in other programs
will be determined by the Dean of Faculty

Program of Study

Although it may be spread over a period up to four years, the program of
study requires participation in the equivalent of more than a full year of
academic and clinical courses. The doctoral project is executed after the
completion of these courses and usually as part of the ongoing professional
work of the minister.

Thirty-six semester credits are required, distributed as follows:

Six (6) credits for the core seminar in contemporary ministry and career
assessment;

Six (6) credits for an approved ministry under supervision experience
equivalent to one full-time quarter;

Eighteen (18) credits of advanced courses;

Six (6) credits for the doctoral project.

To assist both personal development and also course and project planning,
each student secures a faculty adviser and a doctoral committee. After com-
pletion of course work and before the execution of the doctoral project, the
student will take an examination covering a range of subjects designated by
his or her doctoral committee.

For further information and application forms, write to Director of Ad-
vanced Studies, Columbia Theological Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, Georgia
30031-0520.

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DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY IN PASTORAL COUNSELING

This degree is offered through the Atlanta Theological Association by the
Candler School of Theology, Columbia Theological Seminary, and the Inter-
denominational Theological Center. The program of study is conducted under
the direction of the S.T.D. Committee of the Atlanta Theological Association.
The S.T.D. Committee has responsibility for approving admission to the pro-
gram, establishing curriculum offerings, and certifying candidates for the award
of the degree. Students may register for courses at any of the ATA seminaries.

Aims of the Program

The purpose of the Doctor of Sacred Theology in pastoral counseling is to
prepare clergy to serve as pastoral counselors in a local church or on the staff
of a community counseling center, to serve as consultants to other clergy, and
to offer training in pastoral care and counseling. The program is designed to
prepare persons for the specialized ministry of pastoral counseling at a doctoral
level of competence and for membership at the Fellow level in the American
Association of Pastoral Counselors. The degree is intended to be an equivalent
of the Ph.D. but is designed for those whose interest in pastoral counseling is
primarily professional and theological.

Program of Study

The studies included within the program will help the student ( 1 ) gain an
advanced understanding of appropriate theological and theoretical concepts;
(2) learn under qualified supervision the application of these concepts in
pastoral counseling and how to promote professional integration of theory and
skills in both pastoral counseling and pastoral guidance; and (3) design and
execute a research project appropriate to the student's professional practice
which will give evidence of creative ability to contribute to this aspect of
pastoral counseling.

Course Work and Practicum

In carrying out this program, which should not exceed six years, the student
must enroll for a minimum of 30 semester hours of academic course work
and 1 8 semester hours of clinical supervision through the Pastoral Counseling
Practicum.

Core Seminars (3 credits per semester: ATA463; ATA471; ATA473;
ATA475) are required in the first four semesters of studies. The student or-
dinarily enters the pastoral counseling practicum when entering the program
of studies and continues until judged competent as a counselor. The clinical
setting for supervision is the Pastoral Counseling Service of the Georgia As-
sociation for Pastoral Care.

Comprehensive Examinations

When the student has completed these 48 credits (with a B average; GPA
of 2.00 or better), he or she may apply to take the Comprehensive Examination,
which tests the competence in both the content and performance of pastoral
counseling. The content areas in which the student will be examined include.

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a) THEOLOGY, with the foci upon theological method and pastoral the-
ology;

b) PSYCHOLOGY, including theories of personality and development, psy-
chodynamics of behavior and of religious experience, and theories of
counseling and psychotherapy;

c) PASTORAL CARE, including history of pastoral care, ministerial role,
guidance at the passage points of life, ministry in crisis situations, and
referrals;

d) social and cultural studies which pertain to pastoral counseling;

e) a related area of the student's choice.

The performance areas in which the student will be examined include:

a) evaluation interviewing

b) pastoral counseling

c) supervision

d) professional maturity within the role of pastoral counselor

e) ability to relate pastoral counseling to the total ministerial role.

Dissertation

Following satisfactory performance in the Comprehensive Examination, the
student will then engage in an approved research project which demonstrates
ability to utilize theological and theoretical knowledge in relation to some
problem of his or her professional practice, and which contributes useful
findings and insights to this area of theological investigation. The student will
prepare a dissertation and undergo an oral examination on the project/disser-
tation.

Degree Requirements

Academic Course Work:

30 semester hours, including the core seminar sequence during the first
four semesters of study.

Pastoral Counseling Practicum:
18 semester hours.

Comprehensive Examinations:

To be taken after completion of 48 semester hours work.

Research Project/Dissertation:

6 semester hours. To be approved and undertaken at the end of a student's
program of study. Includes an oral examination.

Professional Certification

The supervision in pastoral counseling, which is an integral part of the
S.T.D. degree program, is provided according to the standards of the American
Association of Pastoral Counselors and the American Association of Marriage

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and Family Therapists. It may be used, therefore, to meet the requirements
for counseling supervision of both the A.A.P.C. and the A.A.M.F.T.

Admission

Applicants must hold the Master of Divinity or equivalent degree with a
superior academic record from an accredited institution and must have had
post-seminary professional experience in which significant learning and profes-
sional promise were evident. In addition, applicants must have significant ex-
perience in ministry (approximately three years' full-time employment after
completion of the first theological degree), in clinical pastoral education (usu-
ally four consecutive units), and one or more personal interviews with the
pastoral counseling and other faculties.

The admission process includes:

a) an assessment of applicant's academic grades and professional perform-
ance,

b) a statement of purpose,

c) references and other materials supplied with the application,

d) a personal interview with the director of the program, and

e) one or more personal interviews with the pastoral counseling faculty
and appropriate officers of the school to which application is being
made.

Deadline for receipt of all application material is February 1 5 of the year for
which fall semester admission is requested.

A student who, though otherwise acceptable, has not had courses in per-
sonality development and pastoral care equivalent to those taught in the par-
ticipating seminaries of the ATA, must take these courses without credit during
the first year of his or her residence.

Each student admitted to the program shall have one member of the pas-
toral counseling faculty as advisor.

Application forms and further general information about the S.T.D. in Pas-
toral Counseling program may be obtained from: Dr. John H. Patton, Director,
Doctoral Program in Pastoral Counseling, 1700 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta,
Georgia 30329 Telephone (404) 636-1457; or from the Director for Ad-
vanced Studies, Columbia Theological Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, Georgia
30031-0520 Telephone (404) 378-8821.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing education opportunities for ministers and lay persons are a vital
part of Columbia Seminary. These non-credit events are essential to spiritual,
academic, and professional growth. Several different types of opportunities are
offered:

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1. Large, established, on-campus events offer a variety of courses, to-
gether with daily preaching and worship services. The major events
are the Summer Session, held the first two full weeks in July, and the
January Seminars for Ministers early in January. The Columbia, Forum
is a third but somewhat different continuing education event.

2. Throughout the year small events, centered around one activity or
subject, are held both on and off campus. Examples are: a study/retreat
at the beach; a week at Koinonia and Habitat for Humanity, ministry
with the disabled, a contemplative week, a week in the winter woods
and spiritual formation retreats.

3. Overseas travel/study trips are now a regular part of the continuing
education program. In 1986 the scheduled trips are: A week in Jamaica,
a trip to China, and a week in Costa Rica.

4. Individual study is available to ministers who wish to spend time on
the campus, working in the library and consulting with a faculty mem-
ber. The Associate Director of Advanced Studies will make arrange-
ments for this kind of on-campus directed study.

5. In 1986 the Lay Institute of Faith and Life will begin as an additional
dimension of the continuing education program.

A calendar of events for 1986/87 is available upon request. For more in-
formation on continuing education opportunities, write the Associate Director
of Advanced Studies, Columbia Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520.

EVANGELISM EMPHASIS

In 1981 Columbia Seminary began a new emphasis in evangelism which
includes classroom instruction, consultation and model building in congre-
gations and presbyteries, along with training conferences. This emphasis has
been made possible, in part, through a grant from The Outreach Foundation.

The courses of instruction aim at equipping seminarians, ministers, and
lay persons with the understanding and skills to practice an effective evangelism
which is faithful to the whole gospel. Instruction in evangelistic method and
strategies is centered in seminars and classes offered on campus, but also
involves participation in advanced degree program courses offered off campus.

The professor of evangelism also provides consultation on church growth
and outreach to individual congregations. The central thrust of such consul-
tation involves designing effective models in specific situations.

In addition to instruction and consultation this emphasis offers to interested
presbyteries workshops and conferences in effective evangelism meant for both
clergy and lay persons.

For further information write to Evangelism Emphasis, Columbia Theolog-
ical Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520.

INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Columbia Seminary is committed to the task of preparing students for
ministry in a world that is shrinking rapidly and where preoccupation with
parochial concerns is no longer an option. A varied program of international

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education has emerged from serious, cross-cultural dialog with church leaders
in other parts of the world in particular, the Caribbean. During the 1985-86
academic year over fifty percent of the second year M.Div. students participated
in one of Columbia's international programs. These include:

an international component for the second year course "Alternative
Context For Ministry." Students may choose to take this course in
an international setting during the Winter Term. During the Winter
Term, 1986, three different international alternative contexts for
ministry were offered: Central America (Costa Rica), Central Eu-
rope (Berlin), and the Caribbean (Jamaica).

a three-week Mideast Seminar (see below)

a week-long continuing education event in the spring for pastors,
held on the campus of the United Theological College of the West
Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.

Supervised Ministry placements for Columbia students in Caribbean
churches under the supervision of experienced Caribbean pastors.

Columbia students studying or working during the 1985-86 aca-
demic year in eight different countries: Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica,
Germany, Jamaica, Japan, Scotland, and Switzerland.

international students, faculty, and pastors from four continents
working and studying on the Columbia campus.

a three-week seminar held each year on the Columbia campus for
Korean pastors. This seminar is sponsored jointly by Columbia, the
Presbyterian Church of Korea, and the Division of International
Missions, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Columbia faculty members spending sabbatic leaves in Third World
countries.

Many of these programs are part of a program co-ordinated by the Atlanta
Theological Association. Others reflect co-operative efforts with the Division
of International Mission, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Many of the programs
are funded through a generous gift from the Women of the Church of the
former Presbyterian Church, U.S.

For further information write to Dr. T. Erskine Clarke, Director of Inter-
national Theological Education, Columbia Theological Seminary, Box 520, De-
catur, GA 30031-0520.

THE MID EAST SEMINAR

A summer travel seminar is sponsored jointly by Columbia Theological
Seminary, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and Southern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, consisting of a three-week
study trip to Israel, Jordan, and Greece. The program, subsidized by a private
foundation, is directed by Dr. Max Miller, Professor of Old Testament Studies
at Candler. It is limited to twenty participants five students from each of the
schools plus five lay persons selected from positions of leadership in the South-
east.

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The program has two purposes: to provide an in-depth study tour of the
area which stands at the center of our Biblical heritage and which plays such
a crucial role in current international affairs; to provide a situation in which
the leaders of tomorrow's church can get to know each other today and develop
close bonds of understanding and friendship. At the same time there is op-
portunity for extended interchange between the students preparing for profes-
sional careers in the church and lay persons who are already playing key roles
in business and community affairs. Professor Cousar is Columbia's represent-
ative for the program.

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CURRICULUM

The teaching program at Columbia is arranged in four areas: Biblical, his-
torical-doctrinal, pastoral, and supervised ministry. Studies in each of these
areas are combined with the interdisciplinary studies in the curriculum for
the first professional degrees. While classroom instruction is basic to these
first degree programs, their goal is to equip students to continue their education
independently. The resources of the library, the structure of course work, and
independent study courses encourage early realization of that goal.

Studies in the BIBLICAL area seek to help the students understand and
interpret an ancient book, the Bible, in a world where people go to the moon.
To do this these studies are concerned with developing tools and skills to
understand the ancient world, its language, history, and thought, and tools and
skills to grasp the meaning of the Bible for contemporary people. Greek and
Hebrew are required so that students can gain facility in handling the original
Biblical languages and in understanding the text in its native tongue. Courses
in the area provide an opportunity for interpreting the text and for experience
in articulating the message in a theological fashion.

HISTORICAL-DOCTRINAL studies help students understand the past so
that they can understand the present and how we got here. Students engaged
in these studies also struggle to form their own theology and to discover what
it means to be Christian in today's world. Since Columbia stands within the
Reformed tradition, historical-doctrinal studies are concerned not only with
right thinking, but also with the relation of Christian faith and doctrine to all
the arenas of life. Therefore, studies in this area engage students in consid-
eration of the social, political, economic, and cultural life of today in the United
States and across the world. In historical-doctrinal studies students acquire the
tools they will need throughout their lives for dealing theologically with them-
selves and the world around them, tools that will enable graduates to lead the
church in a prophetic and reconciling way as it works out its mission in the
world.

The PASTORAL area centers on the functioning of the person as a minister,
and its concern is to train students to be ministers and to lead other persons
in ministering. Studies in this area consider the dynamics of the minister's role
as pastor, evangelist, leader of worship, preacher, teacher, and administrator.
Since we do not fully know today the shape of the ministry of tomorrow, the
concern of these studies is to train students to understand the issues involved,
to help them see their own strengths and weaknesses, and then to develop a
flexibility that will enable them to take their Biblical and theological under-
standing and deal with whatever issues they face during their ministry.

SUPERVISED MINISTRY serves an integrative function for the curriculum.
Through its structure students are involved in the actual practice of ministry
under competent supervision. Through experiential, relational, inductive learn-
ing, the student explores, within a peer group, the forms, styles, contents, and
concepts of ministry. Not only does the student put into practice what has
been learned through studies in the Biblical, historical-doctrinal, and pastoral

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areas, but these studies are integrated with the practice of ministry and the
personhood of the student.

Columbia's faculty recognizes that the METHOD OF TEACHING also
makes a significant contribution to learning. Consequently, a variety of teaching
methods is employed. Team teaching, which enables the professors themselves
to participate more fully in the learning process, and which effectively brings
different kinds of competence together in the classroom, is widely used. Be-
cause small groups are a part of most courses, creative interchange between
student and student and between students' peers and professors is the mark
of instruction at Columbia. Field trips, simulations, particularly seminars and
use of AVs (especially video), also are examples of a wide variety of teaching
methods.

The faculty reserves the right to modify individual course requirements
within a degree program; such changes to be effective the next time such
courses are offered or at a later date as determined by the faculty. Degree
programs and their major requirements will remain unchanged for students
entering that program; but changes may be made at any time to be effective
for all entering students in the next academic year.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION

Listed on the following pages are the courses taught during 1984-85 and
proposed by the faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary for 1985-88.
Changes in faculty situations and in student needs inevitably will necessitate
modification from term to term resulting in the failure to offer some electives
and the substitution of others.

The letter in the course designation is determined by the area in which it
is offered: B for Biblical; HD for Historical-Doctrinal; P for Pastoral; I for In-
terdisciplinary; and SM for Supervised Ministry. Courses whose numbers are
prefaced by ATA are offered by the Atlanta Theological Association. The
hundred's digit refers to the level of the course and whether it is required for
the basic degree program or elective:

100s are required courses for A component students.

200s are required courses for B component students.

300s are required courses for C component students.

400s are required for D and E component students and ATA courses.

500s are elective courses designed primarily for A and B component stu-
dents but open to advanced students by permission of the instructor.

600s are elective courses designed for advanced students (C,D,E, and grad-
uate students) but open to others when prerequisites are met, when
space is available, and by permission of the instructor.

700s are off campus electives at advanced level.

The teen's digit identifies the particular academic discipline within the
area, except in Interdisciplinary and Supervised Ministry courses.

During 1984-86 the additional letter N indicates this is a largely revised
course being offered in the new M.Div. curriculum.

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BIBLICAL AREA

FACULTY: Walter Brueggemann, Charles B. Cousar, David M. Gunn, David P.
Moessner, James D. Newsome (Chairperson), J. Will Ormond, J. Davison
Philips.

Required Courses for M.Div. and D.Min. (in-sequence) and, as marked,
for MA. in Youth Ministry

BN141 SURVEY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT Gunn, Newsome

A study of the Old Testament with special attention to its literary development
and theological content, as viewed against the background of the history and
religion of ancient Israel. Also required for M.A. in Youth Ministry
Fall 3 credits

BN151 EXEGESIS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT - I Cousar, Moessner

An introduction to exegetical methods in the study of the New Testament.

The Greek text of Philippians is read and interpreted.

Fall 2 credits

BN152 EXEGESIS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT - II Cousar, Moessner

A second-level course in exegesis concentrating on selected passages from the

Greek text of Matthew or Luke.

Prerequisite: BN151

Spring 2 credits

BN161 SURVEY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Cousar, Moessner

A study of the New Testament books with special attention to their literary
character and their theological content, as viewed in light of the history and
development of the early church. Also required for M.A. in Youth Ministry.
Spring 3 credits

BN221 ESSENTIALS OF HEBREW Gunn, Newsome

An intensive study of the essential elements of Hebrew grammar, syntax, and

vocabulary preparatory to reading and studying exegetically the Hebrew Old

Testament.

Fall 4 credits

*BN231 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: REPRESENTATIVE TEXTS Newsome

A reading and exegesis of selected Old Testament passages which are significant
for an understanding of the nature of ancient Hebrew literature and the faith
of Israel. Special attention will be given to their relevance to Christian theology
and to their use in the preaching and teaching ministry of the Church.
Prerequisite: BN221
Fall 3 credits

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BN232 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: SAUL AND DAVID Gunn

A close reading of selected passages from I & II Samuel and I Kings, in the
context of an overview of the story of Saul and David as a whole. An under-
standing of narrative technique leads to a heightened awareness of the theo-
logical impact of Old Testament storytelling.
Prerequisite: BN221 3 credits

*B234 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: JONAH AND RUTH Gunn

A close reading of two short stories, with attention to significant features of
the Hebrew text. Careful exploration of literary aspects (e.g. structure, plot,
character, point of view, wordplay, allusion) facilitates a deeper awareness of
the theological impact of Old Testament storytelling.
Prerequisite: BN221 3 credits

* Students in the B component are required to take one of these courses.
(Another may be taken as an elective.)

BN371 (471) PREFACE TO BIBLICAL THEOLOGY Cousar

The course considers issues related to an understanding of the Bible as the
church's book, such as the formation of the canon, the authority and inspiration
of the scriptures, and the hermeneutical task of the church.
Prerequisites: BN141, BN151 (or B151, B152, B241)
Fall 3 credits

In addition, students in the new curriculum are required to take at least one
course from the following:

OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS Gunn, Newsome

B652 EXEGESIS OF ROMANS Cousar

B666 GOSPEL OF MARK Ormond

B671 OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Gunn

B675 NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTOLOGY Moessner

Elective Courses

General and Background

B514 INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD Newsome

A seminar devoted to the investigation of the history of the Jewish people
from the return from exile to the birth of Christ. Emphasis will be upon the
literature (both canonical and non-canonical) of this period against the back-
ground of social, economic, political, and cultural events. Attention will also
be given to the rise of Jewish sects. 2 credits

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B612 IMAGES OF GOD AND HUMANITY IN THE HEBREW BIBLE Fewell

The course will introduce a relatively new exegetical method in the field of
biblical studies, that of the literary critical approach, and will familiarize the
students with the diversity of theological ideas and images to be found in the
Hebrew Bible. 3 credits

B617 APOCALYPTIC Newsome

An exploration of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic, both canonical and extra-
canonical, in the effort to understand the world view and theological outlook
of those groups and individuals responsible for this distinctive literature.

2 or 3 credits

Ancient Languages

B021 ESSENTIALS OF GREEK Cousar

An intensive study of the essential elements of Koine Greek grammar, syntax,
and vocabulary preparatory to reading the Greek New Testament. Required
of all students not having taken Greek in college.
Summer Session Only 6 credits

B526 GREEK GRAMMAR AND READING Cousar, Moessner

Review, consolidate, and expansion of an elementary level of New Testament
Greek are the goals of this course which is designed to be a follow-up of the
summer Greek or a continuing course for those wishing to improve their
reading skills. Selected passages from the Greek New Testament will be ana-
lyzed.
Prerequisite: B02 1 or equivalent. 2 or 3 credits

B620 HEBREW READING Gunn, Newsome

Rapid reading of selections from the Hebrew Old Testament with a view to
increasing facility in the use of the language; emphasis on grammatical struc-
tures and vocabulary.
Prerequisite: B221 2 credits

B623 ARAMAIC Newsome

A study of the essential elements of Palestinian Jewish Aramaic as these relate
to the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel and to the Aramaic elements in
the New Testament.
Prerequisite: B221 3 credits

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Old Testament Based on Hebrew Text

B63 1 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: JEREMIAH Gunn

A close reading of selected passages from the Book of Jeremiah, with special
attention to the way the prophet's distinctive proclamation is mediated through
conventional language and literary forms and the power of poetry.
Prerequisite: BN221 3 credits

B632 EXEGESIS OF ISAIAH 40-55 Gunn

A close reading of selected passages (including the "servant songs") from Isaiah
40-55 (Deutero-Isaiah), with special attention to the way the prophet's dis-
tinctive proclamation is demiated through conventional literary forms, tradi-
tions of myth and history and, above all, the power of poetry. 3 credits

B639 BIBLICAL RESEARCH SEMINAR Gunn, Moessner

This seminar will explore the Deuteronomistic History and its relationship to
Luke-Acts, utilizing predominantly literary-critical methods of exegesis. A major
goal is to investigate ways in which synchronic studies can serve to delineate
important theological dimensions of biblical texts. Credit to be arranged.

Old Testament Based on English Text

B540 GENESIS 1-11 Newsome

A literary and theological investigation of Genesis 1-11 with the intention of
identifying those themes which help to shape the theological outlook of the
Old Testament as a whole and which inform the Christian understanding of
the nature of human life before God. 2 credits

B545 INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW PROPHETS Newsome

An overview of the prophetic tradition within ancient Israel in which special
attention is given to the theological themes of the several books of the proph-
etic corpus of the Old Testament. The cultural context in which individual
prophetic personalities lived and worked is also examined for insights into the
form and content of the prophetic message. 2 or 3 credits

B546 OLD TESTAMENT WISDOM LITERATURE Gunn

An introduction to Israel's "wisdom" tradition, especially Proverbs (and the
figure of Ms. Wisdom), Job and Ecclesiastes, with attention also to later de-
velopments (the Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, and some N.T. texts).

3 credits

B642 GENESIS 12-50 Ormond

A study in the English text of the content and literary structure of the narratives
in Genesis 12-50. Particular attention will be given to the principal characters

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and their response to God and his purpose for his people. Theological themes
which emerge from this study will be considered. 2 credits

B645 MESSAGE OF THE PSALMS Newsome

A study of the Psalms from various perspectives: historical, exegetical and
homiletical. Designed to make the literature available to the pastor as a wor-
shiper, scholar and preacher. 3 credits

B647 FROM DEUTERONOMY TO KINGS: A VIEW FROM THE

WILDERNESS Gunn

A brief survey of current work on the composition and purpose of the great
"Deuteronomistic History" prefaces an attempt at a new and integrated reading.
This core section of the O.T. issues a radical challenge to church and nation
today. 2 or 3 credits

B648 KING DAVID IN HISTORY, LITERATURE AND ART Gunn

This seminar investigates the figure of David in the Bible (including N.T.) and
beyond: topics include (amongst others) mediaeval theology and art, refor-
mation politics, renaissance sculpture, nineteenth century preaching, and mod-
ern drama. A study of the use and abuse of the Bible. 2 or 3 credits

B649 THE MESSAGE OF JUDGES Gunn

An in-depth exploration of the Book of Judges. Careful attention to literary
features (e.g., character, plot, point of view, repetition) leads to the unfolding
of important theological dimensions, both in the individual stories and in the
book as a whole. 3 credits

New Testament Based on Greek Text

B55 1 EXEGESIS OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Cousar, Moessner

An exegetical study of the gospel with emphasis on structure, historical back-
ground and dominant motifs. Analysis of selected sections of the Greek text.
Prerequisite: BN 1 5 1 , BN 1 52 3 credits

B553 EXEGESIS OF GALATIANS Cousar

An analysis and interpretation of the Greek text of Galatians.
Prerequisite:BN151 3 credits

B652 EXEGESIS OF ROMANS Cousar

An interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans, within the framework of Paul's

theology.

Prerequisite. BN151 3 credits

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New Testament Based on English Text

B561 EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS Ormond

A study of the English text of the Epistle to the Ephesians in its historical
setting with special attention to its continuing relevance in the life of the
Church. 2 credits

B562 LUKE/ACTS Ormond

Luke/Acts will be considered as two volumes of a unified work with attention
given to the overall structure. Themes introduced in the Gospel will be noted
or traced in the Acts. Reading in Lukan theology is required.
Prerequisite: BN161 4 credits

B567 THE CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDENCE Philips

A presentation of the historical background, cultural data and principal per-
sonalities involved in the Corinthian letters. The relation between the Cor-
inthian church and contemporary Christianity will be dealt with as a major
emphasis. 2 credits

B568 PRISON EPISTLES Ormond

A study in the English text of four letters written from prison and attributed
to Paul - Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Literary, historical,
and theological relationships among the four letters will be noted, but each
letter will be dealt with as a distinct document in its own right. 2 credits

B569 GENERAL EPISTLES Ormond

A study of the English text of the Epistles of James, I, II Peter and Jude in their
historical setting and present relevance. 2 credits

B661 PARABLES IN A PARISH AND CLINICAL CONTEXT Nickle

A study of selected parables of Jesus. Parables will be analyzed as to form and
function against the background of their use in the ministry of Jesus and of
the New Testament church. Lines of convergence between those parables and
contemporary pastoral concern will be explored. 3 credits

B662 WITHOUT LUKE? Ormond

This course will make a study of the Gospel of Luke with particular attention
to passages which are unique to Luke's Gospel. For example, what contributions
to our understanding of Jesus Christ are made by Luke's birth narratives, Lukan
parables, resurrection account, and reference to the Ascension. 3 credits

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B665 EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS Cousar

A study of Paul's Letter to the Romans, in the context of Pauline theology.
Particular emphasis will be given to application to current ministry.

3 credits

B666 THE GOSPEL OF MARK Ormond

A study of the English text of the Gospel of Mark with particular attention
given to the content, structure, and theological themes of the book.

2 or 3 credits

B667 ON PROPHETS AND PREACHING: READING THE ACTS OF THE

APOSTLES Moessner

A careful reading in the English text of the fulfillment of the history of salvation
through the unfolding drama of the eschatalogical split of Isreal into the mes-
sianic remnant of the "hardened" people of God. Special emphasis on the
relation of the Church to the Jewish people and preaching from the Acts today.

3 credits

Biblical Theology

B671 OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY: THE GOD OF THE OLD

TESTAMENT Gunn

Grounded in the study of representative texts, this course seeks to build up
a picture of the God who emerges from the pages of the Old Testament. God
and justice, judgment and love, the limitations of God, God and the feminine
are among themes explored. 2 or 3 credits

B672 CHRISTOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Moessner

A survey of the primary theological interpretations of Jesus in the major New
Testament witnesses. Emphasis will be placed on the coherent christological
portraits of the particular individuals and communities represented in the New
Testament writings.
Prerequisites: BN141, BN161 3 credits

B673 HISTORY AND THEOLOGY OF THE EXILE Newsome

A survey of the political, military, and socio-economic history of the Jewish
people from the Fall of Jerusalem to the Judean Restoration. Special attention
will be given to the literature produced by prophetic and priestly figures and
upon the manner in which the events of this period impacted Israel's rela-
tionship to God.
Prerequisite: BN141 3 credits

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B674 BIBLICAL THEOLOGY TODAY Daniel

A look at some of the methods and results of recent biblical scholarship that
have provided new insights into the biblical texts, with special emphasis on
the value of such research for preaching and teaching in the local congregation.

3 credits

B675 ROOTS OF NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTOLOGY Moessner

A seminar devoted to reading texts in translation from the intertestamental
period which describes Jewish hopes and expectations for a Messiah or
'Anointed One.' Particular attention will be focused on the ways New Testa-
ment texts both reflect and reject Jewish hopes and to the issues confronted
in preaching these texts in a Judeo-Christian context today.
Prerequisites: BN141, BN161; B514 strongly recommended 3 or 4 credits

B676 THEMES IN PAULINE THEOLOGY Cousar

Selected themes in the theology of Paul will be investigated in depth. The
course will be structured as a seminar with student opportunity for engaging
the rest of the class in a vigorous learning experience.
Prerequisite: BN161 3 credits

B677 NEW TESTAMENT ETHICS Cousar

A consideration of how the New Testament can be used in making moral
decisions, with special attention to the areas of war and peace. 3 credits

B678 THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS IN THE NEW

TESTAMENT Cousar

A seminar providing an opportunity for interested students to engage in re-
search of an important New Testament theme. The primary concerns are
exegetical. 3 credits

Independent Studies

The following courses provide an opportunity to engage in individualized work
on various problems in the Biblical area under the supervision of an instructor.

B692 EXEGETICAL RESEARCH IN

OLD TESTAMENT Brueggemann, Gunn, Newsome

Any term Up to 4 credits

B693 RESEARCH IN OLD TESTAMENT CRITICISM OR

THEOLOGY Brueggemann, Gunn, Newsome

Any term Up to 4 credits

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B695 EXEGETICAL RESEARCH IN

NEW TESTAMENT Cousar, Moessner

Any term Up to 4 credits

B696 RESEARCH IN NEW TESTAMENT CRITICISM OR

THEOLOGY Cousar, Ormond, Moessner

Any term Up to 4 credits

HISTORICAL-DOCTRINAL AREA

FACULTY: Frederick O. Bonkovsky, G. Thompson Brown, Robert Leon Carroll,
T. Erskine Clarke (Chairperson), Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez, Shirley C.
Guthrie, Jr., C. Benton Kline, Jr., James A. Overbeck, Paul Smith, George
W. Stroup.

Required Courses for M.Div and D.Min. (in-sequence) and as marked
for MA. in Youth Ministry

HD121 THE CHURCH THROUGH THE REFORMATION

PERIOD Gonzalez

An introduction to the history of the Church, including its doctrine, structure,
and interaction with the surrounding culture. The period from the close of
the New Testament times through the seventeenth century will be studied.
Also required for M.A. in Youth Ministry
Fall 5 credits

HD122 THE MODERN CHURCH Clarke, Gonzalez

This course is a continuation of HD121. During the spring term a major focus
will be on the religious history of the United States. Special attention will be
given to the relationship between religion and culture in American life.

4 credits

HD 1 8 1 CHURCH AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY Staff

A study of the values, systems and structures which form the context for
ministry in the United States and the world today to provide insights and skills
for contemporary Christian witness. Also required for M.A. in Youth Ministry.
Prerequisite: PN111
Spring 3 credits

HD233-234 REFORMED THEOLOGY Guthrie, Stroup

A study of the doctrines of Reformed theology based on Calvin's Institutes,
the confessional writings of the Reformed tradition and the works of various
contemporary Reformed theologians in conversation with other theological

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traditions and in the context of the ecumenical faith shared by all Christians.

Also required for M.A. in Youth Ministry.

Prerequisites: HD121, HD122

Fall 4 credits

Spring 2 credits

HD241 ALTERNATIVE CONTEXT FOR MINISTRY Staff

A combined academic and experiential course to deepen experience and un-
derstanding of a significantly different cultural context, of the activity of God
and the mission of the Church in that context. Also to provide opportunity
for theological reflection on the experience and its implications for ministry.
In 1985-86 the contexts were poverty in the black community, poverty of the
homeless, criminal justice, the Church in Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Berlin,
Germany.
Fall, Winter 4 credits

HD272 CHRISTIAN ETHICS Bonkovsky

A study of the Biblical, theological and philosophical foundations of Christian

ethics for guidance in Christian decision-making. Also required for M.A. in

Youth Ministry.

Prerequisite: HD181

Spring 3 credits

Elective Courses

General

HD5 1 1 HISTORY OF THE DEVOTIONAL TRADITION

OF THE CHURCH Gonzalez

A consideration of the classic literature from various movements within the
church's history that have stressed the devotional life, including forms of
monasticism, certain of the mystics, and later authors from both Protestant
and Roman Catholic circles. 2 credits

HD512 THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF HOWARD

THURMAN Smith

An examination of the religious thought of Howard Thurman, one of the 20th
century's foremost thinkers and theologians. His thoughts and works will be
weighed against contemporary black theologians and tapes of sermons and
other writings by Thurman will be used against the background of civil rights,
justice, reconciliation, love and freedom. 2 credits

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HD513 THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Smith

This course is designed to focus on, analyze and discuss the contributions of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in the South. The
first and primary purpose is to be introduced to the life and thought of Martin
Luther King, Jr. A second purpose is to focus on the contributions of other
leaders to the movement. 3 credits

HD610 INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN CONTEXT Clarke

This course is designed to provide international students with an introductory
understanding of American religious, social, and cultural traditions. 3 credits

Historical Studies

HD521 MODERN CHURCH HISTORY IN THE

BRITISH ISLES Overbeck

Emphasis will be given to a survey of the history of Protestantism in Scotland,
England and Ireland from 1560 to the present, with special attention to the
history of Presbyterianism and origins of the Presbyterian movement in the
British Isles. 2 or 3 credits

HD524 THE LIBERAL TRADITION IN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LIFE Clarke

A seminar which explores the history of religious liberalism in the U.S.

2 or 3 credits

HD525 (725) ISSUES IN AMERICAN CULTURE Clarke

A study of critical cultural issues with special emphasis on technology and its
influences on contemporary American life. 2 credits

HD526 CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS Clarke

A seminar on contemporary movements in American religion, with special
emphasis on cults, sects, and para-church groups. 3 credits

HD528 EUROPEAN CHURCH IN AN AGE OF

REVOLUTION Overbeck

Beginning with the French Revolution of 1 789, the course will investigate the
ways Christian churches have responded to and have been changed by rev-
olutions. A working definition of revolution (political, social, economic or
intellectual) will be sought. Understanding the role of churches in contem-
porary revolutions will be one objective. 2 credits

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HD529 THE CHURCH AND WOMEN Gonzalez

A seminar in which we will study the place women have held in the Church
throughout its history and the attitude of the Church toward women. We will
also discuss the present situation of women in the Church and view theolog-
ically the questions that are being raised by and about women. 3 credits

HD620 A HISTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

(U.S.A.) Clarke

A study of the ways Presbyterians in the U.S. have developed in relation to a
changing society. Special attention will be given to developments in theology,
social concerns, and institutional structures.
Prerequisite: HD122 3 credits

HD621 PERSPECTIVES ON THE MODERN EUROPEAN

REFORMED CHURCH Overbeck

The course will survey the establishment, development, character, and general
history of European Reformed churches in France, Switzerland, Germany, Hol-
land, Italy and Hungary. The origins, development, and operation of the World
Alliance of Reformed Churches will be examined. 2 credits

HD622 THE IMMIGRANTS AND THE CHURCHES Clarke

This seminar studies the history of immigration to the United States and the
role of the churches in the immigrants' lives. Special attention is given to
recent immigrant groups, in particular Korean. 2 or 3 credits

HD624 FROM DIXIE TO THE SUNBELT Clarke

A course intended to provide an understanding of the historical and social
context for ministry in the "New South." It is designed to help explore the
particular histories, traditions, and social forces which shape communities.

3 credits

HD625 REVIVALISM IN AMERICA Overbeck

A study of revivalism in American church history from Jonathan Edwards
through Billy Graham and the Jesus Movement, the course will focus on the
techniques of revivalism, i.e., camp meetings, emotional preaching and Gospel
music. Denominations which have especially benefited from revivalism will
be emphasized. 2 or 3 credits

HD626 AMERICAN CIVIL RELIGION Overbeck

An investigation of the relationship between American politics, history and
religion (particularly Protestant Christianity). 2 or 3 credits

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HD628 THE HISTORY OF THE BLACK CHURCH: WITH EMPHASIS IN

THE SOUTH Smith

An introduction to the history and contributions of the black church in the
United States and its influence upon the black community. Attention is drawn
to the role the black church must play in the liberation struggle of black
people; the origin of the National Committee of Black Churchmen and their
influence on the black church; the black church and its response to black
theology; class and caste; and black worship. 3 credits

Doctrinal Studies

HD531 THE THEOLOGY OF CALVIN Gonzalez, Guthrie, Kline

A seminar which concentrates on the Institutes. Each year a different section
will be studied and compared with the subsequent development of Reformed
theology. 2 credits

HD631 NARRATIVE THEOLOGY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MINISTRY

Stroup

A seminar on the recent proposals concerning the use of narrative in theology.
The course is in two parts; the first examines some components of narrative
theology, and the second explores the implications of narrative theology for
areas of the church's life such as homiletics, Christian education, and pastoral
care. 3 credits

HD633 THE THEOLOGIES OF SCHLEIERMACHER AND

KIERKEGAARD Gonzalez

A lecture course in which we will study the thought of these two major 19th
century theologians. Special attention will be given to comparing the structure
of their theologies and to their influence on 20th century thought.
Prerequisite: HD121-122 3 credits

HD634(734) THE THEOLOGY OF KARL BARTH Guthrie

A seminar which studies intensively a section of the Church Dogmatics.
Prerequisites: HD233-234 2 credits

HD635 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTOLOGY Stroup

A seminar on some of the major issues in contemporary Christology, with
special focus on the interpretation of the incarnation, atonement and resur-
rection. 2 credits

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HD637 (737) THE THEOLOGY OF PAUL TILLICH Kline

A study of one or more sections of Systematic Theology in the context of
classical Christian theology and contemporary theological thought.
Prerequisites: HD233-234 or permission of the instructor 3 credits

HD639 THE THEOLOGY OF JURGEN MOLTMANN Guthrie

A seminar dealing with major themes in Moltmann's theology.
Prerequisites: HD233-234 2 credits

HD546 THEOLOGY OF LITURGY Gonzalez

A lecture and discussion course on the doctrinal significance of liturgical
practice: the liturgical year, the sacraments, parts of worship, etc. Special
attention will be given to the interpretation of Biblical texts within the liturgical
setting in which they are to be employed. 3 credits

HD643 THE THEOLOGY OF WORK Kline

A study of employment, jobs, careers, leisure, unemployment, retirement and
other issues of the workplace. A focus on ministry of the church to people in
relation to the world defined by work. 3 credits

HD644 PREACHING AT THE OCCASION OF THE

SACRAMENTS Gonzalez

A seminar-workshop concerned with the relationship of preaching and the
sacraments. Particular attention will be given to the hermeneutical significance
of the sacraments in Biblical interpretation, as well as to the theological sig-
nificance of preaching on sacramental occasions. 2 credits

HD647 LIBERATION THEOLOGY Guthrie

A study of various theologies written from the perspective of the people who
are oppressed and excluded. Special attention is given to theologies coming
from the "third world" and from blacks.
Prerequisites: HD233-234 2 credits

HD648 THEORIES OF JUSTICE Guthrie

A seminar to explore the meaning of justice, expecially with regard to the
question of what basic economic goods and services should be distributed.
Various conservative and liberal classical views will be studied and evaluated
from the perspective of Christian faith. 2 credits

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HD649 CONFESSIONAL LITERATURE OF THE

REFORMED CHURCHES Guthrie

A seminar making a comparative study of the Reformed Confessions of the

sixteenth, seventeenth, and twentieth centuries.

Prerequisites: HD233-234 4 credits

ATA451 INTERSEMINARY SEMINAR Interseminary Staff

A seminar (composed of students and professors from Columbia, Candler
School of Theology, the Interdenominational Theological Center) to study a
current theological issue or theologian. 3 credits

Philosophical Studies

HD551 PHILOSOPHICAL INTRODUCTION Kline

A study of philosophical questions, terminology, and systems as they relate to
the theological formulations of the church. 2 credits

HD554 THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION Kline

A study of classical and contemporary explorations of the nature of religion,
religious knowledge, the existence and nature of God, and the relation of God
to the world.
Prerequisite: A basic course in philosophy 3 credits

HD652 THEOLOGY AND LANGUAGE Kline

An exploration of the nature of religious language and problems of theological

expression.

Prerequisites: HD233-234 2 or 4 credits

HD655 PROCESS PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY Kline

A study of the impact of Whitehead, Hartshorne, and evolutionary thought on

contemporary theological formulation.

Prerequisite: A course in modern philosophy or permission of instructor

3 credits

Mission and Ecumenics

HD561 SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL MISSION Broum

A survey course for those entering the parish ministry with the purpose of
understanding the world mission of the church in the contemporary scene.
The following themes will be examined: Biblical basis of mission, theology of

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mission, historical survey, world Christianity today, the mission program of
the Presbyterian Church (USA). The following contemporary issues will be
discussed: The ecumenical movement, economic justice and development, the
church growth movement, cross cultural evangelism, Christianity and culture.

2 or 3 credits

HD562 CHRISTIAN UNITY: THE ECUMENICAL

MOVEMENT Brown

A study of the Ecumenical Movement including the following subjects: the
Biblical and theological basis for unity, history of the worldwide Christian
movement, unity and mission, the national and world Councils of Churches,
local participation in the movement toward unity. 2 or 3 credits

HD563 AREA STUDIES ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA Brown

A seminar which deals with the history, distinctive characteristics, and present
status of Christianity in a specific geographic area against the background of
the political, social and economic situation. Will focus on opportunities for
mission, current issues and ecumenical relationships. Each year the seminar
is offered, a different geographical area will be considered. 2 or 3 credits

HD662 CHRISTIAN ENCOUNTER WITH OTHER

RELIGIONS Brown

A seminar dealing with the relationship of the Christian faith to living religions
of today. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and the religions of China will be ex-
plored. Will focus on the relationship between the lordship of Jesus Christ and
issues of religious pluralism, dialogue, and the impact of Eastern religious cults
on American life. 3 credits

HD663 CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA TODAY Brown

A case study of Christianity in a Marxist Society which will deal with the rise
of Christianity and Communism in the world's oldest and most populous coun-
try. Emphasis will be on the reemergence of the church in a post-Maoist China.
Implications for the mission of the church in the U.S. and the Third World are
a major focus. 2 or 3 credits

HD664 CONTEMPORARY ROMAN CATHOLIC

THEOLOGY Gonzalez

A view of recent developments in Roman Catholic theology based particularly
upon the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the writings of other
Catholic theologians since then. Prerequisites: HD121-122 4 credits

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Ethics and Society

HD570 CRISIS ETHICS Staff

A seminar to discuss if our post- 1945 knowledge of the Holocaust has fun-
damentally changed ethics and theology. The crises of Christianity and Western
culture represented in Hiroshima and Auschwitz will also be studied.

3 credits

HD576 BIBLICAL ETHICS Bonkovsky

In whatever activities persons are involved, public or private (e.g., religion,
politics, marriage, sex, economics, war), the commands of God reach us. A
study of Biblical Ethics thus centers on the authority they bring to our lives
and the directions in which we are led.
Prerequisites: Previous work in Bible and in ethics 3 credits

HD579 MEDICINE, RELIGION AND THE MINISTER Staff

An exploration of the ethics of religion and medicine as it relates to ministry,
with emphasis given to special media resources on the topics of death and
dying; genetic engineering; the human body, a gift of God; and euthanasia.
Ethical dilemmas regarding rights of patient, physician and minister are ex-
plored. 2 or 3 credits

HD670 SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE CHURCH

AND THE COMMUNITY Staff

This course will focus on the interaction between the church and the com-
munity through an analysis of the setting in which the church functions.

3 credits

HD671 ETHICS AND CHURCH LIFE Bonkovsky

Numerous ethical questions arise in the contemporary parish. This course
focuses on several major issues and on the ways in which the Christian com-
munity does ethics and ministry.
Prerequisite: Previous work in ethics 3 credits

HD672 ETHICS AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY Bonkovsky

Consideration of the ways in which nations and other international actors,
such as churches and multi-national corporations, act, with special attention
to the values which do and may influence behavior.
Prerequisite: Previous work in ethics 2 or 3 credits

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HD673 CURRENT ISSUES IN ETHICS Staff

Utilization of Biblical, theoretical, and empirical data in consideration of several
important issues, such as economics, money, obligations, amnesty, censorship,
and pornography.
Prerequisite: Previous work in ethics 3 credits

HD674 ETHICAL ISSUES IN CIVIL SOCIETY Staff

This seminar will consider value conflicts in business and professions and other
major contemporary issue areas. 3 credits

HD675 ETHICS AND URBAN LIFE Bonkovsky

Consideration of ethical issues in the history and current life of American
cities, especially Atlanta, Georgia. A central, organizing theme is the relation
of sub-sections of the city to the interests of the broader urban community.
Prerequisite: Previous work in ethics and permission of the instructor

3 credits

HD676 SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Overbeck

Spirituality as an expression of the life of the Church in modern Europe
post sixteenth century is the focus of this study. Prominent church leaders,
movements within the churches, and the reaction of Christians to major public
and social crises will be examined in the context of models or doctrines of
ministry. Protestant churches in England, Germany, France, Switzerland, and
the Scandinavian countries and Roman Catholic churches in France, Italy, Spain,
and Germany will be studied. 2 or 3 credits

HD678 ETHICAL THINKERS Bonkovsky

A study of the writings of several recent ethicists with special attention to
their methods and sources in "doing ethics." Thinkers may include Bonhoeffer,
Brunner, Frankena, Gustafson, Haering, H.R. Niebuhr, and Ramsey.
Prerequisite: Previous work in ethics 3 credits

HD679 PEACEMAKING AND MINISTRY Bonkovsky

A seminar, beginning with the PCUS-UP paper, "Peacemaking: The Believer's
Calling," and with readings of reflection by international churches on peace-
making. Contemporary developments in the PCUSA, in Washington, DC, and
in other denominations and polities also will be considered; and attention will
be given to such issues as ministry and nuclear fear, economic instability, and
family break-up. 3 credits

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INDEPENDENT STUDIES

The following courses provide an opportunity to engage in individualized work
on various topics in the Historical-Doctrinal Area under the supervision of an
instructor.

HD691 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN HISTORY Clarke, Gonzalez

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD693 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THEOLOGY Guthrie, Stroup

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD695 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHILOSOPHY Kline

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD696 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MISSION AND

ECUMENICS Brown

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD697 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ETHICS Bonkovsky

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD698 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BLACK STUDIES Smith

Any term Up to 4 credits

PASTORAL AREA

FACULTY: Robert Leon Carroll, Jr., Peter C. Carruthers, Brian H. Childs, Douglas
W. Hix, Wade P. Huie, Jr., Oscar J. Hussel, Ben C. Johnson, Sara Covin
Juengst, Jasper N. Keith (Chairperson), John H. Patton, Robert H. Ramey,
Jr., Lucy A. Rose, Edward A. Trimmer, Christine Wenderoth.

Required Courses for M.Div. and D.Min. (in-sequence)

PN1 1 1 BECOMING A MINISTER TO PERSONS Staff

This course seeks to enable students to grow in their understanding of persons
and the nature of ministry. It provides a foundation for other disciplines within
the pastoral field. Topics considered are the church's ministry, personal de-
velopment, and community life.
Fall 3 credits

PN121 THE MINISTRY OF TEACHING Hussel, Trimmer

An introduction to the teaching ministry of the church, including the philos-
ophy and structure of Christian education, and the place of educational work
in the life of the congregation. Attention will be given to the involvement of
the pastor in education and the development of an educational style of ministry.
Prerequisite: PN111
Spring 3 credits

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PN141 INTRODUCTION TO PREACHING Huie, Rose

An introduction to the preaching ministry of the church with some attention
to the practical concerns of worship - e.g., prayers, funerals, music.
Prerequisites: BN151, BN152, PN1 1 1
Spring 3 credits

P232 MINISTRY TO PERSONS Childs, Keith

The course seeks to provide an understanding of pastoral care as a ministry
of the church. Specific themes and skills related to the pastoral care of persons
in their life experiences are explored through classroom presentations, ver-
batim materials, and literature. This course includes intensive involvement in
ministry to persons in a clinical setting, plus seminars.
Prerequisite: PN111
Fall or Spring 5 credits

*P221 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT Hussel

General models of planning will be examined and applied for education in the
congregation. Leadership recruitment, development and support are stressed
and specific methods considered. Planned choice of curriculum and educa-
tional resources is included, with examination of specific resources.
Fall 2 credits

*P24l PRACTICUM IN WORSHIP AND PREACHING Huie or Rose

Students prepare projects on different worship concerns and develop as com-
municators of the Gospel with the help of video and by preaching in a local
church before a group of lay people, peers, and the professor.
Prerequisite: PN141
Fall and Spring 2 credits

*P251 WORSHIP IN THE REFORMED TRADITION Staff

A study of the history, theology, and practice of worship in the Reformed
tradition. The development of worship from the New Testament to the current
day will be surveyed, with particular attention to the Reformed tradition in
Europe and North America. Reformed views of Word and sacrament will be
examined, and lab exercises in the conduct of various worship services will
be given.
Spring 2 credits

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*P271 THE PASTOR AS EVANGELIST Johnson

This course will explore a practical approach to evangelism for the parish
minister, explore the evangelistic potentials of each dimension of pastoral
ministry (i.e., worship) and concentrate on developing evangelistic metho-
dologies.
Spring 2 credits

Students who entered before September, 1984 are required to take at least
one of these courses and may take another as an elective.

PN31 1(41 1 )-312 CHURCH AND MINISTRY Ramey and Staff

A consideration of the theory and practice of the church and its ministry
especially for ordained ministers in the PC(USA) in terms of the nature of
church and of ministry in context, polity, and leadership skills. Students will
be assigned to a congregation and make other observation visits.
Prerequisites: SM210, HD233-234
Fall and Spring 3 credits each semester

Required Courses of MA. in Youth Ministry

PN121 THE MINISTRY OF TEACHING Hussel, Trimmer

An introduction to the teaching ministry of the church, including the philos-
ophy and structure of Christian education, and the place of educational work
in the life of the congregation. Attention will be given to the involvement of
the pastor in education and the development of an educational style of ministry.

3 credits

PI 42 WORSHIP WITH YOUTH Trimmer

A study of the foundations and purposes of worship and application, in a variety

of ways, with youth.

Winter 3 credits

P221 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT YOUTH Hussel

General models of planning and decision making are examined and applied in
ministry with youth through leadership recruitment, development and support
and through knowledge of basic denominational programs and resources.

2 credits

*P527 ADULT EDUCATION IN THE CONGREGATION Staff

A study of adults as learners and of forms of education for participation in the

life and mission of the church and for the Christian life.

Spring 3 credits

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*P623 THE CHILD AND THE CHURCH Trimmer

An examination of the sociological and anthropological context of the child

in America together with the implications for the church and its ministry to

children.

Prerequisite: PN121 3 credits

P625 BASIC MINISTRY WITH YOUTH Trimmer

A beginning exploration into the sociological and psychological basis for min-
istry for and with adolescents, including theoretical issues, examination of
successful models, developmental concerns and resources available.

3 credits

*One or the other is required.

P626 ADVANCED MINISTRY WITH YOUTH Trimmer

Continues the exploration into ministry with/for youth. Specialized concerns
such as spiritual formation, evangelism, stewardship, confirmation, juvenile
delinquency are developed as well as continuing the dialogue for a wholistic
understanding of youth ministry.
Prerequisites: PN121, P625 3 credits

Elective Courses

General

P5 1 3 PERSONS AND MINISTRY Staff

The issues of adulthood, vocation, parenting, and aging are studied as these
relate to ministry. The course builds on the foundation provided by PN111
and seeks to deepen understanding of ministry to persons in their development.
Prerequisite: PN1 11 2 credits

P514 WORK, FAMILY AND FAITH: THE MINISTERIAL CONNECTION

Everett

Presentations and worship sessions explore the many and changing ways to
try and integrate work, family and faith. Special attention will be given to the
church's role in engaging these dynamics in economic structures as well as in
various types of families, including clergy families. 3 credits

P515 FEMININE FOOTSTEPS IN THE PARISH: THE IMPACT OF WOMEN'S
STUDIES IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY Stevenson Moessner

A course on the impact of women's studies in religion on the gospel ministry
which will include these topics: Biblical images used in preaching and edu-

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cational materials, pastoral care and counseling of women, doctrinal consid-
erations of such areas as Christology and Mariology, models for marriage en-
hancement, partnership (male/female) in ministry, forgiveness and
reconciliation. 3 credits

P519 THE MINISTERS LIBRARY Overbeck

How to select, catalogue, organize, maintain, and update the library required
in current ministry. Also included is how to prepare a bibliography, preser-
vation of papers and artifacts, and how to select and operate media equipment.

2 credits

Christian Education

P522 BECOMING A SKILLED TEACHER Hussel

A workshop approach to learning such teacher skills as writing lesson goals,
developing a lesson plan including activities and resources selection
classroom control and evaluation procedures. 2 credits

P525 FAITH DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE

CYCLE Wenderoth

Faith development throughout the human life cycle will be explored using
Fowler's schema supplemented by life span developmental theory. Implications
for a program of Christian nurture in the congregation will be probed. There
will be particular emphasis on intergenerational learning activities.
Prerequisites: PN111, PN121 2 or 3 credits

P527 ADULT EDUCATION IN THE CONGREGATION Hussel

A study of the adult and of adult education for participation in the life and

mission of the church and for the Christian life.

Prerequisites: PN 1 1 1 , PN 1 2 1 3 credits

P528 HISTORY AND THEORY OF CHRISTIAN

EDUCATION Trimmer

A reading course available focusing on the major historical and modern "clas-
sics" in Christian education, including such authors as Bushnell, Coe, Smith,
Nelson and Groome.
Prerequisite: PN121 1 to 3 credits

P621 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND MINISTRY Hussel

This seminar has three foci: Contemporary Approaches to Christian Education;
Understanding Faith in Christian Education; the Place of Narrative in Christian
Education. 3 credits

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P622 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN THE 80s Trimmer

This course will take a brief look at the history of Christian Education focusing
on how its history can illumine current issues such as prayer in the public
schools. It will move to an examiniation of the current approaches in Christian
Education and collective thinking and reflection on the future. 3 credits

P623 THE CHURCH AND THE CHILD Trimmer

The sociological and anthropological context of the child in America will be
examined along with the implications that context holds for the church and
its ministry to children. 3 credits

P625 BASIC MINISTRY WITH YOUTH Trimmer

A beginning exploration into the sociological and psychological basis for min-
istry for and with adolescents, including theoretical issues, examination of
successful models, developmental concerns and resources available.

3 credits

P626 ADVANCED MINISTRY WITH YOUTH Trimmer

Continues the exploration into ministry with/for youth. Specialized concerns
such as spiritual formation, evangelism, stewardship, confirmation, juvenile
delinquency are developed as well as continuing the dialogue for a wholistic
understanding of youth ministry.
Prerequisites: PN121, P625 3 credits

P627 OUTDOOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Trimmer

An exploration of the theory, theology and practice behind the use of outdoor
settings in Christian education, including camp and retreat settings, the use of
recreation and group life.
Prerequisite: PN121 3 credits

P628 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND SPECIAL

EDUCATION Trimmer

An introduction to the field of "special" education, including the areas of mental
retardation, physical handicap, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities,
with an eye toward developing ways of mainstreaming this population into
the educational life of the Church, developing distinct educational ministries
to specific populations, and developing support services within the local con-
gregational context.
Prerequisite: PN1 21 2 or 3 credits

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P629 EDUCATING FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Trimmer

Designed to help pastors or those becoming pastors, who are concerned with
the issues of peace and justice, find ways of integrating those concerns into
the educational and spiritual life of both congregations and individuals.
Prerequisites: PN111, PN121 2 or 3 credits

Pastoral Care and Counseling

P531 PASTORAL CARE AND THEOLOGY Childs

Through lectures and reading seminars the literature in the field of pastoral
care will be examined. Models for doing pastoral care and theological ground-
ings of the pastoral approaches will be explicated.
Prerequisites: PN232 2 or 3 credits

P532 PASTORAL CARE IN CRISIS SITUATIONS Childs

Examination of forms of crisis experience in modern life from psychological,
sociocultural and theological perspectives. Theologically grounded approaches
to crisis ministry compared with current secular models of crisis intervention.
Prerequisite: PN232 2 or 3 credits

P533 PASTORAL CARE IN PRIMARY MOMENTS Patton

Lectures and case studies dealing with selected primary moments in the de-
velopmental process and some common critical incidents that call for pastoral
care to developing persons.
Prerequisite: PN1 1 1 2 or 3 credits

P534 PASTORAL CARE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE Patton

This course focuses on current developments and issues in marriage and family
life as these relate to ministry. Various types of ministry to marriage and family
life will be explored. Particular attention will be given to a theological un-
derstanding of marriage and family life.
Prerequisite: PN1 1 1 2 or 3 credits

P535 MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT Keith

A seminar for couples, discussing issues in contemporary Christian marriage
and engaging in enrichment experiences, in order to strengthen the partici-
pants' marriages and prepare them for ministry to other marriages.

2 or 3 credits

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P536 PASTORAL CARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Staff

A seminar discussing the illnesses of children, family dynamics and pastoral
care of each plus clinical experience. In 1986 the location was Scottish Rite
Hospital with Chaplain Imogene Bennett.
Prerequisite: PN232 3 credits

P537 MINISTRY TO DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS Keith

A seminar discussing the disabilities and handicaps, personal and family dy-
namics, and enlightened treatment of the developmentally disabled persons
plus clinical experience at a retardation center.
Prerequisite: PN232 3 credits

P538 MINISTRY TO DEEPLY TROUBLED PERSONS Keith

A seminar discussing the dynamics and behaviors of deeply troubled persons,

plus clinical experience in a mental health facility.

Prerequisite: PN232 3 credits

P539 PASTORAL CARE AND THE AGING PROCESS Keith

This course explores a variety of issues relating to the aging process and older
adults. Community resources for the care of the aged are identfied. Specific
proposals for parish programs are developed. Throughout the course theolog-
ical dimensions of the aging process are sought. Includes a clinical component.
Prerequisite: PN232 3 credits

P630 SPECIAL ISSUES IN PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING Childs

An advanced seminar identifying and discussing the major special issues con-
fronting pastoral care-giving in contemporary society. Such issues as violence,
addiction, homosexuality, pandemic disease will be raised. Special projects
will be generated from student and social issues raised according to the needs
of the time.
Prerequisite: PN232 2 or 3 credits

P631 THEOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF PASTORAL CARE Patton

This course will explore theological dimensions of pastoral care, along with
certain understandings from psychodynamic theories and family systems the-
ory, as one foundation for parish ministry. Particular attention will be given
to the use of community resources and consultation. Primarily for D.Min. and
Th.M. degree students; others must secure permission of the professor.

3 credits

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P632 SEMINAR IN FAMILY LIFE Keith

This course seeks to provide an in-depth understanding of the literature, the-
ories, and concepts of family life. Major resources to be considered will be
psychological, sociological, and theological. 2 or 3 credits

P633 THE DEVLOPMENT OF MODERN PASTORAL CARE Keith

This course will research the literature, study the personalities, and consider
the historical context of the pastoral care movement in the U.S. in the 20th
century. 2 or 3 credits

P634 SYSTEMS OF FAMILY PASTORAL COUNSELING Childs

A survey and seminar exploring the various systems of family evaluation and
therapy. Special emphasis will be placed upon the works of major theorists
and clinicians (Minuchin, Bowen, Ackerman and Haley). The theological eval-
uation of family life and dysfunction will explored. (For Th.M. and S.T.D.
students; others must secure permission of the professor. ) 3 credits

P635 ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN PASTORAL CARE Patton

Lectures and case studies are used to explore the boundaries of pastoral care
and ethics. Issues such as abortion, sexuality, work and play, commitment to
causes, use of economic resources, social responsibility, life and death, etc.
will be considered. 2 or 3 credits

P636 PASTORAL COUNSELING OF THE INDIVIDUAL Childs

Theory and practice of time-limited, individual pastoral counseling. Basic prin-
ciples of psychological and theological diagnosis; treatment planning; and treat-
ment managment. Cases investigated will be those typically encountered in
the parish. Case studies, lectures, role playing, verbal reports will be used.
Theological rationale of pastoral counseling will be explored.
Prerequisite: P232 3 credits

P637 PASTORAL CARE AND GRIEF Keith

A study of the pastoral care response in situations of loss, the dimensions of
the grief process, and the dynamics of personality involved in grief. Events of
pastoral care in grief will be shared by the participants. (For Th.M. and D.Min.
students; others must secure permission of professor) 3 credits

P638 GRADUATE COUNSELING PRACTICUM Staff

Graduate students in the pastoral counseling program are admitted to work
under supervision at one of the several local pastoral counseling centers. It is
expected that upon completion of the practicum a student will have sufficient

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supervision to apply for membership in the American Association of Pastoral
Counseling, Inc. Limited to students in the Th.M. in Pastoral Couseling. (Stu-
dents may register for P638a, P638b, P638c for 2 credits per semester.)
Prerequisite: Oral Examination by professors and supervisors 6 credits

639 PRINCIPLES OF PASTORAL SUPERVISION Keith

This course will research philosophies of education, theories of learning and
methods of supervision for a ministry of pastoral supervision. (Students may
register for P639a, P639b, for 3 credits each semester.)
Fall and Spring 6 credits

Worship

P544 CHURCH MUSIC AND HYMNOLOGY Davies

A workshop dealing with practical ways of using music in the pastorate in-
cluding the learning of basic skills in elementary music-reading, use of hand
bells, choosing music for congregations, and looking briefly at the history and
theology of hymns. 2 credits

P641 SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES Huie

A seminar-laboratory course in which we seek to understand the meaning of
special occasions for worship such as baptism, communion, funerals, weddings,
etc., and learn creative and effective ways of leading them.
Prerequisite: PN141 2 or 4 credits

P642 LITURGY AND LEARNING Staff

A seminar/workshop exploring dimensions of life and ministry where educa-
tional and liturgical concerns are joined.
Prerequisites: PN121 and PN141 2 or 3 credits

P643 WORSHIP IN THE REFORMED CHURCH Miller

This course will explore the shape and character of Christian worship; the
background to Reformed worship, ancient and modern; worship and the Re-
formers (Zwingli, Farel, Bucer, Calvin, Knox). Also structuring Sunday worship,
composing prayers for public worship, preaching in the context of worship
will be considered. 2 credits

Preaching

P551 TASTING SERMONS Huie

A seminar to study and discuss contemporary sermons by reading or listening/
viewing on tape. Beginning with sermons in The Twentieth Century Pulpit, a
variety of types and styles of sermons which represent various denominations
and different groups (such as Southerners, women, theologians, "electric
preachers") are tasted. 2 credits

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P554 PREACHING THROUGH THE AGES McWilliam

This course will be concerned with the history of preaching and the manner
in which this is illustrated by representative preachers throughout the ages,
beginning with Augustine. It will seek to discover how their preaching was
affected by events of the time and how events of the time were influenced by
their preaching. 2 or 3 credits

P651 THE ART OF PREACHING FROM THE GREAT ARTISTS Rose

A seminar in which participants will read the sermons of some of history's
great preachers, report on the homiletical techniques, and write sermons adapt-
ing these techniques according to their own style. 2 or 3 credits

P653 PREACHING ON NEGLECTED THEMES McWilliam

A series of lectures dealing with preaching on neglected themes. Among the
subjects dealt with will be Judgment and the Second Coming, Death and the
Communion of Saints, Confession, Healing and the Preaching of the Miracles
in a Scientific Age. 2 credits

P656 PREACHING THROUGH THE CHRISTIAN YEAR USING THE

LECTIONARY McWilliam

Essentially a practical course dealing with the pattern of preaching throughout
a year. Based upon the Christian Year and the Lectionary, it will deal also with
preaching at the Sacraments and some of the more difficult, and often nege-
lected, themes. 2 or 3 credits

P657 PREACHING THROUGH THE CHURCH YEAR McWilliam

This series of lectures will deal with problems peculiar to preaching in the
latter half of the 20th century with particular attention to themes often ne-
glected in the preaching of the "main stream churches" by reason of their
difficulty. 3 credits

P658 CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO PREACHING Staff

Recent developments in contemporary preaching, such as inductive and nar-
rative preaching, will be critically examined in terms of theory and practice.

3 credits

P659 VARIETIES IN PREACHING Rose

This course will explore a variety of sermon types and creative ways to use
the imagination in preaching. 2 credits

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Communication

P560 THE MINISTER AS A SPEAKER Taylor

A study of the principles of healthy and effective vocal expression and the
application of these to speech in pulpit, committee meeting, and conference.

3 credits

P561 USE OF MUSIC IN CHURCH ACTIVITIES Davies

A weekly workshop to teach basic skills in elementary music -reading, use of
handbells and dealing with practical ways of using music in the pastorate.

2 credits

P565 COLUMBIA CHOIR Davies

A course for students interested in learning about church music through singing
in a choir. May be taken for a maximum of 2 semesters for credit.

1 credit per semester

P566 MUSIC AND THE MINISTER Davies

Under the Music Section of the Directory in the Book of Order, the pastor,
representing the session, is named as the person being responsible for the
direction and leading of the service. This course specifically addresses this
important and neglected issue. 2 credits

Evangelism

P571 CONTEMPORARY DISCIPLESHIP Johnson

The aim of this course is the development of a meaningful Christian lifestyle
patterned on the biblical record of the life and ministry of Jesus. The course
aims to enrich the lives of students and also to provide a model for discipleship
training in the local congregation. 3 credits

P572 INTRODUCTION TO EVANGELISM Johnson

An examination of the meaning of evangelism from both theological and his-
torical perspectives, with a focus on pastoral ministry. 3 credits

P573 EVANGELISM FOCUS Johnson

A course to train students to lead and participate in a week-end event of
witnessing, teaching, and preaching. Requires involvement in a week-end event
in a congregation. P571 recommended. 2 credits

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P576 SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY

Johnson, Ramey

A course which provides a setting for spiritual growth. It offers instruction in
prayer, provides structured group experiences and mutual support, and aims
to strengthen ministerial formation. 2 credits

P671 TOWARD A THEOLOGY OF

EVANGELISM Johnson, Wenderoth

Beginning with a study of key theological categories Revelation, Salvation,
the Spiritual Presence, Salvation and the Church students will work toward
developing evangelistic methods appropriate in a variety of contemporary
situations. 3 credits

P672 C. JUNG AND SPIRITUALITY Johnson

A seminar which investigates the seminal categories in the thought of Carl
Jung and the implications of his thought for developing Christian spirituality.

2 or 3 credits

P674 CREATING EFFECTIVE EVANGELISTIC MODELS Johnson

An examination of the principles required to create and evaluate effective
models of evangelism. Enables the student to create an effective evangelistic
emphasis which is contextually informed and theology faithful. 2 credits

P675 THEOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF EVANGELISM

IN THE LOCAL CHURCH Johnson

An exploration of the essential ingredients of evangelism and the theological
assumptions which undergird it. This approach emphasizes both theological
commitment and practical methods. 3 credits

P676 STAGES OF FAITH AND EVANGELISM Johnson

The aim of this course is to develop a holistic understanding and practice of
evangelism in pastoral ministry. Holistic refers both to the whole person and
the whole life span. Using Fowler's "Stages of Faith" model, the class will
explore its implications for evangelism. Practical application to the student's
life and ministry will be stressed. 3 or 4 credits

P679 THEOLOGY FOR CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY AND EVANGELISM

Johnson

This course will deal with re-visioning the theological categories that inspire
and inform an adequate spirituality and evangelism. It will suggest practical
implications for developing an effective outreach and spiritually renewed per-
sons and congregations. 3 credits

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Church Administration

P582 CREATIVE CHURCH ADMINISTRATION Ramey

A course which enables students to administer churches creatively, including
administering human, physical and financial resources. 3 credits

P583 MULTIPLE STAFF MINISTRY Ramey

A study of the meaning and forms of multiple staff ministry, situations in which
it is taking place, factors in good staff relationships and their implementation,
and personnel administration. 2 credits

P584 BUILDING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THROUGH SMALL GROUPS

Ramey

A course which deals with the dynamics and philosophies of various small
groups in the church and explores ways to start and maintain such groups.

3 credits

P681 PRINCIPLES OF VITAL CHURCH LEADERSHIP Ramey

A course which studies the principles and practice of servant-leadership and
System 4 management. 3 credits

P682(782) MANAGING CONFLICT IN THE LOCAL CHURCH Ramey

A course which examines the types of conflict in the local church from Biblical,
theological, and sociological perspectives; also explores styles and principles
of effective conflict management. 3 credits

P684 BUILDING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THROUGH SMALL GROUPS

Ramey

This course deals with the dynamics and philosophies of various small groups
in the church and explores ways to start and maintain such groups.

3 credits

P685 ACTIVATING THE LOCAL CONGREGATION Ramey

A course which examines the varied strategies currently being used to activate
churches, including goal setting by the congregation, creative program de-
velopment, spiritual formation, renewal through worship, changing structures,
and leadership development. 3 credits

P686 SPIRITUAL FORMATION Ramey

A course which studies and applies experientially the traditional ways persons
grow in grace through prayer, meditation, journal keeping, reading devotional

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classes, worship, spiritual direction, and participation in the community of
faith; also studies ways to give authentic spiritual direction to a congregation.

3 or 4 credits

P687 MINISTRY IN THE SMALL CHURCH

Ramey

A course designed to enable students to study, value, and lead small churches.

3 credits

Independent Studies

The following courses are designed for students who are interested in further
study beyond the regular course offerings in the Pastoral Area. Permission of
the instructor is required.

P691 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MINISTRY
Any term

P692 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHRISTIAN

EDUCATION
Any term

P693 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PASTORAL THEOLOGY

AND COUNSELING
Any term

P694 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN WORSHIP
Any term

P695 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PREACHING
Any term

P696 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPIRITUAL

FORMATION
Any term

P697 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN EVANGELISM

AND CHURCH GROWTH
Any term

P698 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN POLITY AND

ADMINISTRATION
Any term

P699 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NEW OR SMALL

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
Any term

Ramey
Up to 4 credits

Hussel, Trimmer
Up to 4 credits

Childs, Keith
Up to 4 credits

Huie, Rose
Up to 4 credits

Huie, Rose
Up to 4 credits

Johnson, Ramey
Up to 4 credits

Johnson
Up to 4 credits

Ramey
Up to 4 credits

Ramey
Up to 4 credits

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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

Required Courses for M.Div. and D.Min. (in-sequence)

IN342( 442 ) THEOLOGY AND PREACHING Huie or Rose and

Biblical or Historical-Doctrinal Staff

An integrative course to enable students to understand the exegetical, theo-
logical, and contextual personal and social dimensions of the act of preach-
ing and to practice these skills.
Fall 2 credits

1371 EVAGELISM AND MISSION Broum, Johnson

A course to provide an introduction to the understanding and practice of
evangelism and mission for those engaged in ministry in local congregations.
The course includes cross-cultural evangelism, ecumenical and international
dimensions of mission, strategies for communicating the gospel, changing pat-
terns of world mission, and a forward look at evangelism and mission in the
Presbyterian Church (U.S. A.) 2 credits

1402 EVALUATION AND PROJECTION OF MINISTRY

DEVELOPMENT Carroll

At the conclusion of the intern year students evaluate their intern experience
in terms of personal growth, professional behavior, and development skills;
integrate emerging understandings of the form and nature of ministry into a
theory of ministry, and prepare a plan for future development in ministry.
Required of all year-long interns.
Summer 3 credits

1412-413 DOCTORAL PROJECT SEMINAR Hussel, Wenderoth

This seminar for D.Min. (in-sequence) candidates includes development of a

project proposal and securing of a project committee and research and writing

of the dissertation. As necessary, research methods and dissertation format are

included.

Prerequisites: SM4 1 1 -4 1 2-4 1 3-4 1 4

Fall 2 credits

Winter 4 credits

1414 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN MINISTRY Ramey

This seminar for D.Min. (in-sequence) candidates focuses on a final assessment

for ministry and includes consideration of issues in ministry desired by the

students.

Spring 2 credits

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Elective Courses

1521 WOMEN IN TRAVAIL: CONSIDERATIONS OF THE FEMININE IN

PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING Stevenson Moessner

A seminar to discuss two books {Feminine Psychology, Karen Horney, M.D.,
and Toward a New Psychology of Women, Jean Baker Miller, M.D.) and a
collection of articles regarding feminine psychology. This material will be
correlated with a standard text in pastoral care. 3 credits

1601 FROM TEXT TO SERMON Huie and Ormond

A laboratory course using one particular book of the Bible where students

work from particular texts to written sermons.

Prerequisites: PN 1 4 1 , BN 1 5 1 , BN 1 52 3 credits

1702 PREACHING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Newsome

The seminar will examine methods by which the Old Testament is to be
interpreted. Specific texts will then be addressed and students will present
sermons prepared in outline for peer response. Required reading will include
John Bright's The Authority of the Old Testament. 3 credits

SUPERVISED MINISTRY

Required Courses for M.Div. and D.Min. (in-sequence)

SM2 10 SUPERVISED MINISTRY: PARISH Carroll and Staff

This required ten-week program of supervised ministry in the parish is designed
to help the student integrate the learnings of A component courses with the
actual practice of ministry, under the supervision of a competent pastor. Em-
phasis is placed on the development of ministerial skills and pastoral identity.
The student is involved in a broad range of parish ministry including preaching/
worship, teaching, pastoral care and program leadership. A process of reflection
and evaluation is also part of the course. Teaching congregations and student
placements are approved by the Director of Supervised Ministry and the Su-
pervised Ministry Committee.
Summer 6 credits

SM4 11-412-413-414 SUPERVISED MINISTRY: INTERN YEAR Carroll

This course, which is required of all candidates for the D.Min. (in sequence)
degree, is a twelve-month internship in a context which is consistent with the
student's educational goals. It is designed to help the student grow in minis-
terial identity and competence, utilizing a process of experience, reflection
and evaluation, under the supervision of a competent, ordained minister. Re-
quired components of this internship include a two-week, on-campus, inter-

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disciplinary course during the Winter Term (3 hours credit) and the one-
week, on-campus seminar, "Evaluation of Ministry" (1-402) in August (3 hours
credit). Supervisors, context and placements are approved by the Director of
Supervised Ministry.
Twelve-month period 26 credits

Required Courses for MA. in Youth Ministry

SM212 SUPERVISED MINISTRY: YOUTH Trimmer

Similar to SM210; the concepts and methods learned in Year One are expe-
rienced and tested in the variety of activities related to youth ministry in a
congregation or other settings. Both CPE and international placements are
available.
Summer 6 credits

SM2 13-214 SUPERVISED MINISTRY: YOUTH Trimmer

Working a limited number of hours weekly in a congregation or other setting
from September through May students will reflect upon their work experi-
ences and upon issues, such as administration, leadership, styles, staff rela-
tionships.
Fall and Spring 3 credits each term

Elective Courses

SM610 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION UNIT

Columbia Theological Seminary is a member of the Association for Clinical
Pastoral Education. A student may participate in a unit of Basic CPE in those
institutions accredited by ACPE.
Any term, usually Summer 6 credits*

SM6 11-612-613-614 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION
INTERNSHIP

Students may participate in units of Advanced CPE in institutions accredited
by ACPE.

Twelve-month period 20 credits*

(non-credit for Th.M. students)

SM615 SUPERVISED URBAN CLINICAL UNIT

This course involves a full-time ministry experience which is designed to help
one function more effectively in an urban context. Students are placed in one
of several urban ministry settings. An action-reflection process of learning is
utilized. Supervision is provided by both field supervisors and staff persons of
the Urban Training Organization of Atlanta.
Any term, usually Summer 6 credits

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SM6 1 6-6 1 7-6 18-619 SUPERVISED URBAN INTERN YEAR

An intern year negotiated with the Urban Training Organization of Atlanta.
Twelve -month period 20 credits*

SM620 SUPERVISED PARISH UNIT Carroll

A student may take this course after the completion of the B component upon
the recommendation of the faculty. Experience in the parish ministry under
supervision in order to facilitate the integration of the B component will be
the focus of this course. 6 credits*

SM62 1-622-623-624 SUPERVISED MINISTRY: THE

INTERN YEAR Carroll

Master of Divinity degree candidates may take this course after completing
the B Component, upon approval of the Faculty. It is a twelve-month internship
in a ministry context chosen because of its value in accomplishing the student's
educational goals. The purpose of the course is to help students grow in
ministerial identity and competence, utilizing a process of action and reflection
under the supervision of a competent, ordained minister. Required compo-
nents of the Intern Year include a two-week, on-campus, interdisciplinary
course during the Winter Term (3 hours credit) and a one-week, on-campus
seminar, "Evaluation and Projection of Ministry Development" (1402) in Au-
gust (3 hours credit).
Twelve-month period 11 credits*

SM691 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SUPERVISED MINISTRY

Carroll, Trimmer
Any term up to 4 credits

*The credit requirements for the M.Div. degree cannot be reduced by more
than six (6) credits for these SM electives, but up to six credits may be applied
to the undesignated elective category.

S.T.D. AND D.MIN. (IN-MINISTRY) COURSES

The S.T.D. and D.Min. (in-ministry) programs consist primarily of advanced
courses provided by participating schools in the Atlanta Theological Associ-
ation. The 600 level courses in this catalog, together with advanced courses
at the Candler School of Theology, Erskine Theological Seminary, and the
Interdenominational Theological Center, are open to students in these pro-
grams. The following list includes other courses specifically developed for the
S.T.D. and D.Min. (in-ministry) programs.

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ATA401 SEMINAR ON MINISTRY Hix and Staff

Basic seminar on ministry theory and career analysis required of all D.Min.
(in-ministry) students. 6 credits

ATA402 EXPERIENCE IN SUPERVISED MINISTRY ATA Staff

Provides an experience, under supervision, in some aspect of ministry. May
be designed by student in consultation with Director of Advanced Studies or
done as CPE unit.
D. Min. (in-ministry) students 6 credits

ATA463 THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN PASTORAL COUNSELING

ATA Staff

Modern history of pastoral counseling; its roots in theology, psychoanalysis,

existential and humanistic psychology.

Required of all Th.M. (Pastoral Counseling) and S.T.D. students 3 credits

ATA471 SEMINAR IN PERSONALITY THEORY ATA Staff

Contemporary personality theories are reviewed to assess their relevancies for

pastoral counseling.

Required of Th.M. (Pastoral Counseling) and S.T.D. students. 3 credits

ATA 473 DIAGNOSIS AND CHANGE ATA Staff

The process of change is considered from both pastoral and psychological

perspectives.

Required of S.T.D. students 3 credits

ATA475 PASTORAL THEOLOGICAL METHOD ATA Staff

Seeks to develop a pastoral theology consistent with both systematic theology

and pastoral practice.

Required of S.T.D. students 3 credits

ATA477 SEMINAR IN PASTORAL SUPERVISION ATA Staff

Provides doctoral students in pastoral counseling with the experience of pas-
toral supervision under the guidance of clinical supervisors. Acquaints students
with the expanding literature on pastoral supervision from a variety of disci-
plines. Students may register for ATA477 and ATA477b. 3 credits

ATA478 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

In this year long course, the dynamics of groups are considered, both theo-
retically and experientially for the purpose of developing broader pastoral
counseling. 6 credits

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ATA485 COUNSELING PRACTICUM

Patton and Staff

In each term the student engages in from two to four hours of counseling per
week under supervision. Assigned readings and appropriate didactic materials
are included. (Students will register for ATA485a, ATA485b, ATA485c, and
ATA485d for a total of 18 semester credits).
Required of S.T.D. students 9 credits per year

ATA489 DIRECTED STUDY

To fill out areas of knowledge not covered by course work, at recommendation
of the advisor. Credit as assigned

ATA496 DOCTORAL PROJECT
For D.Min. (in-ministry) students

ATA498 LIBRARY USE

6 credits
No credit

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ACADEMIC NOTES

YEARLY SCHEDULE

The academic year is composed of two long semesters of fourteen weeks
each and a short January term of four weeks. During the summer the seminary
offers a full program of supervised ministry, independent study under the
guidance of a member of the faculty, an eight-week course in beginning Greek,
and a four-week summer session designed primarily for D.Min. students and
ministers interested in continuing education. The sequential nature of the
curriculum for first degree students makes it essential that they begin their
work with the summer course in beginning Greek (or with the fall term if
they have already mastered basic Greek).

ORIENTATION

An orientation program is required of all entering students during the days
preceding the regular opening of the seminary in the fall. It offers an oppor-
tunity for new students to get acquainted with one another and with student
body leaders and members of the faculty. Tests are administered to help new
and transfer students identify and understand particular strengths and defi-
ciencies of preparation for theological instruction. This program is without
extra expense to the students, except for a charge for board and housing.

Returning students are also required to participate in the orientation days,
including a de-briefing of the summer supervised ministry or intern program,
a discussion of procedures for receiving a call to a congregation, presbytery
relationships, and the like.

SUMMER GREEK SCHOOL

Entering students in the regular preordination degree program are re-
quired to have a reading knowledge of New Testament Greek. For those stu-
dents who are not prepared in Greek, the seminary offers a six credit course,
B021, during the summer. The course runs for an eight-week period and meets
daily, usually each morning, Monday through Friday, for three hours, with
small group afternoon tutorial sessions. Students who have successfully com-
pleted two years of Greek in college or who pass a Greek qualifying exami-
nation are exempted from B021; in such case the requirements for the degree
shall be reduced by 6 hours.

FLEXIBILITY BY ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND SPECIAL STUDIES

Students who have strong backgrounds in certain particular fields of the
curriculum, or who demonstrate unusual proficiency in their work are given
opportunities for special placement or for independent work. Requests for
flexibility in a student's program should be made to the Dean of Faculty. Two
opportunities for flexibility are available.

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1. Students may be permitted advanced placement in the A and B com-
ponents it they can satisfactorily demonstrate that they have already achieved
the objectives of a given course. This means that they may be exempt from
the course and permitted to take an advanced course in the area.

2. Academically qualified students may be permitted to engage in special
study as a route to the establishment of competence in a required course
rather than taking one or several required courses.

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Students are encouraged to design and pursue their own program of in-
dependent research and study as a part of the elective offerings. Contracts
may be drawn up with faculty members teaching in the area of the student's
interest for reading courses and research projects. The nature and extent of
the work projected and completed determine the amount of credit given. Such
courses provide students the opportunity to investigate areas of specialized
interest in which no regular electives are offered.

CREDIT VALUATION AND COURSE LOAD

While the educational progress of the student cannot be ultimately meas-
ured by the number of credits earned, a system of course valuation is necessary
to assure balance in the curriculum. Columbia estimates a semester credit as
approximately 42 to 45 working hours, except for certain supervised ministry
and clinical programs whose work investment is determined by the contract
for the particular course. The satisfactory completion of a course, however, is
determined not by time invested but goals and objectives achieved.

Each student is required to consult with his or her faculty adviser before
registering for courses. The maximum number of credits a student in the basic
degree program may take in the fourteen week terms is 16, unless he or she
has a B average, in which case he or she may take no more than 17. In the
four-week January term a student may register for no more than four credits.

The M.Div. degree normally requires three full academic years in residence,
plus a summer term for SM210. The Master of Arts in Theological Studies and
the Master of Arts in Youth Ministry usually require two full academic years.
Advanced degrees involve the student in part-time study for a minimum of
two years.

GRADING

At the close of each term grades are given to FIRST DEGREE STUDENTS
according to the following three quality points system. A grade report is sent
to each student and his or her presbytery if applicable. For A through E
component students, special, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of
Arts In Youth Ministry and unclassified students the grading system is:

A 3-0 Exceptional work, showing creativity, mastery of the

material, and skill in organizing and expressing ideas.

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c +

13

c

1.0

c

0.7

D

0.0

A- 2.7 Outstanding work, showing creativity, mastery of the

material, or organization and expression as well as
above superior in other respects.

B + 2.3 Superior work, showing creativity, mastery of the ma-

terial and organization and expression but not excep-
tional or outstanding in any of these.

B 2.0 Superior work, showing creativity, mastery of the ma-

terial or organization and expression as well as no de-
ficiencies in any other respect.

B- 1.7 Above standard work, showing mastery of the material

and organization and expression.
Slightly above graduation standard.
Requirement has been adequately fulfilled.
Below graduation standard.

Serious deficiencies in mastery of the material or or-
ganization and expression or cumulative deficiencies
in both.

F -1.0 Unacceptable work.

An E is given when a portion of the course requirements such as a major
paper, an examination or a project is unacceptable to the instructor. Unless
such work is completed in acceptable form within the time extension, the E
becomes a final grade of F. An F is given when the total work of the course is
unacceptable or when work is not completed within the term or within an
approved extension.

C and E component students may choose to take up to six elective credits
for H/S/U, with the permission of the instructor, if permission is granted at the
beginning of the term.

E component students receive H/S/U for 1402, 1412, and 14 13.

H honors for work of exceptionally distinguished quality.

S satisfactory, for work which represents sufficient mastery

of the content of the course to merit recommendation
for graduation.

U unsatisfactory, for work which represents insufficient mas-

tery of the content of the course to merit recommenda-
tion for graduation.
For Th.M., S.T.D., and D.Min. (in ministry) students:

A excellent, 3 quality points per credit

B good, 2 quality points per credit

C passing, 1 quality point per credit

F failure, minus 1 quality point per credit

ATTENDANCE

Each professor has the responsibility of setting attendance requirements
for classes according to the nature of the course. All professors make known
their requirements on the first day of class and notify the Dean of Students

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when, in their judgment, any students fail to meet these requirements. Con-
tinuing not to meet attendance requirements will result in a lowered or failing
grade.

PROBATION AND UNACCEPTABLE WORK

Any student who fails to make a C average any term except the first places
himself/herself on probation for the next term, and if he/she fails to bring his/
her average up during that term, he/she will be dropped as a student. In the
event the student's overall average is C or better, he/she will be permitted to
remain as a student for another term on probation.

A U may be remedied by (1) further work on the course, (2) repeating
the course, (3) taking an elective course relating to the area of deficiency. A
U given for unexcused late work shall normally require additional work. Any
student whose work is unsatisfactory will be placed on probation, and if he/
she fails to show improvement in the next term he/she will be dropped as a
student.

Two temporary notations may be given in certain cases. "In-Progress" (IP)
is used for courses which by design stretch for more than one term. "Incom-
plete" (Inc) is used for late work when a written excuse has been approved
by the Professor and the Dean of Students. Further provisions for the "Incom-
plete" can be found in the Student Handbook. Neither temporary notation
carries credit.

ORDINATION EXAMS

Students who become candidates for ordination in the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) are required to take written examinations administered either by the
presbytery under which the student is a candidate or the presbytery in which
he or she expects to accept a call. The written exams are in the areas of Bible,
theology, the sacraments, and Church polity. There is ample opportunity within
the regular seminary curriculum to take course work preparatory to the exams.
Special tutorial sessions with professors are offered in the Fall Semester during
the week in which exams are given, and students taking exams are excused
from classes that week.

SENIOR WORSHIP

Graduating students in the C and E components are required to lead wor-
ship and preach for the community. The experience is reviewed on videotape
and is evaluated by a group of students and faculty. Students in the A component
give written response to a required number of services as part of their work
in PN141.

GRADUATION WITH HONORS

Basic degrees students who have earned at least a 2.60 grade point average
on course work will, with the approval of the faculty, be awarded the degree
"with distinction."

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SUMMER SESSION

The Summer Session, a four-week period in July and August, is meant to
provide usual and unusual educational opportunities, combining the faculty
with invited instructors whose special skills are particularly useful to practicing
ministers.

Purposes

to offer credit courses of D.Min. (in-ministry) students

to provide opportunities for practicing pastors and other ministers to
engage in continuing education aimed at further development of profes-
sional skills

to assist ministers in assessing their professional skills

to provide laity with opportunities for development of skills needed in
their work in church and world

to provide clergy and laity with opportunities to understand the concerns
and priorities before the PC(U.S.A.).

Credit courses will take into account the concerns of practicing profes-
sionals rather than the needs of students preparing for practice of ministry.
Discussions, workshops, analysis, projects and learning by exploration will be
normative.

For further information write to the Director of Advanced Studies, Colum-
bia Theological Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520.

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TRANSITION IN CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR THE M.DIV. and D.MIN. (in

sequence) PROGRAMS

In 1982 a new curriculum sequence was established for the A, B and C
components of the M.Div. degree program. In 1984 revisions of the D and E
components were approved.

There is a large overlap between the designs because the new design builds
upon learnings from a decade of use of the prior design, a return to certain
principles that were never fully functional in the prior design, and continued
stress on contextual learning and ministry under supervision.

The major new elements are a sequential frame of reference of Church/
World/Ministry, the sequence of OT/NT survey courses, more emphasis on an
alternative contextual experience with theological reflection and a larger num-
ber of electives in the Spring Semester of the B component to facilitate prep-
aration for ordination exams and almost all electives in the Winter/Spring
Semesters of the C component to maximize student choice of areas of interest
or skills and to facilitate the necessary tasks of securing a call before graduation.

The new sequence is being phased in beginning with the A component in
1984-85, the B component in 1985-86, and the C component in 1986-87.

Students admitted before July 1984 may meet the requirements of either
design or a combination approved by the Dean of the Faculty. Students who
delay meeting graduation requirements more than one year beyond the normal
time period will be required to meet a combined requirement as established
by the Dean of the Faculty.

Students admitted on or after July 1984 must meet the requirements of
the new design.

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MASTER OF DIVINITY AND DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (IN-
SEQUENCE) PROGRAMS*

A COMPONENT

Summer

B02 1 Essentials of Greek

Credits Winter

P151
PN121

Worship

Ministry of Teaching

Credits

Fall

BN141
BN151
HD121
PN111

The Church Introductory Week

Old Testament Survey

New Testament Exegesis

Church History

The Church's Ministry

An Introduction
Elective or Remedial Course

Credits Spring

Credits

3

BN152

New Testament Exegesis

2

2

BN161

New Testament Survey

3

5

HD122

Church History

4

HD181

Church and Contemporary Society

3

3

PN141

Worship and Preaching

3

2

15

15

B COMPONENT

Summer

SM210 Supervised Ministry

Fall

Credits
6

The World Introductory Week

BN221

Hebrew

4

HD233

Theology

3

P232

A Ministry to Persons

(with praxis)

5

Electives

3

Winter

HD241

Credits Spring

B Alternative Contextual
Experience and Theological
Reflection

BN233 c 01d Testament Exegesis
HD234 Theology
HD272 Ethics

D Electives

Credits

4
Credits

15

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B may be taken in Fall. A may be taken in Spring. C may be taken in Winter. D must include another 3 credit
Bible Area course.

PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT

Prior to completion of the B Component, a Professional Assessment is held for each student.
This is a major review of the student's potential for ministry and results in recommendations for
further work at the B Component level or admission to candidacy for the M.Div. degree and the
C Component or admission to candidacy for the D.Min. (in sequence) degree and the D/E Com-
ponents.

"The Doctor of Ministry (in sequence) Program is not open to students entering Columbia after the Fall Semester
1984.

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For Completion of M.Div. Degree

C COMPONENT

Summer free time or independent
study

Fall

BN37 1 Tasks of Ministry Introductory

Week
IN342 Biblical Theology
Theology and Preaching
PN3 1 1 The Practice of Ministry
1371 Evangelism/Mission
Electives

Credits

Winter

Elective

Spring

PN3 1 2 The Practice of Ministry
Electives

Credits

4

Credits

3
11

14

14

For Completion of D.M in. (in sequence) Degree
D and E COMPONENTS

The D Component will have four requirements, and will be offered for the last time in 1986-87.
The Intern Year, with Supervision (20 credits)
An Interdisciplinary Course on campus in Winter Term (3)
Evaluation of Intern Ministry in August (3)

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The E Component will share courses of the C Component and will contain a Doctrinal Project Seminar in the
Fall Term (2) and a Doctrinal Project Seminar in the Winter Term (4), together with electives for a
total of 31 credits.

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GENERAL EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

COMMUNITY WORSHIP

The seminary community gathers for worship every day of regular classes
to express its thanksgiving for and need of God's grace in the church and in
the world.

THE JOHN BULOW CAMPBELL LIBRARY

At the heart of the educative effort of the Seminary is the Library. Named
for John Bulow Campbell, an Atlanta Director and benefactor during the 1930's,
the library is an integral part of the teaching program. It seeks to extend the
work of the classroom in breadth and depth, to provide for student and faculty
research, and to encourage reading beyond course requirements. Thus, it is a
perpetual opportunity for and challenge to growth.

Completed in 1952 and renovated to include an Audio/Visual room, a Rare
Book room, and a lounge, the modern building has study facilities for 120,
including 32 study carrels. The collection numbers more than 87,000 books,
periodicals, church records, tapes, cassettes, microforms, transparencies, kits,
paintings, and phonograph records. It is a well-balanced selection of older and
more modern works and is particularly strong in Biblical studies, Biblical
archaeology, patristics, the Reformation, pastoral counseling, and Presbyteri-
anism. Reformation sources include the Calvin and Melanchthon sections of
the Corpus Reformatorum and the Weimar edition of Luther.

ATLANTA THEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Through the Atlanta Theological Association, Columbia enjoys academic
and professional affiliations with Candler School of Theology, Erskine Theo-
logical Seminary, and Interdenominational Theological Center, and with the
Georgia Association for Pastoral Care and Urban Training Organization of At-
lanta. The Association develops and coordinates educational programs and
resources of these member institutions, which include approximately 1600
students, 100 faculty, and 600,000 volumes. (Students and scholars also have
access to the holdings of sixteen libraries in the Atlanta-Athens area which
comprise the University Center in Georgia. ) Among significant and promising
cooperative endeavors are, in addition to the Doctor of Sacred Theology and
Doctor of Ministry (in-ministry) degree programs, cross registration, sharing
of faculty, library and lectureship resources, interseminary courses and ex-
perimental programs in various academic disciplines and professional spe-
cializations.

UNIVERSITY CENTER OF GEORGIA

Columbia Seminary is a founding institution of the metropolitan Atlanta
consortium of institutions of higher education. The institutions included

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are: Agnes Scott College, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta University Center,
Columbia Theological Seminary, Emory University, Georgia State University,
Kennesaw College, Oglethorpe University, Southern Technical Institute, Uni-
versity of Georgia.

The areas of cooperation, especially free cross registration, are broad and
provide the student with exceptional opportunities across a spectrum of dis-
ciplines from science to art.

THE COLUMBIA FORUM

Each year, during the first week of February, Columbia sponsors a four-day
forum built around a guest preacher and two significant lectureships. The
activities include, in addition to three worship services and two sets of three
lectures, a variety of formal and informal occasions with the leaders together
with special events for alumni/ae.

One lectureship is the Thomas Smyth Foundation Lectures, begun through
a bequest of the Rev. Thomas Smyth, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church
of Charleston, SC, from 1931 to 1973. Since 1911 distinguished scholars from
the United States and abroad have presented lectures on a variety of themes
and issues. Recent Smyth Lecturers have been Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan, Dr. Austin
C. Lovelace, Dr. Krister Stendahl, Dr. Jan M. Lockman, Rev. C. Frederick Buech-
ner, Dr. Walter Brueggemann, Dr. Jose Miguez-Bonino, Dr. Carl S. Dudley, Dr.
Leander Keck, and Dr. Hendrikus Berkhof.

The other lectureship, the Alumni/ae Lectures, brings to the campus the-
ologians and ministers who address the seminary community, graduates, and
interested pastors during the annual Columbia Forum. Recent speakers have
been Dr. Wallace M. Alston, Jr., Dr. John H. Leith, Dr. William V. Arnold, Dr.
Neely C. McCarter, Dr. Orlando Costas, the Rev. Stuart McWilliam, Dr. Donald
P. Buteyn, Dr. Leighton Ford and Dr. Fred B. Craddock. Currently both series,
together with a guest preacher and colloquia, are offered during the Columbia
Forum, following the January Term. The preacher in 1986 was the Reverend
Joan SalmonCampbell.

For further information write to the Vice President for Development/Sem-
inary Relations, Columbia Theological Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-
0520.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

Through the gifts of alumni and friends of the seminary several prizes and
awards have been established to recognize outstanding academic achievements
by first professional degree students.

The Wilds Book Prize, initially established by Louis T. Wilds of Columbia,
South Carolina, provides a cash award to the graduating student selected by
the faculty for the highest distinction in his or her academic work over the
entire seminary program.

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The Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in Biblical Scholarship has been
established in memory of Donald Lyman Mobley (CTS, class of 1977) and Myki
Powell Mobley (Candler School of Theology, class of 1977). It is given each
year to the student or faculty member doing exemplary work in the field of
Biblical scholarship as it relates to the worship and work of the Church.

The Paul T Fuhrmann Book Prize in Church History was established in
1962 by an alumnus of the Seminary to honor the late Dr. Paul T. Fuhrmann,
former Professor of Church History. The award is made annually to the student
who has shown the most outstanding achievement in Church History.

The Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in Theology is given by the family of
Florrie Wilkes Sanders of Atlanta, Georgia. It is awarded each year to the student
presenting the best paper showing sound theological scholarship and relevance
to the needs of Christian people in the contemporary world. Special attention
is given to the papers relating theology to the education, professions and
avocations of lay people.

The Emma Gai I lard Boy ce Memorial Award is made annually by the Rev.
David Boyce, an alumnus of the seminary, in honor of his mother, a devoted
music teacher, choir director, church musician and minister's wife. It is
awarded to the student writing the best paper on the creative use of music in
worship.

Two Abdullah Awards are available each year by the Rev. Gabriel Abdullah,
an alumnus of the seminary. One is given for the best paper setting forth a
plan for the teaching of Bible in the public schools; the second for the best
paper designing a program for the development of moral and spiritual values
in the public schools.

The Indiantown Country Church Award was established by the family of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stuckey in their honor to highlight the work of ministry
in churches in rural areas. The prize is awarded annually to a student who has
done outstanding work in the summer in a rural ministry.

The Samuel A Cartledge Biblical Studies Award. A cash award and a copy
of the Greek New Testament, the latter provided by the American Bible Society,
is awarded to the student who prepared the best New Testament exegesis
during the academic year. A judging committee of professors of New Testament
exegesis nominates a person to the faculty for election.

The Presbytery of St. Andrew Women of the Church Preaching Award is
given for the best sermon preached by a student during the academic year.

James T. and Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund Award. This award is presented
to a graduating senior as a means of encouraging and helping him/her establish
a personal theological library of books and resources.

CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION

Clinical pastoral education is a first-hand learning experience under cer-
tified supervision which provides theological students and pastors with op-

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portunities for intensive study of pastoral relationships, and which seeks to
make clear in understanding and practice the resources, methods, and mean-
ings of the Christian faith as expressed through pastoral care. Columbia's mem-
bership in the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education means that its students
will be given priority of choice in institutions elected, especially those listed
within the Southeast region.

TELEVISION

On its own campus Columbia has video taping facilities. Video taping is
used in a variety of ways in classroom instruction and in preaching practicums.
Columbia's facilities also allow limited work in experimentation with television
production. A media center planned for completion before 1989 will greatly
expand such opportunities.

NATIONAL CAPITAL SEMESTER FOR SEMINARIANS

Columbia Seminary is a participating institution in the National Capital
Semester for Seminarians, organized by Wesley Theological Seminary, Wash-
ington, D.C. The program provides an opportunity for seminary students to
spend a semester in Washington for study and involvement in the processes
of government and the concerns of the churches. The design includes an
interaction/reflection seminar, supervised study, and the opportunity to elect
other courses in Washington institutions. For detailed information, see the
Dean of Faculty.

COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIPS

Qualified men and women planning to attend seminary or seeking to ex-
plore the possibility of entering the ministry may apply for a Columbia Schol-
arship for study at Columbia Theological Seminary. These scholarships are for
persons who have shown significant academic and leadership abilities during
their undergraduate study. The scholarships are for one academic year only.

To be eligible applicants must be citizens of the United States or Canada.
They must have received a bachelor's degree not more than three year prior
to the application or have academic standing as a graduating senior. A personal
interview is required.

All recipients are required to enroll full-time for one academic year at
Columbia Seminary.

Up to seven awards will be made. Each grant is for $4000. An additional
$400 grant is made for those attending Greek School. If a recipient receives
additional scholarship, an appropriate adjustment will be made in the stipend
of the Columbia Scholarship.

Application for a Columbia Scholarship is made through the Office of Ad-
missions at Columbia Seminary. Selection is made by the Columbia Seminary
faculty on the recommendation of the Selection Committee. Applications must

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be received no later than March 1 5. Announcement of the awards will normally
be made by mid-April.

All those applying for a Columbia Scholarship will automatically be con-
sidered for regular admission and financial aid if they are not awarded a schol-
arship.

HONOR SCHOLARSHIPS

A number of Honor Scholarships have been established at Columbia The-
ological Seminary and are awarded annually to students demonstrating an
exceptional promise for ministry. These scholarships will ordinarily cover, at
minimum, the tuition costs of one year of schooling at the seminary. The
scholarships are: John and Nell Blue, Jr., the Rev. Vernon S. Broyles, Jr., the
Rev. George Henry Cornelson, the Rev. John L. Newton, and the J. M. Tull
Scholarships.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

The Seminary awards each year one or more fellowships to outstanding
graduates completing the M.Div. or D.Min. (in-sequence) degree. The purpose
of these fellowships is to recognize superior intellectual achievement dem-
onstrated during the course of the regular seminary program and to provide
a modest support for graduate work beyond the first professional degree. They
must be used toward an accredited master's or doctoral graduate degree pro-
gram in which the recipient engages in the scholarly pursuit of an academic
theological discipline.

The Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships were established through a generous
legacy left to Columbia Theological Seminary by the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan
Bryan of Columbia, South Carolina. The Columbia Graduate Fellowships were
initiated by the senior Class of 1941 and continue to be funded through the
operating expense budget of the seminary. The Anna Church Whitner Mem-
orial Fellowships are given periodically from a legacy left to the seminary in
1928 by the late William C. Whitner, of Rock Hill, S.C., in memory of his
mother.

A new graduate fellowship was established during 1983 by the Reverend
and Mrs. Harvard A. Anderson of Orlando, FL.

ALUMNI/AE ASSOCIATION

Columbia's alumni/ae hold their annual meeting on the Seminary campus
during the Columbia Forum, following the January term. Stimulating presen-
tations on ministry are offered, classes hold yearly reunions, the Alumni/ae
Council and officers are elected and retiring professors are honored.

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STUDENT INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF CHARGES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1986

TUITION

Per term credit $ 110.00

Eleven credits or more 1,170.00

Summer Language School-Greek 495.00

Audit fee per term credit 55.00

D.Min. & Th.M. Extension Fee (first time) 100.00

D.Min. & Th.M. Extension Fee (second time) 200.00
BOARD

Fall term 700.00

Winter term 220.00

Spring term 700.00

Summer School 350.00
ROOM

Single student, single room, Fall & Spring 450.00

Single student, single room, Winter term 140.00

Single student, single room, Summer Language School 220.00

Suite, Fall or Spring term 630.00

Suite, Winter term 190.00

Suite, Summer Language School 315.00
OTHER HOUSING

Efficiency Units, Florida Hall and S.L., Monthly rates 200.00

Apartments: 4 Bedroom village 278.00

3 Bedroom units 35-38 village 300.00

3 Bedroom units 39-42 & units 15 & 16 315.00

3 Bedroom units 25 & 26 (oldest) 205.00

3 Bedroom remodeled units 1-9 255.00

3 Bedroom units 31-34 285.00

2 Bedroom remodeled units 2, 10-14 248.00

2 Bedroom oldest units 192.00

1 Bedroom units 17500
SUPERVISED MINISTRY FEES

SM 210 and SM 210C 350.00

SM212 350.00

SM213 100.00

SM214 100.00

SM41 1-414 (Including 6 credits of course work) 950.00

SM610, SM615 500.00

SM611-614 1,700.00

SM616-619 1,600.00

SM62 1-624 950.00

SM620 375.00

ATA402 500.00

Thesis Binding (per copy) 15.00

Application Fee 30.00

Unclassified Application Fee 10.00
(Charges are subject to change if necessary.)

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OTHER EXPENSES

Each student is required to have some form of hospitalization insurance
acceptable to the faculty. Students may purchase the group insurance which
is normally offered to the student body or they may purchase insurance through
other sources.

The amount of money needed for books, travel, recreation and incidental
expenses will vary according to the habits of the student. A bookstore is
operated on campus and students receive discounts on purchases made there.

REFUND POLICY

1 . A student who has paid tuition fees in advance of a semester or term is
entitled to a 100% refund if a written request is received by Columbia by
the end of the first day of a winter or summer term. After that date no
refund is due but an amount may be given upon the initiative of Columbia.

2. A student dropping a course during the "course addition" period (the first
week of a long semester and the first two days of a short winter or summer
term) is entitled to a full refund.

3. A student dropping a course during the "course drop" period (the first 6
weeks of a long semester and the first week of a short winter or summer
term) is entitled to a 1/3 refund of the credit hours involved.

4. A student allowed to withdraw from a course or students leaving school
for any reason without formal "dropping" or approved withdrawing is not
entitled to any refund.

5. No refunds or credits are made on room and board charges.

HOUSING

Unmarried students

Dormitory housing is available for unmarried students. Most of the rooms
are for single occupancy; many of them have connecting baths. All rooms are
fully furnished with the exception of linens. Laundry facilities are provided.

Married Students Without Children

Suites of two rooms with private bath are available for married student
without children. These non-cooking suites are fully furnished with the ex-
ception of linens. Laundry facilities are provided. There are facilities for week-
end cooking.

Married Students With Children

One, two, and three bedroom unfurnished apartments are available for
married students with children. The rent for these apartments is nominal and
varies depending on the size of the apartment. Applications for apartments
should be made as early as possible following acceptance.

All inquiries for housing should be directed to the Business Office.

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THE COLUMBIA BOOKSTORE

The Seminary Bookstore, located in the Student Center, provides books,
materials, and supplies at a discount for students to begin collecting for their
own theological library and for persons working toward advanced degrees to
continue that process. The Bookstore also serves pastors, laypersons, and
churches all over the Southeast. Its inventory includes a wide selection of
standard and current books in the Historical-Doctrinal Area, the Pastoral Area,
and in Bible and Homiletics, including many commentaries on the Old and
New Testaments. Greater discounts are offered during special sales. The Books-
tore is open from 10:30-2:00, Monday through Friday, with special hours during
campus events.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Columbia Seminary offers financial assistance to many students each year.
This assistance is available to first professional degree students and a limited
number of graduate students and is based upon need.

Students applying for financial assistance complete a form giving their
estimated income and expenses. The estimated expenses are figured according
to norms established annually by a Columbia Seminary student-faculty com-
mittee. After financial need is calculated, aid is provided in the form of work
scholarships and grants. Most students who come to Columbia Seminary with-
out a large indebtedness find that they can complete their Seminary education
without crippling financial worries.

Financial aid awarded for the 1985-86 academic year ranged from $1,000
to $4,020 depending upon need and family size. Maximum grants were $2,800
for single students, $3,300 for married students without children, and $4,020
for married students with three or more children.

Students interested in more detailed information about the financial as-
sistance offered by Columbia Seminary should request from the Dean of Stu-
dents Office the "Columbia Theological Seminary Memorandum on Financial
Aid," following acceptance.

Veterans Administration Benefits

Certification for V.A. benefits is handled through the Office of the Dean of
Students.

COLUMBIA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

Columbia Friendship Circle (CFC) is an association of more than 6,000
women throughout the PC (U.S.A.) who assist the Seminary in three ways: by
praying for the Seminary and telling its story in their local areas; by encouraging
young men and women to consider the ministry and Columbia Seminary; and
by providing financial assistance to the Seminary each year by supporting a
particular project. During the past several years CFC has raised over $25,000
each year to support such projects as scholarship aid for students and Columbia
Scholarships.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Student Coordinating Council

The Student Coordinating Council was established to initiate discussion
and decisions within the student body, to respond to the needs of the student
community, and to coordinate student and community activities. It represents
the interests of the entire seminary community, i.e., students on and off campus,
families of students, and all members of the seminary community.

Society for Missionary Inquiry

This society was founded in 1832 and has been an instrument through the
years to promote an active interest in missions among the student body and
throughout the Church. The society regularly brings outstanding speakers
before the student body. Through the work of the society a number of students
have responded to the challenge of international missions.

Society for Theological Scholarship

This society was established for the purpose of encouraging in every student
the highest possible scholarship in all departments of instruction. Membership
is open to all students and faculty on a voluntary basis. Lectures, informal
discussions with visiting lecturers, symposia by member of the faculty, and
other meetings are sponsored in the interest of Christian scholarship.

Columbia Peace Fellowship

The Columbia Peace Fellowship is a group of people concerned with peace,
justice, and freedom, who hope to explore these concerns through study and
involvement within community and world.

Women Students of Columbia

This organization began soon after women began to enroll as students at
Columbia Seminary. Women students organize for support as well as dialogue
about issues which are of particular concern for women in ministry. Activities
include annual retreats, sponsorship of women's caucus during the Columbia
Forum, and opportunities to attend conferences and workshops which focus
on women's issues for ministry.

Women of Columbia

This organization is for all the women of the Columbia Community. Women
students, wives of male students, faculty wives, and other women in the com-
munity meet together for study and the sharing of mutual concerns and in-
terests. The Women of Columbia sponsor a number of events for the whole
community as well as special programs of particular interest to women.

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Student Athletic Program

Athletic activities are available and open to all students and their families.
These activities include volleyball, football, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis,
ping pong, pool, golf, and Frisbee Golf.

Student Supply Preaching

Columbia Seminary works with presbyteries and local congregations in
making arrangements for student supply preaching. Students are generally
assigned on a rotating basis to churches that have requested supply ministers.

PLEDGE

Students entering Columbia Theological Seminary are required by the Sem-
inary's Plan of Government to take the pledge given below. The use of such
a pledge was begun at Princeton Seminary around 1817 and continues, in some
form, in most American Presbyterian seminaries.

In reliance on God's grace, I promise that as long as I am a student at
Columbia Theological Seminary, I will be a diligent student and a
responsible member of the seminary community as I seek to grow in
academic excellence, spiritual maturity and Christian discipleship in
preparation for the service of God in the Church of Jesus Christ for the
sake of its mission to the world.

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Detailed information about the seminary community may be found in the
Student Handbook. Included is information on student records, special testing,
and the Digest of Information and Regulations.

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SUPPORT OF COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

The mission of Columbia Theological Seminary is to prepare good ministers
of Jesus Christ to proclaim the Gospel and to serve the Church, the community,
and the world. The Seminary is also committed to the mission of nurturing
those already ordained through continuing education and serving as a resource
center for the entire Church.

Columbia Seminary's supporting synods have historically stated, and re-
peatedly confirmed, their intentions to be responsible for the enabling support
of the Seminary. It costs over $10,000 a year to educate each student, but less
than 10% of the current operating budget comes from benevolence monies
provided by the synods.

In recent years student fees provide for about 25% of the budget while
an additional approximately 25% comes from individual annual gifts. A growing
endowment provides approximately 35% of the annual budget. The balance
of 5% comes from miscellaneous sources.

Although gifts from the supporting synods for the operating budget have
decreased in recent years, Columbia Seminary is greatly indebted to the synods
for their endorsement and assistance in increasing the Seminary's endowment
through the Capital Funds Campaigns.

One of the best ways a person can invest in the vital ministry of Columbia
Seminary is by contributing to the annual giving program or by establishing a
permanently endowed scholarship or memorial fund.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

Columbia expects students to pay as much of their education as possible
from their own resources. But beyond these resources, there are many unmet
needs. Columbia Seminary attempts to meet these needs so that no qualified
student will be denied the theological education required for service in the
leadership of the Church.

Permanently endowed Scholarship Funds provide the resources to en-
able the students to remain in the Seminary. These funds also encourage the
students by reminding them that they have the interest and concern of many
men and women who make up the Church.

In addition many friends have provided scholarship assistance through gifts
large and small.

MEMORIAL FUNDS AND FOUNDATIONS

Memorial Funds not only honor and perpetuate the memory of dedicated
Christians, they also underwrite needed day-to-day expenses in the operation
of the Seminary. Increased service through the growth and development of
facilities and programs is made possible through this vital source.

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ENDOWMENT OF PROFESSORSHIP

At the heart of the Seminary's ministry of training ministers is its faculty.
The endowment of a professorship is a means whereby a large sum of money
is raised to endow a chair permanently. The initial sum remains intact and the
Seminary uses only the money that is produced through the wise management
of the Investment Committee.

An Endowed Chair of $750,000 should produce sufficient income for a
faculty salary including housing, insurance, pension, and secretarial service.
The continued development of endowed professorships contributes greatly to
financial stability, especially in a period of inflation.

STUDENT LOAN FUNDS

Each year some emergencies arise among Columbia students. Sickness or
an accident can suddenly create a financial problem. When such crises occur,
there is a Student Loan Fund which can be utilized to meet the immediate
emergency.

WAYS OF GIVING

Persons wishing to make a gift for the current operating budget or the
endowment of the Seminary may do so by sending a check directly to the
Seminary. Other forms of giving may include gifts of property, life insurance,
bequests, and trusts. Because some of these forms of giving may be highly
technical, the Seminary's Vice President of Development/Seminary Relations
is prepared to meet personally with individuals to discuss the various options.

REMEMBERING COLUMBIA IN A WILL

The following form of bequest or like form may be used:

I give and bequeath to Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia,
the sum of dollars (or specific real estate, securities, etc.).

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. William A. Adams Chair

The Reverend F. Sidney Anderson Vice President for Business Affairs

Dr. John S. Lyles Secretary

Mrs. Peggy M. Rowland Assistant Secretary

Term to Expire 1986

Dr. William A. Adams Atlanta, GA

Mr. John A. Conant Atlanta, GA

Dr. Robert P. Douglass Orlando, FL

The Reverend McCoy Franklin Auburn, AL

Dr. T. Fleetwood Hassell Charleston, SC

Mr. J. Erskine Love, Jr Atlanta, GA

Dr. John S. Lyles Orlando, FL

The Reverend Robert N. Watkin, Jr Chattanooga, TN

Dr. Albert N. Wells Jacksonville, FL

Mr. William F. Winter Jackson, MS

Term to Expire 1987

Dr. Mary Virginia Allen Decatur, GA

Mr. W. Marshall Chapman Inman, SC

The Reverend Warner R. Durnell Tuscaloosa, AL

The Reverend Virginia S. Ellis Tampa, FL

Mrs. Elizabeth G. McCallen Memphis, TN

Dr. J. Trent Howell Albany, GA

Mr. Sloan McCrea Miami, FL

Dr. Margaret Greer Miller Maitland, FL

Dr. Joseph T Stukes Florence, SC

Mrs. Martha Tissington Mobile, AL

Term to Expire 1988

Mrs. Edith Atkins Jacksonville, FL

The Reverend Frank Beall Pensacola, FL

Mr. John T Benton, Jr Birmingham, AL

Dr. William T Bryant Nashville, TN

Mr. Ludwick M. Clymer Linville, NC

Mrs. Ann Cousins Atlanta, GA

Mr. Langdon Flowers Thomasville, GA

The Reverend C. Jarred Hammet Camden, SC

Dr. James A. Nisbet Augusta, GA

Mr. E.B. Robinson, Jr Jackson, MS

Mrs. Lois B. Stone Sarasota, FL

The Reverend William H. Todd, Jr Dalton, GA

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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Columbia Theological Seminary

1986-87

Executive
William A. Adams, Chair
Ludwick M. Clymer, Vice Chair
John S. Lyles, Secretary
William T. Bryant
Virginia S. Ellis
Langdon S. Flowers
J. Erskine Love, Jr.
Joseph T. Stukes

Academic Affairs
Joseph T. Stukes, Chair
Mary Virginia Allen
William T. Bryant
C. Jarred (Jerry) Hammet
John S. Lyles
Margaret Greer Miller
Martha B. Tissington
Albert N. Wells

Business Management
J. Erskine Love, Chair
William A. Adams
W. Marshall Chapman
J. Trent Howell, Jr.
W. Sloan McCrea
E. B. (Bud) Robinson, Jr.
Robert N. Watkin, Jr.
William F. Winter

Planning and Development

Ludwick M. Clymer, Chair

John T. Benton, Jr.

John A. Conant

Ann D. Cousins

Robert P. (Manny) Douglass

Langdon S. Flowers

Lois Stone

William H. (Hal) Todd

Student Life
Virginia S. Ellis, Chair
Edith Atkins
C. Frank Beall
Warner R. Durnell
McCoy Franklin
T. Fleetwood Hassell
Elizabeth G. McCallen
James A. Nisbet

Investment
J. Phillips Noble, Chair
John M. Bragg
John A. Conant
H. Talmage Dobbs
J. Erskine Love, Jr.
J. G. (Gil)McCullen,Jr.
Edward P. Gould

Ex Officio
William A. Adams, Chair
J. Davison Philips, President
F. Sidney Anderson, Treasurer
James F. Dickenson, Vice President for
Development/Seminary Relations

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
GENERAL

J. Davison Philips, Ph.D President

Peggy M. Rowland Secretary

Philip R. Gehman, D.Min Director of Admissions and Vocations

Ruth E. Tidd Secretary

EDUCATIONAL

Peter C. Carruthers, Th.M Dean of students

S. Caroline Leach, M.Div. Associate Dean of Students

Jewel E. KirkllS Financial Aid Officer and Secretary

Oscar J. Hussel, Ed.D Vice President for Academic Affairs

Elsie D. Urie Registrar and Secretary

Ann A. Titshaw Secretary, Pastoral Care

Nan B. Johnson Secretary, Evangelism

James A. Overbeck, Ph.D Librarian

Christine Wenderoth, Ph.D. Readers Services Librarian

Daryle Maroney, M.L.S. Technical Services Librarian

Rachael Glass Circulation Assistant

Ruthanne Strobel Reclassification Cataloger

Douglas W. Hix, Ph.D Director of Advanced Studies

Pat D. Hix Secretary

Sara Covin JuengSt, M.Div Associate Director of Advanced Studies

Karen H. Harmon Secretary

Robert Leon Carroll, Jr., M.Div Director of Supervised Ministry

Barbara Brooks Secretary

SUPPORT

James F. Dickenson, M.Div Vice President for Development

and Seminary Relations
Olin M. Whitener, Jr., D.Min. Associate Director of Development

Juliette J. Harper, B.A. Associate Director of Seminary Relations

Donald B. Bailey, Th.M. Field Representative

Bonneau H. Dickson, M.Div. Field Representative

Elizabeth B. Burgess, Mary B. Cowart,
June McDaniel, Charlotte Mozingo, Barbara Poe Secretaries

F. Sidney Anderson, Th.M Vice President for Business Affairs

Betty C. Cason Finance Officer and Secretary

Suanne SauerBrun, B.A. Bookstore Manager

Marilyn Ault Assistant Finance Officer

Betty S. Beatty Receptionist

A. Cecil Moore, Jr., B.D Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds

Jesse Graham, Eula Mae Oliver, Alexander Oliver Maintenance

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SUPPORT STAFF

F Sidney Anderson, Tb.M.

Vice President for Business

Affairs

James F. Dickenson, M.Div.

Vice President for

Development/Seminary

Relations

Philip R Gebman, D.Min

Director of Admissions and

Vocations

Olin M. Wbitener, Jr., D.Min

Associate Director of

Development

Juliette J. Harper, B.A.
Associate Director of
Seminary Relations

Cecil Moore, B.D.

Superintendent of

Buildings and Grounds

Suanne B. SauerBrun, B.A
Bookstore Manager

Donald B. Bailey, Tb.M.
Field Representative

Bonneau H. Dickson, M.Div.
Field Representative

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FACULTY

JAMES DAVISON PHILIPS, Ph.D.
President

A.B., Hampden-Sydney College; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh; D.D., Presbyterian College; D.D.,

Hampden-Sydney College

SHIRLEY CAPERTON GUTHRIE, JR., D.Theol.
/ B. Green Professor of Systematic Theology

A.B., Austin College; B.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; D.Theol.
University of Basel

WADE PRICHARD HUIE, JR., Ph.D.
Peter Marshall Professor of Homiletics

A.B., Emory University; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D.,

University of Edinburgh

CHARLES BLANTON COUSAR, Ph.D.

Samuel A Cartledge Professor of New Testament

Language, Literature, and Exegesis

A.B., Davidson College; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D.,
University of Aberdeen

J. WILL ORMOND, Ph.D.
/ McDowell Richards Professor of Biblical Exposition

A.B., University of Alabama; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary;
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Glasgow;

D.D., Southwestern at Memphis

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B.S.

FREDERICK OTTO BONKOVSKY, Ph.D.
Professor of Christian Ethics

Muskingum College; M.Div., Yale Divinity School; Certificate, Free
University, Berlin; Ph.D., Harvard University

CATHERINE GUNSALUS GONZALEZ, Ph.D.
ft Professor of Church History

B.A., Beaver College; S.T.B. Boston University School of Theology;
**!* Ph.D., Boston University

JASPER NEWTON KEITH, JR., S.T.D.
Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling

A.B., Mercer University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Certified Supervisor, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education; S.T.D.,

Columbia Theological Seminary

OSCAR J. HUSSEL, Ed.D.

Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Education

B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.A., McCormick Theological Seminary;
Ed.D., Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary (NYC)

ROBERT H. RAMEY, JR., D.Min.
Professor of Ministry

B.A./B.S., Hampden-Sydney College; B.D., Th.M., D.Min., Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia; D.D., Hampden-Sydney College

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JAMES D. NEWSOME, JR., Ph.D.
Professor of Old Testament Language,
Literature, and Exegesis

B.A, Millsaps College; B.D., Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

DAVID MILLER GUNN, Ph.D.
Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and

Exegesis

B.A., M.A., University of Melbourne; B.D., University of Otago;
Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

WALTER BRUEGGEMANN, Ph.D.

Professor of Old Testament

A.B., Elmhurst College, B.D., Eden Theological Seminary, Th.D., Union

Theological Seminary; Ph.D., St. Louis University

GEORGE W. STROUP, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology

B.A, Rice University, B.D., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt

University

THOMAS ERSKINE CLARKE, Th.D.

Associate Professor of American Religious History in the

World Context

A.B., University of South Carolina; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary;
Th.M., Th.D., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

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BEN CAMPBELL JOHNSON, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Evangelism

B.A., Asbury College; B.D., Asbury Theological Seminary;

Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;

D.Min., San Francisco Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University

DAVID P. MOESSNER, D. Theol.

Associate Professor of New Testament Language,

Literature, and Exegesis

A.B., Princeton University; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; BA.
M.A., University of Oxford Honours School of Theology;
D. Theol., University of Basel

DOUGLAS W. HEX, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies and Director of

Advanced Studies

B.A., Davidson College; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D.,

Duke University

GEORGE THOMPSON BROWN, Th.D.
Associate Professor of World Christianity

B.S., Davidson College; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary;
Th.D., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

B.D.

BA.

BRIAN H. CHILDS, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and

Counseling

Maryville College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Princeton Theological

Seminary

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JAMES A. OVERBECK, Ph.D.

Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Church History

B.A., Carthage College; M.A., University of Chicago Graduate Library
School; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School

ROBERT LEON CARROLL, JR., M.Div.
Assistant Professor and Director of Supervised Ministry

B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Div., Columbia Theological

Seminary

LUCY A. ROSE, D.Min.

Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship

B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Emory University; D.Min., Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia; Th.M., Duke University

EDWARD A. TRIMMER, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Christian Education

B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College;
M.A., M.Div., Methodist Theological School in Ohio; Ed.D., Teachers

College, Columbia University

C. BENTON KLINE, JR., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Theology

A.B., College of Wooster; B.D., Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Yale University

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JOHN HULL PATTON, Ph.D.
Director of S.T.D. Program and Adjunct Professor of

Pastoral Theology

B.A., Emory University; B.D., Emory University;
Ph.D., University of Chicago

PAUL SMITH, D.Min.

Adjunct Professor of Black History and Identity

A.B., Talladega College; D.Min., Eden Theological Seminary

PETER CAMERON CARRUTHERS, Th.M.
Dean of Students

B.A., Florida Southern College; M.Div., Th.M., Columbia Theological

Seminary

CHRISTINE WENDEROTH, Ph.D.

Readers Services Librarian

B.A., Oberlin College; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill;

M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

SARA COVIN JUENGST, M.Div.
Associate Director of Advanced Studies

B.A., Erskine College; M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education;

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

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FRANK BARRY DAVIES, M.Div.

Instructor in Church Music

B.A., Birmingham University*; L.R.A.M., Royal Schools of Music; L.T.C.L.

Trinity College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary; D.Min.

(Candidate), Columbia Theological Seminary

Postgraduate Certificate in Education, London University

S. CAROLINE LEACH, M.Div.
Associate Dean of Students

A.B., University of Chattanooga; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

VISITING PROFESSOR OF PREACHING
Stuart McWilliam

VISITING INSTRUCTORS
Ruthanne Breuninger
Charles Brown
F. Harry Daniel
Tom Davis
William Everett
Dana Fewell
Gordon Jackson
Tom Long
Stuart Miller

Keith Nickle

Lois Overbeck

Luther Smith

Jeanne Sevenson Moessner

Hubert Taylor

Hugh Ward

Joel Williams

Benjamin Wright

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PROFESSORS EMERITI
james Mcdowell richards, d.d., lld.

President Emeritus

A.B., Davidson College; M.A., Princeton Universtiy; A.B., M.A., Oxford University; B.D.,
Columbia Theological Seminary; D.D., Davidson College; LL.D., King College

C. BENTON KLINE, JR., Ph.D.
President Emeritus

A.B., College of Wooster; B.D., Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Yale
University

MANFORD GEORGE GUTZKE, Ph.D.

A.B., M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Columbia University;
D.D., Austin College

SAMUEL ANTOINE CARTLEDGE, Ph.D.

A.B., M.A., University of Georgia; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., University of Chicago

DEAN GREER McKEE, Th.D.

A.B., Parsons College; S.T.B., S.T.M., Th.D., The Biblical Seminary;
D.D., Parsons College

JACK BRAME McMICHAEL, Ed.D.

A.B., East Texas State Teachers College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary; Ed.D.,
Columbia University

RONALD STEWART WALLACE, Ph.D.

B.Sc, M.A., Ph.D., Universtiy of Edinburgh

HUBERT VANCE TAYLOR, Ph.D.

A.B., Lafayette College; B.Mus., Westminster Choir College; B.D., Columbia Theological
Seminary; Ph.D., Northwestern University

JAMES HERBERT GAILEY, JR., Th.D.

A.B., Davidson College; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary; Th.M., Th.D., Princeton
Theological Seminary

HAROLD BAILEY PRINCE, ML.

A.B., M.A., University of South Carolina; M.L., Emory University; B.D., Columbia
Theologial Seminary

LUDWIG RICHARD MAX DEWITZ, Ph.D.

B.D., University of London; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

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ADJUNCT PROFESSORS IN SUPERVISED MINISTRY

COUNSEUNG PRACTICUM SUPERVISORS

Gerald P. Jenkins, D.Min.
Robert Johnston, S.T.D.
Calvin W. Kropp, Th.M.
William R. Phillips, Th.M.

CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS

Imogene Bennett, B.R.E., D.Min
William P. Boyle, B.D., Th.M.
Dean C. Bridges, M.Div.
Donald H. Cabaniss, B.D., M.Ed.
O.L. Delozier, Jr., B.D.
G. Robert Gary, M.Div.
C. Fred Hall, B.D., Th.M.
Timothy Little, S.T.M.
Eugene T. Locke, D.Min.

SUPERVISING PASTORS IN URBAN TRAINING
Calvin E. Houston, B.D.

Boyd McLocklin, Th.M.
Dan A. McRight, M.Div.
Robert R. Morris, Th.M.
John H. Patton, Ph.D.
Eugene Robinson, Th.M.
Joseph W. Whitwell, S.T.D.

SUPERVISING PASTORS FOR SUMMER ASSISTANTS 1985

Steve Bacon
Harry Barrow
Ted Beasley
Bennett Bishop
Cecil Campbell
Frank Colladay
Donald Collins
Mike Cordle
Robert Crutchfield
Charles Davenport
Joe B. Donaho
Paul Eckel
Art Fogartie
McCoy Franklin
Joan Gray
Lyle Harvey
J. Trent Howell, Jr.
George Kaulbach
Mary Kuhns
Fitzhugh Legerton
Robert S. Link
Roger Mackey

Philip Makari
Roger Martin
Ralph McCaskill
M.G. McLuhan
Murphy Miller
James Montgomery
Stephen Montgomery
Albert Myers
Jim Richardson
Ronald Roberts
Carl Schlich
Juel Sealey
Wm. Robert Sharman
John F. Sloop
Stephen Sloop, Jr.
Carl Smith
Paul Smith
Gibson Stroupe
Jerry Tabler
Don Wade
Julian Walthall
Robert Watkins
Jack Westlund
Jeannine Wren

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SUPERVISING PASTORS FOR D.MIN AND M.DIV. INTERNS 1985

Sherwood Anderson Walter Jones

Tom Are Bill Kryder

Emmett Barfield Philip Leftwich

Bill Carr Fred Moore

Kenneth Craig Jack E. Morris

D. Donald Day Richard Ribble

Rusty Douglas R. McFaddin Spann

Philip Dunford

GRADUATING CLASS OF 1985

DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY
Calvin W. Kropp

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (In-Ministry)

Earle P. Barron, Jr.

Lewis William Bullard, Sr.

Walter Ronald Case, Sr.

Thomas Willcox Currie

Marlin Henry Day

John Clifford Dudley

Lavern Gerhardt Franzen

George Turner Howard III

Ira Gahagen Howard

James Harry Huffaker

Robert Floyd Inman

William Lester Jenkins, Jr.

Justin Paul Kollmeyer

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (In -Sequence)
Sara Miriam Dunson
Pamela Rose King

MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Abner Ferreira de Assis
Steven M. Fettke
Ronald James Greer
Bernard Macfarren Griffith
Rudolf Rex Hussmann

MASTER OF DIVINITY
Mary Gillespie Amos

with distinction
John Angkawidjaja
Charles Gregory Bird
Joseph L. Brice
Susan Quinn Bryan
Gary L. R. Bullard, Sr.
David Arnold Bush
Jae Heung Chung
Martha Josephine Clinkscales
Willie E. Coleman, Jr.
Jannar W. Davis

with distinction
Paul Edward Forsyth
Sandra M. Fox
Charles Jarred Hammet, Jr.
Virginia Temple Hammett
Hugh Arch Henderson

Charles Edward Lanier
Robert Murray Marvin
John Knox McCallum, Jr.
Dale Edwin Miller
Willis Homer Moore
Phillip Eugene Morris
Wanda Suddreth Neely
Charles William Owens, Jr.
John Hauser Roark
R. Page Shelton
Gerald Leonhardt Voye
Roger Snyder Watkins
Robert Rawsthorne Wilson

Vance S. Nesbit
Richard C. Wiggers

Yoshinobu Kochi
John Michael Mills
James Howard Railey
Egbert M. Robertson
Samuel J. Sligar

John Loritts Herndon III
Matthew Edward Horton
Joseph L. Johnson III
Robert R. Klein

with distinction
Georgeolimpio A. Miranda

with distinction
James A. Moran
Steven R. Negley
Cameron Gray Norsworthy

with distinction
Christopher R. Noto
Taylor Cy Phillips
Stephen Andrew Shive
Antonio Pereira da Silva
Thomas A. Stixrud
Thomas A. Ulrich

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MASTER OF ARTS (Theological Studies)
Michael K Adams Julia McMillan Cline

with distinction

MASTER OF ARTS (Youth Ministry)

David Robert Grove Lee W. Pruett

PRIZES AND AWARDS 1985

WILDS BOOK PRIZE

PAUL T. FUHRMANN BOOK PRIZE IN CHURCH
HISTORY

FLORRIE WILKES SANDERS PRIZE IN THEOLOGY

INDIANTOWN COUNTRY CHURCH AWARD

Jannar Davis

George Waters

William McKinney

William Cameron

LYMAN AND MYKI MOBLEY PRIZE IN BIBLICAL
SCHOLARSHIP

PRESBYTERY OF ST. ANDREW WOMEN OF THE CHURCH
PREACHING AWARD

Margaret Are

Miriam Dunson

SAMUEL A. CARTLEDGE NEW TESTAMENT
EXEGESIS AWARD

COLUMBIA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

HARVARD A. ANDERSON FELLOWSHIP

William McKinney

Willie Coleman

Robert Klein

JAMES T. AND CELESTE M. BOYD MEMORIAL BOOK
FUND AWARD

COLUMBIA SCHOLARS

Sandra Fox
Gregory Bird

Scott Andrews
Charles Hasty
J. Peter McLain

Janet Deitrich

Bradley Smith
Sarah Speed
Melodie Wager

TULL SCHOLARS

David Weitnauer

102

1985-86 ROLL OF STUDENTS
ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEGREE STUDENTS
DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY

Deryck Durston
' Norcross, Georgia

David F. Fleece
Lithonia, Georgia

Howard Gregory
Kingston, Jamaica

Maclean Kumi

Ghana, West Africa

Tore-Kristian Lang
Fredrikstad, Norway

Louis R. Lothman
Tucker, Georgia

Robert Kim Mclntire
Smyrna, Georgia

George H. Sparks
Dalton, Georgia

*

\S

B.A, University of Witwatersrand
T. T.H.D., Johannesburg College of

Education
M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary
S.T.M., New York Theological Seminary

B.A, Columbia Bible College

B.D., Covenant Theological Seminary

Th.M., Duke University

B.A, University of the West Indies
S.T.M., Virginia Theological Seminary

B.A, University of Ghana

Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

Candidatus Theologiae, Det Teologiske

Men ighetsfakultetet
S.T.M., Wartburg Theological Seminary

AB., Duke University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., North Georgia College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology

B.C.E, Georgia Tech

M.Div, Virginia Theological Seminary

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (IN MINISTRY)

Joe Boone Abbott

Birmingham, Alabama

Normer McKinnon Adams
Fayetteville, Georgia

Ralph J. Aker
Orlando, Florida

Dolphus Jerome Allen
Fort Myers, Florida

Donald Eugene Allison
Chattanooga, Tennessee

y

S

B.A, Baylor University
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Atlanta Christian College
M.Div., Lincoln Christian Seminary

B.A, Morris Broum College

M.Ed, Tuskegee Institute

M.Div., Columbia Theolocical Seminary

B.A, Davidson College
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, Tennessee Wesleyan College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at

Emory University
M.A, Long Island University

103

Robert Harold Anderson
Rushville, Indiana

Earle Wilson Angell
Aiken, South Carolina

Paul Oscar Ard, Jr. 6

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Stephen Allan Bacon
Cartersville, Georgia

Gary Donald Barber q

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Ernest Wayne Bass
Meigs, Georgia

Gary Lee Batchelor
Rome, Georgia

Edward Lee Bates
Augusta, Georgia

Thomas Joe Baughman
Orlando, Florida

X

/

Harvey Burwell Bennett, Jr. X
Mobile, Alabama

Jacob Boris Berlin
Augusta, Georgia

Edwin D. Bernard
Rockmart, Georgia

David Harold Bernthal
Athens, Georgia

Daniel Mclntyre Berry
Bristol, Tennessee

v/

V

B.A, Franklin College

M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh

M.Div., Christian Theological Seminary

B.A, University of South Carolina
M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., Presbyterian College

M.Div. Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, King College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Wofford College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., University of South Florida
M.Div, Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, University of Arkansas
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Georgetown College
M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Ohio State University

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Harvard College

M.S., University of North Carolina

M.Div., Protestant Episcopal Theological

Seminary
M.A, University of South Carolina

B.S., University of Tennessee

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.C.S., Strager Junior College

B.S, Concordia Teachers College
MAT, Rhode Island College of

Education
Colloquy, Concordia Theological

Seminary

B.A, Davidson College

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

104

Thomas Leon Bess
Macon, Georgia

>/

B.A, Fort Valley State College
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Center

Stephen Lee Birch ^

Clearwater, Florida

Malcolm Bennett Bishop, III
Monroe, Georgia f

Jerry Edward Blacklaw
Atlanta, Georgia ^

Ira Newton Blanchard
McCalla, Alabama b

John L. Bledsoe
Toccoa, Georgia

Alan Clarke Bone t

Belvedere, South Carolina

James Dorrell Bowen

Waycross, Georgia

Ronald Lee Bowie /

Johnson City, Tennessee

Albert James Bowles, Jr.
Louisville, Tennessee

1/

John Ebenezer Boyd, Jr. c

North Augusta, South Carolina

William John Boyd, III
Concord, North Carolina

John Carl Boyer
Eufaula, Alabama

Joseph Cashion Brandon
Eustis, Florida

Murray Neil Breland *

Johnston, South Carolina

John Wesley Brock
Jackson, Alabama

B.A, Anderson College
M.Div., Phillips University

B.A, King College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Hendrix College

M.A Y.M., Fuller Theological Seminary

B.A, Howard Payne University
M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Mercer University
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Eureka College

B.D., Lexington Theological Seminary

B.A, Valdosta State College
M.Div, Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., University of Georgia
M.Div, Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.A, Emory & Henry College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Catawba College
M.Div, Lutheran Theological Southern
Seminary

B.A, Erskine College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, King College

M.Div, Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, University of Miami
M.Div, Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., Auburn University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

105

l/

/

Royce Leonard Browder
Wetumpka, Alabama

Elmon Huey Brown, Jr.
Bristol, Virginia

John Carlton Bryan
Augusta, Georgia

Charles Curtis Burnett, Jr.
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Clyde LaRocque Carter r .
Birmingham, Alabama

Paul Bacot Cassibry
Ft. Benning, Georgia

Edward Hazlett Chambers /
Montego Bay, Jamaica

Thomas Allan Cheatham */
Montevallo, Alabama

David Lee Clark J

Avondale Estates, Georgia

William Eugene Clark
Mobile, Alabama

Larry Cecil Cosper V

Gadsden, Alabama

Gerald Wayne Craft
Eatontown, New Jersey

James Lee Cross, Jr.

Columbia, South Carolina V

O. Leighton Culler

Matthews, North Carolina

B.S., Jacksonville State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Samford University
B.D., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Emory University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Tennessee Wesleyan College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Johnson C Smith University
B.D., Johnson C. Smith University
M.A, Samford University

B.S., Mississippi College

B.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.S., Long Island University

Dip. Th, United Theological Seminary
M.Div, Lancaster Theological Seminary
S. T.M., Lancaster Theological Seminary

B.A, University of Georgia

M.Div, Reformed Theological Seminary

B.A, Mercer University
M.R.E, Southern Baptist Seminary
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Arkansas College
B.D., Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary

B.A, Samford University
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., Mobile College

M.Div, New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Baylor University

M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary

B.A, High Point College
Certificate, Union Theological Seminary
in Virginia

106

Richard Allen Cushman

sS

Summerville, South Carolina

William Aldridge Dantzler
Birmingham, Alabama

Charles William Davenport ^
Kings Mountain, North Carolina

B.S. A, University of Florida

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Lander College

M.Div, Erskine Theological Seminary

Frank Barry Davies

Decatur, Georgia y

Daniel Oscar Davis
Jonesboro, Georgia

y

Dent Catron Davis, III

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Sam Davis

North Augusta, South Carolina

B.A, Birmingham University, England
L.R.AM., Royal Schools of Music, London
L.T.C.L., Trinity College, London
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary
Dip.Ed, London University, Education
Department

B.A, John B. Stetson University

M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary
S.T.M., New York Theological Seminary

B.S., University of Tennessee
M.Div, Vanderbilt University Divinity
School

B.A, Voorhees College
M.Div, Interdenominational Theological
Center

William Jay Donaldson, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia *

Paris Nolan Donehoo p

Powder Springs, Georgia

Joseph Jeffery Dorociak
Hernando, Mississippi

B.A, King College

M.Div, Th.M., Columbia Theological

Seminary
M.S., University of Tennessee
MA, Ph.D., Michigan State University

B.A, Georgia Southern College
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S, Francis Marion College
M.Div, Gordon -Conwell Theological
Seminary

Joseph Ferrell Drummond
Augusta, Georgia

William Edwin Dudley

Montgomery, Alabama V

Harry Dee Durbin

Bemis, Tennessee j

B.S, Jacksonville State University
MA, Jacksonville State University
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory

B.S, Auburn University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Union University

M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.Ed., Memphis State University

107

Hugh Lee Eichelberger, Jr.
Richmond, Virginia **

William Jefferson Eldridge
Meridian, Mississippi c

Leonard Morris Engstrom q
Memphis, Tennessee

Saul Jesus Espino
Cuba

./

Ralph McKnight Evans

Hampstead, North Carolina

Gilmer Davis Fauber, Jr.
Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Aubrey Bennie Floyd
Rogersville, Tennessee

David Murphy Fry
Duluth, Georgia

John Garon Galloway
Birmingham, Alabama

Raymond Wesley Gamble
Stuart, Florida

Tommy Max Garrison
Calhoun, Georgia

Richard Curtis Gates

Hurricane, West Virginia

Ronald Lamar Gaynor
Augusta, Georgia

Stephen Elwood Graves
St. Cloud, Florida

Earl Alan Hackett
Augusta, Georgia

David Lippincott Hale
Rogersville, Tennessee

1/

A.B., Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Missouri Southern State College
M.Div., University of Dubuque
Theological Seminary

B.A, Wheaton College

Certificate, Luther Theological Seminary

B.S., University of Texas

M.Div., Garrett Evangelical Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Georgetown College
M.Div, Duke Divinity School

B.A, Furman University
B.D., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., University of Tennessee
M.A, Young Life Institute

B.A, Birmingham Southern College
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Houghton College
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, M.A, Alabama Christian School of
Religion

Mississippi State University
Diploma, Reformed Theological
Seminary

B.A, University of South Carolina
B.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Eckerd College
M.Div, San Francisco Theological
Seminary

B.A, Kansas Wesley an University
Th.M., Southern Methodist University
S. T.M., Southern Methodist University

B.A, King College

B.D., Th.M., Union Theological Seminary
in Virginia

108

Elias S. Hardge, Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri

t/

B.A, North Carolina Central University
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

William Charles Harris
Augusta, Georgia

B.A, Johnson C Smith University
M.Div., Johnson C. Smith School of

Theology
Th.M., Southeastern Baptist Theological

Seminary
S. T.M., New York Theological Seminary

Henry Alfred Haynes
Chambers, Pennsylvania

B.A, Hampton Institute
M.Div, Virginia Union University School
of Theology

Lonnie Lee Herd
Duluth, Georgia

B.S, Carson-Newman College
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

James Coker Hilton

Lancaster, South Carolina

B.A, University of South Carolina
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary

James Lee Hinzman
High Shoals, Georgia

B.B.A, Marshall University
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

Adlai Cornwell Holler, Jr. \/

Charleston Heights, South Carolina

B.A, Wofford College
M.Div, The Divinity School of Duke
University

Grady Lamar Holley ,
Dublin, Georgia

B.S, Jacksonville State University
Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary

Amos Alton Hood ^

Pascagoula, Mississippi

B.A, Mississippi College
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

Edward Harry Home
Grand Caymen, British
West Indies

\/

B.A, Eckerd College

M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary

William Edgar Hotchkiss y
Jacksonville, Florida

B.A, Florida Southern College
B.D., Th.M., Columbia Theological
Seminary

Charles Betts Huntley
Charlotte, North Carolina

/

B.A, Duke University
B.D., Th.M., Union Theological Seminary
in Virginia

Colon Stonewall Jackson, Jr. J
Charleston, South Carolina

B.A, Wake Forest University

M.Div, Southeastern Baptist Theological

Seminary
MA, Webster College

109

Daniel Wesley Jacobs
Atlanta, Georgia

William Henry Jennings
Brazil

s/

John Allen Johnson ^

Atlanta, Georgia

Joseph Eugene Jursa
North Miami, Florida

s/

'v/

Fred Larkin Keith

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

John Michael Kelley

Asheville, North Carolina

Sae Hee Kim

North Miami, Florida

Klaus Oskar Richard Koch
St. Petersburg, Florida

Mary Jane Kuhns
Atlanta, Georgia

V

John Douglas LeHeup
Abbeville, South Carolina

Robert Sumter Link *q

Floyd, Virginia

Wanda Gail Logan

Panama City Beach, Florida

C

Thomas Joseph Lusk J

North Augusta, South Carolina

Roger Charles Mackey ^

Goose Creek, South Carolina

Philip Emmanuel Makari
Cumming, Georgia

J

B. A, Morris Brown College
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Center

B.A, Illinois Wesleyan University
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A, Cincinnati Bible College
M.Div., lincoln Christian College!
Seminary

B.S., Florida Institute of Technology
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, North Central Bible College
M.Div, United Theological Seminary of
the Twin Cities

Th.B., Yonsei University, Korea
M.Div., Presbyterian Theological

Seminary, Korea
Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, University of Florida
M.Div. lutheran Theological Southern
Seminary

B.A, Muskingum College
M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.A, University of South Carolina
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Western Kentucky University
M.Div., Vanderbilt University

B.A, Central Wesleyan College
M.Div, Asbury Theological Seminary

B.A, Barrington College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.Div, Abbasya Theological Seminary in

Cairo
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

110

y

Ronald Eugene Martin \/
Ellenwood, Georgia

Millie Beasley Mattison
Tampa, Florida

Robert Hilton McBride
Lexington, South Carolina

George Daniel McCall y
Augusta, Georgia

Clyde Taft McCants

Greenville, South Carolina

Robert Grafton McGehee
Decatur, Alabama

Gerald Jess Metzdorf ^f

Dublin, Georgia

Ralph Wayne Milligan J

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Lawrence Curtis Mitchell
Statesboro, Georgia

Thomas Jeffreys Mitchiner, Jr.
Panama City, Florida

1/

Hugh Reid Montgomery, Sr. j

Reidsville, North Carolina

Tony Gordon Moon

Franklin Springs, Georgia

James Alfred Moore, Jr.
Langley, South Carolina

Thomas Otto Mueller
Albany, Georgia

/

B.S., B.A, Youngs town State University
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, University of South Florida
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S, The Citadel

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S, Davidson College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Th.M., Princeton Seminary

B.A, Erskine College

M.A, Duke University

M.Div, Erskine Theological Seminary

B.S, Davidson College
M.S., Emory Univeristy
B.D., Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary

B.S, Toccoa Falls Bible College
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Sterling College

M.Div, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A, Bethany College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Erskine College
M.Div, Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, Eton College

B.D., Union Theological Seminary in

Virginia
S. T.M., Biblical Seminary
AB.D, New York University

B.S, Emmanuel College School of

Christian Ministries
M.Div, Eastern Mennonite Seminary
Th.M., Southeastern Baptist Seminary

B.A, Gardner-Webb College
M.Div, New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S, Arkansas Polytechnic College
M.Div, Reformed Theological Seminary

111

Albert Aldrich Myers, Jr.
Conyers, Georgia

Daniel Allan Nail
Quitman, Georgia

Frank Melvin Ornburn
Jonesboro, Georgia

Gradye Morton Parsons
Bristol, Tennessee s/

Reginald Victor Parsons
Ripley, Mississippi

Bill Ross Peeples

Birmingham, Alabama

Floyd Peter Peterson
Wildwood, Florida

Wendell Bramblett Phillips
Senatobia, Mississippi

Mark Daniel Philpot v

Lexington, Kentucky

William Maynard Pittendreigh, Jr. /
Abbeville, South Carolina

Gwynette Grier Pittenger
Jacksonville, Florida

David Alan Posey
Covington, Georgia

Albert Lamar Potts

Columbia, South Carolina

James Ronald Priddy
McAllester, Oklahoma

V

James Henry Quillin

Hemingway, South Carolina

B.A, Davidson College
B.D., Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.S., University ofFlordia

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, William Jewell College

M.Div, Midwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.S. in Ed, Long Island University

B.S., University of Tennessee
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary

B.A, Otterbein College
M.Div, Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.A, Samford University
M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Moravian College

M.Div, Moravian Theological Seminary

B.S, Memphis State University
M.Div, Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.A, Asbury College

M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

B.A, Erksine College

M.Div, Erksine Theological Seminary

B.A, Rollins College

M.S./L.S, University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill
M.C.E., Garrett Evangelical Theological

Seminary

B.A, West Georgia College
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S, University of Georgia

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.B.A, University of Texas
M.Div, Brite Divinity School

B.A, Southwestern Assemblies of God

College
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

112

Michael Dale Rainey
Madeira Beach, Florida

Kenneth Lonnie Randolph
Montgomery, Alabama

Arville Luther Renner
Jacksonville, Florida

L. Thomas Richie \S

Anderson, South Carolina

Joe Willie Rigsby ^

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Andrew Donaldson Robb, III
Birmingham, Alabama

James Wilson Roberts
Homewood, Alabama

Samuel Frisbie Rutland S
Covington, Georgia

Byron Johnson Scott, Jr.
Jeffersonville, Georgia

Mary Louise Sferre
Jacksonville, Florida

Angus Robertson Shaw, III
Johnson City, Tennessee

Jerry Wayne Shirley

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Douglas Thomas Simmons ./
Boston, Georgia

William Clarence Sistar, Jr. ^
Okeechobee, Florida

J. Hyatt Smith
Midville, Georgia

/

Jennifer Jo Smith
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Buffalo State College

M.Div, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

B.A, Harding College

MA, Harding Graduate School

B.A, Marion College
B.D., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Erskine College

M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary

B.A, Stillman College

B.D., Johnson C. Smith University

B.A, B.S., Lehigh University

B.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

M.A, Scarritt College

B.A, Samford University
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Wake Forest University
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Asbury College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, St. Rose College
MA, Seton Hall University
M.S.W., Syracuse University

B.A, Bob Jones University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Baylor University
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., Georgia Southern College

M.Div, Reformed Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Georgia Southern College
M.Div, Interdenominational Theological
Center

B.S., Troy State University
M.Ed., Auburn University of Montgomery
M.Div., New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary

113

Otis Artis Smith
Augusta, Georgia

Robert Alfred Stauffacher
Spanish Fort, Alabama

William Merritt Steinbrook
Atlanta, Georgia

Mary Steves /

Jacksonville, Florida

Maurice Leon Stone

Sarasota, Florida /

Philip Harbin Summerlin
Alpharetta, Georgia

Charles Sackett Sydnor, Jr.
Kingsport, Tennessee

Frederick Hilborn Talbot
Atlanta, Georgia

Morris Alford Taylor
Starkville, Mississippi

Sally-Lodge Henderson Teel
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

v

Carl Kahrs Towley
Potomac, Maryland

1/

Lewis Earl Trotter
Sarasota, Florida

*/

Coit Ray Troutman
Rome, Georgia

/

Claude Owen Tucker
Crestview, Florida

J

Owen Evans Tucker
Waco, Texas

J

B.A, LeMoyne College

M.Div, Interdenominational Theological

Center
M.S., Long Island University

B.A, Western Illinois University
M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.A, Oklahoma State University
M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

B.S., Seton Hall University
M.S.W., Syracuse University

B.S., Florida State University
M.Div, Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, Abilene Christian University
S.T.B., Harvard Divinity School

B.A, Duke University
B.D., Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, Allen University

M.Div, Yale University Divinity School

S.T.M., Pacific School of Religion

B.A, Mississippi College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Coker College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Gustavus Adolphus College
B.D., Augustana Theological Seminary
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.S., Memphis State University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Wake Forest College
M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Asbury College

B.D., Asbury Theological Seminary

B.A, Arkansas College
M.Div, Louisville Presbyterian

Theological Seminary
M.Ed., Memphis State University

114

Lloyd L. Watkins

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jane Lindsay Seargeant-Watt
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jaap Hook Wheelhower
Auburndale, Florida

Emmanuel Logan Williams
Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Dale Williams \/

New York, New York

Alvin Lee Wilson
Bainbridge, Georgia

Charles Parker Wright s

Atlanta, Georgia

Elizabeth Barbara Yonteck
Sebring, Florida

Thomas Richard Zehnder
Stuart, Florida

MASTER OF THEOLOGY

Shirley Ford Adams
Dunwoody, Georgia

Frank Charles Aichinger
Woodstock, Georgia

Donald Garry Bennett
Willard, Ohio

*"

Ralph Jerome Boone
Cleveland, Tennessee

Douglas William Bower
Athens, Georgia

Georgianna Via Brabban
Chinquapin, North Carolina

B.A, Miles College

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Center

B.S., Russell Sage College

M.Div., Colgate Rochester Divinity School

B.A, Rutgers University
M.Div, New Brunswick Theological
Seminary

B.A, University of California
M.Ed., Boston University
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory

B.S., Massachusetts Institute of

Technology
M.Div, Gordon -Conwel I Theological

Seminary

B.A, Southwest Missouri State University
M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, King College

B.D., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

B.S., University of Miami

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Concordia Seminary
B.D., Concordia Seminary

B.F.A, University of Georgia

D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, University of Virginia

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A, Lee College

M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Lee College

M.A, Wheaton Graduate School

B.S, Oglethorpe University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., West Liberty State College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

115

Dean Carlyle Bridges
Riverdale, Georgia

Leroy Errol Brooks

St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

Samuel Harrison Cain
Stone Mountain, Georgia

Robert Lindsay Carroll, Jr.
Avondale Estates, Georgia

Joong Ho Chong
Korea

Robert Belin Collingwood
Atlanta, Georgia

Mary Jane Cornell
Decatur, Georgia

Snow Ray Donmoyer
Alachua, Florida

Kerry Perron Duncan
Lithonia, Georgia

B.A, Carson -Newman College
M.Ed., University of Georgia
B.D., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, University of the West Indies,

Codrington College
Diploma in Theological Studies,

Codrington College

B.A, Erskine College

M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary

B.A, University of South Carolina
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.E., Kyungpook National University
M.Div, Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, Seoul, Korea

B.A, University of South Carolina
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Agnes Scott College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., University of South Carolina
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, University of Georgia

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Sara Miriam Dunson
Decatur, Georgia

Michael Lee Dusing
Lakeland, Florida

B.S., Georgia State College for Women
M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian

Education
D.Min, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Southeastern College of the

Assemblies of God
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at

Emory University

John Samuel Eddinger
Lilburn, Georgia

Marvin Browning Fergus
Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A, Wake Forest University
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, University of Georgia
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

Gerald Wayne Gardner
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Limestone College
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

116

James LaMar Griffin

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Robert Leroy Griffin
Vine Grove, Kentucky

Jesse William Hegler

Laurel Hill, North Carolina

Hugh Arch Henderson
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Mercer University
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Belhaven College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Martin Montgomery Huggins
Peachtree City, Georgia

Elizabeth Tobie Irvine
Atlanta, Georgia

Anne Manson Jenkins

Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina

Rhona Mitchell Jones
Decatur, Georgia

Daniel Lee Kurbis
Cleveland, Tennessee

Dong Kyo Lee
Seoul, Korea

Franklin Elliott Lewis
Powhatan Point, Ohio

Douglas Stanford McLeroy
Anniston, Alabama

Richard Gary Moore
Sweetwater, Tennessee

B.S., Mississippi State University
M.Div, Oral Roberts University

B.A, Ohio Wesleyan University
M.Div, Yale Divinity School

B.A, Furman University

M.S., University of Southern Illinois

B.A, Middlesex

Education Certificate, Moray House
Cambridge Theological Certificate,
Westminster Theological Seminary

B.A, Lee College

M.Div, Ashland Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian General Assembly

Theological Seminary
B.D., Presbyterian General Assembly

Theological Seminary

B.A, Marshall University
M.Div, Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.A, Georgia State University

M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary
D.Min., Perkins School of Theology

B.S., University of Florida
M.Div, Trinity Evangelical Divinity
School

Lance Alfred Netland
Decatur, Georgia

Herman Terris Neuman
Lakeland, Florida

B.A, Concordia Senior College

M.Div, Concordia Theological Seminary

B.A, Southeastern College of the

Assemblies of God
MA, Wheaton College

117

Stephen Russell Paine

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Justin Leonard Peart
Kingston, Jamaica

Judith Mary Peterkin
Perth, Western Australia

John-Nelson Buttermore Pope
Newport, Rhode Island

Jack Guy Pride, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia

William Cullens Robinson
Charlotte, North Carolina

Gary Lester Rollins
Decatur, Georgia

Kathryn Hooks Sandifer
Tucker, Georgia

John Guilds Seabrook, Jr.
Huntsville, Alabama

Michele Sue Sears Shumake
St. Louis, Missouri

Gary Elvin Strickland
Conyers, Georgia

Bruce David Swanson
Pacific City, Oregon

Jill Denise Ulrici
Norcross, Georgia

Craig Spencer Wascovich
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Lee College

M.Div., Church of God School of
Theology

College Diploma, Union Theological

Seminary, Jamaica
Diploma of Theology, University of

London
B.A, Theology, University of West Indies

Deaconess House Anglican

B.A, Stetson University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A/B.S, University of Southern

Mississippi
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at

Emory University

B.A, East Carolina University
M.Div., Duke Divinity School

B.A, Ashland College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

B.A, Queens College

M.CE, Presbyterian School of Christian

Education
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Wofford College

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

B.M.Ed, University of Kansas
M.Div, Interdenominational Theological
Center

B.A, Samford University
M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Pacific Lutheran University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Medical College of Georgia
M.Div., Yale Divinity School

B.A, Bethany College
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory

118

James Ronald Wilson
Monroe, Georgia

Totok Soemartha Wiryasaputra
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Ronald Stephen Wright
Weir, Mississippi

Emmie Caldwell Young
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Samford University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B. Th, M.Div., Data Wacana Seminary

B.A, Union University
M.Div, Memphis Theological Seminary of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

B.A, Vanderbilt University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREE STUDENTS
E COMPONENT

Name

Home Town

Michael Terrence Bragan

Gainesville, Florida

College

Presbytery or Denomination

B.S., Georgia State University
Suwannee

Gary Roy Califf

Martinsville, Virginia

Sherron Kay George

Mebane, North Carolina

Jung Mi Han
Marietta, Georgia

Campbell Stuart MacLean
Savannah, Georgia

B.S., Geneva College
M.S., Radford University
Blue Ridge

B.A, Belhaven College

M.A, University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill

Orange

B.A, Lehman College

Atlanta

B.A, East Tennessee State University

M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian

Education

M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth

University

Savannah

Geraldine Marie Montfort

Jacksonville, Florida

B.A, Flagler College
Suwannee

Lawrence David Neal

Statesboro, Georgia

William Newton

Atlanta, Georgia

Philip Pidgeon, IV
Anderson, South Carolina

B.A, University of Georgia

Southern Baptist

AMI, Montessori Institute

Atlanta

B.A, University of the South
Memphis

119

D COMPONENT

Sidney Dawson Harmon
Collierville, Tennessee

Oris Leo Holliday, Jr.

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

B.A, Memphis State University
Memphis

B.A, University of Arkansas
Pines

Martha Jane Petersen

Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Agnes Scott College
B.S.M., Cornell University, New York
Hospital School of Nursing
Atlanta

Betty Lynn Stall
Brandon, Florida

B.A, Furman University
MA, University of South Florida
Southwest Florida

Charles Jefferies White

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

B.A, Appalachian State University
Concord

Christopher Edward Zorn
KnoxvUle, Tennessee

B.A, Mercer University
East Tennessee

C COMPONENT

Carol Shuler Abrams
Atlanta, Georgia

Margaret Wilson Are

Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Cornell University
Georgia

B.A, Agnes Scott College

Atlanta

Jack Lawrence Bates

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A, Wofford College
Congaree

Janice Lenore Blissit

McDonough, Georgia

B.S., Mercer University
Atlanta

James Michael Boen
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Georgia State University
Methodist

Jane Lynn Bright
Wellford, South Carolina

B.A, Limestone College
M.A, Furman University

Piedmont

Susan Glenn Bryant

Sanford, Florida

B.A, Southwestern at Memphis
Central Florida

Ralph Robert Cain
Columbus, Georgia

B.S., Columbus College
Southwest Georgia

William R. Cameron

Charleston Heights, South Carolina

B.A, Presbyterian College
Charleston

Michael Theodore Carey

Huntsville, Alabama

B.A, University of Alabama
North Alabama

120

Kathryn Cartledge

Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas Hugh Clymer
Memphis, Tennessee

Ervie Chris Curvin
Soddy Daisy, Tennessee

Elinor Perkins Daniel
Decatur, Georgia

Kathryn Yingling Daniel
Clearwater, Florida

B.S., Georgia State University

Atlanta

B.S., Christian Brothers College
Memphis

B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
East Tennessee

B.A, Agnes Scott College
Atlanta

B.S, Stetson University

Southwest Florida

Janet Marie Deitrich
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, University of Georgia

Atlanta

Eugene Robert Donaldson

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Anne Coile Estes
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Fairfield University
South Louisiana

B.A, University of Georgia
J.D., Emory University

Atlanta

Kevin Armistead Gourley
Asheville, North Carolina

B.A, Furman University

Asheville

Louis Shaw Grosse
Savannah, Georgia

AB., University of Georgia
Savannah

Bryant Christopher Harris

Charlotte, North Carolina

B.A, Old Dominion University

Mecklenburg

Claude Alan Harvey

Thomasville, North Carolina

B.S, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro

Concord

George Timothy Head
Chattanooga, Tennessee

B.A, Jacksonville University

East Tennessee

Paul Denman Henschen

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Penny Jane Hill

Tucker, Georgia

B.S, Davidson College

Orange

B.A, Emory University

Atlanta

Joseph Barron Hopper, Jr.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

B.A, University of North Carolina at
Asheville

Concord

Mary Rebecca Huie-Jolly
Jonesboro, Georgia

B.A, Georgia State University

Atlanta

Mary Elizabeth Lawrence

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A, Furman University
Piedmont

121

Sharon Elise Ledbetter
Decatur, Georgia

William Glen McKinney

Jacksonville, Florida

Daniel Albert McLean

Asheville, North Carolina

John Locke Milhplland

Asheville, North Carolina

James Belvin Miller
Greenville, South Carolina

B.S., Medical College of Georgia
Atlanta

B.A, University of South Alabama
Atlanta

B.A, University of North Carolina at
Asheville
Asheville

B.S., Western Carolina University
Asheville

AB., University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Piedmont

Russ Braxton Morgan
Atlanta, Georgia

Timothy Jason Olds
Dalton, Georgia

Jeri Lee Parris Perkins
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Steven L. Price
Aiken, South Carolina

Homer Lee Roberts
Houston, Texas

Mary Leeann Rogers

Pensacola, Florida

Se Young Roh
Washington, DC

Preston Sanders Shealy, Jr.
Camden, South Carolina

Sandra Trest Sisson
Aberdeen, Mississippi

Leonard Ted Smith

Satellite Beach, Florida

Timothy Stephen Stewart
Snellville, Georgia

Donald Robert Stiens

Palm Harbor, Florida

B.A, University of the State of New York
Atlanta

B.A, Presbyterian College
South Carolina

B.A, Presbyterian College
South Carolina

B.S., University of South Carolina
M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian
Education

Congaree

B.S., J.D., University of Houston
New Covenant

B.A, Eckerd College
Florida

B.A, Seoul Theological Seminary
National Capital Union

B.S., Clemson University
Congaree

B.A, Belhaven College

St. Andrew

B.S., University of South Carolina

Central Florida

B.A, Belhaven College
Southwest Georgia

B.A, Florida State University
Southwest Florida

122

Debbie Schneider Taylor
Stone Mountain, Georgia

Robert Aubrey Tolley
Plantation, Florida

Charles Michael Tucker

Shelbyville, Tennessee

Connie L. Tuttle

Decatur, Georgia

William Jake Tyre
Monroe, Georgia

David Denk Weitnauer
Decatur, Georgia

John V. Wendorph

Jacksonville, Florida

John Hopkins White
Columbia, South Carolina

Shuford Stanley White

Birmingham, Alabama

Carol Anne Wood- Richards

Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Vanderbilt University

Atlanta

B.A, University of South Florida

Methodist

B.S., University of Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

B.A, Agnes Scott College
Presbyterian

B.B.A, University of Georgia
Christian Church (Disciples)

AB., Davidson College

Atlanta

B.A, Jacksonville University
Suwannee

B.A, Presbyterian College

Congaree

B.A, Birmingham Southern College
M.A, University of Alabama

Birmingham

B.S., East Carolina University

Atlanta

INTERNS

John Harper Brady, III

Lithonia, Georgia

Emory Gillespie David
Georgetown, South Carolina

Curry Watkins Davis
Summerville, Georgia

William Douglas Hood, Jr.

Seminole, Florida

Olin Watson McBride

Conway, South Carolina

Stephen Randolph Nickle

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Mary Leeann Rogers
Pensacola, Florida

B.A, King College
Atlanta

B.A, Converse College

Harmony

B.A, University of California at Santa
Barbara

Cherokee

B.A, Eckerd College

Southwest Florida

B.S., University of South Carolina
Pee Dee

AB., Princeton University

Atlanta

B.A, Eckerd College

Florida

123

Ronald Anthony Smith

Charlotte, North Carolina

Drew Warren Tomberlin, Jr.
Columbus, Georgia

B.A, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Mecklenburg

B.S., Columbus College

Southwest Georgia

B COMPONENT

Catherine L. Allsbury

New Orleans, Louisiana

Patricia Ann Bacon

Macon, Georgia

John Noah Baggett
Atlanta, Georgia

Patrick Nixon Bailey
East Point, Georgia

Thomas Lynn Bales

Morristown, Tennessee

Donald Johnson Barbour
Orlando, Florida

B.S., University of Wisconsin
South Louisiana

B.S, Vassar College
Atlanta

B.A, Georgia State University
Atlanta

B.A, Lee College
Church of God

B.S., East Tennessee State University
Holston

B.A, MBA, Rollins College
Central Florida

John Henry Bell, Jr.

Knoxville, Tennessee

B.A, Wake Forest University
East Tennessee

John Alexander Blake
Winter Park, Florida

William Herbert Bland, Jr.

Cary, North Carolina

Norwood Verne Brown, III
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Mark Stewart Bryan

Mobile, Alabama

James Doster Burton
Riverdale, Georgia

Carol Jaynes Byrd
Dade City, Florida

Joe Thomas Byrd

Dade City, Florida

Randall Franklin Clegg
Albany, Georgia

B.A, University of Central Florida
Central Florida

B.S., MCE, North Carolina State
University

Orange

B.S., University of Arkansas
Pines

B.A, Samford University
John Knox

B.S., Georgia State University
Atlanta

B.A, Berea College
Transylvania

B.A, Berea College
Transylvania

B.B.A, University of Georgia
Methodist

124

Ellis Leon Clymore

Atlanta, Georgia

Gerald Rogers Coker

North Charleston, South Carolina

B.A, Harding College
Non denominational

B.A, M.A, University of Alabama
Charleston

Gail Perkins Deane

Rembert, South Carolina

Sandra K Edwards

Miami, Florida

B.S., University of Alabama
M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian
Education
Congaree

B.S, M.S.W., Florida State University
Atlanta

Brett DeVaughn Ellington

Atlanta, Georgia

Jon Raymond Faraone
Wilmington, North Carolina

Robin Sumner Gantz

Roswell, Georgia

Daniel Wilbur Graham
Jacksonville, Florida

B.A, Georgia Institute of Technology
Church of God

B.A, King College
Wilmington

B.A, Mercer University

Methodist

B.A, Carson Newman College
M. AT., Jacksonville University
St. Augustine

Jeonghoon Han
Seoul, Korea

Richard James Harrod

West Monroe, Louisiana

Th.B., Yon Sei University
Korean Presbyterian

B.S, University of Delaware
M.S., Murray State University
Pines

Guy Allen Helms

Signal Mountain, Tennessee

Richard Griffin Hill
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Covenant College

East Tennessee
B.A, Emory University

Florida

Ronald Reins Hilliard
North Palm Beach, Florida

John Dale Hobbs
Kingsport, Tennessee

Young Kyong Kim
Mission Viejo, California

Edward Markham Linker, Jr.

Martinsville, Virginia

B.A, Florida Atlantic University
Tropical Florida

B.S, Tennessee Technological University

Holston

B.A, Biola University
Atlanta

B.A, University of Florida
M.AT.S, Gordon-Conwell Seminary
Blue Ridge

Robert Kelley Locklear
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Lee College

Church of God

125

Joseph Wade Malloy

Jacksonville, Florida

William F. McKissack III

Roswell, Georgia

Wayne Delmont Morrison
Memphis, Tennessee

George Victor Naze II
Avondale Estates,, Georgia

B. A, University of North Florida

St. Augustine

B.S, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta

B.A, Muskingum College

Memphis

B.A, University of South Florida
J.D., Stetson University
Atlanta

Stephen Lamar Nelms
Fayetteville, Georgia

B.A, Georgia State University
M.S., Southern Illinois University

Atlanta

John R. Park

Montgomery, Alabama

William R. Patterson
Tuskegee, Alabama

Karen Thea Petersohn
Atlanta, Georgia

Gregory Joe Powell

Norcross, Georgia

Diane Lovin Ragsdale
Atlanta, Georgia

Laura Dorsey Rains

Atlanta, Georgia

Robert P. Reno

Decatur, Georgia

Karen Whelchel Rice

Stephens, Georgia

John McClellan Richards
Decatur, Georgia

Melana Teresa Scruggs

Temple Terrace, Florida

Miriam Joy Smith

West Point, Georgia

B.A, M.A, Chonnam National
University
John Knox

B.S., Tuskegee Institute
John Knox

B.F.A, University of Georgia

Atlanta

B.A, Berry College
Southern Baptist

AB., Georgia Southern College

Atlanta

B.A, Agnes Scott College
Atlanta

B.A, Lehigh University
M.A, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Atlanta

B.Mus., M.M.Ed., University of Georgia
Athens

B.A, Davidson College
Atlanta

B.A, University of Florida
Southwest Florida

B.S, Presbyterian College
M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian
Education
Charleston

126

Soon Byung Son
Soon-Chun, Korea

B.A, Tae-Jon Presbyterian College
M.Ed, Korea University
Congaree

Oliver Rhett Talbert
Orangeburg, South Carolina

B. A, M.A, University of South Carolina

Harmony

Vicki Jo Thomas
Bloomingdale, Ohio

B.A, Grove City College
Upper Ohio Valley

Karen Ruth Walkup
Columbia, South Carolina

B.A, University of South Carolina

Congaree

George Houston Waters

Knoxville, Tennessee

B.A, Wake Forest University
East Tennessee

Walter Philip West

Conyers, Georgia

B.A, King College
Atlanta

Judith Lynn Williamson
Union, South Carolina

B.A, Presbyterian College
M.A, Clemson University
Pee Dee

Keith Gore Wiseman

Oxford, Mississippi

B.A, University of Mississippi

St. Andrew

Sharon Kay Youngs

Allardt, Tennessee

B.A, Maryville College

Atlanta

A COMPNENT

Scott Bailey Andrews

Florence, South Carolina

B.S., Presbyterian College

Pee Dee

Scott Buchanan Armstrong
Cleveland, Tennessee

B.S, Evansville University
East Tennessee

Marcus Raymond Barber
Purcell, Oklahoma

B.S, Central State University
St. Andrew

Janie Taylor Barrows

Ormond Beach, Florida

B.S, M.S., Florida State University
EdD., EdAdm., University of Miami

Central Florida

Paul Douglas Bayerl

Miami, Florida

B.A, Miami Christian College

Tropical Florida

Henry Lester Carson
Decatur, Georgia

B.S, Morris Brown College

Baptist

John Michael Castronis
Athens, Georgia

AB., M.Ed, University of Georgia

Athens

Jong Ho Chin

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A, University of South Carolina

Congaree

127

Edwin Mark Cooley
Lilburn, Georgia

B.B.A, Texas Technological College

Atlanta

Pemberton Cooley

Signal Mountain, Tennessee

B.S.M.E., U.S. Naval Academy
East Tennessee

David Brian Delph
Bartow, Florida

B.A, Presbyterian College

Southwest Florida

Walter Mooneyhan Dinkins
Manning, South Carolina

B.A, University of South Carolina

Harmony

Martha Hufford Harp
Little Rock, Arkansas

B.S., University of Tulsa
Arkansas

Charles Ransom Hasty
Athens, Georgia

B.A, Davidson College
Arkansas

Robert Alvin Hatcher

Columbus, Mississippi

B.A, University of Mississippi
St. Andrew

Charles Christopher Heyward

Ellenwood, Georgia

B.B.A, Albany State College
Atlanta

Robert Sidney Jeffords
Clemmons, North Carolina

B.A, Wake Forest University
Concord

David Paul Keister

Tampa, Florida

B.Mus., University of Florida
Southwest Florida

Paul Jeffrey Kirbas
Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A, Mercer University
Atlanta

George Tigner Lashley
Burlington, North Carolina

B.A, Elon College
Orange

Jeffrey Brooks Lewis

Avondale Estates, Georgia

B.A, Georgia State University
Atlanta

James Peter McLain
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Rhodes College
Atlanta

Wayne Bernard Murdock

Landis, North Carolina

B.A, Clark College

African Methodist Episcopal

Phillip Justin Pogue
Bowling Green, Kentucky

B.S., Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky

Kenneth Clayton Posey

Dalton, Georgia

B.S., Auburn University
Southern Baptist

Thomas Nelson Rains
Atlanta, Georgia

A B., Washington and Lee University
M.B.A, Emory University

Atlanta

Bradley Donald Smith

Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., University of Georgia
Congaree

128

Sarah Frances Speed

Marietta, Georgia

Dean Ross Strong

New Orleans, Louisiana

B.A, Davidson College
Cherokee

B.A, Whitman College
M.B.A, Seattle University

South Louisiana

Linda Dickerson Teller

Hillsville, Virginia

Melodie Marie Wager

Starke, Florida

B.S., Radford University
Abingdon

B.A, University of Florida

St. Augustine

Diane Elizabeth Walker
Atlanta, Georgia

B.IndEng, Georgia Institute of
Technology
Atlanta

George Timothy Womack

Hamlet, North Carolina

Patrick Hurd Wrisley

Rabun Gap, Georgia

B.A, Eckerd College
Fayetteville

B.S., Georgia Southern College

Athens

MASTER OF ARTS IN YOUTH MINISTRY

Rosalia Baia de Assis

Candeias, Brazil

Pedagogia, Universidade

Pernambuco Presbytery, Brazil

Norma Veronica Smellie

Kingston, Jamaica

B.Sc, University of West Indies

United Church of Jamaica

Sandra Carol Wilmesherr

Duluth, Georgia

B.S., Averett College
Atlanta

MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

William Richard Cook

Clarkston, Georgia

James Terry Guyton
Buford, Georgia

Colette B. Hamby

Tucker, Georgia

B.A, Atlanta Christian College

Church of God

B.S., Georgia Southwestern College
Church of God

B.A, Mercer University

Lutheran

Amy Corley Lanier
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Agnes Scott College

Episcopal

Richard Terry Maul
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, University of Florida

Church of Christ

Sister Carolyn Oberkirch

Atlanta, Georgia

M.Ed., Loyola College

Roman Catholic

129

Gay Wolfe Oltjenbruns
Smyrna, Georgia

Melvin Neely Young, II
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Miami University

Church of God

B.A, Washington and Lee University

Atlanta

SPECIAL STUDENTS

Catherine Taylor Childs

Bethany, Connecticut

B.A, Ohio Wesleyan University

Atlanta

Michael Jerry Craven
Orange Park, Florida

B.A, Florida State University
M. AT., Jacksonville University

St. Augustine

Sylvia Ellen Fowler

Taylors, South Carolina

B.A, Furman University

Piedmont

John Henry Gaynor
Trelawns, Jamaica

Rachel Granger Gill
Stone Mountain, Georgia

United Theological College of the West
Indies

United Church of Jamaica

B.A, Wake Forest University
Baptist

Bennie Eugene Goodwin

Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Barrington College

M.Ed, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

M.A, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Atlanta

William Dennis Harvey
Smyrna, Georgia

LL.B., Massey Law School

Baptist

William Thomas Jones
Birmingham, Alabama

Robert James Malloch
East Kilbride, Scotland

B.Th, Selma University

Birmingham

B.D., Glasgow University

Church of Scotland

Fritz Irven Musser

Lawrenceville, Georgia

B.A, Kentucky Wesleyan
Baptist

Mark W. Neville
Doraville, Georgia

B.Mus., University of North Carolina at
Greensboro

Lutheran

James Edward Rudiger

Norfolk, Virginia

Neville Wordsworth de Souza

Kingston, Jamaica

B.S., MBA, Old Dominion University

Norfolk

St. Peter's Theological College

Anglican

Jennifer W. Venable

Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Georgia State University

Lutheran

130

UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS

Buck F. Brown, Jr.
Charles Evlan Brown
William R. Conine, Jr.
Richard I. Deibert
Henry J. Flowers
Robert M. Hicks
E. Walter Hood
Grace Choon Kim
Jacqueline A. Lewis

Samuel P. Marshall
Roberta P. Martin
Nelle R. Mulligan
Robert C. Oates
Leslie G. Robinson
Calvin Triplett
Harold L. Vaughn, Jr.
John K Vining
William E. Watkins
Emmitt Eugene Young

OCCASIONAL STUDENTS

Grady Lee Anderson
Edward Lee Bez
John W. Bolton
Lewis H. Brazell
Randall Broome
Sandra P. Burkett
Ronnie L. Bush
Walter K Cumbie
Stephen C. Davis
Warner R. Durnell
James W. Fisher
Charles Randall Garmon
Virginia C. Gartrell
Lydia Hernandez
Johan HesseltVanDinter
Roy Howard
Julene Jobe
Poo Min Kim
Chul Whan Kim

Samuel D. Laing
Rebecca N. Lauderdale
Robert H. Lescelius
David W. Lovelace
Woodrow McKay, Jr.
Cliff H. McLeod, Jr.
Kyung Hee Min
James W. Monroe
Tim John Neal
Eleanor Y. Noh
Elizabeth L. Painter
Brown B. Patton
Thomas Patton
Calvin M. Pettigrew
J. Nelson Shealy
Brian R. Stephens
Sam J. Walker
Wanda F. Wilcox

131

SUMMER LANGUAGE SCHOOL 1985

Scott Bailey Andrews
Scott B. Armstrong
Marcus R. Barber
Janie L. Barrows
Joanne Brown
Buck F. Brown, Jr.
Henry L. Carson
Jong Ho Chin
Pemberton Cooley III
Edwin M. Cooley
Richard I. Deibert
Mary F. Gambrell
Virginia C. Gartrell
Martha H. Harp
Charles R. Hasty, Jr.
Robert A. Hatcher, Jr.
Charles C. Heyward, Sr.
Roy Howard
Robert S. Jeffords, Sr.
David P. Keister
Paul J. Kirbas
Jeffrey B. Lewis

J. Peter McLain
Tim John Neal
Mark W. Neville
Gay W. Oltjenbruns
Kenneth C. Posey, Jr.
Thomas N. Rains
Laura D. Rains
Rogers Randall, Jr.
Ruth Reinhold
James Nelson Shealy
M. Joy Smith
Sarah F. Speed
Brian R. Stephens
Dean Ross Strong
Linda D. Teller
Jennifer W. Venable
Melodie Marie Wager
Diane Elizabeth Walker
G. Timothy Womack
Patrick H. Wrisley

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENT BODY

Alabama 28
Arkansas 3
California 1
Connecticut 1
District of Columbia
Florida 59
Georgia 160
Indiana 1
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 4
Maryland 1

Minnesota 1
Mississippi 12
Missouri 2
New Jersey 1
New York 1
North Carolina 27
Ohio 3
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 2
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 45
Tennessee 32
Texas 2
Virginia 7
West Virginia 1

132

OTHER COUNTRIES

Cuba 1

Korea 4

Indonesia 1

Netherland Antilles 1

Jamaica 5
Japan 1

Norway 1
Scotland 1
West Africa 1

West Indies 2

Western Australia 1

133

CALENDAR

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

SUMMER
Greek School
Summer Term

FALL

Planning Retreat
Orientation Days
Classes begin
Honors Day
Thanksgiving

vacation
Classes end
Exams

July 1-Aug. 23
July 8-Aug. 2

Aug. 27-29
Sept. 3, 4

Sept.
Sept.
Nov.

5

23

28-Dec.

Dec. 6
Dec. 9-13

June 30-Aug. 22 June 29-Aug. 21 July 5-Aug. 26
July 7-Aug. 1 July 6-31 July 11 -Aug. 5

Aug. 26-28
Sept. 2, 3

4

22

27-30

Sept.
Sept.
Nov.

Dec.
Dec.

5
8-12

Aug. 25-27
Sept. 1, 2
Sept. 3
Sept. 21
Nov. 26-29

Dec. 7
Dec. 8-11

Aug. 30-Sept.
Sept. 6, 7
Sept. 8
Sept. 19

Nov. 24-27

Dec. 9
Dec. 12-16

WLNTER

Classes begin Jan. 6

Classes end Jan. 31

Exam Day Feb. 3

Columbia Forum Feb. 4-7

SPRLNG

Classes begin
Easter vacation
Exams for
graduates
Classes end
Exams
Evaluation Day

Feb. 17
March 22-30
May 22-23

May 23
May 27-30
May 29

Commencement June 1

Jan. 5
Jan. 30
Feb. 2
Feb. 3-6

Feb. 16
Apr. 11-19
May 21-22

May 22
May 25-29
May 28
May 31

Jan. 4
Jan. 29
Feb. 1
Feb. 2-5

Feb. 15
March 26-Apr.
May 19-20

May 20
May 23-27
May 26
May 29

Jan. 3
Jan. 30
Jan. 31
Jan. 31 -Feb. 3

Feb. 13
3 Mar. 18-26
May 17-18

May 18
May 21-25

May 24
May 27

134

135

136

137

INDEX

Academic Information

8

Greek School

64

Administration

88

History of Columbia

2,3

Admissions Procedure

5

Housing

79

Alumni/ae Association

77

International Students

6

Atlanta Theol. Assn.

73

Lectures

74

Auditors

6

Library

73

Awards and Prizes
Board of Directors
Bookstore

74,
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102

>, 87

80

Master of Arts

in Youth Ministry (M.A.)

Master of Divinity
(M.Div.)

11-13
8,9

Calendar

Clinical Pastoral Education

134

75

Master of Arts in Theological
Studies (M.A.T.S.)

10, 11

Columbia Friendship Circle

80

Master of Theology
(Th.M.)

14, 15

Conferences 6

Continuing Education 19

Courses of Instruction 24-63

Curriculum 23

Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)

(in-ministry) 16

Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)

(in-sequence) 8, 9

Doctor of Sacred Theology

(S.T.D.) 17-19

Faculty

91-97

Fellowships

77

Financial Information

78-80

Grading System

65,66

Ordination Exams 67

Orientation 64

Professional Assessment 9

Television 76

Roll of Students 103-132

Scholarship Funds 83

Special Students 5

Student Loan Funds 84

Student Organizations 81, 82

Summer Session 68

Support 83, 84

Transfer Students 6

Unclassified Students 5

Graduating Class- 1985 101, 102

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