Columbia Theological Seminary Course Catalog 1987-1988, 31868

Columbia Seminary

Decatur, Georgia
1987-1988 Catalog

701 Columbia Drive

Box 520

Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520

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Juliette J. Harp

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome 1

Columbia Seminary - History, Purpose, Role and Location 2

Admissions Information 6

Academic Information 9

Basic Degrees 9

Advanced Degrees 16

Continuing Education 22

Related Academic Programs 22

Special Emphases 24

Support Facilities 26

Curriculum and Courses 28

Academic Notes 66

Awards and Scholarships 71

Student Information 74

Student Organizations and Activities 78

Support of Columbia 80

Board of Directors 8 1

Administration 83

Faculty 86

Students 95

Calendar 1 30

Index 132

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WELCOME TO COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

- A Seminary of Uncommon Quality -

That's what I've found at Columbia as I begin my tenure of President.

- a quality faculty with superb scholarly competence, a passion for
teaching, a strong commitment to the church, and a pastoral concern for
students.

- a quality student body with an eagerness to learn and a desire to
become faithful and effective leaders in the church.

- a quality curriculum combining basic traditional disciplines with
exciting and creative innovations - all designed to prepare men and women
for ministry.

- a quality program of continuing education designed to help ministers
keep growing in their understanding of the faith and increase their competence
in ministry.

- a quality administrative team dedicated to high standards of excel-
lence in providing support for the teaching ministry of the seminary.

Yes, Columbia is a seminary of uncommon quality! I'm sure you'll find that
reflected in the pages of this catalog but even more, you'll find it when you
visit our campus and talk with members of the Columbia community. A warm
welcome and a stimulating challenge await you.

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Douglas W. Oldenburg
President

COLUMBIA SEMINARY

HISTORY

The first permanent location of the seminary was in Columbia, South Car-
olina, 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 the
synod in 1828, and it was resolved to get the seminary into operation im-
mediately.

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, South Carolina, 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 Princeton
Seminary and Andover Theological Seminary. He served nearly 50 years until
his death in 1883-

In 1857 the Synod of Alabama adopted 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 Book of Church Order (Presbyterian Church U.S.)
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 1 880s, and was developing
as a commercial, industrial, and also an educational and cultural center. Certain
Atlanta 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 74 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 development of
the new facilities.

In 1927 the seminary 7 transferred its Columbia traditions and ministry, its
students and faculty, and its books and equipment to a 57-acre Decatur, Geor-
gia, site on the outskirts of Atlanta, joining Candler School of Theology and
another 11 of the current 23 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, Richards Center, Florida Hall, three student apartment buildings, and
13 faculty homes were built. The faculty was increased from six to 21 full-
time members, and the student body quadrupled. Following President Rich-
ards' retirement, Dr. C. Benton Kline served as president from 1971 until the
end of 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, and retired exactly 11 years later.

Until June 1983 Columbia Seminary 7 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
June 1983 Columbia became a seminary in the reunited Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.).

On January 1, 1987, Douglas Oldenburg, pastor of the Covenant Presby-
terian Church in Charlotte, NC, became the seventh president.

PURPOSE

The purpose of Columbia Seminary is to

educate qualified men and women for the ordained ministry and for other
forms of ministry,

assist in continuing personal and professional growth and development,

serve as a theological resource for clergy and laity.

The seminary seeks to prepare the people of God to bear witness to the creative
power, redemptive promises, reconciling love, and transforming justice of God.
This purpose will be fulfilled as the faculty and administration of the seminary
are faithful and obedient to Jesus Christ, the living Lord, as he is known from
the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and witnessed to in the confes-
sions of the Reformed tradition.

In regard to race, ethnic and national origin, age, gender, and physical
impairment, Columbia Seminary seeks to be intentionally inclusive in its stu-
dent body, faculty, staff, language, books and other educational materials, as
well as in the community and worship life of the seminary. We understand
this to be a proper response to the justice commanded by Jesus Christ.

ROLE

The task of the seminary is to enable ministers and lay leaders thankfully
and obediently to recognize and help the church to recognize the presence
of the living God who continues to work in and through changing circum-
stances and to proclaim God's kingdom of love and justice. The seminary will
fulfill this task in the following ways:

1. In ministering to the church in our nation and especially in our
region by helping ministers to understand compassionately the feel-
ings of loss and threat with which many church members face the
changing world and by equipping ministers to enable church members
to see how the work of God's love and justice in other parts of the
world benefits them, too, and how they may face both the dangers and
the possibilities of a changing world with openness and hope.

2. In training for discipleship in a changing world ministers equipped to
help the church become a community of faithful and obedient disciples,
who, grounded in an understanding of the Scriptures, have the courage
and hope and realistic and effective programs and strategies to join
the world-transforming work of God.

3. In preparing ministers and lay leaders to be models of faithful, obedient
Christian life in the context of all the problems and possibilities of our
changing world.

4. In providing increased resources for dialogue with secular disciplines,
since ministers increasingly need to be conversant with secular dis-
ciplines to deal with the theological and ethical questions they raise;

dialogue with other Christian traditions since ministers need to un-
derstand and learn from other Christian traditions as well as from the
unique contribution their own tradition offers to the ecumenical
church;

dialogue with other religions since ministers need to understand what
their non-Christian neighbors believe and be able, without compro-
mising their Christian faith, to enter into open conversation with them.

5. In implementing a structured program of continuing education that
provides a solid base for equipping ministers and lay people to bring
the abiding truth of Christian tradition to bear on new times, places,
and situations.

6. In identifying, in partnership with the governing bodies and other
church agencies, areas where there is need for specialized education
to equip ministers and lay people for particular forms of ministry. Some
of these may be the traditional forms of youth work, music, evangelism,
stewardship, or overseas mission; other needs may arise from particular
issues, such as economic justice, peacemaking, or medical ethics.

7. In cooperating with the church's governing bodies by supplementing
the work of the congregations training lay leaders for their responsi-
bilities in their particular congregations and assisting individuals who
wish to grow in faith.

8. In developing research and resource facilities that use the latest forms
of media.

9. In using joint ecumenical resources, such as the Atlanta Theological
Association, the University Center of Georgia, and overseas churches
and institutions, to provide students with ecumenical dialogue and
experiences.

LOCATION

Columbia Seminary is situated on a gently-rolling, wooded site in surburban
Atlanta. On its spacious 57-acre campus are Campbell Hall, the school's aca-
demic and administrative center, as well as the library, student center, dor-
mitories, apartments, faculty homes, and recreational facilities.

Nearby is the eastern terminus of the metropolitan area's rapid transit
system, MARTA, which serves as a gateway to the sights and sounds of the
capital city of the Southeast. Atlanta offers Columbia's students a variety of
cultural, artistic, intellectual and athletic opportunities.

The seminary's setting also provides a wide range of opportunities for
participation in the ongoing life of the church. Atlanta Presbytery is composed
of 110 congregations with more than 43,000 members.

Finally, the metropolitan area functions as an invaluable learning laboratory
for the seminary community. It offers students a broad range of options for
contextual learning as well as supervised ministry and clinical pastoral edu-
cation placements.

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE FOR REGULAR DEGREE STUDENTS

Students desiring admission to basic degree programs or special programs
should request an application from the Office of Admissions. In addition to
the completed application form, a student must furnish transcripts, references,
test scores from the Graduate Record Exam, and a letter of endorsement 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 campus.

Due to the sequential nature of required courses, no applicants will be
admitted to 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 in each situation.

Certain students are required to have a reading knowledge of Greek. (See
page 66 for details.) Such students who request permission to begin without
the Greek requirement can only be admitted by special action of the faculty,
and this may involve additional semesters in residence. An entering student
who has not completed the Greek language requirement may be denied ad-
mission or placed on probation.

Students desiring admission to an advanced degree program may secure
applications from the Director of Advanced Studies. Ordinarily a basic divinity
degree is required for entrance into the Th.M., the D.Min., or the S.T.D. pro-
grams.

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 students
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, if prerequisites for each course are satisfied. Course
selection must be approved by the Dean of Faculty.

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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 during 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
indicating that they are students in good standing. Transfer students into the
M.Div. program are expected to spend a minimum of three 14-week regular
load semesters in residence.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

All international students are expected to have the written recommenda-
tion of their denomination. A statement of the student's plans for future work
in the student's home country is required, as is a statement of available finances
for their study. Normally, international students are accepted only for graduate
work beyond the M.Div. level. 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.) Application should be made to the Director
of International Theological Education.

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 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 who score close to these levels may take courses for
credit for one semester but must retake and pass the required level before
further work will be allowed. Students may audit courses as occasional students
without taking the TOEFL.

International students for whom English is a second language and who are
applying for admission to a degree program must have a score of 500 on the
TOEFL before admission and enrollment for credit. Those internationals com-
ing 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 Columbia.

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 sponsors two conferences on ministry each spring and
fall. During these conferences, men and women who are exploring their call
to ministry are invited to attend classes, meet in faculty homes, talk with

students, staff and faculty, and worship with the seminary community. All
persons who are considering the possibility of a church vocation, whether
college students or those currently engaged in other careers, are invited to
participate in the conference of their choice. The dates for this year's confer-
ences are November 13-15, 1987, and February 26-28, 1988. For father in-
formation, write to the Director of Admissions, Columbia Seminary, Box 520,
Decatur, GA 30031-0520.

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ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Columbia offers courses of study leading to both basic and advanced de-
grees. The Master of Arts in Youth Ministry and the Master of Divinity are the
basic professional degrees. The Master of Arts in Theological Studies is also a
basic theological degree, but academic rather than professional in orientation.
The advanced degrees are the Master of Theology, the Doctor of 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 pre-seminary
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.

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.

MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE

Students admitted to "the first professional degree program" choose either
a three component program leading to the Master of Divinity degree or a four
component program leading to the Master of Divinity degree 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 profes-
sional evaluation.

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
students to reflect on their 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
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 12 -month period of supervised ministry, and the final component
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 12) together with enough electives
to total 74 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 page 1 3) with a total of 104 credits, not counting
Greek language credits.

4. The overall grade average must be C or better.

5. The student must pass a Bible content exam.

6. 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.

7. 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 and Admission to Degree Program

The admission to degree candidacy for the M.Div. degree emerges from
the professional assessment and must be approved by the faculty. 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 usually will be scheduled in the spring term of the B com-
ponent and is a condition for the student's beginning work in the C component.

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Detailed guidelines for the assessment process are given to the student well
in advance, including criteria, data to be considered, composition of the as-
sessment committee, intent of the interview, and possible recommendations
to the faculty which might ensue.

Every M.Div. degree student must meet the professional assessment re-
quirement. Admission to candidacy by a presbytery or appropriate church
body must be substantially completed before the student is eligible for an
assessment. This form of denominational endorsement can be waived only
under extraordinary circumstances and then only by a formal request to the
faculty made before February 1 5 of the student's B component.

At the professional assessment, among other questions, questions of con-
duct and attitude shall be addressed, and any recommendations or stipulations
arising from this will be reviewed by the faculty prior to awarding the M.Div.
degree.

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 are appropriate for the ordained Gospel ministry;

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 but that the faculty recommends that student as having prom-
ise of useful service in the church;

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.

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.

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Certificate in Gerontology

Students in the M.Div. program may use elective credits for courses in
gerontology offered by Columbia and by Georgia State University, which lead
to a certificate in gerontology awarded by Georgia State.

MASTER OF DIVINITY CURRICULUM

A COMPONENT

Summer

Credits

Winter

B021 Essentials of Greek

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P143

Worship
Electives

Credits

Fall

Credits Spring

Credits

The Church Introductory Week

B141 Old Testament Survey 3

B153 New Testament Exegesis 2

HD121 Church History 5
PI 12 The Church's Ministry

An Introduction 3

Elective or Remedial Course 2

B154 New Testament Exegesis 2
B161 New Testament Survey 3
HD122 Church History 4
HD181 Church and Contemporary Society 3
Introduction to Preaching 3_

P151

L5

A may be taken in Spring, B may be taken in Fall, C may be taken in Winter.

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15

B COMPONENT

Summer

Credits

Winter

Credits

SM210

Supervised Ministry

6

HD241

B Alternative Contextual
Experience and Theological
Reflection

4

Fall

Credits

Spring

Credits

B222

HD233

P222

The World Introductory Week

Hebrew

Theology

Ministry of Teaching

^Ministry to Persons

(with praxis)

4
3
3

5

B233

HD234

HD272

c 01d Testament Exegesis
Theology
Christian Ethics
Electives

3

4
3

5

P232

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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 or D component. For additional information, see page 10.

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C COMPONENT

Summer free time or independent
study

Winter
Elective

Credits

2

Fall

Credits

Spring

Credits

B3^3
P381
1343

Tasks of Ministry-Introuctory Week
Biblical Theology, Old Testament 3
The Practice of Ministry 3
Theology and Preaching 2
Evangelism and Mission 2
Electives 4

B374
P382

3
Biblical Theology, New Testament
The Practice of Ministry (with 3
interdisciplinary retreat) 8

1373

Electives \ 4

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The Master of Divinity degree requires 104 credits, plus Greek (6), including at least 3 elective credits in each
of the three areas of the curriculum.

D COMPONENT - optional

This component is an optional intern year. For more information, see pages 9 and 10.

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 expects 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 The-
ological Studies program, select one of the following five fields for speciali-
zation: Old Testament, New Testament, church history, theology, or ethics. A
faculty advisor from the field of specialization is assigned by the director and
the Dean of Faculty to provide guidance in the selection of courses and to
coordinate the giving of the comprehensive examinations. Language require-
ments are determined by the field of specialization.

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 nine credits in a cognate field. Other requirements may be
established by the Area in which the field of specialization falls.

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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
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 stu-
dent's course work and usually involves three or more months of preparatory
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 relationships to God; and to witness to one's faith and commit-
ment.

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.

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 is required. Applicants with a major in religion or
in Christian education may request advanced credit for a particular course

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based upon equivalency of educational accomplishment. Advanced credit de-
cisions are made on an individual basis and are based upon assessment of major
goals of the particular 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. Usually 12 hours are required in the Biblical area, 18 in the Historical-
Doctrinal area; 22 in the Pastoral area, including nine specifically in Youth
Ministry, 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

FIRST YEAR

Fall Credit

B141 Old Testament Survey 3

HD121 Church History 5

P222 Ministry of Teaching 3

P625 Basic Ministry with Youth 3

Electives 0-2

Winter

PI 42 Worship with Youth 3

Spring

B161 New Testament Survey
HD 181 Church and Contemporary Society
P232 Ministry to Persons (with praxis)
P623 Child and the Church

3
3

5
3

or
P527 Adult Education
Electives

3
0-2

Summer

SM212 Supervised Ministry

or
CPE in Adolescent Placement

6

6

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SECOND YEAR

Fall

HD233 Reformed Theology 3

P224 Program and Leadership 2

P626 Advanced Ministry with Youth 3

SM213 Supervised Ministry 3

Electives 0-3

Winter

Bible Elective 3

Spring

HD234 Reformed Theology 4

HD272 Christian Ethics 3

SM214 Supervised Ministry 3

Bible Elective 3

Electives 0-2

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. and S.T.D. programs, also
on necessary ministry experience which has ensued since the reception of the
M.Div. degree.

In addition to the resources of the faculty and library on Columbia's campus,
graduate students are expected to draw upon the resources of the Atlanta area.
The S.T.D. and D.Min. programs are administered by the Graduate Professional
Studies Committee of the Atlanta Theological Association, which coordinates
and augments the resources of Candler School of Theology of Emory University,
the Interdenominational Theological Center, Columbia, and Erskine Theolog-
ical Seminary in Due West, SC. Th.M. degree 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 in any advanced degree program at the
spring commencement, March 1 5 is the deadline for provisional approval of
the thesis or dissertation by the project committee, and April 25 is the deadline
for final approval of the completed project.

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MASTER OF THEOLOGY

The Master of Theology (Th.M.) degree program has three purposes: for
advanced study in an area of ministry, especially by persons in pastoral ministry;
as preparation for entering teaching or as a step toward a Ph.D.; and as prep-
aration for a specialization in ministry (pastoral counseling, for example).

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 Biblical 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
chairperson. This information must be given in writing to the Advanced Studies
Committee prior to October 15. 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.

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

Concentration

Each student will concentrate in one of the following areas:

1. Biblical studies,

2. Historical-doctrinal studies,

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3. Pastoral studies

At least 12 course credits must be taken in the area of concentration.
Within that area at least nine credits, in addition to the six credits for the
thesis, must be taken in a chosen field (i.e., Old Testament or theology or
evangelism). At least six course credits must be taken outside the area of
concentration in one or both of the other areas.

All course credit must be in 600 or 700 level courses. However, up to
three credits of lower level course work may be counted if there is prior
approval by the thesis committee (if appointed) or the Director of Advanced
Studies and the Dean of Faculty.

Pastoral Counseling Specialization

A student concentrating in pastoral studies may elect the field of pastoral
care or may elect a specialization in pastoral counseling. The beginning of the
latter program requires the successful completion of a non-credit intern year
in an institution 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.

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (IN-MINISTRY)

The 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.

Students apply for admission in a particular school of the Atlanta Theolog-
ical Association but may take advanced courses in any ATA school.

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
illustrate continued development.

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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 credits for the core seminar in contemporary ministry and career as-
sessment;

Six credits for an approved ministry-under-supervision experience equiv-
alent to approximately 400 hours;

Eighteen credits of advanced courses;

Six 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.

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.

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Program of Study

The studies included within the program will help the student gain an
advanced understanding of appropriate theological and theoretical concepts;
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 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 coun-
seling.

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 18 semester hours of clinical supervision through the Pastoral Counseling
Practicum.

Core Seminars (three 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.

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

Comprehensive Examinations

When the student has completed these 48 credits with a B average, he or
she may apply to take the Comprehensive Examination, which tests the com-
petence in both the content and performance of pastoral counseling. The
content areas in which the student will be examined include:

a) Theology, with the foci upon theological method and pastoral theology;

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, guid-
ance at the passage points of life, ministry in crisis situations, and re-
ferrals;

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,

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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.

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
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) and in clinical pastoral education
(usually four consecutive units).

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.

The 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.

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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 Advanced
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:

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 1987 the scheduled trips are: a week in Jamaica,
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 1987 the Lay Institute of Faith and Life will begin as an additional
dimension of the continuing education program.

A calendar of events for 1987/88 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.

RELATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

In addition to Basic and Advanced Degree Programs and Continuing Ed-
ucation, Columbia Seminary offers a wide variety of academic opportunities.
Some of these are in relationships with other educational institutions; others
are special emphases of Columbia.

ATLANTA THEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Through the Atlanta Theological Association (ATA), Columbia enjoys ac-
ademic and professional affiliations with Candler School of Theology, Erskine
Theological Seminary, Interdenominational Theological Center, Georgia As-

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sociation for Pastoral Care and Urban Training Organization of Atlanta. The
association develops and coordinates educational programs and resources of
these member institutions, which include approximately 1,600 students, 100
faculty, and a combined library collection of 600,000 volumes. (Students and
scholars also have access to the holdings of 16 libraries in the Atlanta-Athens
area which comprise the University Center of Georgia. ) Among significant and
promising cooperative endeavors, in addition to the Doctor of Sacred Theology
and Doctor of Ministry degree programs, are cross registration, sharing of
faculty, library and lectureship resources, interseminary courses and experi-
mental programs in various academic disciplines and professional specializa-
tions.

UNIVERSITY CENTER OF GEORGIA

Columbia Seminary is a founding institution of the metropolitan Atlanta
consortium of institutions of higher education, called the University Center of
Georgia (UCG). The institutions included are Agnes Scott College, Atlanta
College of Art, Atlanta University Center, Columbia Theological Seminary,
Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University,
Kennesaw College, Mercer University Atlanta, Oglethorpe University, Southern
Technical Institute, University of Georgia.

The areas of cooperation are broad and provide the student with excep-
tional opportunities across a spectrum of disciplines from science to art.

CROSS REGISTRATION AT AREA SCHOOLS

Columbia students may cross register for courses at a variety of institutions
in the Atlanta area through the Columbia registrar and at no additional charge.
Students may cross register locally at Candler School of Theology and the
Interdenominational Theological Center and institutions of the University Cen-
ter of Georgia.

Columbia students may also cross register at two theological schools farther
away, namely, Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, SC, and the Pres-
byterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA. Such cross registration
is especially encouraged during the January Term or in the Summer Session.

THE MIDEAST 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, KY, consisting of a three-week study
trip to Israel, Jordan, and Greece. The program, subsidized by a private foun-
dation, is directed by Dr. Max Miller, Professor of Old Testament Studies at
Candler. It is limited to 20 participants five students from each of the schools
plus five lay persons selected from positions of leadership in the Southeast.

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

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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 Charles Cousar is Columbia's
representative for the program.

CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION

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

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, DC. 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 information, see the Dean of
Faculty.

SPECIAL EMPHASES

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
education has emerged from serious, cross-cultural dialogue with church lead-
ers in other parts of the world in particular, the Caribbean. During the 1986-
87 academic year over 50 percent of the second year M.Div. students partic-
ipated 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 1987
Winter Term 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.

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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 year in different
countries such as 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.

Some of these programs are part of a program co-ordinated by the Atlanta
Theological Association. Others reflect cooperative efforts with the Division
of International Mission, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), or with an overseas
denomination or theological institution.

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 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. Special
events for alumni/ae are also planned during this week.

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 1831 to 1873. 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, Dr. Hendrikus Berkhof, and Dr. Thomas G. Long.

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

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P. Buteyn, Dr. Leighton Ford, Dr. Fred B. Craddock, the Rev. Will Campbell,
and Dr. Paolo Ricca.

Currently, both series, together with a guest preacher and colloquia, are
offered during the Columbia Forum, following the January Term. The preacher
in 1987 was Dr. Joseph L. Roberts, Jr.

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

EVANGELISM EMPHASIS

In 1981 Columbia Seminary began an emphasis in evangelism which in-
cludes classroom instruction, consultation and model building in congregations
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 Theo-
logical Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031-0520.

SUPPORT FACILITIES

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 benefactor and member of Columbia's
Board of Directors during the 1930s, 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.

The collection numbers about 100,000 books, periodicals, church records,
tapes, cassettes, and microfilms. 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 Melachthon sections of the
Corpus Reformatorum and the Weimer edition of Luther. This specialized

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collection, together with the ATA theological libraries and the UCG general
collections, provides an outstanding resource for Columbia students.

SEMINARY ARCHIVES

The primary focus of the seminay archives, housed in the library, is the
history and development of Columbia Seminary. Documents related to the
founding of a Presbyterian seminary in the South in the nineteenth century
are located here. The archive also intends to be the place of record for all
Columbia Seminary publications.

TELEVISION

Columbia has videotaping facilities on its campus. Videotaping is used in
a variety of ways in classroom instruction and in preaching practicums. Co-
lumbia's facilities also allow limited work in experimentation with television
production.

THE COLUMBIA BOOKSTORE

The seminary bookstore, located in the Richards 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 book-
store is open from 10:30-2:00, Monday through Friday, with special hours
during campus events.

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CURRICULUM AND COURSES

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 modern world. To do this, these
studies are concerned with developing tools and skills to understand the an-
cient 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, and inductive
learning, 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 pas-

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toral 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 meth-
ods 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, seminars and use of audio-
visuals (especially video) are also examples of a wide variety of teaching
methods.

The faculty reserves the right to modify individual course requirements
within a degree program. Such changes will 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 1986-87 and
proposed by the faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary for 1987-89.
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.

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 competent
and graduate 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.

800s are honors courses.

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

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BIBLICAL AREA

FACULTY: Walter Brueggemann, (on Sabbatic leave, Fall Semester), Charles B.
Cousar, (on Sabbatic leave for the academic year), David M. Gunn, David
P. Moessner, James D. Newsome (Chairperson), J. Will Ormond (retires
December 31, 1987). A New Testament Professor is to be named.

Required courses for M.Div. and, as marked, for MA. in Youth Ministry.

B 1 4 1 SURVEY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT 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 MA. in Youth Ministry.
Fall 3 credits

B153 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

B154 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: B153

Spring 2 credits

B161 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

B222 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

*B231 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: B222
Fall 3 credits

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*B232 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: B222 3 credits

B234 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: ESTHER OR RUTH Gunn

A close reading of a short story, with attention to significant features of the
Hebrew text. Careful exploration of literary aspects (e.g. structure, plot, char-
acter, point of view, wordplay, allusion) facilitates a deeper awareness of the
theological impact of Old Testament storytelling. Feminist criticism provides
an important focus for the course.
Prerequisite: B222 3 credits

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

B373 OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Newsome

An investigation of major theological themes within the traditions of the Old
Testament. Special attention will be devoted to fresh methods of relating the
biblical material to contemporary understandings of the nature of human life.

3 credits

B374 NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Cousar, Moessner

The nature of New Testament "theology," the uses of texts in constructive
theology, and the unity and diversity of the New Testament will be investigated
in the light of the primary theological claims of the New Testament writings.
Prerequisites: B152, B153, B161 3 credits

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

B515 THE BIBLE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION Newsome

The history of the English Bible will be traced, with attention given to the
theologial and societal forces which helped to shape various versions. Primary
emphasis will be upon modern versions and their suitability for use in worship

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and preaching. Specific texts will be examined and compared. No exam. Out-
side reading and written paper. 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: B021 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: B222 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: B222 3 credits

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: BN222 3 credits

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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 mediated through conventional literary forms, tradi-
tions of myth and history and, above all, the power of poetry. 3 credits

B633 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: AMOS Newsome

The Hebrew text of the Book of Amos will be examined in the effort to identify
major theological themes and literary forms. Each student will prepare one
written exegesis or research paper, the topic of which reflects the special
interests of the student.
Prerequisite: B222 3 credits

B639 BIBLICAL RESEARCH SEMINAR Gunn, Moessner

Bible, Narrative and Theology Stroup

This seminar will be built around the Atlanta Biblical Studies Forum, which
draws faculty, research students and suitably qualified M.Div. students from
Columbia, ITC, and Emory. The goal will be to explore ways in which narrative
theology and literary critical approaches to biblical narrative may be related
so as to enrich both theology and biblical criticism. 3 credits

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

B544 PSALMS Brueggemann

This course will explore the faith resources offered in the book of the Psalms,
with special attention given to the points of contact between the poems and
current life-situations. This will be done by considering the God who is ad-
dressed in the Psalms, the difference these prayers make in one's daily life and
the interrelatedness of the Psalms to daily pastoral crises and to use in liturgical
settings. 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

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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

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) medieval 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

B551 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.
Prerequisites: B153, B154 3 credits

B553 EXEGESIS OF GALATIANS Cousar

An analysis and interpretation of the Greek text of Galatians.

Prerequisite: B153 3 credits

B652 EXEGESIS OF ROMANS Cousar

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

theology.

Prerequisite: B153 3 credits

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B653 EXEGESIS OF EPHESIANS Cousar

Ephesians is "a masterly statement on the work of God in the world and church,
expressed not by the passion of polemic or in the logic of argumentation but
by prayerful meditation" (Luke Johnson). The course will be organized to
allow those wishing to to work from the English text. 3 credits

New Testament Based on English Text

B561 EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS Staff

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 Staff

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: B161 4 credits

B567 THE CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDENCE Staff

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 (768) PRISON EPISTLES Staff

This course will deal with three of the so-called Prison Epistles - Philemon,
Philippians, and Colossians. Students will make a study of the English text,
noting historical background, literary structure, and theological themes. At-
tention will be given to pastoral concerns reflected in the letters. 3 credits

B569 GENERAL EPISTLES Staff

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

B664 THE PREACHER AND THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Ormond

A seminar to study selected passages from the Gospel of John leading to the
writing of sermons. 3 credits

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

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B666 THE GOSPEL OF MARK Staff

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 PREACHERS: 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 Israel into the mes-
sianic remnant and 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

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: Bl4l 3 credits

B675 ROOTS OF NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTOLOGY Moessner

A seminar devoted to reading texts in translation from the intertestamental
period which describe 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: Bl4l,Bl6l;B5l4 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: B161 3 credits

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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

B679a STUDY IN OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Brueggemann

The course is concerned with the primary theological tensions that are present
in the traditions of the Old Testament. Major attention will be given to Israel's
understanding of God as it is articulated in aniconic and iconic tradition.

3 credits

B679b MIRACULOUS AND MUNDANE:

Text, Revelation and Interpretation Fewell, Gunn

Based on close reading of selected Old Testament texts, the course will outline
a way of organizing our understanding of God in the Old Testament by starting
from the texts of common human experience rather than those of miracles
and great marvels (the "mighty acts of God"): Ruth, Song of Songs, Esther,
Jephthah's daughter, Rachel and Leah, the marriage of Hosea are some of the
starting points. Though Hebrew is not required, some knowledge would be
an advantage. 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

B695 EXEGETICAL RESEARCH IN

NEW TESTAMENT Cousar, Moessner

Any term Up to 4 credits

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B696 RESEARCH IN NEW TESTAMENT CRITICISM OR

THEOLOGY Cousar, 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 (on Sabbatic
leave for the academic year), Justo Luis Gonzalez, Shirley C. Guthrie, Jr.
(on Sabbatic leave for the academic year), C. Benton Kline, Jr., James A.
Overbeck, George W. Stroup. A Professor of Christian Ethics is to be named.

Required courses for M.Div. and, as marked, for MA. in Youth Ministry.

HD121 THE CHURCH THROUGH THE REFORMATION

PERIOD C 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, C Gonzalez

This course is a continuation of HD121. 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.
Spring 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: PI 12
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
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 3 credits

Spring 4 credits

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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 1986-87 the contexts were poverty in the urban community, poverty of
the homeless, criminal justice, the church in Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Berlin,
Germany.
Fall (national contexts), Winter (international contexts) 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 C 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

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

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HD525 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

HD529 THE CHURCH AND WOMEN C Gonzalez

A seminar which will study the place women have held in the church through-
out its history and the attitude of the church toward women and also discuss
the present situation of women in the church, viewing theologically the ques-
tions 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

HD623 ENGLISH PURITANISM Overbeck

The primary objective of this course is to trace the origins of English and
Scottish Presbyterianism - the foundation of American Presbyterianism. Begin-
ning with Henry VIII in 1531, the course considers the Elizabethan Settlement,

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the concern for a thoroughgoing reformation of the church, the demands made
on James I (for instance, a new translation of the Bible), the English Civil War,
the Westminster Assembly and Confession. "When England was Presbyterian"
is the subtitle of the study. 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

HD629 ISSUES IN AMERICAN CULTURE Clarke

A seminar on major cultural developments in the U.S. since World War II.
Special attention is given to the implications for the life and work of the church.

2 credits

Doctrinal Studies

HD727 RELIGION AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE Clarke

This seminar will focus on major developments in American religious life since
World War II. In particular, it will explore the interaction between social
forces and religious belief. 3 credits

HD531 THE THEOLOGY OF CALVIN C 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

HD533 INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY Guthrie

An introduction to the study of theology in preparation for Reformed Theology
in the second year, dealing with the methodology, language and content of
systematic theology. 3 credits

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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 C 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.
Prerequisites: HD121-122 3 credits

HD634 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

HD637 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

HD736 CHRISTIAN VOCATION AND THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Guthrie

This seminar will read and discuss a section of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics
(IV/3 second half) that bears directly on the task of ministry in our time. It
seeks to understand first what it means to be a Christian, then to understand
the mission of the Christian community. 3 credits

HD546 THEOLOGY OF LITURGY C 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

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HD64 1 CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY

Guthrie, C Gonzalez, Kline, Stroup

This seminar will cover selected topics having to do with the nature of human
identity, the individual's relation to community, the significance of memory,
and what it is in human beings which accounts for the search for transcendence.
Prerequisites: HD233-234 2 or 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 C 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

HD645 PROVIDENCE Stroup

An examination of what some contemporary theologians have said about God's
relation to the world and God's presence and activity in history.

2 or 3 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

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

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ATA45 1 INTERSEMINARY SEMINAR Interseminary Staff

An occasional 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

HD651 THEOLOGICAL HERMENEUTICS Stroup

A seminar on the philosophical and theological hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur.
Special attention will be given to Ricoeur's early work on evil and his more
recent work on metaphor and biblical texts. 3 credits

HD652 THEOLOGY AND LANGUAGE Kline

A seminar dealing with classical and contemporary issues about language in
theology. Topics will include such items as analogy, symbol, existence, analysis,
story, metaphor, experience.
Prerequisites: HD233-234 2 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
mission, historical survey, world Christianity today, the mission program of
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). 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

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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 Broum

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 Broum

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 AND REVOLUTION IN CHINA Broum

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 C 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

HD665 U.S. AS A FOREIGN MISSION FIELD Broum

The focus of the seminar will be Lesslie Newbigin's thesis that Western civi-
lization is in crisis and that the church should be called to a "missionary
encounter" with our own culture. Texts will be Newbigin's The Other Side of
1984 and Foolishness to the Greeks. 2 credits

HD761 THE ISLAMIC WORLD Crossley

An exploration of the nature of Islam as a religious faith and a cultural phe-
nomenon. Attention will be given to its political import and influence in one
or two specific centuries and possible responses by the Christian and the
American. 3 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

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

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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 PC(U.S.A.) paper, "Peacemaking: The Believer's
Calling," and with readings of reflection by international churches on peace-
making. Contemporary developments in the PC(U.S.A.), 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

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

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HD695 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHILOSOPHY Kline

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD696 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MISSION AND

ECUMENICS Broum

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD697 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ETHICS Bonkovsky

Any term Up to 4 credits

HD698 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BLACK STUDIES Staff

Any term Up to 4 credits

PASTORAL AREA

FACULTY: Robert Leon Carroll, Jr., Brian H. Childs, Douglas W. Hix, Wade P.
Huie, Jr., Oscar J. Hussel, Ben C.Johnson (on Sabbatic leave, Fall Semester),
Sara Covin Juengst, Jasper N. Keith (Chairperson), Jeanne Stevenson Moes-
sner, John H. Patton, Robert H. Ramey, Jr., Lucy A. Rose, Edward A. Trimmer,
Christine Wenderoth. A Dean of Students and a Director of the Lay Institute
of Fath and Life are to be named.

Required courses for M.Div. degree and, as marked, for MA. in Youth
Ministry

PI 1 2 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

P143 Rose

An introduction to the history, theology, and practice of worship in the Re-
formed tradition.
Winter 1 credit

PI 51 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: B153, B154, P112
Spring 3 credits

P222 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.
Required for M.A. in Y.M.
Prerequisite: PI 12
Fall 3 credits

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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: PI 12
Fall or Spring 5 credits

P38 1-382 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(U.S.A.) 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

Other Required Courses of MA. in Youth Ministry

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

P224 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

P620 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND OLDER ADULTS Trimmer

An exploration of the world of gerontology and Christian education.
Prerequisite: P222 2 or 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: P222 3 credits

*One or the other is required.

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

P625 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Wenderoth

An examination and comparison of the developmental theories of Erikson,
Piaget, Kohlberg, Fowler, Gilligan, Kegan, Levinson and others, with a particular
eye to how developmental theories can be applied to faith and religious de-
velopment.
Prerequisite: P222 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: P222, 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 PI 12 and
seeks to deepen understanding of ministry to persons in their development.
Prerequisite: PI 12 2 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-
cational materials, pastoral care and counseling of women, doctrinal consid-
erations of such areas as Christology and Mariology, models for marriage

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enhancement, partnership (male/female) in ministry, forgiveness and recon-
ciliation. 3 credits

Christian Education

P522 BECOMING A SKILLED TEACHER Juengst

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

P524 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

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: PI 12, P222 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: PI 12, P222 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: P222 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: P222, 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: P222 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: P222 2 or 3 credits

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: PI 12, P222 2 or 3 credits

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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.
Prerequisite: P232 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: P232 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: PI 12 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: PI 12 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

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: P232 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: P232 3 credits

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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: P232 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 identned. Specific
proposals for parish programs are developed. Throughout the course theolog-
ical dimensions of the aging process are sought. Includes a clinical component.
Prerequisite: P232 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: P232 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

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. stu-
dents; others must secure permission of the professor. 3 credits

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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 until
the counseling center certifies achievement of the required level of perform-
ance. At that time the student will be granted six credits. (Tuition for the
course is paid directly to the counseling center at a rate established by Co-
lumbia and the center. ) It is expected that upon completion of the practicum
a student will have sufficient supervision to apply for membership in the
American Association of Pastoral Counseling, Inc. Limited to students in the
Th.M. in Pastoral Couseling. (Students may register for P638a, P638b, P638c
for 2 credits per semester.)
Prerequisite: Oral Examination by professors and supervisors 6 credits

P639 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

P639a MEN AND WOMEN IN TRAVAIL AND TRANSITION:

Considerations in Pastoral Counseling Stevenson Moessner

A seminar to discuss issues of men's and women's development, crises, and
changes that are pertinent to parish work and pastoral care. The following
texts will be correlated with parts of William Arnold' s Introduction to Pastoral

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Care; The Male Predicament: On Being a Man Today, James Dittes; Macho
Isn't Enough! Family Man in a Liberated World, Don Welch; Seasons: Wom-
en's Search for Self through Life's Stages, Anita Spencer; Toward a New Psy-
chology of Women, Jean Baker Miller. 3 credits

Worship

P541 PRACTICUM IN WORSHIP AND PREACHING Huie, Rose

This course is designed to further learning, growth, and competence in leading
worship and preaching, with an emphasis on practice with the use of video.
Plenaries meet for one hour a week with readings and discussions of key issues
with special attention given to those chosen by the class. Small group lab
sessions provide work with video where students tell stories, preach sections
of sermons, work on communication skills, and lead selected acts of worship.
Prerequisites: P143, P151 or equivalent 2 credits

P542 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

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: PI 51 2 or 4 credits

P644 RENEWING WORSHIP THROUGH NEW LITURGICAL RESOURCES

Huie

The focus of this class is on the four liturgical resources recently produced
by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on the Sunday service with the Lord's
Supper, baptism, marriage, and the funeral, evaluating them in their ecumenical
context from theological, historical, and pastoral perspectives, and thus en-
riching our understanding of and leadership in worship. 3 credits

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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

P552(652) DEVELOPING YOUR OWN PREACHING STYLE Rose

A seminar in which students will ( 1 ) explore a variety of sermon types, designs,
and techniques, ( 2 ) evaluate sermons of historical and contemporary preach-
ers, and (3) preach three sermons of their own. P652 requires additional work.
Prerequisite: PI 41 2 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

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 Dairies

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 Dairies

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

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P567 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC IN WORSHIP Davies

Students will be helped to develop their own philosophy on the use of music
in worship, and, at the same time, will have the opportunity of learning to
read music and use this skill in the playing of handbells. 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

P575 THE PASTOR AS EVANGELIST Johnson

A course for ministers who wish to do evangelism in the context of a particular
church. The course will explore the evangelistic possibilities in worship, nur-
ture, preaching, counseling, etc. It will suggest specific evangelistic methods
in all areas of pastoral ministry. 3 credits

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

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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

P677 PASTORAL SPIRITUALITY Johnson

This course will explore the spirituality of the pastor and how it impacts his
or her ministry. It will deal with two fundamental aspects of pastoral life,
spirituality as being and spirituality as doing. It will provide a theological
understanding and practical directives for the development of a distinctive
pastoral spirituality. 2 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

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

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

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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 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

P683 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

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
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 Ramey

Any term Up to 4 credits

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P692 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHRISTIAN

EDUCATION
Any term

Hussel, Trimmer
Up to 4 credits

P693 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN

AND COUNSELING
Any term

PASTORAL THEOLOGY

Chi Ids, Keith, J.S. Moessner
Up to 4 credits

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

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

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

Required courses for M.Div.

1343 THEOLOGY AND PREACHING

Huie, 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

1373 EVAGELISM AND MISSION

Brown, 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

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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 See SM414

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

160 1 FROM TEXT TO SERMON Huie and Biblical Area Staff

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

work from particular texts to written sermons.

Prerequisites: P143, B153, B154 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.

SM2 1 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

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Required Courses for MA. in Youth Ministry

SM212 SUPERVISED MINISTRY. YOUTH Carroll, 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 1 3-2 1 4 SUPERVISED MINISTRY: YOUTH Carroll, 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

SM414 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 (three hours credit) and a one-week, on-
campus seminar "Evaluation and Projection of Ministry Development" (1402)
in August (two hours credit).
Twelve month period 11 credits

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*

SM61 1-612-613-614 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

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utilized. Supervision is provided by both field supervisors and staff persons of

the Urban Training Organization of Atlanta.

Any term, usually Summer 6 credits

SM616 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

SM691 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SUPERVISED MINISTRY

Carroll, Trimmer
Any term up to 4 credits

*The total number credits required for the M.Div. degree cannot be reduced
by more than six credits for these SM electives, but the other credits may be
applied in another degree program.

S.T.D. AND D.MIN. COURSES

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

ATA40 1 SEMINAR ON MINISTRY Hix and Staff

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

ATA402 EXPERIENCE IN SUPERVISED MINISTRY A T A 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. Required of all D. Min. students. 6 credits

ATA403 PROJECT PROPOSAL WORKSHOP Hussel

A workshop presenting the theory of dissertation construction, developing
one's project proposal, and understanding use of the library in dissertation
research. Required of Columbia D.Min. students.

End of January no credit

End of July

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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

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

Required of all D.Min. students. 6 credits

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ACADEMIC NOTES

YEARLY SCHEDULE

The academic year is composed of two long semesters of 14 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 M.Div. 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).

COMMUNITY WORSHIP

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

ORIENTATION

An orientation program which is required of all entering students is held
during the days preceding the regular opening of the seminary in the fall. It
offers an opportunity for new students to get acquainted with one another
and with student body leaders and members of the faculty. Tests are admin-
istered to help new and transfer students identify and understand particular
strengths and deficiencies of preparation for theological instruction. This pro-
gram 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 debriefing 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 M.Div. degree program are required to have a
reading knowledge of New Testament Greek. For those students 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 after-
noon tutorial sessions. Students who have successfully completed two years
of Greek in college or who pass a Greek qualifying examination are exempted
fromB021.

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

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flexibility in a student's program should be made to the Dean of Faculty. Two
opportunities for flexibility are available.

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.

HONORS PROGRAM

Students in the Master of Divinity degree program who enter the C com-
ponent with a high grade point average may enter the Honors Program. Stu-
dents choose to work in the Biblical, historical-doctrinal or pastoral areas and
with a particular professor. The program consists of guided study in both long
semesters for a total of six credits. For additional information, see the chair-
person of the area of interest.

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 1 4-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.

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GRADING

At the close of each term grades are given to basic degree students ac-
cording 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 D com-
ponent students, special, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Arts
in Youth Ministry, unclassified and occasional students, the criteria for grading
are creativity, mastery of material, skill in organizing and expressing ideas, and
the ability to relate to other learnings. The grading system is:

A

3.0

Outstanding

A-

2.7

Superior

B +

2.3

Very Good

B

2.0

Good

B-

1.7

Slightly above standard

C +

1.3

Standard

c

1.0

Slightly below standard

c-

0.7

Below standard

D

0.0

Serious deficiencies

F

-1.0

Unacceptable

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 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.

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. students:
A 30 excellent

B 2.0 good

C 1.0 passing

F -1.0 failure

PROBATION

Any student who fails to make a C average in any term except the first will
be placed on probation for the next term, and if the student fails to bring the
cumulative average up to C during that term, he or she will be dropped as a
student. In the event the overall average is C or better, the student will be
permitted to remain as a student for another term on probation.

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UNACCEPTABLE WORK

A U may be remedied by further work in the course, by repeating the
course, or by taking an elective course relating to the area of deficiency. A U
given for unexcused late work shall normally require additional work. A student
whose work is unsatisfactory will be placed on probation. If the U is not
removed by the next term, the student will be dropped from school.

APPEALS

Appeal of a grade given for work in a course or for the entire course may
be made: first, with the instructor; second, if necessary with the Dean of Faculty;
third, as a last appeal, by a written statement sent through the Dean of Faculty
to the faculty.

Appeal of probation may be made to the Educational Cabinet through the
Dean of Faculty.

Appeal of dismissal from the seminary, a faculty decision, may be made to
the Board by giving written notice to the president of the seminary.

TEMPORARY GRADES

Two temporary notations may be given in certain cases. "In Progress" (IP)
is used for courses which last more than one term. "Incomplete" (Inc.) is used
for late work when a written excuse has been approved by the professor and
the Dean of Faculty. Further provisions for the "Incomplete" can be found in
the Student Handbook. Neither temporary notaion carries credit.

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Additional information for basic degree students will be found in the Stu-
dent Handbook.

ORDINATION EXAMS

Students who become candidates for ordination in the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) are required to take written examinations in the areas of Bible, the-
ology, worship and sacraments, and 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

Students in the C component are required to lead worship 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 PI 51.

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GRADUATION WITH HONORS

Basic degrees students who have earned at least a 2.6 grade point average
on course work will, with the approval of the faculty, be awarded the degree
"with distinction."

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AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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 basic 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.

The Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in Biblical Scholarship has been
established in memory of Donald Lyman Mobley (Columbia 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, GA. 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 Gaillard Boyce 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

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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.

fames 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.

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 years 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 may be made each year to M.Div. applicants by the
Admissions Committee. The amount of the scholarship is established by the
Admissions Committee and will be standard for each recipient assuming room
and board on campus. In the case of a recipient who chooses to live off campus,
a lump sum stipend beyond tuition shall be awarded. Ordinarily, work grants
are not awarded to Columbia Scholarship recipients, and Columbia Scholarship
recipients are not eligible for regular financial aid. In 1986-87 each grant was
for $5,000. An addition $550 grant was made for those who attended Greek
School.

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
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 for M.Div. candidates and are awarded annually on the basis
of a student's academic achievement, leadership in the church and on campus,
and demonstration of exceptional promise for the ordained ministry. Recipi-
ents of Honor Scholarships are selected by the Educational Cabinet each spring.

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Financial need is not a criterion for the selection of Honor Scholarship recip-
ients. However, Honor Scholarship recipients who show need over and above
the Honor Scholarship award (tuition for nine months) may be granted financial
aid up to $2,500. Such financial aid will ordinarily include a service scholarship.
The Honor Scholarships are: the 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.

COLUMBIA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIPS

A number of scholarships are funded annually by The Columbia Friendship
Circle. These scholarships are awarded to M.Div. degree students by the Ed-
ucational Cabinet upon nomination by the President and Dean of Students
with consultation from the Development Office.

The following criteria will be used in making nominations:

a. The student will be a second or third year student (fourth year if the
student has been involved in a year-long internship).

b. The student will have demonstrated both a strong commitment to
his/her call and diligence in his/her studies at Columbia Seminary.

c. The student will be a parent with family responsibilities.

d. The student will have demonstrated financial need.

Recipients will not be eligible for a grant-in-aid but may be awarded a Columbia
service scholarship.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

The Seminary awards each year one or more fellowships to outstanding
graduates completing the M.Div. degree. The purpose of these fellowships is
to recognize superior intellectual achievement demonstrated 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 degree or doctoral graduate degree program 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, SC, in memory of his mother.

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

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STUDENT INFORMATION

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 students
without children. These suites are fully furnished with the exception of linens.
Laundry facilities are provided. There are facilities for weekend cooking only.

Students With Children

One, two, and three bedroom unfurnished apartments are available for
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 about housing should be directed to the Business Office.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Columbia Seminary grants financial assistance to basic degree students who
are taking 1 1 or more credit hours and to a limited number of graduate students.
All financial aid is based upon need as determined through an application for
financial aid.

Columbia Seminary complies with The Association of Theological Schools'
regulation that financial aid of a specific nature is not discussed until after a
student has been admitted. However, general policies are outlined in Colum-
bia's financial aid brochure, and financial aid applications are made available
to applicants for admission to Columbia's basic degree programs. If the GAPS-
FAS statement and other pertinent data are given to the seminary's financial
aid officer during the admissions process, an estimate of financial aid may be
provided applicants at the time of their acceptance.

Returning students are required to complete the financial aid application
before June 1. Other requests for financial aid for any school year must be
made by September 25. Students entering Columbia in the winter term or
spring semester must submit requests for financial aid within the first week of
the term.

Students applying for financial assistance complete a financial aid applica-
tion that provides an estimate of both their income and expenses. Annually,
a student-faculty committee establishes norms for student expenses. The dif-
ference between the student's income and the established norms constitutes

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the determined need of the student for financial aid. After financial need is
calculated, financial aid is provided in the form of service scholarship and
grant-in-aid. A Columbia service scholarship is the first portion of every financial
aid award.

The amounts of a service scholarship and a grant-in-aid are determined by
the Financial Aid Committee after the applications are completed. The financial
aid is credited to the student's account in the Business Office and is awarded
on a prorated basis as follows: 41 percent Fall Semester; 18 percent Winter
Term; 41 percent Spring Semester. Financial aid is first applied against seminary
charges for tuition, rent, board, and fees. The aid is subject to proportional
adjustment in case of withdrawal from seminary. Most students who come to
Columbia Seminary without a large indebtedness find that they can complete
their seminary education without crippling financial worries.

Financial aid awarded for the 1986-87 academic year ranged from $659
to $4,225, depending upon need and family size. Maximum awards were $2,950
for single students, $3,475 for married students without children, and $4,225
for students with children.

Persons interested in more detailed information about the financial assist-
ance offered by Columbia Seminary should request a Columbia financial aid
brochure from the Dean of Students Office.

GUARANTEED STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM

The Guaranteed Student Loan program is made available under the Higher
Education Act of 1965 and regulated through federal and state agencies of
Departments of Education so as to comply with subsequent amendments gov-
erning Title IV monies. This program is designed to provide loans to students
enrolled in education beyond high school. Institutions such as Columbia Sem-
inary assist students with the application process by determining the student's
eligibility and need for the loan and by certifying the student's satisfactory
participation in the course of education for which the monies are borrowed.
The loans to students are made primarily by commercial lending institutions.
The Guaranteed Student Loan program provides perferrable interest rates and
delays repayment of loan until after the student graduates or terminates from
the course of studies. An eligible student enrolled at Columbia may seek a
loan within the state of Georgia or from a lending institution within his/her
legal state of residence. Information pertaining to application procedures and
policy regulations for a GSL at Columbia may be obtained from the seminary's
financial aid officer.

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS

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

HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE

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

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STATEMENT OF CHARGES - EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1987

The following charges and fees are subject to change as of June 1.

TUITION

Per term credit $ 117.00

Eleven credits or more 1,250.00

Summer Greek school 525.00

Audit fee per term credit 58.00

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

D.Min. and Th.M. Extension Fee (second fee) 200.00
BOARD

Fall term 750.00

Winter term 235.00

Spring term 750.00

Summer Greek school 375.00
ROOM

Single student, single room, summer Greek school 235.00

Single student, single room, fall or spring terms 482.00

Single student, single room, winter term 150.00

Suite, summer Greek school 337.00

Suite, fall or spring term 674.00

Suite, winter term 203. 00
OTHER HOUSING - monthly rates

Efficiency units, Florida Hall or Simons Law Hall 214.00

Village Apartments: 4 bedroom, units 3-6 306.00

3 bedroom, units 35-38 330.00

3 bedroom, units 15, 16 and 39-42 346.00

3 bedroom, units 25-26 225.00

3 bedroom, unit 1 280.00

3 bedroom, unit 9 313.00

2 bedroom, units 31-34 313.00

2 bedroom, units 2, 10-14 27300

2 bedroom, oldest unit in Village 21 1.00

1 bedroom, units 23 and 24 192.00
SUPERVISED MINISTRY FEES

SM210 and SM210c each 375.00

SM212 375.00

SM213 and SM214 each 100.00

SM414 (including 5 credits of course work) 950.00

SM610 and SM615 each 500.00

SM6 11-614 1,700.00

SM616 1,600.00

SM620 375.00

ATA402 500.00

P232 100.00

Thesis Binding (per copy) 15.00

Application Fee 30.00

Occasional Application Fee 10.00

All fees and charges listed are subject to change.

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REFUND POLICY

Tuition

1 . A student who has paid tuition fees in advance and decides not to attend
a semester or term is entitled to a 100 pecent refund if a written request
is received by Columbia by the end of the first week of the 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 winter or summer
term) is entitled to a full tuition refund.

3. A student dropping a course during the "course drop" period (the first
six weeks of a long semester and the first week of a short winter or summer
term) is entitled to a one-third refund of the tuition involved.

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

Written requests for refunds should be made to the Registrar, Elsie Urie, Room
113, Campbell Hall and received before deadlines stated above.

Room

A student who has received notice of a specific housing assignment for a
term or semester is responsible for payment in full unless a written request
is made to Sidney Anderson, Vice President for Business Affairs, Room 106,
Campbell Hall at least one week before the first day of classes. In that case
100 percent room refund will be made. In other cases an amount may be given
upon the initiative of Columbia.

Board

A student who has applied for board and has a sufficient reason for with-
drawing from board status will be granted a full refund if a written request is
made to Sidney Anderson, Vice President for Business Affairs, Room 106, Camp-
bell Hall at least one week before the first day of classes.

All fees and charges are subject to change.

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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 students and through-
out the church. The society 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.

Fellowship for Theological Dialogue

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

Columbia Peace Fellowship

The Columbia Peace Fellowship is a group of people concerned with peace,
justice, and freedom, who explore these concerns through study and involve-
ment 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, and 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.

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SUPPORT OF COLUMBIA
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 percent of the current operating budget comes from benevolence
monies provided by the synods.

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

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.

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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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. William A. Adams Chair

Mr. John A. Conant Vice Chair

Mrs. Edith Atkins Secretary

Mrs. Peggy M. Rowland Assistant Secretary

Term to Expire 1987

Dr. Mary Virginia Allen Decatur, GA

Mr. W. Marshall Chapman Inman, SC

The Rev. Warner R. Durnell Tuscaloosa, AL

The Rev. Virginia Simmons Ellis Tampa, FL

Dr. J. Trent Howell Albany, GA

Mrs. Elizabeth G. McCallen Memphis, TN

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 Rev. Frank Beall Pensacola, FL

Mr. John T. Benton, Jr Birmingham, AL

Dr. William T. Bryant Nashville, TN

Mrs. Ann D. Cousins Atlanta, GA

Mr. Langdon Flowers Thomasville, GA

The Rev. C. Jarred Hammet Camden, SC

Dr. James A. Nisbet Augusta, GA

Mrs. Lois B. Stone Sarasota, FL

Term to Expire 1989

Mr. Thomas W. Brown Lake City, FL

Mr. John A. Conant Atlanta, GA

Dr. Robert P. Douglass Orlando, FL

The Rev. McCoy Franklin Auburn, AL

Dr. T. Fleetwood Hassell Charleston, SC

The Rev. Thomas W. Horton Rock Hill, SC

Mr. J. Erskine Love, J r (deceased February 21, 1987) Atlanta, GA

The Rev. Roland P. Perdue Jacksonville, FL

Mrs. Betty Simmons Jackson, MS

Dr. Robert N. Watkin, Jr Chattanooga, TN

At Large Members

Dr. William A. Adams Atlanta, GA

Mr. Howell E. Adams, Jr Atlanta, GA

Mrs. Florida Ellis Atlanta, GA

Mr. William J. Park Greenwood, SC

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

Mr. John H. Weitnauer, Jr Decatur, GA

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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Columbia Theological Seminary

1987-88

Executive
William A Adams, Chair
John A. Conant, Vice Chair
Edith Atkins, Secretary
William T. Bryant
Virginia S. Ellis
Langdon S. Flowers
Joseph T. Stukes

Academic Affairs
Joseph T. Stukes, Chair
Mary Virginia Allen
William T. Bryant
C. Jarred (Jerry) Hammet
Margaret Greer Miller
Lois Stone

Martha B. Tissington
Florida Ellis

Business Management

Chair

Tom Brown

W. Marshall Chapman

Thomas W. Horton, Jr.

J. Trent Howell, Jr.

Sloan McCrea

E. B. (Bud) Robinson, Jr.

Robert N. Watkin, Jr.

John H. Weitnauer

Planning and Development
John A Conant, Chair
Howell E. Adams, Jr.
John T. Benton, Jr.
Ann D. Cousins
Robert P. (Manny) Douglass
Langdon S. Flowers
William J. Park
Roland P. Perdue, III

Student Life

Virgina S. (Ginny) Ellis, Chair

Edith (Edee) Atkins

Frank Beall

Warner Durnell

McCoy Franklin

T. Fleetwood Hassell

Elizabeth G. (Betty) McCallen

James A. Nisbet

Betty Simmons

Investment
J. Phillips Noble, Chair
John M. Bragg
John A. Conant
H. Talmage Dobbs
William A. Emerson
Edward P. Gould

Ex Officio
President Douglas W. Oldenburg
Treasurer F. Sidney Anderson
Chair William A. Adams
Vice President, Development/Seminary Relations

James F. Dickenson

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

GENERAL

Douglas W. Oldenburg, D.D President

Peggy M. Rowland Secretary

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

Ruth E. Shannon Secretary

EDUCATIONAL

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

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

Jewel E. Kirkus Financial Aid Officer and Secretary

James A. Overbeck, Ph.D Librarian

Christine Wenderoth, Ph.D. Associate Librarian

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

Cathryn A. Carlson, M.A. Assistant Librarian for Circulation

Janet Deitrich, M.Div. Technical Services Assistant

Ira Lois Brown, M.T.S. Reclassification Cataloger

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

Pat D. HLx Secretary

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

Director of Lay Institute of Faith and Life
Diane Bodnar 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. Regional Director of Development

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

Bonneau H. Dickson, M.Div. Field Representative

Tracy L. Bennett, Elizabeth B. Burgess
June McDaniel, Charlotte Mozingo, Barbara Poe Secretaries

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

Betty M. Cason Assistant Treasurer

Suanne SauerBrun, B.A. Bookstore Manager

Marilyn Ault Bookkeeper

Betty S. Beatty Receptionist

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

Jesse Graham, Alexander Oliver, Eula Mae Oliver Maintenance

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SUPPORT STAFF

F. Sidney Anderson, Th.M.

James F. Dickenson, M.Div.

Philip R Gehman, D.Min.

Vice President for Business

Vice President for

Director of Admissions and

Affairs

Development! Seminary
Relations

Vocations

Olin M. Whitener, Jr., DMin

Juliette J. Harper, B.A.

Cecil Moore, B.D.

Associate Director of

Associate Director of

Superintendent of

Development

Seminary Relations

Buildings and Grounds

Suanne B. SauerBrun, B.A
Bookstore Manager

Betty M. Cason
Assistant Treasurer

Bonneau H. Dickson, M.Div.
Field Representative

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FACULTY

DOUGLAS W. OLDENBURG, D.D.
President

B.S., Davidson College; B.D., Union Theological Seminary; S.T.M., Yale
University Divinity School; D.D., Davis and Elkins College

J0^m^

FREDERICK OTTO BONKOVSKY, Ph.D.

Professor of Christian Ethics

B.S., Muskingum College; M.Div., Yale Divinity School; Certificate, Free

University, Berlin; Ph.D., Harvard University

GEORGE THOMPSON BROWN, Th.D.

Associate Professor of World Christianity

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

Th.D., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

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

ROBERT LEON CARROLL, JR., M.Div.

Assistant Professor and Director of Supervised Ministry

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

Seminary

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BRIAN H. CHILDS, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and

Counseling

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

THOMAS ERSKINE CLARKE, Th.D.
Professor of American Religious History

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

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

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

f J

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

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

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JUSTO LUIS GONZALEZ, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Church History

Bachiller en Ciencias Instituto de Maranao, Cuba; Bachiller en Letras

Instituto de Maranao, Cuba; S.T.B., Seminario Evangelico de Teologia,

Matanzas, Cuba; S.T.M., Yale Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D., Yale

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

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

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

University of Basel

DOUGLAS W. HIX, 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

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

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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)

BEN CAMPBELL JOHNSON, Ph.D.
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

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

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

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

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

DAVID P. MOESSNER, D. Theol.

Associate Professor of New Testament Language,

Literature, and Exegesis

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

JEANNE STEVENSON MOESSNER, D.Theol.
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

A.B., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Princeton Theological Seminary;

D.Theol., University of Basel

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

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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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

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

Pastoral Theology

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

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

B.A

LUCY A. ROSE, D.Min.

Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship

Agnes Scott College; M.A., Emory University; D.Min., Union

Theological Seminary in Virginia; Th.M., Duke University

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

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

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EDWARD A. TRIMMER, Ed.D.
Associate 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

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CHRISTINE WENDEROTH, Ph.D.
Associate Librarian

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

VISITING INSTRUCTORS IN 1986-87

Ronald C. Crossley A. A. Markley

Riggins Earl Cameron Murchison

Danna Fewell Harvey Newman

Gordon Jackson Elwyn Smith

Keith Nickle Luther Smith

Thomas G. Long Kimberly Sullivan

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PROFESSORS EMERITI

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

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

JAMES DAVISON PHILIPS, Ph.D.
President Emeritus

A.B., Hampden-Sydney College; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary;

Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, D.D., Presbyterian College; D.D., Hampden-Sydney

College

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; ML., 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

COUNSELING PRACTICUM SUPERVISORS
Charles Helms, S.T.D.
Gerald P. Jenkins, D.Min.
Calvin W. Kropp, Th.M.
William R. Phillips, Th.M.

CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS

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

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

Eugene T. Locke, D.Min.
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.

FOR SUMMER ASSISTANTS 1986
Doug Kelly
Fitzhugh Legerton
J. A. Ross Mackenzie
Philip Makari
George McMaster
William Meyer
James Montgomery
Stephen Montgomery
Albert Myers
Charles Reichenbach
Jim Richardson
Jim Riley
William Shouse
Stephen Sloop, Jr.
Don Steele
Gibson Stroupe
Hal Todd
William Wade, Jr.
Robert Watkin
W. Graham Wood, Jr.

SUPERVISING PASTORS
M. L. Andrews
Stephen Bacon
Barron Banks
Harry Barrow
Ben Bishop
Robert Blumer, Jr.
Mary Gene Boteler
Roy Brewton
Frank Colladay
Charles Davenport
Ernest Davis
P. C. Enniss, Jr.
James Foil, Jr.
Joan Gray
William Hines
Robert Holloway
J. Trent Howell, Jr.
Mitchell Johnson
G. William Jones
Walter Jones
Hank Keating

SUPERVISING PASTORS FOR INTERNS 1986
Gary Aven David Home

Emmet Barfield Robert F. Inman

Warner Durnell William Kryder

Howard Gordon, Jr. Charles Mann

W. Frank Harrington J. Fred Moore

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STUDENTS

GRADUATING CLASS OF 1986

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (In-Ministry)

Normer M. Adams

Robert Harold Anderson

Gary Lee Batchelor

H. Burwell Bennett, Jr.

Jacob B. Berlin

Thomas Leon Bess

Elmon Huey Brown, Jr.

Charles Curtis Burnett, Jr.

Charles William Davenport

Sam Davis

Hugh Lee Eichelberger, Jr.

Aubrey B. Floyd

David M. Fry

William C. Harris

Henry Alfred Haynes

James Coker Hilton

Edward Harry Home

William Edgar Hotchkiss

Charles Betts Huntley

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (In -Sequence)

John D. LeHeup

Thomas Joseph Lusk

Ronald Eugene Martin

Ralph W. Milligan

Thomas Jeffries Mitchener, Jr.

Hugh Reid Montgomery, Sr.

Albert Aldrich Myers, Jr.

W. Maynard Pittendreigh, Jr.

James Ronald Priddy

T. Thomas Richie

Joe Willie Rigsby

A. Don Robb III

Maurice L. Stone

Morris A. Taylor

Carl Kahrs Towley

Lloyd L. Watkins, Sr.

Jaap Hook Wheelhower

Charles Parker Wright

Michael Terence Bragan
Gary Roy Califf
Sherron Kay George

MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Leroy Errol Brooks

MASTER OF DIVINITY
Carol Shuler Abrams

with distinction
Margaret Wilson Are

with distinction
Jack Lawrence Bates
Janice L. Blissit
James Michael Boen
Jane Lynn Bright
Susan Glenn Bryant
Ralph Robert Cain
William Rowland Cameron III
Michael Theodore Carey
Kathryn Cartledge
Thomas Hugh Clymer

Jung Mi Lim Han
William Newton
Philip Pidgeon IV

Franklin Elliott Lewis

Ervie Chris Curvin
Elinor Perkins Daniel

with distinction
Kathryn A. Y. Daniel
Janet Marie Deitrich

with distinction
Eugene Robert Donaldson
Anne Coile Estes
Kevin Armistead Gourley
Bryant Christopher Harris
Claude Alan Harvey
George Timothy Head
Paul Denman Henschen

with distinction

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Penelope Jane Hill

with distinction
Joseph Barron Hopper, Jr.
Mary Rebecca Huie-Jolly
Mary Elizabeth Lawrence

with distinction
Sharon Elise Ledbetter
William Glen McKinney

with distinction
Daniel Albert McLean
John Locke Milholland III
James B. Miller
Russ B. Morgan
Timothy Jason Olds
Steven Lavern Price
John McClellan Richards
H. L. (Buddy) Roberts, Jr.

Se Young Roh
Preston Sanders Shealy, Jr.
Sandra Trest Sisson
Leonard Theodore Smith

with distinction
Timothy Stephen Stewart
Donald Robert Stiens
Debbie S. Taylor
Robert Aubrey Tolley
Charles Michael Tucker
Connie Lee Tuttle
William Jake Tyre
David Denk Weitnauer
John Vernon Wendorph, Jr.
John Hopkins White
Shuford Stanley White
Carol Wood-Richards

MASTER OF ARTS (Theological Studies)
William Richard Cook

MASTER OF ARTS (Youth Ministry)
Rosalia Baia de Assis
Sandra S. Wilmesherr

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PRIZES AND AWARDS 1986

WILDS BOOK PRIZE

PAUL T. FUHRMANN BOOK PRIZE IN CHURCH
HISTORY

FLORRIE WILKES SANDERS PRIZE IN THEOLOGY

INDIANTOWN COUNTRY CHURCH AWARD

LYMAN AND MYKI MOBLEY PRIZE IN BIBLICAL
SCHOLARSHIP

Sherron George

J. Michael Castronis

William McKinney

Lynn Williamson

William Newton

PRESBYTERY OF ST. ANDREW WOMEN OF THE CHURCH
PREACHING AWARD

SAMUEL A. CARTLEDGE NEW TESTAMENT
EXEGESIS AWARD

Steven L. Price

Richard Deibert
COLUMBIA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP Janet Deitrich

COLUMBIA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

HARVARD A. ANDERSON FELLOWSHIP

JAMES T. AND CELESTE M. BOYD MEMORIAL BOOK

FUND AWARD

Paul Henschen
Se Young Roh

William McKinney

Mary Beth Lawrence
James B. Miller

COLUMBIA SCHOLARS

Brent Bissette
Tully Hunter

Charles Hasty

Augusta Vanderbilt
Thomas Walker
Richard Newsome

TULL SCHOLARS

Lee Holliday

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1986-87 ROLL OF STUDENTS

ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEGREE STUDENTS
DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY

Deryck Durston
Norcross, Georgia

Larry Gregory Easterling
Palmetto, Georgia

David F. Fleece
Lithonia, Georgia

Richard Thomas Gillespie
Decatur, 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

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

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

B.A, M.S.Ed., University of Kentucky
M.Div, Duke University

B.A, Columbia Bible College

B.D., Covenant Theological Seminary

Th.M., Duke University

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

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

B.A, University of Ghana

Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

Candidatur Theologiae, Det Teologiske

Menighetsfakultetet
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 at
Emory University

B.C.E, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Div, Virginia Theological Seminary

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (IN -MINISTRY)

Joe Boone Abbott

Birmingham, Alabama

Ralph J. Aker
Orlando, Florida

Dolphus Jerome Allen
Fort Myers, Florida

Earle Wilson Angell
Aiken, South Carolina

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

B.A, Morris Brown College

M.Ed., Tuskegee Institute

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

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

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

98

Stephen Allan Bacon
Cartersville, Georgia

Gary Donald Barber

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Ernest Wayne Bass
Meigs, Georgia

Edward Lee Bates
Martinez, Georgia

Thomas Joe Baughman
Orlando, Florida

Edwin D. Bernard
Rockmart, Georgia

David Harold Bernthal
Athens, Georgia

Floyd Lee Berrier

Charlotte, North Carolina

Daniel Mclntyre Berry
Bristol, Tennessee

Sue Miller Beverly
Decatur, Georgia

Stephen Lee Birch
Clearwater, Florida

Malcolm Bennett Bishop, III
Monroe, Georgia

Jerry Edward Blacklaw
Atlanta, Georgia

Ira Newton Blanchard
Alabaster, Alabama

Alan Clarke Bone

Belvedere, South Carolina

Ronald Lee Bowie
Johnson City, Tennessee

Albert James Bowles, Jr.
Louisville, Tennessee

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, Georgetown College
M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, Ohio State University

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

B.S., University of Tennessee

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.C.S., Strager Junior College

B.S., Concordia Teachers College
MA T, Rhode Island College of

Education
Colloquy, Concordia Theological

Seminary

AB., High Point College

M.Div, Wesley Theological Seminary

B.A, Davidson College

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

B.S., M.E, University of Kentucky
M.Div, Lexington Theological Seminary

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

B.A, King College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Hendrix College

M.AY.M., Fuller Theological Seminary

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

B.A, Eureka College

B.D., Lexington 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

99

John Ebenezer Boyd, Jr.
Concord, South Carolina

William John Boyd, III

Summerville, North Carolina

John Carl Boyer
Eufaula, Alabama

Joseph Cashion Brandon
Eustis, Florida

Murray Neil Breland

North Augusta, South Carolina

John Wesley Brock
Jackson, Alabama

Royce Leonard Browder
Wetumpka, Alabama

John Carlton Bryan
Augusta, Georgia

John Stuart Burch

Rockingham, North Carolina

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

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

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

B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary

Charles Curtis Burnett, Jr.
Chattanooga, Tennessee

James Walter Calhoun
Lanett, Alabama

Clyde LaRocque Carter
Birmingham, Alabama

Paul Bacot Cassibry
Clinton, Mississippi

Philip Athiyalil Chacko
Atlanta, Georgia

Edward Hazlett Chambers
Anderson, South Carolina

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

B.S., Troy State University
M.A, M.Div., Church of God School of
Theology

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

B.A, Marthoma College, India
B. Th., Union Biblical Seminary, India
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Center

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

100

George Weston Chapman
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas Allan Cheatham
Montevallo, Alabama

Maxima Saavedra Childers
Charlotte, North Carolina

Huw Christopher

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

James Gabriel Clark
Decatur, Georgia

William Eugene Clark
Mobile, Alabama

William Roy Conine, Jr.
Columbus, Georgia

Larry Cecil Cosper
Columbiana, Alabama

Wallace Franklin Covington

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

James Lee Cross, Jr.

APO, New York, New York

O. Leighton Culler

Matthews, North Carolina

Richard Allen Cushman

Summerville, South Carolina

William Aldridge Dantzler
Birmingham, Alabama

Frank Barry Davies
Decatur, Georgia

B. A, Furman University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.A, West Georgia College

B.A, University of Georgia

M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary

B.Hum., Universidad Bolviana "Gabriel

Rene Moreno, " Bolivia
B.Th, Church of God Spanish Institute of

Ministry
M.Div, Church of God School of

Theology

B.A, University of Wales, South Wales

and Monmouthshire
B.D., University of Wales, Cardiff
Th.M., Union Theological Seminary in

Virginia

B.A, Vanderbilt University

B.D., Candler School of Theology at

Emory University
Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

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

AB., Davidson College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

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

B.A, Belhaven College

M.Div, Fuller Theological Seminary

B.A, Baylor University

M.Div, Southwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary

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

B.SA, University of Florida

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

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

101

Daniel Oscar Davis
Jonesboro, Georgia

Dent Catron Davis, III
Bristol, Virginia

Ernest William Davis
Dunwoody, Georgia

William Jay Donaldson, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia

Paris Nolan Donehoo
Powder Springs, Georgia

Joseph Jeffery Dorociak
Germantown, Tennessee

Joseph Ferrell Drummond
Atlanta, Georgia

William Edwin Dudley
Montgomery, Alabama

Harry Dee Durbin
Bemis, Tennessee

William Jefferson Eldridge
Meridian, Mississippi

Ralph McKnight Evans

Hampstead, North Carolina

Gilmer Davis Fauber, Jr.
Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Henry James Flowers
Augusta, Georgia

Samuel Donald Fortson, III
Charlotte, North Carolina

Emily Barker Fox

Fayetteville, North Carolina

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 School

B.S., Toccoa Falls College
M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian
Education

B.A, King College

M.Div., Th.M., Columbia Theological

Seminary
M.S., University of Tennessee
M.A, 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

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

B.S., Auburn University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Union University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.Ed., Memphis State University

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

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Georgetown College
M.Div., Duke University

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

B.A, Covenant College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

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

102

Robert Curtis Fussell
Sanford, North Carolina

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

Milton Randall Gill
Weirsdale, Florida

John James Gleason, Jr.
Anderson, Indiana

Caroline Burgin Gourley
Statesville, North Carolina

Stephen Elwood Graves
St. Cloud, Florida

Gwynette Grier

New South Wales, Australia

John Henry Haberer, Jr.
Satellite Beach, Florida

Earl Alan Hackett
Augusta, Georgia

David Lippincott Hale
Rogersville, Tennessee

Carl F. Hall

Snellville, Georgia

B.A, Appalachian State University
M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

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.S., University of Maryland

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

B.S., University of Missouri

B.D., Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary
Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

AB., Queens College
M.Div, Duke University

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

B.A, Rollins College
M.S./L.S, University of North Carolina
M.C.E., Garrett Evangelical Theological
Seminary

AB., Roberts Wesley an College
M.Div, Gordon -Conwel I 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

B.A, Asbury College

M.Div, Candler School of Theology at

Emory University
Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

103

Larry Joseph Handman
Lithonia, Georgia

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

Helen Hardesty Helms
Charlotte, North Carolina

Tantsi Nathaniel Hercules
Atlanta, Georgia

M.Div., Holy Order of Mans

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

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

B.A, Allen University
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Center

Ross Thomas Hightower
Atlanta, Georgia

John Richard Hobson
Sanford, North Carolina

Adlai Cornwell Holler, Jr.

Charleston Heights, South Carolina

Grady Lamar Holley
Dublin, Georgia

Amos Alton Hood

Pascagoula, Mississippi

Robert Milton Home
Gray, Louisiana

Colon Stonewall Jackson, Jr.
Charleston, South Carolina

Daniel Wesley Jacobs
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.D., Th.M., Columbia Theological
Seminary

AB., Davidson College
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, Wofford College
M.Diu, Duke University

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

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

B.S, Centenary College
B.D., Th.M., Columbia Theological
Seminary

B.A, Wake Forest University

M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.A, Webster College

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

William Henry Jennings
Patrocinio, Brazil

John Allen Johnson
Atlanta, Georgia

Joseph Eugene Jursa
North Miami, Florida

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

104

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

Robert Sumter Link
Floyd, Virginia

Wanda Gail Logan

Panama City Beach, Florida

Pinckney Victor Love, Jr.
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Roger Charles Mackey

Goose Creek, South Carolina

Philip Emmanuel Makari
Cumming, Georgia

Samuel Preston Marshall, III
Oxford, Mississippi

Albert Franklin Masters
York, South Carolina

Millie Beasley Mattison
Tampa, Florida

Steve Allen Mays

Whitmire, South Carolina

Robert Hilton McBride
Lexington, South Carolina

George Daniel McCall
Augusta, Georgia

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, Presbyterian College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

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

B.S., M.A, University of Alabama
M.Div, Vanderbilt University

B.A, Barrington College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.Div, Abbasya Theological Seminary in

Cairo
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Southwestern at Memphis
M.Div, Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary

B.S., University of North Carolina
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

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

B.A, Southeastern College of the

Assemblies of God
M.Div, Erskine Theological Seminary

B.S., The Citadel

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Davidson College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

105

Clyde Taft McCants

Greenville, South Carolina

Malcolm Sidney McCollum, Jr.
St. Petersburg, Florida

Gerald Jess Metzdorf
Dublin, Georgia

James Thomas Mewborn
Demorest, Georgia

William Everett Mills, Jr.
Etowah, Tennessee

Kay Moser Misenheimer
Knoxville, Tennessee

Lawrence Curtis Mitchell
Statesboro, Georgia

James Wayne Monroe
Lincolnton, Georgia

Tony Gordon Moon

Franklin Springs, Georgia

James Alfred Moore, Jr.
Langley, South Carolina

Keith Alden Mosher
Southaven, Mississippi

Thomas Otto Mueller
Albany, Georgia

Nelle Rodgers Mulligan
Greenville, South Carolina

Daniel Allan Nail
Quitman, Georgia

B.A, Erskine College

M.A, Duke University

M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary

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

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

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

B.A, Belhaven College

M.A, Vanderbilt University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, King College

M.Div, Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, Bethany College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Piedmont College
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at
Emory 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.A, M.A, Th.M., Alabama Christian
School of Religion

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

B.S., Asheville College

M.Ed, Clemson University

M.Div, Erskine Theological Seminary

B.S, University of Flordia

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

106

Mwandiwona Jonathan Nkuchwayo
Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Joel Norris

Charleston Heights, South Carolina

Frank Melvin Ornburn
Atlanta, Georgia

Robin Shane Owens

Advance, North Carolina

Gradye Morton Parsons
Bristol, Tennessee

Reginald Victor Parsons
Ripley, Mississippi

Brown Butler Patton
Johnson City, Tennessee

Bill Ross Peeples

Birmingham, Alabama

Floyd Peter Peterson
Wildwood, Florida

Wendell Bramblett Phillips
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Mark Daniel Philpot
Alpharetta, Georgia

William Robert Poon
Athens, Georgia

B.A, United College of Zimbabwe
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological

Center
M.S.W., Atlanta University

A.B., Central Wesley an College
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

B.A, William Jewell College

M.Div, Midwestern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.S. in Ed, Long Island University

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

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

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

B.S., East Tennessee State University
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, MA, San Jose State University
M.Div, Andover Newton Theological
School

David Alan Posey
Covington, Georgia

Albert Lamar Potts

Columbia, South Carolina

Roger Paty Rabey

Piney Flats, Tennessee

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

B.S., University of Georgia

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Furman University

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

107

Michael Dale Rainey
Madeira Beach, Florida

Kenneth Lonnie Randolph
Montgomery, Alabama

Youl Rhee

Decatur, Georgia

James Wilson Roberts
Homewood, Alabama

Willima Cullens Robinson
Charlotte, North Carolina

Samuel Frisbie Rutland
Covington, Georgia

Mary Kepler Sapp
Nagoya, Japan

Robert Michael Scotland
Greenwood, South Carolina

B.S., Buffalo State College

M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

B.A, Harding College

M.A, Harding Graduate School

Diploma, Koria Duck Song Presbyterian

Seminary, Korea
Diploma, Holiness Theological Seminary,

Korea
Diploma, Korean Bible College, Korea
Th.M., Korea Presbyterian Theological

Seminary, Korea

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

AB., East Carolina University
M.Div, Duke University

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

B.A, M.A, Wheaton College

B.A, M.Ed, South Carolina State College
M.Div, Interdenominational Theological
Center

Frank Richardson Sells
Beaufort, South Carolina

Mary Louise Sferre

Atlantic Beach, Florida

Angus Robertson Shaw, HI
Johnson City, Tennessee

Jerry Wayne Shirley
San Diego, California

Douglas Thomas Simmons
Boston, Georgia

William Clarence Sistar, Jr.
Wauchula, Florida

Thomas Richard Smiley
Tate, Georgia

B.A, Presbyterian College

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, St. Rose College
M.A, 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.A, Blue Mountain College
M.Div, Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary

108

J. Hyatt Smith
Midville, Georgia

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

Otis Artis Smith
Augusta, Georgia

Hsin-leh Song
Tainan, Taiwan

Robert Alfred Stauffacher
Spanish Fort, Alabama

Charles Alex Steele

Charlotte, North Carolina

William Merritt Steinbrook
Atlanta, Georgia

Carl Rabon Stephens
LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Mary Steves

Atlantic Beach, Florida

Harold Milton Stone

Broadway, North Carolina

Philip Harbin Summerlin
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Charles Sackett Sydnor, Jr.
Kingsport, Tennessee

Sally-Lodge Henderson Teel
Biloxi, Mississippi

Julio Travieso
Tampa, Florida

Lewis Earl Trotter
Sarasota, Florida

Coit Ray Troutman

Summerville, South Carolina

William Sherrill Troutman
Greenville, South Carolina

B.A, LeMoyne College

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological

Center
M.S., Long Island University

M.Div., Tainan Theological Seminary

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

B.A, Erskine College

M.Div, Erskine Theological Seminary

B.A, Oklahoma State University
M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

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

B.S., Seton Hall University
M.S.W., Syracuse University

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

B.A, Abilene Christian University
STB., Harvard Divinity School

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

B.A, Coker College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Biscayne College

M.Div, McCormick Theological Seminary

B.S, Memphis State University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

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

B.A, John J. Pershing College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

109

Claude Owen Tucker
Crestview, Florida

Owen Evans Tucker
Waco, Texas

Harold Leon Vaughn, Jr.
Birminghan, Alabama

Harold Robert Warren
Indialantic, Florida

Jane Lindsay Seargeant-Watt
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Albert Norman Wells
Troy, North Carolina

Charles Edward Wells, Sr.
Albany, Georgia

Chaim Joseph Wender
Augusta, Georgia

Jennifer Jo Smith Whitaker
Clarkston, Georgia

David Allen White
Johnson City, Tennessee

John Frank White
Jacksonville, Florida

David Foster Whiteley
Richmond, Virginia

Ronald Agnew Wilkins
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Emmanuel Logan Williams
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Asbury College

B.D., Asbury Theological Seminary

B.A, Arkansas College
M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian

Theological Seminary
M.Ed., Memphis State University

B.A, Belhaven College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, M.A., University of South Florida
M.Div., University of the South

B.S., Russell Sage College

M.Div., Colgate Rochester Divinity School

B.S., Auburn University

B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary

Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A, West Virginia State College
B.D., Interdenominational Theological
Center

AB., Georgetown University
M.A, Hebrew Union College
Ordination, Leo Baeck College, London

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

B.A, Kentucky Wesleyan College
M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.S., Edward Waters College
M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Center

B.A, University of Tennessee
M.Pub.Ser., Western Kentucky University
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.A, University of Texas

B.D., Austin Presbyterian Theological

Seminary
Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, University of California
M.Ed., Boston University
M.Div, Candler School of Theology at
Emory

110

Robert Dale Williams
New York, New York

Alvin Lee Wilson
Bainbridge, Georgia

Kenneth Earl Woodard
Newell, North Carolina

Elizabeth Barbara Yonteck
Sarasota, Florida

Thomas Richard Zehnder
Stuart, Florida

MASTER OF THEOLOGY

B.S., Massachusetts Institute of

Technology
M.Div, Gordon -Conwell Theological

Seminary

B.A, Southwest Missouri State University
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary

B.A, King College

M.Div, Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia

B.S., University of Miami

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Concordia Seminary
B.D., Concordia Seminary

Carol Shuler Abrams
Atlanta, Georgia

Shirley Ford Adams
Dunwoody, Georgia

Frank Charles Aichinger
Sumter, South Carolina

B.S., Cornell University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

BRA, University of Georgia

D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, University of Virginia

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

Herschel Allen, Jr.
Dunwoody, Georgia

B.A, Davidson College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Mary Gillespie Amos
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Mary Baldwin College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Ralph Jerome Boone
Cleveland, Tennessee

B.A, Lee College
MA, Wheaton College

Douglas William Bower
Athens, Georgia

B.S., Oglethorpe University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Georgianna Via Brabban
Richmond, Virginina

B.S., West Liberty State College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Dean Carlyle Bridges
Riverdale, Georgia

B.A, Carson-Newman College
M.Ed., University of Georgia
B.D., Candler School of Theology at
Emory University

Mary Crist Brown
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, Agnes Scott College

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

Jerrold Clark Burnside
Stone Mountain, Georgia

B.A, Erskine College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

D.Min., McCormick Theological Seminary

111

Samuel Harrison Cain
Stone Mountain, Georgia

Brantley Mercer Callaway
Tallahasee, Florida

Robert Lindsay Carroll, Jr.
Avondale Estates, Georgia

Joong Ho Chong
Korea

David Lee Clark
Avondale Estates, Georgia

Robert Belin Collingwood
Atlanta, Georgia

Mary Jane Cornell
Decatur, Georgia

Reginald Davis
Decatur, Georgia

Snow Ray Donmoyer
Alachua, Florida

Pauline Elizabeth Doty
Decatur, Georgia

Kerry Perron Duncan
Lithonia, Georgia

Sara Miriam Dunson
Decatur, Georgia

Michael Lee Dusing
Lakeland, Florida

Gregory Vaughn Eason
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Erskine College

M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary

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

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

B.E, Kyungpook National University
M.Div, Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, Seoul

B.A, Mercer University

M.RE., Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at

Emory University

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.A, Berea College

M.Div., University of the South

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

B.A, Anderson College

M.Div., Chicago Theological Seminary

B.A, University of Georgia

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

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

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

John Samuel Eddinger
Lilburn, Georgia

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

112

Marvin Browning Fergus
Alpharetta, Georgia

Jean Wardlaw Gallacher
Dumbarton, Scotland

Robert Leroy Griffin
Radcliff, Kentucky

Jesse William Hegler

Laurel Hill, North Carolina

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

Clydebank College, Scotland

B.Div, University of Glasgow, Scotland

B.A, Belhaven College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Hugh Arch Henderson
Tallapoosa, Georgia

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

Karen Adele Johnson
St. Petersburg, Florida

Mary Rebecca Huie-Jolly
Jonesboro, Georgia

B.S, Mississippi State University
M.Div, Oral Roberts University

B.A, Ohio Wesley an University
M.Div, Yale Divinity School

B.A, Furman University

M.S., University of Southern Illinois

B.A, Flagler College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Georgia State University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

Rhona Mitchell Jones
Decatur, Georgia

Hong-Gweon Kim
Seoul, Korea

B.A, Middlesex

Education Certificate, Moray House
Cambridge Theological Certificate,
Westminster Theological Seminary

B.S, Korea University
M.Div, Th.M., Presbyterian Theological
Seminary

Tae-Hyung Ko
Seoul, Korea

B.Poli,Sci, Yonsei University
M.Div, Presbyterian Theological
Seminary

Daniel Lee Kurbis
Cleveland, Tennessee

Dong Kyo Lee

Asheville, North Carolina

William Glen McKinney
Jacksonville, Florida

B.A, Lee College

M.Div, Ashland Theological Seminary

B.A, B.D., Presbyterian General Assembly
Theological Seminary, Korea

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

Leslie George McKoy
Kingston, Jamaica

B.A, University of the West Indies
Diploma, United Theological College of
the West Indies

113

John McLean, Jr.
Augusta, Georgia

Douglas Stanford McLeroy
Anniston, Alabama

Richard Gary Moore

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Richard Montgomery Nelson
Decatur, Georgia

Lance Alfred Netland
Decatur, Georgia

Herman Terris Neuman
Lakeland, Florida

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

Charles Wiley Roberts
Augusta, Georgia

Gary Lester Rollins
Decatur, Georgia

Kathryn Hooks Sandifer
Tucker, Georgia

John Guilds Seabrook, Jr.
Huntsville, Alabama

B.A, Presbyterian College

B.D., Columbia 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

B.A, Presbyterian College

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Concordia Senior College

M.Div, Concordia Theological Seminary

B.A, Southeastern College of the

Assemblies of God
M.A, Wheaton College

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, Arkansas State University

M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

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

B.A, Queens College

M.C.E, Presbyterian School of Christian

Education
M.Div, Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A, Wofford College

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary

114

Michele Sue Sears Shumake
St. Louis, Missouri

Carol Sue Stephens
Decatur, Georgia

Gary Elvin Strickland
Conyers, Georgia

Bruce David Swanson
Pacific City, Oregon

Jill Denise Ulrici
Norcross, Georgia

Craig Spencer Wascovich
Atlanta, Georgia

William Edwin Watkins
Mableton, Georgia

Otis Lee Weldon
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas Richard Williams
Songkhla, Thailand

James Ronald Wilson
Monroe, Georgia

Totok Soemartha Wiryasaputra
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Ronald Stephen Wright
Weir, Mississippi

Emmie Caldwell Young
Atlanta, Georgia

B.M.Ed, University of Kansas
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological
Seminary

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

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 University

B.A, M.A, M.R.E., Alabama Christian

School of Religion
M.A, University of Alabama in

Birmingham

B.A, Birmingham Bible College
M.Div, Interdenominational Theological
Center

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

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

Sidney Dawson Harmon
Colliersville, Tennessee

Oris Lee Holliday, Jr.
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

College

Presbytery or Denomination

B.A, Memphis State University
Memphis

B.A, University of Arkansas
Pines

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Campbell Stuart MacLean
Savannah, Georgia

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

B.A, University of Georgia
Southern Baptist

Martha Jane Petersen
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Agnes Scott College
B.S.N. , Cornell University, New York
Hospital School of Nursing
Atlanta

Betty Lynn Stall
Brandon, Florida

B.A, Furman University
M.A, University of South Florida
Southwest Florida

Charles Jefferies White

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

B.A, Appalachian State University
Concord

Christopher Edward Zorn
Knoxville, Tennessee

B.A, Mercer University
East Tennessee

D COMPONENT

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

C COMPONENT

Catherine L. Allsbury
New Orleans, Louisiana

B.S., University of Wisconsin
South Louisiana

Patrick Nixon Bailey
East Point, Georgia

B.A, Lee College
Atlanta

Thomas Lynn Bales
Morristown, Tennessee

B.S., East Tennessee State University
Holston

John Alexander Blake
Winter Park, Florida

B.A, University of Central Florida
Central Florida

William Herbert Bland, Jr.
Raleigh, North Carolina

B.S., M.CE, North Carolina State University
Orange

John Harper Brady, III
Lithonia, Georgia

B.A, King College
Atlanta

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Norwood Verne Brown,
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

III

B.S, University of Arkansas
Pines

Mark Stewart Bryan
Mobile, Alabama

B.A, Samford University
John Knox

James Doster Burton
Riverdale, Georgia

B.S., Georgia State University
Atlanta

Joey Thomas Byrd
Dade City, Florida

B.S, Berea College
Transylvania

Randall Franklin Clegg
Albany, Georgia

B.B.A, University of Georgia
Methodist

Ellis Leon Clymore
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Harding College
Non denominational

Gerald Rogers Coker

North Charleston, South Carolina

B.A, M.A, University of Alabama
Charleston

Curry Watkins Davis
Summerville, Georgia

B.A, University of California at Santa
Barbara
Cherokee

Sandra Karen Edwards
Miami, Florida

B.S, M.S.W., Florida State University
Atlanta

Brett DeVaughn Ellington
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Georgia Institute of Technology
Church of God

Daniel Wilbur Graham
Jacksonville, Florida

B.A, Carson Newman College
MAT, Jacksonville University
St. Augustine

Louis Shaw Grosse
Savannah, Georgia

A B., University of Georgia
Presbyterian

Jeonghoon Han
Seoul, Korea

Th.B., Yon Sei University
Korean Presbyterian

Guy Allen Helms

Signal Mountain, Tennessee

B.A, Covenant College
East Tennessee

Richard Griffin Hill
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Emory University
Florida

Ronald Reins Hilliard
North Palm Beach, Florida

B.A, Florida Atlantic University
Tropical Florida

John Dale Hobbs
Kingsport, Tennessee

B.S, Tennessee Technological University
Holston

William Douglas Hood, Jr.
Seminole, Florida

B.A, Eckerd College
Southwest Florida

Young Kyong Kim

Mission Viejo, California

B.A, Biola University
Atlanta

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Edward Markham Linker, Jr.
Martinsville, Virginia

B.A, University of Florida
M.AT.S., Gordon-Conwell Seminary
Blue Ridge

Joseph Wade Malloy
Jacksonville, Florida

B.A, University of North Florida
Central Florida

Olin Watson McBride
Conway, South Carolina

B.S., University of South Carolina
Pee Dee

William F. McKissack HI
Roswell, Georgia

B.S, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta

Wayne Delmont Morrison
Memphis, Tennessee

B.A, Muskingham College
Memphis

George Victor Naze II
Avondale Estates, Georgia

B.A, University of South Carolina
J.D., Stetson University
Atlanta

Stephen Lamar Nelms
Fayetteville, Georgia

B.A, Georgia State University
M.S., Southern Illinois University
Atlanta

Stephen Randolph Nickle
Jefferson City, Tennessee

AB., Princeton University
Atlanta

Jun Ro Park

Montgomery, Alabama

B.A, M.A, Chonnam National University
John Knox

Jeri Lee Parris Perkins
Spartanburg, South Carolina

B.A, Presbyterian College
South Carolina

Gail Ruth Perkins

Camden, South Carolina

B.S., University of Alabama
M.A, Presbyterian School of Christian
Education
Congaree

Gregory Joe Powell
Norcross, Georgia

B.A, Berry College
Southern Baptist

Diane Lovin Ragsdale
Atlanta, Georgia

AB., Georgia Southern College
Atlanta

Robert P. Reno
Decatur, Georgia

B.A, lehigh University
M.A, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Atlanta

Karen A. Whelchel Rice
Stephens, Georgia

B.Mus., M.M.Fd, University of Georgia
Athens

Mary Leeann Rogers
Pensacola, Florida

B.A, Eckerd College
Florida

Melana Teresa Scruggs
Temple Terrace, Florida

B.A, University of Florida
Southwest Florida

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Ronald Anthony Smith
Charlotte, North Carolina

Soon Byung Son
Soon-Chun, Korea

Oliver Rhett Talbert, Jr.
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Vickie Jo Thomas
Bloomingdale, Ohio

George Houston Waters
Knoxville, Tennessee

Keith Gore Wiseman
Oxford, Mississippi

Sharon Kay Youngs
Allardt, Tennessee

B.A, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill

Mecklenburg

B.A, Tae-Jon Presbyterian College
M.Ed., Korea University
Congaree

B.A, M.A, University of South Carolina
Harmony

B.A, Grove City College
Upper Ohio Valley

B.A, Wake Forest University
East Tennessee

B.A, University of Mississippi
St. Andrew

B.A, Mary vi lie College
Atlanta

INTERNS

Donald Johnson Barbour
Orlando, Florida

John Henry Bell, Jr.
Knoxville, Tennessee

Carol Jaynes Byrd
Dade City, Florida

Jon Raymond Faraone

Wilmington, North Carolina

Richard James Harrod
West Monroe, Louisiana

Robert Kelley Locklear
Decatur, Georgia

William R. Patterson
Tuskegee, Alabama

Miriam Joy Smith
West Point, Georgia

Karen Ruth Walkup

Columbia, South Carolina

B COMPONENT

Scott Bailey Andrews
Florence, South Carolina

Scott Buchanan Armstrong
Cleveland, Tennessee

Patricia Ann Bacon
Macon, Georgia

B.A, MBA, Rollins College
Central Florida

B.A, Wake Forest University
East Tennessee

B.A, Berea College
Transylvania

B.A, King College
Wilmington

B.S., University of Delaware
M.S., Murray State University
Pines

B.A, Lee College
Church of God

B.S., Tuskegee Institute
fohn Knox

B.S., Presbyterian College
MA, Presbyterian School of Christian
Education
Charleston

B.A, University of South Carolina
Congaree

B.S., Presbyterian College
Pee Dee

B.S., Evansville University
East Tennessee

B.S., Vassar College
Atlanta

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John Noah Baggett
Atlanta, Georgia

Marcus Raymond Barber
Purcell, Oklahoma

B.A, Georgia State University
Atlanta

B.S., Central State University
St. Andrew

Clay Owen Barnes

Charlotte, North Carolina

Janie Taylor Barrows
Ormond Beach, Florida

B.S, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mecklenburg

B.S, M.S., Florida State University
Ed.D., EdAdm., University of Miami
Central Florida

Paul Douglas Bayed
Miami, Florida

B.A, Miami Christian College
Athens

Henry Lester Carson
Decatur, Georgia

John Michael Castronis
Athens, Georgia

Jong Ho Chin

Columbia, South Carolina

Edwin Mark Cooley
Lilburn, Georgia

Pemberton Cooley

Signal Mountain, Tennessee

Richard Irvin Deibert
Atlanta, Georgia

David Brian Delph
Bartow, Florida

Linda Dickerson
Hillsville, Virginia

Walter Mooneyhan Dinkins
Manning, South Carolina

Robin Sumner Gantz
Roswell, Georgia

Ann Folkes Graham
Clarkston, Georgia

Martha Hufford Harp
Little Rock, Arkansas

B.S, Morris Brown College
Baptist

AB., M.Ed, University of Georgia
Athens

B.A, University of South Carolina
Congaree

B.B.A, Texas Technological College
Atlanta

B.SM.E, US. Naval Academy
Fast Tennessee

AB., Davidson College
M.D., University of Florida
St. Augustine

B.A, Presbyterian College
Southwest Florida

B.S, Radford University
Abingdon

B.A, University of South Carolina
Harmony

B.A, Mercer College
Atlanta

B.A, Belhaven College
Southwest Florida

B.S., University of Tulsa
Arkansas

Charles Ransom Hasty, Jr.
Athens, Georgia

Robert A. Hatcher
Columbus, Mississippi

B.A, Davidson College
Athens

B.A, University of Mississippi
St. Andrew

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Charles C. Heyward, Sr.
Ellenwood, Georgia

Robert M. Hicks

Stone Mountain, Georgia

B.B.A, Albany State College
Atlanta

B.S.EE., South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology
Atlanta

Robert S. Jeffords

Clemmons, North Carolina

B.A, Wake Forest University
Concord

David Paul Keister
Tampa, Florida

Paul J. Kirbas

Alpharetta, Georgia

George Tigner Lashley
Burlington, North Carolina

Jeffrey Brooks Lewis
Avondale Estates, Georgia

Jacqueline A. Lewis
Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Montgomery
Birmingham, Alabama

Karen Thea Petersohn
Atlanta, Georgia

Phillip Justin Pogue

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Kenneth Clayton Posey, Jr.
Dalton, Georgia

Laura Dorsey Rains
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas N. Rains
Atlanta, Georgia

B.Mus., University of Florida
Southwest Florida

B.A, Mercer University
Athens

B.A, Eton College
Orange

B.A, Georgia State University
Atlanta

B.F.A, University of Georgia
Lutheran

B.A, David Lipscomb College
Church of Christ

B.F.A, University of Georgia
Atlanta

B.S., Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky

B.S., Auburn University
Cherokee

B.A, Agnes Scott College
Atlanta

AB., Washington and Lee University
M.B.A, Emory University
Atlanta

Robert V. Rice
Atlanta, Georgia

Bradley Donald Smith
Atlanta, Georgia

Sarah F. Speed
Marietta, Georgia

Dean Ross Strong

New Orleans, Louisiana

B.A, University of Georgia
Southern Baptist

B.S., University of Georgia
Congaree

B.A, Davidson College
Cherokee

B.A, Whitman College
M.B.A, Seattle University
South Louisiana

Jennifer W. Venable
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Georgia State University
Lutheran

121

Melodie Marie Wager
Starke, Florida

Diane Elizabeth Walker
Atlanta, Georgia

George Timothy Womack
Hamlet, North Carolina

B.A, University of Florida
St. Augustine

B.IndEng., Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta

BA, Eckerd College
Fayetteville

Patrick Hurd Wrisley
Rabun Gap, Georgia

B.S., Georgia Southern College
Athens

A COMPONENT

Lucy Robertson Aldridge
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Converse College
Atlanta

Kristofer M. Allison
Daytona Beach, Florida

B.S., Flagler College
Central Florida

Roy Teller Bain
LaGrange, Georgia

B.A, LaGrange College
United Church of Christ

Brent Barton Bissette
Corinth, Mississippi

B.A, Rhodes College
St. Andrew

Gusten R. Brainerd
St. Elmo, Illinois

B.S., McKendree College
Giddings-Lovejoy

Steven S. Bryant
Nashville, Tennessee

BA, University of Mississippi
Middle Tennessee

Laura Beth Carlson-Aull
Wray, Colorado

B.S., University of Illinois
MA, University of Denver
Boulder

William J. Connolly
Marietta, Georgia

BA, Georgia State University
Cherokee

Jean L. Davidson
Knoxville, Tennessee

B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee
East Tennessee

Elizabeth M. Deibert
Atlanta, Georgia

B.M.Ed., University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Wilmington

E. Peter Denlea

Ormond Beach, Florida

B.A, Flagler College
Atlanta

Kevin A. Dorsett
Dade City, Florida

B.A, University of South Florida
Southwest Florida

Robert M. Early
Orlando, Florida

B.S., Newberry College
Central Florida

Scott A. Ellington
Decatur, Georgia

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Church of God

122

Thomas R. Evans III
Kennesaw, Georgia

Jerome J. Ferrari
Tucker, Georgia

B.B.A, Kennesaw College
Cherokee

BCKMSCK,
Technology
Atlanta

Georgia Institute of

Marshall Grant Henry
Marietta, Georgia

B.S., Florida International University
M.Ed., Georgia State University
Cherokee

Tully Jay Hunter

Greenville, South Carolina

Natalie Jean Lester
Chicago, Illinois

Helene Hibbard Loper
Norcross, Georgia

Robert Earl Madsen
Stone Mountain, Georgia

Wayne Bernard Murdock
Landis, North Carolina

James Douglass Nelson
North Palm Beach, Florida

Susan Denne Nelson
Doraville, Georgia

Richard Brantley Newsome
Atlanta, Georgia

Katherine Jean Pasch
Morrow, Georgia

B.A, Texas Tech University
M.A, Clemson University
Piedmont

B.A, St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Atlanta

B.S., Emory University
John Knox

AB., Georgia State University
Atlanta

B.A, Clark College

African Methodist Episcopal Zion

B.A, Flagler College
Tropical Florida

B.A, Oglethorpe University
Atlanta

B.S., Vanderbilt University
Atlanta

AB., Wittenberg College
M.AT, Duke University
Lutheran

E. Schley Pease

Pine Mountain, Georgia

Edwin Hoyt Pettus
Orlando, Florida

B.A, Florida State University
Southwest Georgia

B.A, Newberry College
Central Florida

Stewart Ralph Roberts III
Atlanta, Georgia

Lina Alethea Robinson
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Emory University
United Methodist

B.A, Dennison University
M.B.A, Georiga State University
Atlanta

Alisun Pepe Ruff
Odessa, Florida

Paula S. Schwartz
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, University of South Florida
Southwest Florida

B.A, Agnes Scott College
Atlanta

123

Robert John Sherman
St. Augustine, Florida

Tommy Register Sikes
Decatur, Georgia

Allard Gaines Smith, Jr.
Cocoa Beach, Florida

B.A, Flagler College
St. Augustine

B.S., University of Georgia
Atlanta

B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
Central Florida

Emily Elizabeth Smith
Atlanta, Georgia

Maetta Murdock Snyder
Lynn Haven, Florida

B.M., Furman University
Atlanta

B.S., Wisconsin State University
B.Ed., University of Texas
Florida

Ian Robert Walfrid Stake
St. Augustine, Florida

Augusta B. Vanderbilt
St. Petersburg, Florida

Bradley Knox Walker
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas W. Walker
Montgomery, Alabama

B.S., Flagler College
Disciples of Christ

B.A, Eckerd College
St. Augustine

B.A, Wake Forest University
Atlanta

B.S., Davidson College
fohn Knox

Laurie Lee Wallace
Rabun Gap, Georgia

Nathan Ray Wheeler
Warner Robins, Georgia

Todd M. White

Greer, South Carolina

B.M.E, University of Kansas
Athens

BEET., Southern Technical Institute
Augusta-Macon

B.S., University of South Carolina
Piedmont

Alan Duncan Wright
Lewisville, North Carolina

B.A, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill

Concord

MASTER OF ARTS IN YOUTH MINISTRY

Catherine L. Allsbury
New Orleans, Louisiana

B.S., University of Wisconsin
South Louisiana

Fitzgerald M. Cook
Decatur, Georgia

Ian Hugh Merton Graham
Clinton, South Carolina

Jeffrey S. Price
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

B.A, Taylor University
Atlanta

B.A, Erskine College
South Carolina

B.A, University of Arkansas
Arkansas

Julie Tanner Price
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

B.A, University of Arkansas
Arkansas

124

Norma Veronica Smellie
Kingston, Jamaica

Jacklyn Plythe Williams
Fort Pierce, Florida

B.Sc, University of West Indies
United Church of Jamaica

B.A, Flagler College
South Florida

MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Grace Ann Cameron
Tampa, Florida

B.A, Belhaven College
Greenbrier

James Terry Guyton
Buford, Georgia

B.S., Georgia Southwestern College
Church of God

Colette B. Hamby
Tucker, Georgia

B.A, Mercer University
Lutheran

Gloria Elaine Jennings
Augusta, Georgia

B.F.A, University of Georgia
Southern Baptist

Lori Knight-Whitehouse
Savannah, Georgia

B.A, University of South Carolina
Savannah

Richard Terry Maule
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, University of Florida
Church of Christ

Arvie Leon Maynard

Huntington, West Virginia

B.A, Marshall University
Greenbrier

Sister Carolyn Oberkirch
Atlanta, Georgia

M.Ed., Loyola College
Roman Catholic

Gay Wolfe Oltjenbruns
Smyrna, Georgia

B.A, Miami University
Church of God

Daniel Karl Schmidt
Athens, Georgia

B.B.A, University of Georgia
Church of Christ

Martha Morrison Sweeny
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Coker College
Pee Dee

SPECIAL STUDENTS

Jean Philippa Black
Purley, Surrey, England

Westminster College
United Reformed Church

Bruce A. Chapman

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

AB., The Citadel

M.Div, Princeton Theological Seminary
Concord

Bennie Eugene Goodwin
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A, Barrington College
MEd., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
M.A, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Atlanta

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Don-An Hah
Seoul, Korea

William Dennis Harvey
Smyrna, Georgia

Louis Hurst, Jr.
Santa Cruz, Jamaica

Lauri A. Oikarinen
Kajaani, Finland

Tuula Sisko Oikarinen
Kajaani, Finland

Keith Stephenson
Kingston, Jamaica

M.A, Korean University
M.Div., Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Korean Presbyterian

LL.B., Massey Law School
Baptist

United Theological College of West Indies
Anglican

M.ofTh, Helsinki University
Lutheran Church of Finland

M. of Th., Helsinki University
Lutheran Church of Finland

United Theological College of West Indies
Baptist

UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS

Jeffrey Ray Allen
Robert Fleming Chastain
Kemira G. Denlea
E. Walter Hood
Grace Choon Kim
Myung Bae Kim
Samuel David Laing

Roberta Parker Martin
Woodrow McKay, Jr.
Stuart C. McMullen
Mabassa Nhekairo
John Kie Vining
Emmitt Eugene Young

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OCCASIONAL STUDENTS

C. William Allen
Brett Gregory Armstrong
Barron Banks
Dorothy B. Barnes
Susan L. Barrett
Stephen Edge Batts
H. Lou C. Beasley
Eleanor Gail Bechtel
John W. Bolton
Tommie V. Boyd
Peter Harrison Branum
Charles Evlan Brown
Paula E. Buford
Bill Burke

Sandra Price Burkett
Ronnie L. Bush
Steve Carroll
James Lee Collins, Jr.
Reginald Maurice Copeland
Walter Kenneth Cumbie
George W. Curry, Jr.
Stephen Colvin Davis
Richard Dixon
Beverly T. Dodson
Barbara Deemer Douglass
David Eric Eliason
Charles Randall Garmon
Virginia C Gar tell
Patricia A. Goodman
Marilyn A. Gross
Janine Culvern Hagan
Mark Christopher Harper

Dorothy R. Henson
Lydia Hernandez
Roy W. Howard
Carolyn C Hunter
Jeanne F. Isaacs
Julene W. Jobe
Chul Whan Kim
Colin Macrae Lambert
Rebecca Norris Lauderdale
Eileen B. Lawrence
Robert Herman Lescelius
David Wayne Lovelace
Kyung Hee Min
B. Keith Moore
Robert L. Morgan
Sallie Marshall Morton
Holly Shoaf-O'Kula
Robert C Oates
Calvin M. Pettigrew
Virginia H. Pribbenow
Alice M. Roberts
Leslie Gordon Robinson
Frances Jean Ruthven
Herbert Schraufhagel
Earl Joseph Smith
Janice W. Smith
Mary J. Thompson
Calvin Triplet
Ronald Mark Turner
Willa Dean Vandergrift
Doris Weddington

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SUMMER GREEK SCHOOL 1986

Lori Adelmann
Lucy R. Aldridge
Kristofer M. Allison
Brent B. Bissette
Gusten R. Brainerd
Steve S. Bryant
Gregory Busby
Laura Beth Carlson-Aull
Bruce A. Chapman
Robert F. Chastain
William J. Connolly
George W. Curry, Jr.
Reginald Davis
Elizabeth M. Deibert
E. Peter Denlea
Kevin A. Dorsett
Robert M. Early
David E. Eliason
Scott A. Ellington
Thomas R. Evans III
Jerome J. Ferrari
Ruth E. Graves
Marshall G. Henry
Tully J. Hunter
Andrew D. Kinsey
Jacqueline A. Lewis

Helene H. Loper
Robert Madsen
James D. Nelson
Susan D. Nelson
Richard B. Newsome
Katherine Pasch
E. Schley Pease
Edwin Pettus
Lina Robinson
Alisun P. Ruff
Robert J. Sherman
Tommy R. Sikes
William B. Simon
Emily E. Smith
Allard G. Smith, Jr.
Bradley D. Smith
Maetta M. Snyder
Patricia I. Snyder
Augusta B. Vanderbilt
Bradley K. Walker
Thomas W. Walker
Laurie L. Wallace
Nathan R. Wheeler
Todd M. White
Wanda F. Wilcox

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

OF STUDENT BODY

Alabama 25
Arkansas 5
California 2
Colorado 1
Florida 65
Georgia 185
Illinois 2
Indiana 1
Kentucky 3
Louisiana 5
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 11
Missouri 2

New Mexico 1
New York 2
North Carolina 36
Oklahoma 1
Ohio 1
Oregon 1
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 37
Tennessee 32
Texas 1
Virginia 6
West Virginia 2
Wisconsin 1

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OTHER COUNTRIES

Australia 2
Brazil 1
England 1
Finland 2
Ghana 1
Indonesia 1
Jamaica 6

Japan 1
Korea 6
Norway 1
Scotland 1
Taiwan 1
Thailand 1

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CALENDAR 1987-1989

1987-88

1988-89

SUMMER

Greek School

June 29-Aug. 21

Summer Term

July 6-31

FALL

Planning Retreat

Sept. 1-3

Orientation Days

Sept. 8, 9

Classes begin

Sept. 10

Honors Day

Sept. 21

Thanksgiving vacation

Nov. 26-27

Classes end

Dec. 14

Exams

Dec. 15-18

WINTER

Classes begin

Jan. 4

Martin Luther King

Jan. 18

Birthday Holiday

Classes end

Jan. 29

Exam Day

Feb. 1

Columbia Forum

Feb. 1-4

SPRING

Classes begin

Feb. 15

Easter vacation

March 26-Apr. 3

Exams for graduates

May 19-20

Classes end

May 20

Exams

May 23-27

Evaluation Day

May 26

Commencement

May 29

July 5-Aug. 26

July 11 -Aug. 5

Aug. 30-Sept. 1

Sept. 6, 7

Sept. 8

Sept. 29

Nov. 24-25

Dec. 9

Dec. 12-16

Jan. 3

Jan. 16

Jan. 30

Jan. 31

Jan. 30-Feb. 2

Feb. 13

Mar. 18-26

May 17-18

May 18

May 21-25

May 24

May 27

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INDEX

Academic Information

9

Greek School

66

Administration

83

History of Columbia

2

Admissions Procedure

6

Housing

74

Alumni/ae Association

80

International Students

7

Atlanta Theological Association

22

Lectures

25

Auditors

7

Library

26

Awards and Prizes 71, 97

Board of Directors 81

Bookstore 27

Calendar 130

Clinical Pastoral Education 24

Columbia Friendship Circle 80

Conferences for Prospective

Students 7

Continuing Education 22

Courses of Instruction 29-65

Curriculum 28

Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) 18

Doctor of Sacred Theology

(S.T.D.) 19

Faculty 86-92

Fellowships 72

Financial Information 76, 77

Grading System 68

Graduating Class-1986 95, 96

Master of Arts in Theological

Studies (M.A.T.S.) 13, 14

Master of Arts in Youth

Ministry (M.A.Y.M.) 14-16

Master of Divinity

(M.Div.) 3-13

Master of Theology

(Th.M.) 17, 18

Occasional Students 6

Ordination Exams 69

Orientation 66

Professional Assessment 10

Roll of Students 98- 1 28

Scholarship Funds 72, 73

Special Students 6

Student Loans 75

Student Organizations 78, 79

Support 80

Transfer Students

Unclassified Students 6

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The distance on Memorial Dr. from 1-285 to Columbia Dr. is 2.3 miles.

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