Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 82, number 3, Winter 1990-1991

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

Vantage

WINTER 199 0/1991

Columbia announces
$31,450,000 campaign

John A. Conant, chair of the Board of
Directors of Columbia Theological
Seminary, and Douglas W. Old-
enburg, president of Columbia
Theological Seminary, have an-
nounced one of the most ambitious
capital campaigns in theological edu-
cation. The campaign theme is
"Rooted in Tradition, Growing with
Vision." The goal is $31,450,000. With
$16 million pledged, 50 percent of the
goal has been committed

Mr. Conant of Atlanta, retired
businessman, is chairing the cam-
paign. John Weitnauer of Decatur,
former chairman of Richway, Inc. and
a member of the seminary's Board of
Directors, is co-chair. Assisting Mr.
Conant and Mr. Weitnauer are 30
leading Presbyterians from six south-
ern states.

The campaign is scheduled in
three phases. Phase I, which ran from
July 1, 1988, through June 30, 1990,
was a quiet phase, with over $1 1
million raised, including a $5 million
bequest from the estate of Thomas S.
McPheeters, whose father, William M.
McPheeters, was a professor at
Columbia for 44 years. Phase II,
which will run from July 1, 1990,
through December 31, 1991, marks the
public phase of the campaign, with
individual donors and foundations
being actively solicited. The goal for
Phase II is an additional $16 million.
Phase III, to begin January 1, 1992,
will be conducted in the Presbyterian

(USA) churches of the Synod of South
Atlantic (in the states of South Caro-
lina, Georgia, and Florida) and other
selected areas.

The campaign will address
several areas of need at Columbia
which are listed on page 7.

President Oldenburg said, "This
campaign is one of the most ambitious
and challenging endeavors Columbia
Seminary has undertaken in its 163-
year history. With it, we will serve
Christ's Church more effectively.
Almost two-thirds of the funds will go
into our endowment. The campaign is
balanced between student needs and
faculty needs, between undergirding
established programs and starting
new ones. Our library will be sub-
stantially enlarged and strengthened.
The campaign's theme, 'Rooted in
Tradition, Growing with Vision,'
accurately describes Columbia. We
are profoundly grateful to all who
have helped us move halfway toward
our goal."

Committee members for the
campaign are
John Conant, campaign chair, Atlanta,

GA
John Weitnauer, co-chair, Decatur,GA
Suzanne Benton, Birmingham, AL
William Barron, Knoxville, TN
William T. Bryant, Nashville, TN
John R. "Rock" Chambless, Mont-
gomery, AL
George H. Cornelson, Clinton, SC
Charles K. "Pete" Cross, Orlando, FL

Left to right Campaign Chair John Conant, President Douglas Oldenburg, Campaign
Co-Chair John Weitnauer

Ann Cousins, Atlanta, GA
Howard Ector, Marietta, GA
W. Douglas Ellis, Atlanta, GA

J. Howard Edington, Orlando, FL
Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Atlanta, GA
Continued on page 2

Forum 1991 to be
held January 28-31

Dr. Gary Demarest preached at Forum 1990. The Lord's Supper was celebrated during
the concluding worship service.

Columbia Theological Seminary
invites all friends and alumni/ae to its
1991 Forum, January 28-31. The four-
day event will bring noted speakers
and preachers to the campus and will
also be a time for class reunions and
activities.

This year's Smyth Lecturer is J.
Chnstiaan Beker, Richard J. Dearborn
Professor of Biblical Theology at Prin-
ceton Theological Seminary. His title
for the series is "Paul's Legacy in the
New Testament and in the Church
Today." Dr. Beker is the author of
Paul the Apostle: The Triumph of Cod in
Thought and Life and Paul's Apocalyptic
Gospel: The Coming Triumph of God.
His lectures are scheduled for January
29 at 11 a.m. and January 30 and 31 at

11:30 a.m.

Douglas J. Hall, Professor of
Christian Theology in the Faculty of
Religious Studies of McGill University
in Montreal, will be the Alumni/ae
Lecturer. The theme of his three
lectures is "Creation in Crisis." Dr.
Hall is a United Church of Canada
minister and the author of 15 books.
He will lecture January 29, 30, and 31
at 9 a.m.

Pinckney C. Enniss will be guest
preacher for Forum. Dr. Enniss, who
is senior minister of The Reformed
Church in Bronxville, New York, was
pastor of Central Presbyterian Church
in Atlanta for 13 years. His sermon
titles are "The Cobwebbed Cross,"

Continued on page 8

From the President

Douglas W. Oldenburg

most PEOPI f, whenever the word
"seminary" is mentioned, they
immediately think of a school that
trains pastors and preachers. And, of
course, they are right, tor the most
part. Our central purpose is to train
women and men for ordained leader-
ship in local congregations and a great
variety of other ministries. The vast
majority of our time, energy, and
resources is focused on this critical
task. Nothing is more important than
enlisting and nurturing the \ erj finest
leadership for the church of jesus
Christ. Our current curriculum
review is searching for ways and
means of doing that more effectively.

When you press people, they are
also quick to acknowledge that we
provide opportunities for continuing
education and advanced degrees for
clergy. They know that no one can
remain effective in ministry without

regularly engaging in continuing
education through short-term courses
or through working toward an
advanced degree. Those who know
what has happened at Columbia in
recent years also recognize that we
have started an effective evangelism
program, a Master of Arts degree
program for lay persons who do not
feel called to ordained ministry, and a
Lay Institute of Faith and Life, which
has engaged thousands of lay persons
in serious study. For the most part,
Columbia receives high marks for all
of the above.

The trouble is that for most
people, lay and clergy alike, the
purpose of Columbia stops there.
They fail to perceive that one of the
important purposes of any theological
seminary is to be an "intellectual
center" for the church. The holy
calling of our faculty is not only to
train persons for leadership in the
church, but also to keep probing the
deep mysteries of the faith. Although
it is true of every local congregation,
we are especially called to be the place
and the community where "faith seeks
understanding." (Anselm) Columbia

seeks to fulfill this critical role by
calling to our faculty those who are
not only good teachers but also good
scholars. We try to provide them with
generous sabbatical leaves in order to
do their research and writing.

I am proud of the superb commu-
nity of scholars we have assembled at
Columbia. Although scholarship
should never be measured solely on
publications, it is noteworthy that in a
period of 15 months, our faculty has
(or will have) authored, co-authored,
or edited 18 books! They are written
not to score points with the guilds, but
to help clergy and laity in their
various ministries.

I am sure you join me in saluting
all my colleagues on the faculty for
their outstanding scholarship which
helps make Columbia an important
center for theological inquiry for the
church of Jesus Christ.

With warmest regards,

Robert Lynn addresses Board at fall retreat

Columbia Seminary's Board of Dire
tors, chaired by John A. Conant of
Atlanta, held a fall retreat and meet-
ing at the Plaza Center in Decatur and
on the seminary campus from Sep-
tember 30 to October 2. Members
heard two addresses from Dr. Robert
Lynn, reviewed development and
curricular progress, installed five new
members, and took action on other
seminary concerns.

Robert W. Lynn, former Vice
President of Religion at the Lilly
Endowment and now Scholar in
Residence at Bangor Theological
Seminary, was guest speaker for the
three-day event, funded by a grant
from the Lilly Endowment. At the first
session, Dr. Lynn discussed "An
Extraordinary Opportunity amidst a
Leadership Crisis." Spotlighting
activities of the church, its leaders,
and the role of seminaries through the
decades, Dr. Lynn outlined challenges
seminaries face as they move toward
the year 2000. In a Monday evening
follow-up address, Dr. Lynn consid-
ered "Critical Issues in Theological
Education" and highlighted common
issues and concerns in today's theo-
logical institutions.

In the October 1 morning session,
members discussed the "Rooted in
Tradition, Growing With Vision
capital campaign. Campaign Co-Chair
John Weitnauer, President Douglas
Oldenburg, Campaign Director Frank
Willey, and Campaign Chairman John
Conant presented materials and gave
an overview of the campaign. J.C.
"Bud" Shaw, chair of the Board Gifts
Committee, challenged members to
support the campaign one of the
most ambitious capital campaigns
ever conducted by a theological
institution, with a goal to raise
$31,450,000 by 1995.

Vice President for Academic
Affairs Glenn Bucher and Professor

Charles Cousar provided a progress
report on the curriculum review.
With the $137,900 Lilly Endowment
grant, the seminary plans a March
completion date in the initial phase of
the curriculum review, Columbia's
first since 1968. The committee report
will include discussions among
faculty at retreats and in seminars,
with groups of ministers and layper-
sons from the Atlanta area, and with
presbytery and synod executives to
determine key theological issues in
the church today and suggestions for
curriculum changes. The committee
plans to present a statement of goals
and mission to the Board at the spring
meeting.

During an afternoon plenary
session, Chairman Conant introduced
five newly elected members. Joining
the Board were members-at-large
George Cornelson, a retired textile
executive from Clinton, South Caro-
lina, and David Quattlebaum, a
Greenville, South Carolina attorney
New members from the Synod of
Living Waters were Cordell Wynn,
president of Stillman College in
Tuscaloosa; Aubrey Patterson, chief
executive officer of Bancorp of Missis-
sippi and the Bank of Mississippi,
from Tupelo; and Frank S. James III, a
Birmingham attorney and former
professor and assistant dean of the
School of Law, University of Alabama.

Later the Board applauded a large
entering class and the increased
number of racial/ethnic students, and
Dean of Students Philip Gehman
introduced Ernestine Cole, the new
associate dean of students. A graduate
of McCormick Seminary, Ms. Cole
will begin her duties January 1.

In other business, the Board
expressed appreciation to members
Betty McCallen, Martha Tissington,
and Warner Durnell, whose terms of
service ended; approved the sabbati-

cal reports of professors Oscar Hussel,
Robert Ramey, David Moessner, and
Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner; ap-
proved Dr. Stanley Saunders, a
professor at Princeton and New
Brunswick seminaries, as visiting pro-
fessor of New Testament under the
Lilly grant. He will begin an 18-month
tenure at Columbia in February 1991.

The Board also recommended
Walter Brueggemann be appointed to
the William McPheeters Chair of Old
Testament; recommended that John
Patton be granted a sabbatical leave
during the fall 1991 semester and
January 1992 term to complete a
textbook in pastoral care; moved that
Mattie Hart be approved as adjunct
professor to teach "New Testament
Introduction" in Columbia's Program
for Theological Studies in Florida
during the winter/spring term 1991.
Dr. Hart is a professor at Flagler
College in St. Augustine, Florida, and
a Columbia alumna. The Board
approved a motion to receive the
interim report of the Florida Feasibil-
ity Study. D

$31,450,000 campaign
continued from page 1

R. John Harris, Miami, FL
Gay M. Love, Atlanta, GA
J. Phillips Noble, Decatur, GA
William J. Noonan, Pensacola FL
William John Park, Greenwood, SC
Joseph E. Patrick, Decatur, GA
H. G. "Pat" Pattillo, Decatur, GA
J. Davison Philips, Decatur, GA
David Quattlebaum, Greenville, SC
Thomas E. Rast, Birmingham, AL
William E. Scheu, Jacksonville, FL
J. C. "Bud" Shaw, Cartersville, GA
J. T. Simmons, Jackson, MS
L. Neil Williams, Atlanta, GA.

Honorary committee members are
Thomas G. Cousins, Atlanta, GA
W. Frank Harrington, Atlanta, GA. t

President's
Advisory
Council meets

Comprised of 137 civic and church
leaders from across the Southeast, the
President's Advisory Council con-
vened October 25-26 at Columbia
Seminary.

Jefferson V. Smith Jr., an attorney
from Greer, South Carolina, chaired
the two-day meeting, which included
progress reports on academic and
development programs.

At the opening session, Dean
Glenn Bucher and Professor Charles
Cousar gave council members a prog-
ress report on the Lilly Endowment-
funded curriculum review. That
update was followed by discussion
and afternoon committee work.

Barbara Crais of Birmingham led
the Committee on Student Affairs/
Admissions, Joe Patrick of Decatur
chaired the Committee on Faculty/
Academic Affairs, and Bob Lang of
Atlanta led the Committee on Fi-
nance/Development.

Following a tour of campus,
council members convened for a
dinner meeting, where students Lisa
Nuernberger, a Master of Arts in
Theological Studies student, and
Master of Divinity students Beecher
Mathes and Bill Owens spoke about
student life. Afterwards, council
members attended a reception at the
home of President and Mrs. Old-
enburg.

At Friday sessions, John
Weitnauer and Frank Willey dis-
cussed the $31,450,000 capital cam-
paign with the council, and Dr.
Oldenburg presented his State of the
Seminary address. The council
adjourned after members offered
reports and recommendations. \Z

Columbia graduates serve
the church in 43 countries

What do an Anglican bishop in
Jamaica, a physician in India, and a
seminary professor in Brazil have in
common? All three are alumni/ae of
Columbia Theological Seminary! The
Right Reverend Neville W. de Souza,
Bishop of Jamaica, was a visiting
scholar in 1986; Dr. Sylvia Babu, a
physician from Bangalore, India, and
lay leader in the United Church of
South India, was in residence for the
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
program in 1987-88 and is on the
campus now finishing her studies; the
Rev. Sherron George, a PC(USA) mis-
sionary who is the first woman
seminary professor at the Londrina
Seminary of the Independent Presby-
terian Church of Brazil, received her
Doctor of Ministry degree in 1986.

Alumni /ae of Columbia are now-
serving the church in 43 countries.
Although they seldom are able to visit
the campus, come to class reunions, or
attend Columbia Forum, their loyalty
to their alma mater is impressive.
Recently, a graduate, now president of
the Presbyterian Seminary in Seoul,
Korea, visited the campus and said he
wanted to go to the Business Office.
After apologizing for not having
supported the seminary as often as he
would have liked since he graduated,
he wrote out a check for $50 for his
"alumni dues!"

It is hard to keep up with alumni/
ae who have scattered to the ends of
the earth, but a conservative count
comes up with at least 225 graduates

Frontera de Cristo with the Mexico-
U.S. border ministry in Douglas,
Arizona, and is now back on the
campus for graduate study. Carlos
Clugy-Soto (MDiv '82) has been
engaged in a training program tor
church treasurers in Zaire. Bob
Armstead (MDiv '63) works in a
theological education by extension
program in Chile. Arlene Kelly
(Special Study '84-'85) teaches at Kinjo
High School and is on the staff of the
Asian Health Institute in Nag"
Japan.

Frank Arnold (DMin '84) is dean
of the Independent Presbyterian
Seminary at Fortalaza, Brazil, where
James Manor (BD '67, ThM 76)
teaches Old Testament. Bill Jennings
(DMin '88) and Joe Martin (BD '63) are
on the faculty of the Edward Lane
Bible Institute in Patrocinio. Along
with a number of correspondence
courses, the institute prepares study
material for churches in Portuguese
speaking Angola and Mozambique
Fred Dinkins (MDiv '66) works with
the Salt of the Earth project in Uber-
landia where he engages in a ministry
of writing and conference speaking
and teaches at the Campinas Semi-
nary. Frank Sapp (BD '60) is engaged
in a radio ministry in Nagoya, [apart,
and Mary Kay Sapp (DMin '90) is
working on a Christian education
curriculum project in Japan.

Other alumni/ae serve in coop-
erative and ecumenical ventures
abroad. A well-known Columbia

Columbia counts at least 225 graduates in
active service abroad.

now in active service abroad. The
largest single number (24) is in Korea.
(In addition to this number, over 100
people have attended the three-week
seminar for Korean pastors held at
Columbia each summer.) The second
largest number (20) is in Jamaica,
reflecting the partnership arrange-
ment which Columbia has with the
United Theological College of the
West Indies in Kingston.

Thirty-five alumni/ae are now
serving as active missionaries with the
Global Mission Unit of the Presbyte-
rian Church (USA). They serve with
diverse skills in a wide variety of
places and activities. Don McCall (BD
'52, STD '75) serves as Associate
General Secretary for Evangelism for
the Taiwan Presbyterian Church.
John Sommerville (BD '53) is professor
at Han Nam University in Taejon,
Korea. Bill Warlick (MDiv '61) directs
the Project for Evangelism and
Church Growth in Central Africa
(Zaire, Ghana, Cameroon). Lardner
Moore (MDiv '53) is hospital chaplain
at the Yodogawa Christian Hospital in
Osaka, Japan.

Robert Marvin (BD '55, DMin '83),
Sherwood Taylor (BD '50), and Bob
Cousar (BD '51) are engaged in
evangelism and church planting
ministries in Brazil. Gary Waller (BD
'59) has been co-director of the Project

graduate, Leighton Ford (BD '55), is
chair of the Lausanne Committee tor
World Evangelization. He presided at
the congress held in Manila in 1989.
Cyrus (BD '64) and Rebecca (Mission
Training '61 -'62) Moon live and work
in Bossey, Switzerland, where Cyrus
is on the staff of the World Council of
Churches. John Ellington (ThM '65)
translates the Bible into African
languages for the United Bible Socie-
ties. Cody Watson (DMin '76) serves
an international congregation in Hong
Kong. Charles Evans (MDiv 78) is
with Food for the Hungry Interna-
tional in Japan. Robert Johnson
(MDiv '79) is in Mozambique, where
he works in a joint project sponsored
by InterVarsity and the Presbyterian
Church of Brazil.

But far outnumbering PC(USA)
personnel who serve abroad are those
from "Third World Countries" who
have returned to serve their churches
after study at Columbia. Some arc in
places of leadership in the field of
higher education. Shin Ishimaru
(ThM '58) is president of the Shikoku
Christian College in Japan. Yong Gil
Maeng (ThM '74) is president of the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in
Seoul, where Chang Bok Chung (ThM
'74) is professor of homiletics. Dr.
Maeng's predecessor was Park Chang
Whan (visiting scholar and lecturer

Maake Masango, from South [ft i his Doctoi oj Sacred Theology

degree, and Sylvia Babu,from India, is complieting hei Master of Arts in Theoh
Studies degree

'87-'8N), ,mu\ an earliei president ol the
seminary was also ,m alumnus II
Sung Kay (ThM '47).

In Jamaica, I low ,ml < ,i,v,ory (STD
'88), Leslie McKoj I rhM '88), Norma
Smellie (MA^ \l 86), and ( Uadstone
Donalds (visiting scholar '89) all i
on the faculty of the United Theologi-
cal College of the West Indies. A
former president ot the college,
William Watty (visiting scholar 1980-
81) is now superintendent ot the
Southern Methodist ( onference of the
Caribbean.

Paolo Ricca (ThM '59 and Forum
Alumni/ae Lecturer in 1987) is on the
faculty of the Waldensian Seminar} In
Rome, Italy. Hany Wakuteka (DMin
'84) is rector o\ the Faculte Theologie
Reformee au Kasai in Ndesha, Zaire
where PC(USA) missi.iii.ii v <
Coppedge (in residence foi I >Min
degree '89) serves on the faculty.

Many more Columbia interna-
tional alumni/ae serve as chun h
pastors. Here are a few who represent
this much larger number: Jeffri \
Gibson (ThM '83) and Eric Lynch
(ThM '83) serve Episcopal parishes in
Barbados; Raphael Dessieu (Special
Study '88) serves a pastorate in I laiti;
Martin Song (DMin '88) is pastor of a
Presbyterian congregation in
Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Gyorgy I lorvath
(Special Study '85-'86), Margot Balog
(Special Study '85-'86), Jano Pas/ tor
(visiting scholar and lecturer '87-HH),
and Bela Toth (visiting scholar and
lei turer '90) are pastors of the Re-
formed Church of Hungary; Robert
Malloch (Special Study '85-'86) is a
pastor in Scotland; ( .race Wu (ThM
'90) is working in a pastorate in
Taiwan; Yoshinkobu Kochi (ThM '86)
serves a congregation ot the Reformed
Church in Japan. Justin Peart (ThM
'86) is a Moravian pastor in Jamaica
Park Chung Sik (Sp ial Study '85-'86)
is pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Soonchun, Korea

Serving in special ministries are
Toshiyuki Kubotera (ThM 75) as a
hospital chaplain in Osaka, Japan;
Tafatolu Filemoni (ThM '85), who
works with Fiji Islanders m New
Zealand; and Abner (ThM '86) and
Rosalia (MAYM '86) Assiz, serving

hei in a Presb) terian 1 1 h and

I hristian a< ademj foi i hildren in
Rei ife Brazil. Daniel Susanto 1 1 1>M
'90) is engaged in a minisfa j i 1 i linii .ii
i iasti iral edui ation in Indonesia; I otal
Wiryasaputra 1 1 iai '90) is a hoi pital

I haplain in Indonesia.

Many more names i ould be
mentioned, but this List gives some
hint ot the ways l olumbia is sei ving
around the world through Its gradu

ales. I I

C. Thompson Brown, Visiting
Professo) and forme\ \s w iate Profi
o) World I hristianity at I 'olumbia, wrote
this artit le

Revisiting Paul
in ancient
Greece, Turkey

i i \< is" with strange

sounding but still familial hi
I phesus, I'hilippi, MiletU .. I orinth

We know thrin from the New i esta

mint, hut tew ot us COUld lO .il' thrin

i hi .i map From June 13-28, 1991 .
< . ilumbia '"ininary is offei Ing an
ipportunity to experience the beauty
and wondi i "i these biblii .il sites in a

travel-study seminar designed i<>

iMi inspiration and fresh in ight

inti ' ill' world ot the New i estamenl

I he tour will be led by Dr. J.
Phillips Noble, Presbyterian minister,
loi mer director of the Board i >i
Pensions, and experienced traveller;
Dr. J. Will Ormond, professoi <im.ii
tus of New Testament .it Columbia

' leminar) and the Re\ Sara [uengst,
i Miivtor of Continuing Edui ation >
( olumbia Seminary. Dr. Ormond will
lead the gr< mp in Bible studies at

era! of the sites. The 15-day trip
will include visits to Athens, Corinth,
Delphi, Thessaloniki, Philippi, Kav-
alla, Ephesus, Pergamum, Miletw

and Istanbul. The approximate
COSl is$2,850. For further information,
call or write Sara Covin Juengst at the
seminary The trip is open to both
clergy and lay persons.

Continuing

Education

Calendar

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Sara Covin Juengst, Director of Continuing Education, or
Robert S. Smith, Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life
Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA 30031/404-378-8821.

January 8-10 January Si minars for Minister rextsfor Year B of the Lectionary:
Psalms and Samuel, Walter Brueggemann. Two-da) course. Cost: $90; Moral
Conflict in the Christian Community, I rederick Bonkovsky; Getting Acquainted
with the Diret tory foi Worship and Study Guide, C. Benton Kline; The Theology of
the Cross, Charles Cousar; Adolescents and Addi< tion: An [ntergenerational
Understanding, William Johnston. All courses except Brueggemann course are
one-day courses. Cost: $45.

January 8, 15, 22, and February 5 LaySchooi 01 BlBU \ND THEOLOGY See article
on this page for more information.

January 20-25 AWiikin ihi Wimi r W( > DS I liking in the beauty of winter in
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, confrontation with a hostile envi-
ronment; a group experience ol sharing, interdependency, leadership, self-
examination, and reflec tion Leader DavidFrj ( ost: $100.

January 28-31 Columbia Fori m See article on page 1 for more information.

February 7, 14, 21, 28 MORNING Lav Si HOOl Ol n n BlBl i Studies on the Resur-
rection: What the Four Gospel Accounts Say to Us Today. Leader: J. Will
Ormond. Cost: $15.

February 23 THE Si'iKiu \i rn 01 Yoi R W< >RK Exploring ways to practice the
presence of Christ in the Mondav-Fridav workplace Leader: Bob Smith. Cost:
$15.

March 1-3 Ministry OF Mi ini ) G iNl I Rl N< i A weekend event dealing with the
impact of money on our lives. Leaders: Walter Brueggemann, Don McClanen,
Murphy Davis, and others. Cost: $150.

March 14 Mi dia, F \ith, and Cm rt RJ See article on this page for more informa-
tion.

March 23 God Loves Ti vchers: Affirming and Celebrating Cali in i hi Context
i i] EDI ( \iion A retreat to affirm, celebrate, and support persons called by God
into the demanding and invaluable vocation ol public S( hool teaching and
administration. Leader: Bob Smith.

April 1-9 A WEEK in Jamaica See article on this page for more information.

April 8-12 A Week at St. Helena's Convent: A Contemplattvi Retri \i pof

\\ i ah \ In Augusta, Georgia. A time to get apart, to prav, to worship, and
meditate. Led by a community of sisters in a beautiful retreat setting. Leader:
i C. Juengst. Cost: $185.

April 19-20 Religion aimpii if Ak is. Conwksaiions with Catherini Kapikian.
"The Creative Process: In rw [magi oi God" See article on this page for more
information.

April 20 Living WITH Loss A one-day workshop for those who have experi-
enced and want to explore the reality of losses we all experience along life's
lourney. Leader: Jap Keith. Cost: $20.

April 28-May 3 A Week WITH mi Trappists: A CONTl MP] \mi l\i iki \i for Men
A retreat for men at the Monastery of the I loly Ghost, Conyers, Georgia. For
reformation, relaxation, and spiritual discipline. Leader: Bob Smith. Cost:
$140.

April 29 Update in Theological Education with Louis\ dm Seminars i\ Kn-
oxville, Tennessee An opportunity for clergy to meet with selected faculty
members from two seminaries to get info] [nation about new trends and re-
sources in various areas of theological education. Leaders: Shirlev Guthrie and
others. Cost: $20.

May 3-5 Ministry of Laity Conference at Montreai See article on page 8 for
more information.

Lay School
set for January/
February

The Winter Lay School of Bible and
Theology will be held on four Tues-
day evenings in January and Febru-
ary: January 8, 15, 22, and February 5.
Classes will be offered on the Colum-
bia campus in the following areas:

Who Is This God of the Old
Testament? Dr. Ludwig Dewit/

How the Bible Comes to Us Dr.
Charles Cousar and Dr. Beverly
Gaventa

C.S. Lewis' Voyage to Narnia
The Rev. Sara C. Juengst

The Holy Spirit: Person, Work,
and Gifts Dr. Shirley Guthrie
The registration fee for each
course is $25 ($20 for members of a
Joint Venture Church). To register or
for more information, please call 404/
378-8821, or mail your name, address,
choice of class, and $25 to Lay School,
Columbia Seminary, Box 520, Decatur,
Georgia 30031.

"Come back
to Jamaica"

You've heard the tourism hype; you
know about Jamaica's sunny beaches
and turquoise waters and blue moun-
tains and famous resort hotels. Now
you have a chance to discover Jamaica
more deeply:

to learn about the rich diversity of
Caribbean theology through lectures
and discussions at the United Theo-
logical College of the West Indies,

to meet an astonishing variety of
Jamaican people: politicians, theologi-
ans, pastors, Rastafarians, social
workers, scholars, and "ordinary
folks,"

to worship in Jamaican churches,
celebrating their strong, vibrant faith,

to confront the implications of our
own country's involvement in
Jamaica's economics and politics,

to shop and visit the historic
sights in Kingston and Ocho Rios, the
tourist center on the north coast,

to travel with a diverse group of
clergy and laity from several denomi-
nations and locations,

to be refreshed, stimulated, and
inspired by having the boundaries of
your mind stretched by a week in
another culture.

Dr. Ambrose Finlay, professor at
UTCWI plans the schedule of events,
which includes lectures at the college
by professors and Kingston notables,
including politicians, pastors, and
pollsters. There will also be time for
sightseeing, visits to inner city minis-
tries, and visits to the craft market. A
trip to Ocho Rios will provide the
tourist" experience of beach time,
climbing Dunn's River Falls, and
sightseeing. A visit to the theatre for a
musical play will be one evening's
highlight.

The trip is scheduled for April 1-9,
1991, at a cost of $800. For further
information, contact the Office of
Continuing Education.

Symposium on
media, faith,
culture planned

The Lay Institute will hold a sympo-
sium on Media, Faith, and Culture on
Thursday afternoon and evening,
March 14, 1991. Panelists include Jay
Smith, publisher of The Atlanta
journal-Constitution; Carolyn Carlson,
reporter for the Associated Press and
immediate past president of the
Society of Professional Journalists;
Gustav Niebuhr of The Wall Street
Journal; and Clifford Kirtland, former
chairman of Cox Broadcasting.

The symposium will explore
subjects such as the ways in which the
media influences values; the role of
media in enabling Christians intelli-
gently to engage social issues in the
world; the ways in which professional
journalists and other media persons
integrate their faith, values, and ethics
into their professional lives.

There is no registration fee, and
the public is invited. For more
information, contact the Lay Institute
at Columbia.

Fabric artist to
demonstrate
creative process

Catherine Kapikian, director of the
Center for the Arts and Religion at
Wesley Theological Seminary in
Washington, D.C., will lead a retreat/
seminar at Columbia April 19-20,
1991, on "The Creative Process: In the
Image of God."

This seminar is the fourth in a
series focusing on provocative and
stimulating religious leaders and
thinkers. Parker Palmer, John Leith,
and Brian Wrenhave already visited
Columbia as part of this series. Ms.
Kapikian's visit is also a part of the
annual Religion and the Arts program
ottered at Columbia.

Ms. Kapikian is a well-known
fabric artist whose banners and
tapestries hang in many churches in
the United States. The focus of her
presentations will be on how the artist
moves from the idea to the finished
product. She will describe her own
process and lead participants through
exercises in contemplative drawing
for the enhancement of creativity and
artistic confidence. An articulate and
exciting person, she has gained the
respect of artists and theologians alike
as she has sought to express her faith
through art.

Seminar participants are asked to
bring photographs of art in their
churches or samples of their own
creative expressions for a Friday
evening exhibit of liturgical art.

The seminar will be an inspira-
tional experience for all those persons
interested in knowing more about
how to develop the right side of the
brain in order to blend spiritual
insight and artistic gifts. For clergy,
educators, and lay persons. Cost is
$50. For additional information, call_
the Office of Continuing Education. LJ

Walter Brueggemann

Brueggemann
named to
McPheeters
Chair

Walter Brueggemann, Professor of
Old Testament at Columbia, has been
named to the William Marcellus
McPheeters Chair of Old Testament
Studies. The action was taken by the
Board of Directors at the October
meeting.

The newly established chair is
part of the recent $5 million bequest to
Columbia from the estate of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas S. McPheeters. Mr.
McPheeters was the son of William
Marcellus McPheeters, who was
Professor of Old Testament and
Exegesis at Columbia from 1888 until
1932.

Dr. Brueggemann is a well-known
and respected teacher and author. His
latest titles include Power, Providence,
and Personality: Biblical Insight into Life
and Ministry; Finally Comes the Poet:
Daring Speech for Proclamation: First
and Second Samuel (the Interpretation
Commentary Series); To Pluck Up, To
Tear Down: Commentary on Jeremiah 1-
25; and Israel's Praise: Doxology Against
Idolatry and Ideology.

Dr. Brueggemann is the 1990
president of the Society of Biblical
Literature, an international profes-
sional association of Biblical teachers
and scholars of both the Old and New
Testaments. At its annual U.S.
meeting in New Orleans in Novem-
ber, Professor Brueggemann gave his
presidential address, "At the Mercy of
Babylon: A Subversive Rereading of
the Empire." Columbia held a recep-
tion in his honor following the ad-
dress.

Glenn R. Bucher, dean of the
faculty and vice president for aca-
demic affairs, said, "Walter Bruegge-
mann has achieved national and
international distinction as a master
teacher-scholar of the Hebrew Bible.
He brings the text to life by connecting
it to how and where we live. Colum-
bia is most pleased to honor him in
this way."

Columbia
awarded Luce
grant for
international
program

Columbia Seminary has received a
$270,000 grant from the Henry Luce
Foundation for its international
program. Henry Luce III, president of
the foundation, said, "We recognize
the seminary's globalization program
as a timely and important undertak-
ing for the faculty and students, and
we are delighted to offer assistance."

The grant will enable Columbia to
support and enhance further its
recognized international program and
to focus on Christianity and the
churches in Asia. Columbia's interest
in including Asia (China, Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore)
is motivated by the recent religious
and cultural transformation on that
continent and the implications of that
transformation for Christianity, the
churches in the West, and theological
education.

Dean Glenn R. Bucher said, "Over
the last 10 years primarily under
Professor Erskine Clarke's leadership,
Columbia's international program has
achieved national prominence in
theological education. The generous
grant from the Luce Foundation will
enable us to support further the
program and to enhance it with a
China and other Asian components.
We are most grateful for the
foundation's confidence in Colum-
bia."

During the three-year grant,
Columbia will hold two major confer-
ences on the Church in Asia led by
leaders from that continent. Others
invited to the week-long events will
be an ecumenical group of pastors, lay
persons, church administrators,
theologians, professors, and represen-
tatives of the National and World
Council of Churches.

The grant will also allow Colum-
bia to add a location in China to its
Alternative Context for Ministry
course. The course is a required three
week study-travel seminar conducted
in an international, urban, or rural
setting for all second-year Master of
Divinity students. In this additional
Alternative Context experience,
students and faculty will learn first-
hand about the church and culture of
Asia and bring those theological
implications to bear on their work at
Columbia.

In support of these major events,
Columbia will bring to campus during
each year a Scholar in Residence from
Asia. This person will serve as a
consultant to the Luce program and
teach part-time. Other features of the
grant are support for faculty research
and library materials.

Pew grant
to fund
Hispanic
encuentro

Columbi kn wii i receive a

$105,000 grant from the Pew Chari-
table Trusts in Philadelphia. The
award will be used to fund the first
national encuentro (encounter or meet-
ing) of Hispanic Protestant leaders
who are invoh ed in the training and
education of ministers for I lispanic
churches in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
The encuentro is designed to foster
communication, exchange ideas, and
provide mutual inspiration, with the
goal being to improve the leadership
training of the I lispani< ( hurch.

A study on the theological educa
tion of Hispanks, conducted by the
Fund for Theological Education,
shows that the vasl majority ol I lis-
panic ministers have r( eh ed their
training from Bible Institutes, con-
ducted by Hispanic churches. The
churches served by these pastors who
have less formal theological education
are an important and vital factor in
the Hispanic community. In many
barrios, the churches are the only
stable institutions and are therefore
vital factors of hope and empower-
ment.

This funding will help promote
and facilitate the encounter among
those who train ministers for the
Hispanic community. Such sharing
and cross-fertilization are often
difficult in a community where scarce
resources must be directed toward
meeting immediate and urgent needs

The meeting, which will take
place on the Columbia campus in
August 1991, will be led by a steering
committee of five members: Justo
Gonzalez, convener and adjunct
professor at Columbia; Benjamin
Alicea, associate director ol \ lispanic
Programs for the Fund for Theological
Education; Roberto Amparo Rivera,
former president of Colegio Biblico
Pentecostal de Puerto Rico; Jesse
Miranda, superintendent of Latin
Pacific District and member of the
national Executive Presbytery, Assem-
blies of God; and Eldin Villafane,
founder of the Center for Urban
Ministerial Education, Boston, and
currently professor and dean for
intercultural concerns at Gordon-
Conwell Theological Seminary.

Commenting on the grant, Vice
President for Academic Affairs Glenn
R. Bucher said, "Justo Gonzalez is an
international figure in Hispanic
theological education. Columbia is
pleased to be a part of this new
program. We are grateful for Profes-
sor Gonzalez' leadership and the Pew
Foundation's interest and support."

//

CFC plans
"Come See
Columbia Day
for April 4, 1991

[\VENT> I OL1 MB1 V I Ml MDSH1P( IR< i I

representath es from Columbia
Seminary s parent Synods of "south
\ii.mtu ana 1 1\ ing Waters spent two
da) s in ( h tobei meeting togethei

Purnell Moms ( olumbia 1 1 lend
ship( In le president said I he
i olumbia 1 1 lendship Circle is a vital
part oi the mission ( >t tin- Presbj terian
women oi these two synods it was
ood to see such warm and concerned
invoh ement and i ommitmenl from
these Presbj terian Women leaders."

During the meeting, the women
discussed plans for improving om-
munication throughout the ( 1 1
streamlining the membership pnx ess,
and pro\ iding more edu< ationaJ
events at \ nod presbj tery and loi al

( Inn. Ii tun. Ii. mS

i oi the pasi , \ eral j ears, the
CFC has worked to maintain Its \ oi< e
among Presbj terian women In the
midst "i i hanges brought about by
reunion I his j eai ( F( suppoi I hat
solidified I Inam ial i ontrioutions
were up 40 percent, and more calls for

m toi mation and CF( ! resources have
been coming Into the seminary's CFC
Office

President I fouglas ( Hdenbui
believes the ( i ilumbia Preindshi] i
Circle is ,\n Integral pari oi w hat
makes ( olumbia great rhet F( ' is
part ol the heai I and soul ol this

institution I . ii more than H) years
Presbyterian women have heen

supporting seminary studeri

through then gifts . .1 money, prayer,
and em ouragemenl i hej bi Ing a
level of faith and caring to the semi-
nary that em ourages us .ill"

i ,i. h jreai the < Ft av ards schol-
arships tO M I l\ students lipi ">
nomination by the president and Jem
of students, with consultation from
the development office. The grants
are awarded to second and third year

students with families w ho h.i\ e
demonstrated both diligent e in their
studies and definite finam ial need.
This academic year, six grants are
being made In the amount ol $4, l' 111
each. Students receiving CFC scholar-
ships this year are Bill Owens, An-
drew Walton, Jim Caprell, Bob
Veazey, Nan Adams, and Mike
Maxneld.

The Columbia Friendship ( irele
extends a special invitation to all
Presbyterian Women to attend

"Come See Columbia Day"

April 4, 1991.

[ Ins I-, .i i a. Ir I. ii the

women of the Columbia Friendship
Circle and invited guests to spend a
beautiful spring day visiting the
Columbia campus, meeting the CFC
scholarship recipients, and hearing
from the faculty and staff of the
seminary. Q

For the Record

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

Ernestine Cole has been named full-
time asso< iate dean of students at
Columbia She v\ ill begin her duties

on January 1 John Bell '88 has been

called as associate pastor of First

church, Knoxville, TN Jack Morris

'61 was honorably retired from Fel
lowship church in Tallahassee ol
which he was organizing pastor, and
was named pastor emeritus in

June Charles Cousar '58, Professor

of New Testament at C olumbia,
taught in the School of Christian I n
richment for the Atlanta-College Park
district of the United Methodist
Church and in the Lay Academy "I
First church, Atlanta He attended the
meeting <>t the Society of Biblical
Literature in New Orleans in
November Robert Ramey, Profes-
sor of Ministry at Columbia, led a
retreat for Pleasant Hill church in
Duluth, GA and a conflict manage-
ment workshop at the leadership
school for Sheppards and Lapsley
Presbytei j He attended the confei
ence sponsored bv the Education ^nd
Congregational Nurture Unit in
Louisville and spoke at a new pastors'
retreat at St. Simons Island. Dr.
Ramey preached a series of spiritual
renewal services in Jackson, GA, and
at Knox church in Norfolk, Save Gotha
church in Lexington, SC, Bethany
church in Covington, GA, and at First
church in Conyers, GA. He led a
polity seminar for certification in
church administration.

Paul Lang '92 and Sarah Burden

were married August 18 Holly

Tickle '90 is associate pastor i >t
Pleasant Hill church in Duluth,

GA Andy Smith '83 is a member of

the Class of 1994 at Mercer University
School of Medicine in Macon,

GA John Patton, Professor of

Pastoral Theology at Columbia, led a
seminar for pastors in Huntsville, AL,
on pastoral care of the family His
book, From Ministry to Theology:
Pastoral Action ami Reflection, was
published by Abingdon in

November Lucy Rose, Assistant

Professor of Preaching and Worship at
Columbia, preached at First church,

Franklin, NC Dick Druary '76 is

pastor of Memorial church in

Montgomery Page Shelton '85 lias

been called as pastor of the Third
Creek church in Cleveland,

NC Philip Gehman '68, Vice

President for Student Life/ Dean of
Students at Columbia, served as small
group and workshop leader at a
Montreat youth conference. He was
on the design team for Synod of South
Atlantic's New Pastors Support

Program Charles Evans '78 won

second place in the All Japan National
Videotaped Speech Contest, spon-
sored by the Toastmaster Club
International. He is serving with Food
for the Hungry International and as a
mission associate of the PC(USA).
John Ropp '65 was honorably
retired as pastor of the Raeford, NC,
church in August Glenn R. Bucher,

Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dean of the Faculty at Columbia,
preached at South I lighland church in
Birmingham. I [e \ isited and con-
sulted with the South Florida Center
for Theological Studies m Miami. Dr.
Bucher attended the Hoard of Trustees
meeting at Elizabethtown College and
the annual meeting of American
Academy >>t Religion/Society of
Biblical Literature in New Orleans,
where he hosted Columbia's reception
in honor of Walter

Brueggemann Jefferson Coker '64

is pastor ot First church, Talladega,

AL Beverly Gaventa, Professor of

New Testament at Columbia, pub-
lished a book. The Conversation
Continues: Studies in Paul and John in
Honor of J. Louis Xhutyn, co-edited
with R.T. Fortna, Abingdon Press. At
the Society of Biblical Literature
meeting, she participated in a panel
reviewing the new volume, Paul the
Convert, by Alan Segal. She also
responded to a plenary lecture by J.
Louis Martyn on the topic "How My
Mind Has Changed (Or Stayed the
Sam.

Jasper Keith (S.T.D. 79), Profes-
sor ot Pastoral Care and Counseling at
Columbia, gave three lectures at
Baptist Medical Center in Birming-
ham. He completed his term as
interim pastor at First church, La-
C .range, GA, and was called as interim
pastor at Bethany church in Coving-
ton, GA. Dr. Keith led an officers'
retreat for Roswell, GA, church, a
marriage enrichment retreat for
Heritage church in Acworth, GA, and
a workshop for care-givers at Good
Shepherd church in Stone Mountain,
GA. He contributed a chapter on
"Healing in a Theological Perspec-
tive" in The Pastoi <'s Counselor (Pil-
grim Press) and a monograph, "Peer
Review: A Theological Perspective,"
tor Journal ot Pastoral Care Publications
lm Harrison Taylor '54 is interim
pastor oi First church, lelferson City,
TN Wade Huie '46, Professor of

BIRTHS

To Andy '83 and Stephanie Smith, a
son, Harmon Andrew, Jr., Mar. 10,
1990.

To Mark '84 and Tallev Kavser, a son,
Dietrich Whitfield, Oct. 14. 1990.
To Karen Walkup Newsome '88 and
Dick Newsome '90, a son, William
Burns, Nov. 6, 1990.
To Sam (D.Min. '89) and Mimi Rut-
land, a daughter, Meredith Williams,
July 13, 1990.

To Rebecca, Director of Admissions
and Financial Aid at Columbia, and
Buddy Parker, a daughter, Rebecca
Virginia, Oct. 29, 1990.

DEATHS

Rufus Oakey '31, July 26, 1990.
William Henry Estel'l (Th.M. '69),
April 1990.

Homiletics at Columbia, has preached
at Duke University Chapel, Rivermont
church in Chattanooga, First church in
Enid, OK, Daufuski Island, SC, and at
Presbyterian churches in Eatonton,
Winder, Comer, and Forest Park, GA.
He led a weekend study on the Lord's
Supper at Parkway church in Win-
ston-Salem and spoke at the Fayettev-
llle, WV, church and Eastminster
church in Stone Mountain 1 lis article,
"Lectionary Preaching," appeared in
Reformed Liturgy and Music,

Shirley Guthrie, Professor of
Systematic Theology at Columbia, has
preached at First church, Rusk, TX;
Shades Valley church in Birmingham;
and St. Andrews church in Tucker,
GA. He has taught at presbytery
school in Winston-Salem and at Elman
church in London, Ontario, where he
also preached. Dr. Guthrie spoke at a
seminar on death and dying and
preached at Trinity church, Hender-
sonville, NC, and at a Greater Atlanta
Presbytery conference on environ-
mental problems. He gave a lecture
series on preaching at First church,
Franklin, TN, led a theological update
at Mo Ranch, and attended a meeting
of Presbyterian teachers of systematic

theology in Chicago Charles L.

Landrum '34 was honored by Lees
College in Jackson, KY, in October.
He was presented with the Presiden-
tial Fellows Medallion for service

rendered to the college Tammy

Lane (MATS '91) is assistant Assoi-
ca ted Press wires editor at The State in
Columbia, SC.

G. Thompson Brown, Visiting
Professor at Columbia, led the adult
missionary study at the New
Wilmington Missionary Conference
and was co-director and teacher at
Columbia's Seminar for Korean
Pastors. Dr. Brown gave the mission
address at the Presbytery of the James
in Richmond, met with presbytery's
Mission Committee afterwards, and

preached at All Souls church Walter

Brueggemann, Professor of Old
Testament at Columbia, gave the
Wertsch Lectures at St. Paul Seminary
in Kansas City and the Blandy Lec-
tures at Episcopal Seminary in Austin.
He has preached at the National
Council of Churches for the dedica-
tion of the NRSV, at Myers Park
Baptist Church in Charlotte, and at
Pasadena, CA, church. He has
lectured for the Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware, attended the UCC Theo-
logical Commission in Cleveland, and
gave his presidential paper at the
annual meeting of the Society of
Biblical Literature in New Orleans.
Dr. Brueggemann has had articles
published in Sojourner, Liturgy, and
Church ami Society and reviews
published in Theological Study,
interpretation, and Presbyterian Outlook.
His book, Power, Providence, ami
Personality: Biblical insight into Life ami
Ministry, has been published by
Westminster/John Knox Press.

Drew Tomberlin '87, an active
duty Navy chaplain, has been de-
ployed to Saudi Arabia with the 11th

Marines James Ramey '91 and Jo

Hanby were married Aug. 25 Ben

Johnson, Professor of Evangelism and
Church Growth at Columbia, has
preached at Westminster, CA, church;
First churches in Clarkston, WA,

Spartanburg, SC, and Bartlesville, OK;
Clairmont church, Atlanta; Moorings
church, Naples, FL; and Park Lake
church, Orlando. He led a ministers'
retreat for Central Florida Presbytery
and an officers' retreat for The Presby-
terian Church, Basking Ridge, NJ. Dr.
Johnson led evangelism workshops at
Inland Empire Presbytery, Spokane,
WA; San Jose Presbytery, Gilroy,
CA;Westminster church, Emporia, KS:
and Bayside church, Virginia Beach.
He led spirituality seminars at San
Francisco TheologicalSeminary,
Vienna, VA, church, Cayuga-Syracuse
Presbytery, Syracuse, NY, and at
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Dr.
Johnson was speaker at a college-
church council for Montreat-Anderson
College and led a workshop and
spoke at Los Ranchos
Presbytery ... Rusty Freeman '84 is
pastor of the Johnstown, OH, church.
Robert Lawrence '52 was honora-
bly retired from Fourth church,

Greenville, SC, in July William

Newton (D.Min. '86) is chaplain of

Rhodes College Sara C. Juengst '83,

Director of Continuing Education at
Columbia, gave an inspirational
message at Trinity church Atlanta's
Teacher Recognition Dinner, preached
and led worship for the Christian
Education Committee and teachers at
First church, Brevard, NC, and led a
workshop on Tongues of Fire at North-
west Georgia Presbytery and the Lay
Institute at Columbia. She was
inspirational speaker and workshop
leader for the Presbyterian Women's
gathering at Foothills Presbytery and
attended the board meeting of the
Society for Advancement of Continu-
ing Education in Ministry. Ms.
Juengst led a retreat for women of St.
Giles church, Greenville, SC, and has
begun a study of Reformed theology

at North Decatur church James

Carter '82 has been called as pastor of

Bethesda church, York, SC Brian

Childs, Professor of Pastoral Theology
and Counseling at Columbia, gave the
Barclay-Patterson Lectures on Reli-
gion, Medicine, and Ethics at Georgia
Baptist Medical Center and gave a
presentation, "Dying Legally," to

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Women Doctors/ Lawyers at their
annual meeting in Atlanta. Dr.
Childs' book, Short-Term Pastoral
Counseling: A Guide, has been pub-
lished by Abingdon Press.

Christine Wenderoth, Associate
Librarian and Assistant Professor of
Practical Theology at Columbia,
became a candidate for the ministry of
word and sacrament at the meeting of
Presbytery of Greater Atlanta in

October Sam Rutland (D.Min. '89)

is pastor of First church, Whiteville,

NC Bob Smith '71, Director of the

Lay Institute of Faith and Life at
Columbia, taught at the South Atlantic
Synod School and led three-day Lay
Institute events in north, central, and
west Florida and in South Carolina.
Dr. Smith taught classes at North
Avenue church, Atlanta, and led a
men's retreat at the Monastery of the
Holy Spirit and a church officers'
training event at Calvin Center,

GA David Moessner, Associate

Professor of New Testament, had his
article on the role of Israel's rejection
in the death of Jesus in the Gospel of

Luke published in Reimaging the Death
of the Lukan Jesus, Bonner Biblische
Beitraege 73. He presented a papa
"The Christ Must Suffer,' The Church
Must Suffer: Rethinking the Th
of the Cross in Luke- Acts," at the
seminar of the Acts Group at the
Society of Biblical Literature annual
meeting. Dr. Moessner was preside!
of the Synoptic Gospels Section at the

SBL meeting Scott Andrews '88 and

Carolyn Johnson were married Sept
15.

Gerri M. Bates (D.Min. '87) is a
therapist at the Atlanta Center for
Integrative Therapy, a resource whu h
offers mind/ bod \ and spiritual

healing Mark Kayser '84, an Army

chaplain, has been transferred to

Germany Mary Charlotte McCall,

Assistant to the Dean of Faculty at
Columbia, met with the Synod of
South Atlantic Nurture Forum to
discuss the possibilities of Columbia
extension work, especially in Florul.i
She chairs and has met with the
PC(USA) Personnel Committee of the
Committee on Social Witness Policy,
and she also met with the Pay Equity
Steering Committee. Both meetings
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For the pasl i years the seminar}
has been steadily on an upward tr.u k
loda\ it is reco^ni/ed as one ot the
leading theological institutions m
North America a\k\ around the world.
We will not co\n this .i,;am because it
has been well do< umented in recent
years.

The capital needs of the seminary
Im\ e been studied verj i arefully for
the past three years. Efforts have been
made to look at every area, to attempt
to determine some 01 the needs for the
first part of the i oming century, all
with the needs oi the church firmly in
mind.

The administration .nul the Hoard
of Directors have carefully put to-
gether a most ambitious program, one
which our fund raising counsel tells
us is the largest capital ( ampaign ever
in theological education. To have
about one-half of the goal committed
as we make the publu annouiu emenl
indicates this program will be a
success.

As never before, now is the time
for all to assist in one ot the most
exciting times an institution can
experience. Please study and review
the list below, and let's make a com-

mitment to i omplete this i ampaign
foi * olumbia s future b) going o\ ei
and above the goal

Endowm ent

Scholarship' $4, ,,1,1,1,1

i ou] New v o i. mm. i hairs i 000,000

Additions to Underfunded ( hail .

1,600,000

I loiuki i entei 1,000,000

Book Bndowmenl I ibrarj i. i50,000

New ( hun h I >evelopmenl I 100,000
i a ulrj Stafl i levelopmenl 1,000,000
International Program 1,000,000

i .w Institute ol I aith and I lie

I i mm hid

, i" itm.ium

Buildings/ Renovations:
Library Expansion/Renov.iinui-.

n milium
Student I lousing Renovations

! 100,001)

Faculrj Accommodations 1,000,000
Rii hardst entei Renovation 850,000
( juadrangle/ 1 and * ape 1 )e\ 1 lopment

100,000
New Church 1 levelopment < enter

500,000

$11 ! iD.OOO

Program :

Media in Minstr) I'mmm.uh $600,000

Total Campaign Goal $31,450,000

For the Record

Please send this completed order form to: CTS Bookstore, P.O. Box 520,
Decatur. G A 30031. ,

were in Louisville. Ms. McCall was at
Waukulla Springs, FL> for the fall
meeting of the Committee on Social

Witness Policy David Gunn,

Professor of Old Testament at Colum-
bia, attended the Advisory Council of
Interpretation at Union Seminary in
Richmond and visited Union Semi-
nary and Jewish I heological Seminary
in New York for editorial discussions.
He attended the annual meeting of the
Society of Biblical Literature in New
Orleans, where he organized .1 session
of the Rhetorical Criticism Section,
convened and attended meetings of
several editorial boards, and was a
panelist in sessions of the constructs
of Ancient 1 listory and Religion
Group and the Semiotics and Exegesis
Section. He is co-author, with Danna
Nolan Fewell, former Columbia
instructor and now professor at
Perkins School of Theology, of Com-
promising Redemption Relating Charac-
ters in the Book of Ruth, published by
Westminster/John Knox in a new
series, Literary Currents in Biblical
Interpretation. The series, conceived
by Professors Gunn and Fewell and
launched under their general editor-
ship, is designed to foster and make
accessible to a wide audience major
new directions in biblical

1 nii< Ism Laura Rains '88 and Tom

Rains '88 delivered a joint Im 01 ation

at grail u.i 1 exercises at the Univer-

sit) 1 'i v Irginia In May 1 heii daugh-
ter was a May UVA graduate 1 aura
is now 1 haplain and 1 ounselor at

in v ( II. ,,e....Lisa Majoros '92

and Nelson Fredsell were mai tied

\m, 25 Robert Ashworth (ThM 65,

DMin '80) is interim pastOl at '1
I like s church, Dunwoody,
GA Robert Barron '55 was honora-
bly retired from Oak Mountain

church, Carrollton, 1 .A, In

Feb Robert Griffin '68 is chaplain at

I lern ( .encral I li ispital in Stone
Mountain, GA.

Conference
on Ministry
for prospective
students

February 22-24, 1991

To register or for more
information, call the Office of
Admissions at the seminary,
404/378-8821.

Montreat is site of "Fellowship
Gathering of Presbyterians"

Focusing on the "doorways" one
faces in all areas of Christian life,
Columbia Seminary is sponsoring "A
Fellowship Gathering of Presbyteri-
ans" at North Carolina's Montreat
Conference Center May 3-5.

Columbia President Douglas
Oldenburg will join Columbia Board
member Joanna M. Adams, pastor of
North Decatur Presbyterian Church
and preacher on "The Protestant
Hour," and Robert S. Smith,
Columbia's director for the Lay
Institute of Faith and Life, to lead the
weekend seminar.

Sessions will include "Doorway
to Ultimate Mystery," "Doorways to
Restored Relationships," and "Door-
ways Hard to Walk Through."
Elective workshops will be "Door-
ways of Prayer," "Doorways through
Dark Valley Times," and "Doorways
of Inductive Bible Study." The
gathering will conclude Sunday
morning with the session "Celebrat-
ing Open Doors," followed by
worship and communion.

The only cost for the seminar is
room and board at Montreat. Prices
range from $88 to $122.50 for two
nights and six meals. An advance
reservation fee of $25 per person is

required when reservations are made
at Montreat.

Apply in writing to Montreat
Conference Center, P.O. Box 907,
Montreat, NC 28757. For more
information, call Montreat at 704/
669-2911.

Forum 1991

continued from page 1

"The Cross of Your Choice," and
"The Old Rugged Cross." Dr. Enniss
will preach on January 28, 29, and 30
at 7:30 p.m.

Alumni/ae activities will run
throughout Forum. On Tuesday,
January 29, President Douglas Old-
enburg will speak at the Alumni/ae
Luncheon and Association Meeting at
12:30 p.m.

Alumni/ae in reunion classes
will hold their luncheon on Wednes-
day, January 30, at 12:30 p.m. The
following alumni /ae serve as reunion
chairs:

1931 - Cecil Thompson

1936 - W. M. Frampton

1941 - Donald Bailey

1946 -James Plexico

1951 - Calvin Chestnutt

1956 -Richard Bass

1961 - Carl Smith

1966 - Joseph Harvard

1971 - David McDonald

1976- Homer Kimmons

1981 - Mary Jane Cornell

1986 - Janet Deitrich

1990 - Carol Boggs

Women students and alumnae will
join for a supper on Wednesday eve-
ning, January 30, at 6 p.m.

In addition, times have been set
aside for informal questions and
conversation with the lecturers and
preacher. Dr. Catherine Gonzalez and
Dr. Shirley Guthrie will moderate the
conversation with Dr. Hall; Dr. Charles
Cousar and Dr. George Stroup will
moderate the discussion with Dr. Beker;
and Dr. Wade Huie will moderate the
conversation with Dr. Enniss.

All alumni/ae and friends of the
seminary are invited to the campus for
this full week of lectures, worship, and
reunions. For more information or to
register, please call the seminary at 404/
378-8821. D

Alumni/ae rings: Inquiries have been
received about signet rings with the
Columbia Seminary seal engraved in
metal. The rings are yellow or white
gold. Men's rings are $360 for 10K gold
or $420 for 14K gold. Women's rings
are $268 for 10K or $320 for 14K. Ini-
tials, date, and degree may be engraved
inside the ring. To order, mail a $40

Columbia began its 163rd year with a
record enrollment of over 600 students in
its five degree programs. The students
above, Evan Campbell and Nancy Cooper,
are two of the 56 new students in Colum-
bia 's Master of Divinity and Master of
Arts in Theological Studies programs.
These 56 students come from 15 states
and Mexico and represent a six percent
increase over last year's entering class.

deposit or the full amount (plus five
percent sales tax for Georgia resi-
dents) to Balfour Company, 5385 Five
Forks Trickum, Suite 200C, Stone
Mountain, GA 30087. Allow eight
weeks for delivery.

Vantage

P.O. Box 520

Decatur, Georgia 30031

CONTENTS

Capital campaign announced 1

Forum 1991 1

From the President 2

Board of Directors meets 2

PAC holds annual meeting 2

Columbia's alums abroad 3

Trip to Greece and Turkey 3

Continuing Education Calendar 4

Winter Lay School 4

Media symposium 4

Trip to Jamaica 4

Conversations with Catherine Kapikian 4

Brueggemann named to chair 5

Luce grant awarded 5

Columbia receives Pew grant 5

Columbia Friendship Circle 5

For the Record 6

Capital campaign goals 7

Montreat conference 8

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