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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1 AUTUMN 2006

SET SAIL WITH US AT HOMECOMING 2006! FRIENDS OF THE By: Verena Larson John has led a rich and inter­ Of course there will be LIBRARY esting life which you can read refreshments and time to chat We will be Sailing into the HOMECOMING about below. with other Friends. Sea of Knowledge as we highlight OPEN HOUSE the benefits and joys of lifelong We will also hear how learning. other Friends have made life­ long learning an important SATURDAY Bethel Friend, John Law­ part of their lives, experienc­ yer, has donated his Great SEPTEMBER 30 ing everything from scuba Courses series to the library. diving to Elderhostel. 10:00-11:30 This extensive collection of videos and CDs covers a wide We'll invite you to share BETHEL variety of topics in religion, your experiences and questions UNIVERSITY philosophy, history, music, on your voyage of lifelong LIBRARY drama, and more. John will learning. Be thinking about tell us how he discovered what you have learned since See you September 30th! them, how he uses them, and leaving school and what you what he gets out of them. still want to learn.

BETHEL FACULTY CORNER

By: Nancy Olson versity of Delaware while he land studying the impact of INSIDE THIS ISSUE: was based at Dover Air Force current changes in Europe and Friend of the BUL and Be­ Base. In 1970, he obtained a Russia on U.S. foreign policy. thel University Professor, John Master of Public Administra­ BETHEL FACULTY 2 E. Lawyer, Ph.D., Fletcher But, Dr. Lawyer has other tion from Harvard's John F. CORNER (CONT.) School of Law and Diplomacy lifelong learning interests very Kennedy School of Govern­ at Harvard University, per­ different from the interna­ BOOKS FROM 2 ment. Before coming to Bethel sonifies commitment to life­ tional political scene. He FRIENDS he served at the Pentagon as long learning. He has taught at served as a Visiting Scholar in the Country Director for CONFESSIONS OF A 3 Bethel since 1976, specializing the Celtic Christianity Pro­ BOOKWORM Southern Europe in the Office in international politics and gram at the University of of the Secretary of Defense. As REFLECTIONS ON A 4 developing Bethel's Interna­ Wales where he studied Chris­ Lt. Col. in the Air Force, VERY STRANGE YEAR tional Relations Program. tian community in Celtic tradi­ where he served on the Air tion and contemporary Celtic GREAT COURSES Staff in the Air Force Director­ Dr. Lawyer began his life­ politics of Scotland, Ireland SERIES ate of Plans, he worked on long learning career by receiv­ and Wales. He has taken a 10- Arms Control Negotiations. DEAR FRIENDS.. ing his A.B., with honors, day retreat to the Iona Com­ From 1991-1992, he was a from Harvard University in munity on the West Coast of 1960. In 1965, he earned an visiting scholar at the Univer­ LIBRARY MA in English from the Uni­ sity of Kent, Canterbury, Eng­ (Continued on page 2) FOOTNOTES PAGE 2 AMONG FRIENDS

BETHEL FACULTY CORNER, CONT. "LAWYER'S SUBJECT (Continued from page 1) Dr. Lawyer has written ex­ EXPERTISE AND tensively on the subjects of Scotland where he lived in a FIRST-HAND Celtic spirituality, Christian restored 11th Century Norman EXPERIENCES community, and political sci­ abbey. He has also made a pil­ BROUGHT ence. He has been published in grimage across the island of lona. RELEVANCY TO MY the Anglican Theological Review, EXPERIENCES In 1991, he was a Resident The American Benedictine Review, ABROAD" * Fellow at the Institute for Ecu­ Religious Studies Review, Fides et Brent Bohne menical and Cultural Research at Historia, Cistercian Studies Quar- (Bethel Alumnus) St. John's University in College- terlv, Christian Scholars Review, Counselor for ville, Minnesota where he exam­ Paradigms, Christianity Today, The Standard, Contacts, The Reformed Administrative Affairs ined the role of religious values Journal, Air University Review, etc. in the Consulate, in politics. From St. John's He has also presented at dozens Tashkent, Uzbekistan School of Theology he earned a Certificate of Spirituality. of conferences, seminars, and (*Bethel Focus, Spring '03) lectures throughout his career.

BOOKS FROM FRIENDS

By: Rhonda Gilbraith (Relient K); Nothing is Sound Psalms: A Book of Twentieth- (Switchfoot); and Restored Century Elegy. In the more In recent years we've made (Jeremy Camp). Now, when general encouragement category very concerted efforts to make students wander in before a are these classics that we inexpli­ the Library a place not only for weekend or break looking for cably didn't own, or that were research needs but also for com­ a little diversion, they've got so well-thumbed that they fort, community, and even en­ something close at hand. needed replacing: OS. Lewis's tertainment. I know they'll be pleased. Surprised by Joy, Elisabeth Last spring we mentioned Elliot's Through Gates of In a year that some of the categories that Splendor, and Brother Law­ in which we we'd targeted for purchase with rence's Practice of the Pres­ ost dear our Friends dollars were DVDs ence of God. No self-respecting friend and and CDS of the just-for-fun vari­ collection of Christian spiritual­ colleague ety. Well, we've done it— ity should be without these, and Connie Lar­ we've made a little foray in that now, thanks to you, it isn't. son, in which direction, and these are some of our beloved Your membership dues and the titles we've added: |DVDs| colleague gifts continue to enrich our col­ The Lion the Witch and the Carol Hansen endured a devas­ lections in many directions. In Wardrobe; the recent Oscar tating accident and grueling re­ case you ever get the urge to Best Picture winner, Crash; hab, in which we all witnessed teach yourself Swahili, stop by. Munich; Pride &L Prejudice; the destruction and suffering of we have a The Lord of the Rings trilogy; Katrina and its aftermath, as well book to show Good Night and Good Luck; as another year of war in Iraq, you, courtesy Capote; Walk the Line; Brave- we've been drawn to books that of our heart; The Notebook; Harry offer spiritual balm for seasons of Friends... Potter and the Goblet of Fire; grief and pain. The Friends' fund and March of the Penguins. purchased books like Luminous [CDs] Another Journal Entry Dusk: Finding God in the (Barlowgirl); Beauty from Deep, Still Places, and Sorrow Pain (Superchick); Mmhmm VOLUME 7, NUMBER PAGE 3

CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKWORM

Book Review by: Corrigan argues that the adven­ The roles of women and the Verena Larson tures of 19th century female importance of work are com­ characters were every bit as bined in Corrigan's third type, "Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: extreme and heroic as those of the "secular-martyr stories" she Finding and Losing Myself in Books" by Maureen Corrigan more celebrated male heroes. read as a young Catholic girl in The difference is that the 19* parochial school. The books Ebooks, MySpace, Wilds, century women characters suf­ carry the message of "hard work Blogs . . .doesn't anyone read fered, endured, and triumphed and self-sacrifice, deference to the old fashioned way anymore? quietly and alone in their roles as others, and service to society". Maureen Corrigan does. She wife, mother, caretaker. They These are the same themes she reads and reads and reads in her also anticipate the development finds in the women's extreme- capacity as book critic for Na­ of the 20th Century female detec­ adventure stories and the hard tional Public Radio's "Fresh Air". tive characters created by Agatha boiled detective novels that cap­ She reads to write a column Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, tured her interest in graduate about mystery books for the P.D. James, Marcia Muller, and school. Washington Post, to contribute others. reviews and essays to other pub­ Corrigan expands on her lications, and to teach literature themes by telling stories of piv­ at Georgetown University. otal moments in her own life as u* a student, mother, caretaker, In her first book, Leave me LEAVE ME ALONB and worker. Of particular inter­ "LEAVE ME I'M READING alone, I'm reading, Maureen Cor­ est is her extreme-adventure tale rigan credits her father, an avid leading up to the adoption other ALONE, reader, and her mother, a non- daughter in China. I'M reader, for the powerful hold that books have had in her life. The author also analyzes many of READING." Her mother didn't like to read, the books that exemplify her but she was a listener. Corrigan themes, and they are listed in a tried hard to convince her that useful topical arrangement at the reading was not a waste of time. end of the volume. "Working for a living" is the From an early age she summa­ second type of book that fasci­ Maureen Corrigan's excite­ rized and analyzed stories for her nates Corrigan. Her Irish Catho­ ment for the written word is mother; a literary life was in the lic blue-collar roots propelled contagious. Some of the many making. her in this direction, and she titles that entertained, influ­ Corrigan describes her love read William Cobbett, Thomas enced, and enlightened her are affair with books by considering Carlyle, John Ruskin, and other now on my own reading list. three types of literature that have Victorian essayists for her disser­ It is very tempting to get hold of influenced her life. The first tation in graduate school. But them and hang a sign on my door type, "Women's extreme- when she got fed up with these that says, "Leave me alone, I'm adventure" stories, includes the "gloom-and-doom social critics" reading." novels by the Bronte sisters and she escaped into "hard-boiled ljl Dorothy Sayers and the very 20 century detective fiction", popular female detective writers only to discover that both venues that emerged in the I970's. celebrated a Utopian manifesta­ tion of work.

"READING GIVES US SOMEPLACE TO GO WHEN WE HAVE TO STAY WHERE WE ARE" —Mason Cooley

"READING IS A MEANS OF THINKING WITH ANOTHER PERSON'S MIND; IT FORCES YOU TO STRETCH YOUR OWN." —Charles Schribner Jr. PAGE 4 AMONG FRIENDS

REFLECTIONS ON A VERY STRANGE YEAR

By: Carol Hansen Library — yes, I am back at work, hard to put our broken bodies at least on a part-time basis. back together again. I've learned As most of you know, last We'll see how it goes. It'swon- what an incredible man I am August 21 my life took a com­ derful to be back with my library married to as he has assumed pletely unexpected turn when I colleagues again as well as our caring for me in such loving lost my footing while getting off faculty. It's trite to say that ways; our partnership is stronger my bicycle ten feet from my Bethel is all about the people you than ever. And I've learned that own front door. I fell over a low encounter here, but in this case, although God doesn't cause dis­ retaining wall and hit my head or trite is true! I've loved this job asters like mine, He can use it to my neck on a railroad tie two at Bethel for 36 years (which is strengthen and encourage others feet below the driveway, displac­ amazing since I'm only 4S!), and and perhaps even bring some to ing vertebrae CS and C6 and I hope to love it again for a little knowledge of Himself, which is compressing my spinal cord by while longer. You will see me my true prayer. fifty per cent in those areas— riding around the library on my something you never want to little scooter since walking for We have a much-loved CD do!!! any distance is still problematic. that we listen to every morning while we are getting dressed. It Afte 'thr eks at ter spending tnree week What have I learned this past contains an old hymn written Regions Hospital, seven weeks at year? I' ve learned the power of after the author learned that his the Sister Kenney Institute, and prayer as I have been upheld by four daughters had been lost at "ALL IS NOT WELL three months in-patient at Cour­ countless people around the sea. You know it well. "When WITH MY BODY, age Center in Golden Valley, I globe. I am a true miracle in peace like a river attendeth my AND IT NEVER finally came home at the end of that I have gained back far more ways; When sorrows like sea WILL BE AGAIN January. What a joyful time that functionality than the surgeons billows blow; What ever my lot ON THIS EARTH, was! Since coming home, I have predicted — perhaps because of Thou hast taught me to say: It is EVEN THOUGH gone to Stillwater twice a week all that prayer. I have learned well. It is well with my soul." I WILL KEEP for therapy at Courage St. who some of the really impor­ All is not well with my body, WORKING TO Croix, working on regaining as tant people are — and they aren't and it never will be again on this much function in my hands as MAKE FURTHER the ones in People magazine. earth, even though I will keep possible and working on walking GAINS. BUT IT IS They are the doctors, the nurses, working to make further gains. again — it's much harder the WELL WITH MY and the therapists, both occupa­ But it is well with my soul. second time around! SOUL" tional (everything above the I'm typing this chronicle at waist) and physical (everything my desk in the Bethel University below the waist) who work so

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DEAR FRIENDS...

By: Diana Magnuson through her costume selection in tow truck, backhoe, tractor, fire her Academy Award winning truck, bulldozer, etc.). Other llJkiljLlI , Seen a good film recently? performance in Roman Holiday, I favorites (for all of our family) This is my new question to those will have to rent (gasp!) the film are the wonderful read-alouds j,;lfiij j who cross my path. I spent my rather than check it out of the by Arnold Lobel about those two discretionary reading time this library. If I want to use the epi­ great friends, Frog and Toad. summer viewing a number of sode of The Bart Simpson Show Books I found on my husband's films that I've often referred to 1 u that humorously illustrates the current reading pile on his desk: in class as significant markers in perils of public history, I'll have The Fall of Interpretation: Philoso­ American popular culture, but to borrow Gerhz's copy. phical Foundationsfor a Creational 1 I . V .1 had never actually seen. I also Hermeneutic; A Passion for Truth: sneaked in a couple of TV What can you do about this The Intellectual Coherence of Evan­ shows—all for the sake of lec­ unfortunate state of affairs? gelicalism; and Essays in Postfoun- ture preparation! For example, Well, you can do nothing, or dationalist Theology. They sound some of the films that I saw: The you can earmark your 2007 dreadful, don't they? I can't Broadway Melody of 1929, It Hap­ donation to the Friends for recommend them because I pened One Night (1934), Roman DVD purchases! haven't read them. I can, how­ Holiday (1953), Sabrina (19S4), ever, recommend the very "WELL, YOU CAN An Affair to Remember (1957), and reasonably titled, Bread Givers DO NOTHING, My Dinner With Andre (1981). (1925), by Anzia Yezierska, a OR YOU CAN While I can't claim to have powerfully engaging novel about EARMARK YOUR watched every episode of the the tenement life of a young 2007 following TV shows, I can now immigrant woman at the turn of DONATION TO authentically respond to cultural the twentieth century in New THE FRIENDS FOR references to The Land of the Lost York City. I liked it so much DVD PURCHASES!" (season 1, 1974), The Muppet that I've assigned it in my Show (season 1, 1976) and Friends So what did I read this sum­ women's history class this fall. (season 1, 1994). My colleague mer? Lots and lots of Thornton in the history department, Chris Burgess with my oldest daugh­ I look forward to seeing many Gehrz, an aficionado of Bart ter, Kathryn (9 Vi). If you have­ of you and personally thanking Simpson, selected a couple of n't yet discovered Burgess, go you for your generous financial episodes for my education, with out right now to your local li­ support to the work of the an eye toward what might be brary or bookstore and demand Friends of the Bethel University useful in class. Believe it or not, a copy of one of his timeless Library. I had never seen an episode of stories. We've recently finished The Bart Simpson Show. Whitefoot the Woodmouse, The Adventures of Billv Mink, and The Unfortunately, these films or Burgess Animal Bookfor Children. TV shows are not available Allison and Austin (3 Vi) have through our Bethel University read stacks and stacks of charac­ Library. If I want to illustrate ter books, such as Franklin, the impact of Audrey Hepburn's Clifford, and the "If I Could Drive a " (fill in the blank: stylstyl e on American fashic

"...REMEMBER THAT WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO DO MORE THAN JUST LEARN HOW TO READ AND WRITE; WE WANT THEM TO LEARN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY BECOME LIFELONG READERS AND WRITERS."

-Lilian G. Katz LIBRARY FOOTNOTES By: Earleen Warner

Library Director, Bob Suderman, received a User Service Award at the Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC) BETHEL UNIVERSITY Annual Recognition Luncheon on April 21. He was hon­ ored for his help in holding CLIC together in a time of LJIMRY transition from one executive director to another. J ~

Karen Johnson, the Library's new Reference and Instruction Librarian, comes to us from Judson College in Elgin, IL. We look forward to her assistance as we seek to meet the needs Friends oi the Bethel University Library is an of our growing student population. alliance of people dedicated to improving the resources oi the Library. Among Friends is published twice a year. Betsy Dadabo recently joined the staff as the Library's new Board Members Electronic Services Technician. Betsy is a 2006 Bethel President: Diana Magnuson graduate, who worked in Electronic Services as a student Vice President: Jerry Healy assistant. Secretary: Donna Barnett Treasurer: Lorraine Eitel The Friends' newsletter last Spring noted that reference librarians, Carole Cragg and Lyndi Finifrock, led a faculty workshop about Elizabeth Healy Carole Cra^g Generation Y. They have continued to make faculty groups wise about Gen Ys. Rosalie Huston Carol Hansen In September they will take their show on the road, presenting at the Minne­ Jocelyn Jensen Lyndi Finifrock sota Library Association annual conference in St. Cloud. Bill Johnson Verena Larson Earleen Warner

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For more information contact Earleen Warner at 651-63.5-8750 or [email protected]

Bethel University Library The Library is the new home for a colorful painting 3900 Bethel Drive by former student, Christina Gutierrez, who worked St. Paul, MN 55112 in the Library from 2002-05. Enmudecio' la lital The verse silenced was the 200.5 Purchase Award winner at the Raspberry Monday student art show.

VISIT THE BETHEL UNIVERSITY To assist in serving our students better, the Library has paired down and shifted LIBRARY'S WEBSITE AT: our Reference Collection to make room for a great, new computer lab area! http://library.bethel.edu — i ••J [tyup 1 1

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