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News from Hartford Seminary • December 2003 • Vol.XV • No.3

Dale Bishop to Join Seminary

Dr. Dale L. Bishop, a Middle East expert with vast national and international experience in fostering interfaith dialogue, has been named Director of Relationships and Resources for Interreligious Understanding at Hartford Seminary.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Bishop, who starts his new post in January, served in several key positions with the United Church of Christ, including as Executive Minister, Wider Church Ministries; Executive Vice President, United Church Board for World Meet Beverly Tatum Ministries (UCBWM); Area Executive for the Middle East for UCBWM and Division of By Christine Palm Overseas Ministries, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); The Hartford Seminary community is justly proud of all its and Continued on page 4 alumni; each does God’s work in varied, meaningful and often unacknowledged ways. However, once in a while a man or woman graduates with a Hartford Seminary degree and goes on to use that experience in a highly visible, remarkable way. Annual Beverly Daniel Tatum is such an alumna. Continued on page 6 Report HONORING CARL DUDLEY • page 10 2003

Inside Letters to the Editor According to Grammas, her To the Editor: n e w s b r i e f s father said that “knowledge Hartford Seminary and Praxis are among the rarest provides personal freedom. It and leading instruments of promoting interfaith allows us to make educated understanding in the United States. My associa- choices.” tion with the Seminary dates back to the 1970s New Album Released Vince Bellew, in a memorial when the late Dr. Byron Haines was a member of letter written to Grammas the faculty, and then Barbara Brown Zikmund iriam Therese Winter and the Medical Mission Sisters, known and her brother and pub- took over as the president. I also personally know internationally for their initial award-winning recording, Joy is Like Seminary lished in the Eastchester Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi. Although I (had) read a M the Rain, and many others, released their latest album, Keepsake, in Record newspaper, said of lot about Dr. Ingrid Mattson before moving to August. Berkelhammer, “Your father Atlanta in June, 2001, I did not have the pleasure was the strongest man of the Keepsake, a collection of new and newly arranged best-loved songs by Winter, of meeting her in person. Jewish faith that I have ever extends an invitation to sing into being the world we dare imagine, a world met, but the most tolerant of united in common cause and deeply rooted values, a world for which we long. What impresses me most is the tremendous expan- Receives all others as well. The spirit sion of programs and community outreach institut- Among the songs in this collection are such favorites as “Long Road to of tolerance prevails in your ed by the new president, Dr. Heidi Hadsell…Now Freedom” and “Joy is Like the Rain,” as well as 14 other selections that sing of own home at this very that the University of Connecticut has established hope, justice, peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation. moment as your mother is an on-campus Islamic Center, I hope the president of the Women’s Seminary will use that center as well, to hold lec- The singing is by Quanta, the Women’s Leadership Institute choir at Hartford Interchurch Council of tures, seminars and workshops to (help) dispel the Seminary. Those who have loved the singing and songs of the Medical Gift of Scarsdale.” stereotyped image of Islam and instead bring about Mission Sisters will be pleased to discover that the sound and style of this new the commonalities of the three great Abrahamic release evoke memories of earlier albums, creating a mood that is soul-stirring “He was a man of books. His religions. and engaging. These spirited songs celebrate life, linking our everyday library is second to none. A moments to themes that are transformative of society and ourselves. Take the tremendous collection,” Mohammad Zaheer time to join in the singing. Books Bellew wrote. Keepsake, in CD or cassette format, is available from Hartford Seminary’s Grammas’s mother died in 1999, and the book collec- To the Editor: bookstore. Miriam Therese Winter, a Medical Mission Sister, is professor of tion went into storage tem- Just had to tell you that using the website has liturgy, worship and spirituality at Hartford Seminary and director of its porarily. But Grammas was become so much easier with the new format. As a Women’s Leadership Program. looking for a new home for 1967 graduate with a Master of Arts in Religious the library. “It was important Education, HSF (as I always knew it) continues to Environmental Award to us to give back, to share touch my life here in Biloxi, Mississippi. Please Berkelhammer believed in interfaith By David S. Barrett what he learned,” she said. commend Christine Palm for the expertise that is Hartford Seminary has received a Green Circle Award from the Connecticut Director of Public and Institutional Affairs dialogue. He felt that as people we so clearly evident in each issue of Praxis. It brings Department of Environmental Protection in recognition of its outstanding must be open-minded and respect Grammas is on the board of New me back to a campus now finding its existence as a environmental action and education projects. teven Blackburn, the other religions. Grammas recalls that Neighborhoods, a non-profit organiza- law school…and to a period when the “Scholarly Seminary’s library director, Seders at her childhood home usually tion that develops affordable housing, The Seminary was honored for purchasing 100 percent certified renewable Ministry Curriculum” was in vogue. Across the was sitting at his desk this included Christian clergy. and a colleague on the board, the Rev. energy and for donating significant time and resources to environmental pro- miles and years… fall when the phone rang. Mary Marple Thies, suggested that jects. The Seminary has retrofitted all lighting to low-wattage fluorescents, At the time of his death in 1969, Wendy Grammas was call- Grammas consider Hartford Seminary Shalom and Love, upgraded to computerized controls to manage and conserve HVAC energy; ing,S offering a priceless gift – the book Berkelhammer was president of his as the recipient of the book collection. Bruce M. Williams printed its letterhead on recycled paper, used only fertilizers on its lawns and collection of her late father, Irving synagogue, Westchester Reform (known to his friends as Pipesmoker) supplied mugs for staff coffee to reduce use of paper and Styrofoam cups. Berkelhammer, a Biblical scholar and Temple. He delivered sermons there, Grammas looked up the Seminary’s advocate of interfaith understanding. as well as engaging in public speaking. website and immediately realized that In addition, the Seminary is a partner in the Interreligious Eco-Justice the Seminary’s commitment to inter- Network, which presents an annual environmental forum and works with Since that phone call, Grammas has faith dialogue and understanding faith groups on environmental issues. visited Hartford Seminary twice, and matched her father’s beliefs. She then brought about 750 books, most of called Steven Blackburn and the gift them rare Judaica works that the was accepted. Study Tour Planned library did not own. Blackburn said of “His library Hartford Seminary is planning a two-week study tour in January 2005 to the gift, “we have been profoundly The donation includes, besides the When you buy India, Pakistan and Nepal. graced.” is second books on Jewish theology, collections of sermons and addresses and texts on your gifts and music This itinerary would allow participants to become acquainted with four major In a recent interview, Grammas, who ethics. at Amazon.com, help religions in the area: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism. In addition, lives in Greenwich, CT, described her to none. A the group would visit Christian churches and institutions in India. father and the journey of this special The timing is providential, Blackburn the Seminary earn collection from his library to Hartford tremendous said, because he has been considering Those interested in learning more about the study tour, including costs, dates Seminary. ways to strengthen the Seminary’s 5 percent on your total and a more precise itinerary, should contact the Seminary’s Macdonald Center Berkelhammer, his wife Phyllis and his Judaica library. Yehezkel Landau is in purchase by entering for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at (860) 509-9534 or his second year as faculty associate in [email protected]. children Allen and Wendy lived in collection.” the Amazon web site Scarsdale, New York. A lawyer by pro- interfaith relations and is teaching fession, Berkelhammer was deeply reli- courses on Jewish spirituality and through our "door," gious. He also was deeply intellectual. Scripture from a Jewish perspective. located at: “His favorite Sabbaths would be spent These texts will be especially useful to reading in his library,” Grammas said. students in Landau’s classes. http://www.hartsem.edu Editor: Christine Palm • Designer: James Baker “Books are very sacred,” she said. “The Grammas is delighted that her father’s memory and wisdom will be able to /bookstore/online.htm Reprint and copy information: Articles may be reprinted if full credit is given to Hartford books were his road map. They guided live on at the Seminary through his Seminary and the author, if bylined in Praxis. For our records, please inform us if you plan to him in his personal journey and in reprint or photocopy any part of Praxis. Letters to the editor are welcomed. If you would like teaching others.” books. additional copies of this issue of Praxis or back issues, please contact Christine Palm, c/o Hartford Seminary, 77 Sherman Street, Hartford, CT 06105. For information about Praxis, 5 please call 860/586-8030, or by e-mail: [email protected]. For all other information concerning Hartford Seminary, call 860/509-9519.

2 P RAXIS P RAXIS 3 • Helping participants acquire pastoral In 2000, Lundeen was recognized Hartford Seminary Launches New skills useful in interfaith ministry Lundeen Will Head Development by National Public Radio as a top religious fundraiser in America. “Building Abrahamic Partnerships” The format for the training programs will be eight-day intensive seminars in January and Office At Hartford Seminary Lundeen is chief executive of June. The aim for both sessions will be to Northwest Development artford Seminary will “Building Abrahamic Partnerships” will enroll 10 members of each faith tradition, Dr. Ronald A. Lundeen, ACFRE, delighted that, in Ron Lundeen, Counselors in Scottsdale, AZ, a launch a new interfaith position the Seminary to serve as a resource for a total of 30 participants. one of the top religious the Seminary will have a consulting firm he founded in training program for clergy, center on Christian-Muslim-Jewish fundraisers in the United States, preeminent spokesman for 1986. A 1979 graduate of San Landau is in his second year as faculty religious educators, and relations for clergy, seminarians, and all has been named chief theological learning.” Francisco Theological Seminary associate in interfaith relations. His seminarians from the three those engaged in ministry. development officer and faculty with a J.D. degree from Taft responsibilities include teaching courses in AbrahamicH faith traditions in June 2004. associate at Hartford Seminary. Already Lundeen has goals for University in September, he also The initiative is called “Building It will educate participants in the history Jewish spirituality, Hebrew Scriptures, and advancement — the guiding has worked as a development Abrahamic Partnerships” and is funded by a and traditions of the three Abrahamic religion and peacemaking and serving as a Lundeen, who started at the vision that advances the cause of officer for Luther College in three-year grant to the Seminary from the religions and give them practical applied liaison with the local Jewish community Seminary on September 15, the Seminary; development — Decorah, IA; for Luther- William and Mary Greve Foundation. pastoral theology and wisdom and guidance and an educational resource for area brings an enthusiasm for the planning of programs that Northwestern Seminary in St. on relating to those of different faiths, churches and mosques. theological education to his new result in the contribution of time Paul, MN; and for the former “Our society needs a new style of religious especially with regard to complex or position. He is an engaging and financial support; and The first session, in June 2004, is designed Lutheran Church in America leadership, grounded in a particular sensitive interfaith issues. individual interested in fundraising — the when it was based in New York tradition and, at the same time, able to for seminarians and religious educators. The program has three goals: developing relationships with the implementation of those plans. City. His consulting firm has interact effectively with other faith Those interested in participating should many members of the Seminary worked with more than 100 Lundeen said he plans to prepare, communities,” Yehezkel Landau, faculty • Educating participants about the beliefs contact Landau at [email protected] or community, locally, nationally organizations in the United first, a compelling, urgent case for associate at the Seminary and director of and practices of all three faith traditions 860-509-9538. and abroad. States, Europe and Asia. the new program, said. “Hartford Seminary, support, which motivates giving building on its strengths as an interfaith, • Creating a safe and supportive “Few seminaries Lundeen said that he is delighted from the donor’s point of view Lundeen also is Visiting Professor dialogical school of practical theology, has environment in which clergy, religious to join Hartford Seminary and, second, a comprehensive of Stewardship at Chicago designed this innovative program to be a educators, and seminarians can forge have better reasons because it is “an institution fundraising program, using both Theological Seminary and has resource for Jews, Christians, and Muslims mutually beneficial relationships across whose influence in church and volunteers and staff. taught at San Francisco throughout North America who seek a solid communal boundaries for their existence society is far greater than its self Theological Seminary and the Lundeen also will teach at the foundation in interfaith ministry.” than does Hartford perception. Few seminaries have Graduate Theological Union. better reasons for their existence Seminary. His first course will be Seminary because than does Hartford Seminary “Stewardship and Fundraising for In 2001, Lundeen was a because of its commitment to Religious Leaders” in the June consultant to the Seminary and of its commitment 2004 summer session. Other completed an assessment of the Bishop Continued from page 1 interfaith understanding. to interfaith Moreover, Hartford Seminary potential courses are Institutional Advancement General Secretary for Mission honor our history of mission ularly, to see if we can develop Middle East scholarly journals, increasingly provides training for “Stewardship Lessons in the Department, which he plans to Program, Common Global here at Hartford Seminary.” outreach programs with these Christianity and Crisis, The understanding.” a newly defined ecumenical Parables of Luke,” and “Why use as a basis as he begins his Ministries Board of the UCC. institutions both by bringing Christian Century and The constituency of Christians, People Give: Lessons from new position in Hartford. He was In his new position, Bishop them here and sending Columbia Encyclopedia of the - Ronald A. Lundeen Muslims and Jews.” Hebrew, Islam and Christian a member of the Seminary Board From 1990 to 1993, he was will be responsible for increas- Seminary scholars there.” Middle East. He has given Traditions.” of Trustees, resigning his position Middle East Director of the ing the profile of Hartford No one else does the work that to join the staff. many lectures on global mis- Prior to starting at the Seminary, Church World Service, Seminary overseas, and identi- Bishop, who earned his Ph.D. sion, including The Gregory Hartford Seminary does, he said. Lundeen was director of the $40- About Hartford Seminary, National Council of Churches. fying appropriate Christian in Middle East Languages and Lecture at Lancaster Seminary President Heidi million Mission Initiative Lundeen said that, “In some partners, including other semi- Cultures from Columbia Theological Seminary (1998), “When I heard Dale was retir- Hadsell said that she is delighted fundraising campaign for the wonderful way, I believe that naries and institutions of high- University in1974, holds an The Simpson Lecture at ing from the UCC, I jumped at that Lundeen has decided to join Presbyterian Church (USA). He God has called me to serve this er education – especially those M.A. in History from Andover Newton Theological the chance to bring him to the the Seminary team. “Ron is raised $6 million in just five institution. My contribution will in areas of the world where Columbia (1971) and a B.A. School (2001) and The Seminary, because his expertise excellent at making people months. be to maintain the commitment Christians are in the minority. in Classics and History from Frederick Trost Festschrift makes him ideal as someone understand the importance of we have to our excellent faculty In addition, he will serve as an Heidelberg College in Tiffin, (2001). In addition, Bishop Previously he was vice president who can help us build partner- theological education and is and outstanding students by additional resource for Ohio (1968). He earned a taught a course on global mis- for advancement at San intensely committed to this type being responsive to their needs sion at Lancaster Theological Francisco Theological Seminary of education. He will bring his through the solicitation of funds Seminary during the summer (SFTS), completing a successful passion for fundraising as well to for their support.” “For me, this is a kind of reunion with Hartford Seminary. For many years, of 1998. the Seminary,” she said. “I am $11.5 million capital campaign there. while at the NCC, I worked with people at the Macdonald Center, and I His professional experience is always admired the work they do in furthering dialogue among Christians punctuated with many notable achievements. For example, and Muslims.” - Dale Bishop while at the United Church Bishop continued from previous page Board for World Ministries of the United Church of Christ, dation, the Friends of the Also, while at the UCBWM, As Middle East Director of the administrative restaffing and Hartford Seminary faculty, Fulbright Faculty Fellowship and the Division of Overseas American Board Schools in Bishop deepened the relation- Church World Service of the helped build the organization’s ships,” said President Heidi students and visiting scholars. for study in India in 1979. Ministries (DOM) of the Turkey, for the schools’ long- ship of the UCC with the NCC, Bishop staffed a visit by endowment. Hadsell. “Not only does he From 1974 to 1980, Bishop Christian Church (Disciples of term support, a move which Armenian Evangelical Unions 18 heads of NCC-related com- have tremendous experience in “For me, this is a kind of served as Assistant Professor of Christ), Bishop broadened the freed the UCBWM of signifi- in the Near East and North munions to the Middle East as a “What I bring to this position is Christian-Muslim relations, reunion with Hartford Middle East Languages and involvement of those bodies in cant financial obligations to the America by negotiating the witness against the Gulf War. expertise with Christians over- Dale is a resource to help us Seminary,” Bishop said. “For Cultures at Columbia, with a the Middle East far beyond the schools and enabled their sur- legal transfer of funds from a He helped conceive and direct seas, as well as Muslims,” Bishop think through international many years, while at the NCC, specialty in Iranian Studies traditional emphasis and initi- vival and development in that previously restricted fund held “The Olive Branch,” a relief said. “I hope Hartford Seminary Christianity today. In addition, I worked with people at the (pre-Islamic and Islamic ated personnel assignments to country. He also began dialogue by UCBWM. This enabled the and reconciliation project will benefit by having more he knows about the meaning Macdonald Center, and I contact with Muslims and with st periods). Cyprus, Egypt and with Iranian scholars and diplo- use of approximately $100,000 which raised $2 million for of mission in the 21 Century, always admired the work they Israel/Palestine. He helped mats, which led to an invitation per year in the Republic of humanitarian aid to Iraq, Christians living in Muslim which we consider to be do in furthering dialogue Bishop is the author of numer- secure AID grants for to participate in an internation- Armenia and in Syria and Jordan, Egypt and Turkey. lands such as Lebanon and strengthening relations among Christians and ous articles on Middle East UCBWM-related schools in al conference in Iran in 1988 Lebanon. He was the only non- Indonesia.” between religious communi- Muslims. I will work to foster issues–notably the Israeli- Turkey, and led the process of and participation in dialogues Armenian invited to participate Most recently, as Executive ties. And thinking in innova- good relations between Palestinian conflict, Lebanon creating an independent foun- with Iranian religious leaders in in a global conference at Minister to the UCC’s Wider tive ways about mission in our Hartford and other institutions and Iran. He has written about Geneva and Tehran from 1996 Haigazian University, an Church Ministries, Bishop led Continued on next page world today is the way we of theological learning, partic- Christian-Muslim relations in to 2001. Armenian university in Beirut. the church through major

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the intersections of the two religions. The slaves. And even though there’s no Jewish faculty, and I sent out holiday atum, who graduated in 2000 Her personal religious journey brought unparalleled.” students taking the course were very diverse particular faith tradition, we certainly honor greetings for the High Holy Days. I’m just with a Master of Arts degree in her from the world of psychology to the — there were Christians, Muslims and Jews. our Christian tradition, but reframe it in a trying to get people to pay attention to the T religious studies, is now serving as world of Hartford Seminary, where she Tatum and Harding became associated The conversation was every engaging and I way that is inclusive. The essence of diversity around us. president of Spelman College, a private, soon found her calling as an educator. when she was one of his parishioners at grew a lot. It became very valuable to me at Christianity is the spirit of hospitality and Q. What about the student body at liberal arts, historically Black college the Martin Luther King, Jr. Presbyterian Mt. Holyoke, where there were members of welcoming the stranger – essentially, the Spelman? for women located in Atlanta, Georgia. “Beverly’s greatest asset is the fact that Church in Springfield, Massachusetts, at least 10 different religions on campus. I principle of treating people the way you she has no ego,” says her longtime when he was pastor there. Harding, She is the author of the acclaimed worked with a woman named Andrea would like to be treated. Certainly, this is A. While we are, indeed, historically an all- friend and mentor, the Rev. Edward P. who recently completed a new church book, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Ayvazian, who was dean of religious life, to not unique to Christianity, but is true of all black institution, we have a non- Harding, Jr., a Presbyterian minister start for the Presbyterian Church in Together in the Cafeteria? And Other build a state-of-the-art interfaith sanctuary. major religions. We embody that discrimination policy and welcome students who first encouraged her to consider suburban Maryland, delivered the Conversations About Race (Basic Books, My experiences at Hartford Seminary were inclusiveness. I’ve tried to broaden people’s of all races. The school is now 97% black Hartford Seminary, from which he had address at Tatum’s presidential 1997), which The New York Times very helpful in nurturing that truly inclusive thinking. but is open to all. Most of our non-black recommended as required reading for graduated in 1992 with a D.Min. inauguration in 2003. He told a community. Q. Can you give us a few examples? students are foreign exchange students. teachers and administrators dealing degree. “Often, persons as gifted as she capacity crowd that day, “God uses is, persons with her large skills, are far generations to run this race as if it were At Spelman, similarly, we have a multi-faith with race issues in the nation’s schools. A. Last year, for example, instead of having Q. In addition to providing a great too vested with an equally large ego. a relay race – an upscale race. You go community, but with a very strong the traditional Christmas party, we began a education to women of color, Spelman is In addition to her Seminary degree, Dr. But because of her humility, she has down to fight, but I’m going up to pray. Christian tradition. The college was new tradition of a holiday party that is truly also one of the few women’s college’s left Tatum holds a B.A. in psychology from engendered such loyalty among her The baton is passed on to the next established in 1881 by two white Christian welcoming to everyone in our community. I in this country. What do you see as the Wesleyan University (1975), and both faculty and students alike, that people generation. Dr. Tatum – it is your turn women from the North for the education of also hosted an Iftar celebration at the strengths of this kind of education? an M.A. and a Ph.D. in clinical want to join her team. Beverly to take the baton and run this race…” women of African-American descent. In President’s house during Ramadan. We have psychology from the University of considers herself reserved, but she has the first class, the women were all freed A. I think Spelman provides a unique a very diverse faculty, including several Michigan (1976, 1984, respectively). an intellect and a wit that are just opportunity to give young women – especially black women — center stage. In this context, there are multiple opportunities for them to emerge as leaders, and I think that’s terribly important – for grew tremendously in my faith journey. But to finish the degree. So BBZ and I talked them and for society. Q&A With when Rev. Harding announced he was about how I could finish the coursework in Q. What do you think of the ways leaving for a position in Washington, D.C., my spare time. Meanwhile, I had written Beverly Tatum Hartford Seminary has changed over the I asked him how I could continue these my book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting years since you were here? For example, Beverly Tatum was interviewed recently conversations. He suggested that I talk to Together in the Cafeteria? and we talked its increased profile as a theological think- by Praxis Editor Christine Palm. the Rev. Barbara Headley, who was then about how I might use that book toward tank and increased international profile as dean of admissions at Hartford Seminary. I the fulfillment of my requirements. Q. You are trained as a clinical a place of interfaith engagement? didn’t pursue it for a while but then, in the psychologist, and earned a Masters Eventually, I got my course writing done, fall of 1992, my sabbatical had ended and I A. I keep up with all the great institutional degree in religious studies from Hartford and at the very end, BBZ and I were found myself distracted by my spiritual progress through Praxis. I have always Seminary. What led to the change in talking about what was next in my life. quest and I knew I needed to find a way to thought Hartford Seminary is a wonderful focus? What drew you to the Seminary She was about to step down from her ten- integrate my spiritual and professional place and I am still delighted with my initially? year tenure as president, and on the day I lives. Seminary degree. You know, Andrew Young, completed my degree requirements, she A. My interest in Hartford Seminary was a Seminary alumnus, is here in Atlanta and Q. So that led you the Seminary… and I discussed my future plans. She asked stimulated by my own faith exploration, we often talk about how valuable our me if I had considered becoming a college rather than any professional reason. I had Hartford days were. By the way, I am A. Right. I went to see Barbara Headley, president. When I said I was thinking been involved for a number of years in regularly asked to give sermons in various who was very gracious and spent a lot of about the possibility, she told me, “You social justice education – teaching about places and I am reminded often how time with me and eventually gave me a can’t be the president of just any college. racism in particular. During that time, in valuable my Seminary experience was – catalogue of Hartford Seminary courses. It You have to find one that you can truly the 1990s, I was on the faculty at Mount learning how to give an exegesis comes in wasn’t that I intended to pursue another love because the work is so demanding, Holyoke College, and in the fall of ’91, I handy. I have Hartford Seminary to thank degree, but I was particularly excited about you work 24 hours a day, seven days a gave an anti-racism workshop for clergy at for that. the descriptions of the Ministry Seminar. week. But, she said, “you will do a lot for a seminar in St. Louis which had a very So I applied to the Masters Degree your lover.” And I have come to powerful effect on me. It was an experience Q. What advice would you give students program. understand quite clearly what she meant – which led, really, to a strong spiritual currently entering the M.A. program? the match has to be perfect. I do love my awakening — my friends say I got “zapped Q. So how did you go from there to work at Spelman, and it turns out she gave A. I think it is fabulous that there’s a in St. Louis.” I left that workshop with president of Spelman? me some very valuable advice. required course in dialogue, and my advice some profound theological questions that A. The Rev. Barbara Brown Zikmund was would be to take as many courses in had been stimulated during the discussions. president at the time and she was teaching Q. Like Hartford Seminary, Spelman’s interfaith dialogue as possible. I’m thrilled So I followed up with my pastor, the Rev. the Ministry Seminar. When I first started roots are Christian and yet you embrace a to see they are leading the way in that area. Dr. Edward P. Harding, Jr. who was at that in fall of 1993, I took a few classes each multicultural and multi-faith student That’s one of the main reasons I consider time pastor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. semester while I was still teaching body and mission. How did your time at my Hartford Seminary experience to be Presbyterian Church in Springfield, psychology, and although I had no Hartford Seminary prepare you for your among the very best I’ve had, and believe Massachusetts. We started talking on a intentions of aspiring to become an leadership of Spelman and your time at me, I’ve had a lot! So I would tell new regular basis about the social justice and administrator, I had assumed the role of Mount Holyoke? students to take full advantage by engaging theology questions I was concerned with. in interfaith education and awareness. dean at Mount Holyoke in July of 1998. A. I am so proud of my Hartford Seminary Really soak it up! At the time, I was in sabbatical from my Once I became dean, my schedule was very education, and my work there has been teaching in the psychology department at busy and I found I didn’t really have time tremendously useful for me. I, of course, Mount Holyoke and I was doing all this for the courses at Hartford Seminary. But I identify as a Christian, but I took a few PHOTO: SPELMAN COLLEGE reading. I read the Bible from beginning to really loved my studies there, and had courses on Islam with Jane Smith and Rev. Dr. Edward P. Harding, Jr. and Beverly Tatum end and was engaged in what I call an invested a lot of time and energy in the Ibrahim Abu-Rabi in which we looked at independent study with Rev. Harding. I program and wanted Continued on next page

6 P RAXIS P RAXIS 7 O’Gorman, Shelley Copeland and Cheryl Daniels for some insight- Reunion Turns ful panel discussions. “The purpose of the reunion dialogue is to get people thinking Strangers into Friends about whom they personally consider to be strangers and ways they might be uncomfortable with the group they have identified,” says ow do you spell “stranger”? It’s a question people of Nancy Aker, Alumni/ae Relations Coordinator. “Most importantly, goodwill grapple with daily. How do we recognize however, we’ll focus on the ways our individual faiths help us Nomination Form Distinguished Alumnus Award “the other” in our midst? How do we make those accept and welcome the stranger. We do not want the discussion to different from us feel welcome? How do we find be a list of who is considered a stranger and who is not, as that is commonalities, rather than differences? polarizing. Instead, we want to determine how our various faiths H help to be inclusive and accepting of the ‘other.’” Nominee Information Seeking the answers to such questions forms the foundation of true engagement in interfaith dialogue. And what better place to McKinney’s address will take place on Friday night; on Saturday, explore these questions than surrounded by old and new friends at attendees will gather in the Meeting Room for panelists’ responses. Name of Nominee Graduation year the Hartford Seminary Reunion this spring? The discussion will be open to all attendees so that the discussion is interactive. Following this gathering, alumni/ae will be invited to On April 23 and 24, 2004, the Rev. Dr. William McKinney, former attend one of many break-out groups led by the panelists. Seminary dean and keynote speaker for the event, will lead alum- Address City State Zip ni/ae in this exploration. McKinney, president of the Pacific School Finally, the James Gettemy Significant Ministry Award will be of Religion in Berkeley, California, will be joined by Hartford given at Saturday’s luncheon. Please see below for a tentative Seminary professors Jane Smith, Ingrid Mattson and Yehezkel schedule of the Reunion and facing page for the distinguished Phone Email Landau, as well as Dean Ian Markham, and students and alumni/ae Alumnus Award nomination form.. Call Nancy Aker at 860/509- Shareda Hosein, Lorraine Bouffard, Alice O’Donovan, Frank 9518 or [email protected] with questions and to reserve a place. Program of Study Alumni/ae Reunion Schedule April 23 & 24, 2004 What are you nominating this person for? ❑ Distinguished Alumnus/a ❑ Significant Ministry Friday April 23 5:30 Registration and Refreshment Lobby Why is this person a good choice for this award? 6:00 – 7:15 Distinguished Alumni/ae Dinner Meeting Room 7:30 – 8:30 Keynote Address – Rev. Dr. Bill McKinney Meeting Room

Saturday April 24 9:00 – 9:30 Registration and Coffee Lobby 9:30 – 10:00 Worship Meeting Room 10:00 – 11:15 Panel Discussion Meeting Room Panelists: Nominator/Contact Information Moderator – Rev. Dr. Bill McKinney One member of each breakout group will react to Bill McKinney’s remarks from the keynote address and explain how the discus- Your name sion will be continued and what will be focused on in their particular breakout group. • Ingrid Mattson and Shareda Hosein (student) - Islamic Chaplaincy program and how it deals with the issues related to welcoming and being the ‘stranger.’ Address City State Zip • Yehezkel Landau - Mideast peace and bringing strangers together • Ian Markham and Jane Smith - Dialogue and the importance of an interfaith focus Are you an alumnus/a of HS? If so, year graduated • Lorraine Bouffard, Alice O’Donovan, Frank O’Gorman - issues of inclusion and exclusion for members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender community • Shelley Copeland and Cheryl Daniels – How urban ministry confronts the “stranger” Your signature

Discussion will be open to all participants after panelist comments. 11:30 – 12:45 Breakout discussions • Ingrid Mattson and Shareda Hosein Rm 205 • Yehezkel Landau Rm 206 Thanks for taking the time to submit this nomination! • Ian Markham and Jane Smith Chapel • Lorraine Bouffard, Alice O’Donovan, Frank O’Gorman 80 Sherman • Shelley Copeland and Cheryl Daniels 76 Sherman 1:00 – 2:30 J. Gettemy Significant Ministry Award Lunch Meeting Rm 2:30 Reunion closing

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Congregational Studies: Reflection and Celebration

artford Seminary hosted an extremely successful congre- gational studies conference and fundraising dinner, in honor of Carl S. Dudley, professor of church and commu- nity at the Seminary, who became faculty emeritus in residence July 1. The dinner raised more than $150,000 Htoward the establishment of a new program, titled New Horizons in Shown on this and facing page: Congregational Studies, that will help the Seminary develop and train (A) William McKinney, president of a new generation of leaders Pacific School of Religion and in congregational studies. former dean of the Seminary, listens More than 100 people during the afternoon session of the attended the daytime con- Far too many of the Hartford Seminary family conference. McKinney led the ference, which was held at supported the Congregational Studies event on audience in a participatory session that produced a timeline in the the Seminary and brought September 12, and the retirement dinner in the together congregational morning and was the master of evening, for me to adequately express my ceremonies at the dinner. studies scholars to discuss appreciation. how the field has matured (B) Carl Dudley and Barbara D and its future course. The Both the day and the evening exceeded our most Wheeler, president of Auburn dinner was held at the Town exaggerated expectations — in the number of Theological Seminary, participate in and County Club in people attending and the amount of money the morning session of the Hartford and was attended donated to the New Horizons Program to develop conference. Behind them is a by 170 people who enjoyed a new leaders. timeline that details the key sometimes funny, sometimes developments in congregational Best of all, we heard so often that the daytime studies over the past three decades. serious roast of Dudley. work and the evening roast were energizing and fun. I emerged with feathers singed but with great (C) Dudley thanks the audience at affection for Hartford Seminary and all our the dinner. wonderful friends. (D) Eddie Perez, mayor of Hartford, Yes, responding to inquiry, home videotapes of talks with Davida Foy Crabtree, parts of the conference and the roast are available conference minister for the through Mary Jane Ross at the Hartford Institute Connecticut conference of the United Church of Christ, during a for Religion Research ([email protected] or reception before the dinner. 860-509-9543) — but the pictures are gone forever, I hope. (E) Michael Rion, foreground, former president of the Seminary Thank God! Thank you! and a business ethicist and – Carl. consultant, is among those listening at the morning session of the A B conference. E

10 P RAXIS P RAXIS 11 Aker first came to Hartford Seminary in diverse opportunities for alumni/ae to Aker Named July 2002 to work in the Seminary’s maintain their connection with the Institutional Advancement department as Seminary in order to appeal to different A 20th Anniversary A Associate a grant and research coordinator. She also alumni/ae groups. Those alumni/ae who is a Master of Arts student, and plans to graduated before the 1970s have a different Director of graduate with a degree in theology and Celebration of the Black ethics in June 2004. Ministries Program Development Before coming to the Seminary, Aker “Along with her skills, served with Lutheran Social Services, Nancy’s passion for he Black Ministries Program's Class of 2003 sponsored United Way, and The Hartford. a banquet on September 26 to recognize the 20th Nancy Aker, a Hartford Seminary anniversary of the program and to celebrate their development profes- “Nancy’s vast experience in a variety of makes her an ideal fit completion of the two-year course of study. Bishop sional with several settings has provided her with a wide range Thomas L. Hoyt Jr., who initiated BMP and guided it of skills and familiarity with a variety of forT 12 years, was the keynote speaker. Bishop Hoyt (A) is the 48th years’ experience in for this role.” project planning, constituencies,” Lundeen said. “Along with bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, overseeing operational man- her skills, Nancy’s passion for Hartford the district that comprises Louisiana and Mississippi and chairing Ron Lundeen, Executive Director of agement in corpora- Seminary makes her an ideal fit for this the church's Department of Lay Activities. The Rev. Dr. James B. Institutional Advancement tions, grant writing role.” Walker, pastor of Phillips Metropolitan C.M.E. Church in Hartford and Trustee at Hartford Seminary, introduced Bishop Hoyt. Here and non-profit Aker, 43, of West Hartford, attends auditing, has been they share a light moment during the introduction (B). Miriam Immanuel Congregational Church in relationship to their classmates and the named Associate Director of Development, Therese Winter, a professor at Hartford Seminary, is shown Hartford. She holds a B.S. in sociology Seminary than do the more recent gradu- Ron Lundeen, Hartford Seminary receiving an award for her 20 years of service to BMP (C). from the University of Wisconsin and an ates. It is important for the Alumni/ae Executive Director of Institutional Receiving a similar award was the Rev. Dr. Alvan N. Johnson Jr., M.B.A. from Boston University. Council and me to develop events that will Advancement announced. pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Bloomfield, shown here talking be attractive to both types of graduates – Of her new position, Aker says, “I intend with Kelton Cobb, a professor at Hartford Seminary (D). In all our alums mean so much to us!” In her new position, Aker will assist to work to build our donor base across giv- welcoming the audience at the banquet, held at the Crowne Plaza Lundeen in managing the Institutional ing levels and in a variety of funding Aker welcomes comments from alumni/ae in downtown Hartford, The Rev. Dr. Benjamin K. Watts, director of Advancement Department. In particular, sources. Expanding such funding potential and friends of the Seminary and can be BMP, said, "The program has made many changes but none of the she will be responsible for grant research, is critical to the institution’s future. In reached at 860/509-9518 or by email at changes has ever strayed from the founding dream. Today BMP is as alumni/ae relations, representing the addition, I’d like to deepen our ties to our [email protected]. committed as ever to educating future generations of women and Seminary to various foundations, expand- alumni – a tie which, happily, is already men to serve the Lord with a pure heart and a well prepared mind." ing the donor base, and strengthening ties very strong. I plan to create a number of to prospective donors. B C

Joining the communi- Lois Hiller, who New Staff cations and public retired in June from information depart- teaching math in the ment as communica- Simsbury and Three new staff members have joined the tions assistant is Naugatuck public Hartford Seminary community recently. Abdullah T. Antelpi. school systems, has Saima Malik, who In this capacity, he will joined the Seminary as served as co-director of be involved in educa- part-time library refer- Educational Outreach tional outreach programming and registra- ence assistant. She began by volunteering programming from tion, creating public information pieces at the Seminary over the summer, and 1995 to 1998, has and generally helping to get the word out became a staff member in September. She rejoined the staff as about the Seminary’s offerings. is available Mondays from 3 to 9 p.m. to program assistant to help students and visitors to the library A native of Turley, Antelpi, 30, came to the new Islamic conduct research, find articles and books the United States to attend the University Chaplaincy program, where she works with and navigate internet web sites. of Pittsburgh, from which he graduated Dr. Ingrid Mattson. In her new part-time with degrees in both business and English. Hiller’s association with Hartford Seminary position, Malik will respond to outside Antelpi, who joined the Seminary staff in began in the summer of 2001, when she D inquiries, and help promote the August, is currently enrolled in the Master worked on a project with Jack Ammerman, Chaplaincy program to prospective stu- of Arts program, with a concentration in who was then library director. The project dents, other institutions and the media. In Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim was applied toward her Masters Degree in “The program has addition, she will help develop and design Relations. He hopes to earn his Ph.D. in Library Science, which she earned from a new website for the program. the future. Southern Connecticut State University in made many changes “I am very happy to be back at Hartford May of this year. In addition to her job at “I have had a lifelong personal involve- Seminary and I’m excited to be working on Hartford Seminary, Hiller volunteers at ment in interfaith dialogue,” Antelpi says, but none of the changes this important program,” Malik said. “It’s Capital Community College as reference “so Hartford Seminary is definitely the an honor for me to play a role in a program librarian, and works at Barnes & Noble right place for me to be, because I can pur- has ever strayed from that trains Muslim chaplains, as Muslims Booksellers in West Hartford. sue this commitment academically and are an integral part of the American land- achieve my goal. There is so much strife in Hiller, who lives in West Simsbury, holds a the founding dream.” scape.” the world, and I believe this is a place Masters degree in education from Central Malik’s parents emigrated from Pakistan to institutionally committed to overcoming Connecticut State University and a B.A. The Rev. Dr. Benjamin K. Watts, director of BMP England, where she was raised and educat- those differences.” in English from New York University. ed. Malik, 34, lives in Bloomfield with her Antelpi’s background includes eight years husband and three young children. teaching English in Burma and Malaysia. He will soon be joined by his wife and young daughter at his Hartford home.

12 P RAXIS P RAXIS 13 Faculty Notes Theology, which came out in the spring, West Hartford, In October, he was guest Continued from previous page al convention of the Islamic Society of Miriam Therese Winter spent most of and looks forward to the next issue, due speaker at a meeting of the board of the outlook. In November, Loomis intro- North America (ISNA), an organization August in Australia as visiting lecturer out this month. Cobb serves as Associate Greater Hartford Jewish Federation’s duced Leon Fuerth, National Security in which she still holds the elected posi- for the Network of Biblical Storytellers, Editor of CRT. Community Relations Council, led a dis- Advisor to Former Vice President Al tion of Vice President. In mid- giving talks and workshops on the Efrain Agosto chairs cussion forum on Middle East peace- Gore, who spoke to the Executive September, Mattson, along with other theme of “The Story Within the Story” the Hebrew Bible Carl Dudley was the keynote speaker at building at South Congregational Forum on “The State of the World.” He Macdonald Center faculty, met with a in Melbourne and in Brisbane and Search Committee the Good Samaritan Conference on Church, East Hartford, traveled to participated in the Ethical Concerns State Department sponsored group of keynoting the network’s national confer- this fall, which means Urban Ministries at Hope College, Nashua, NH, to speak at Rivier College Discussion Group monthly meeting at Muslim leaders from Uzbekistan and ence at Alexandra Headlands in soliciting applications and Grand Rapids, MI, in October and on “Religion, Conflict, and the Seminary, which discussed Armand Indonesia. Later that month, Mattson Queensland. Other sponsors of her visit organizing interviews on preached at First Presbyterian Church in Peacemaking” as part of its Peace and Nicholi’s new book “The Question of was invited to Washington, DC, to meet were The Council for Christian behalf of the committee. He offered a Hartford. He made two presentations at Social Justice Series and delivered the God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud with senior Democratic Senators and a Education in Schools in Victoria and workshop on “Prophetic Preaching” to the Religious Research Association / Shapiro Lecture in Jewish-Christian Debate God, Love, Sex and the Meaning small group of national faith leaders to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of the annual retreat of the General Society for the Scientific Study of Relations at Catholic Theological Union of Life.” Loomis also attended the two- discuss the state of religion and politics Brisbane, where she led in-service Association of United Church of Christ Religion annual meeting in Norfolk, VA. in Chicago. He also addressed the chal- day quarterly meeting of the Yale in the country. Public outreach and lec- Spirituality Days for primary and sec- ministers at the Silver Lake Conference They were titled “Congregations lenges within Jewish-Christian-Muslim Development Board. tures this fall have included events at St. ondary school teachers. Her most recent Center in Sharon, CT, on September 22. Engaged In Conflict” and “Surprises and relations at a luncheon for local clergy James Church in West Hartford, the CD, “Keepsake,” was launched at the On October 9 he attended a conference Confirmations in Faith-Based and lay leaders, hosted by the Chicago Ian Markham taught an eight-session Islamic Center of Long Island, Uniting Church Centre in downtown on Apocalypticism at Union Theological Community Ministries.” Dudley partici- office of the American Jewish course called “A Gallop Through Westminster School in Simsbury, and Melbourne in collaboration with Seminary in New York. November was pated in the Covenant Network Committee. At the end of the month, History” for Trinity Episcopal Church, Tunxis Community College. At the end Rainbow Books, the distributor of her very busy with trips to Fuller Seminary Conference of the Presbyterian Church, Landau was in Boston to co-lead a work- Hartford, and a two-session course on of October, Mattson presented a paper music throughout Australia and New in California to visit with a Latino doc- USA, meeting in Washington, D.C., in shop on “Grass-Roots Peacebuilding “Toleration and Disagreement” at at a conference on Muslim women at Zealand. The new CD is available in the toral student and his professors on behalf early November. among Israelis and Palestinians” at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Georgetown University. U.S. from the Hartford Seminary book- of the Hispanic Theological Initiative, a national conference of Brit Tzedek Hartford. He preached at the Unitarian store or directly from the Medical Latino Pastors Conference in the Pocono In July, Heidi Hadsell continued her v’Shalom, the Jewish Alliance for Justice Jane Smith made a number of presenta- Mission Sisters. In November Winter Society of Hartford in November. The th Mountains, PA, where Agosto spoke on work with an ongoing working group on and Peace in Israel/Palestine. In American edition of Markham’s “The tions over the past four months: in was keynote speaker for the 9 Annual “Leadership in Paul,” and the Annual Ethics and Globalization, attending November, he spoke on “Spirituality and Funeral Handbook” was published by September, “Why am I as a Christian Helen Barrett Montgomery Conference Meeting of the Society for Biblical meetings at the Ecumenical Institute in Public Life” at the bi-monthly meeting Hendrickson Press as well as the second compelled to relationship with persons at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity Literature and the American Academy Bossey, Switzerland. In September, she of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue Group issue of Conversations in Religion and of other faiths?,” Commission on School in Rochester, NY, where she of Religion in Atlanta. Two essays from joined the Project 21 Seminary Advisory of Connecticut, addressed a public gath- Theology. In the journal, he wrote an Interfaith Relations, National Council gave presentations on the theme, his sabbatical work also came out in Committee in Des Moines to consider ering convened by the Interfaith Council editorial called “The Theology that of Churches and “American Islamic “Remember the Sabbath.” November: “Commendation in Paul” in “Charting a New Path for Pastor and of Suffield, CT, on the subject “Healing Sells.” He organized a session at the Women: Crafting Their Own History,” Paul Sampley, ed., Paul in His Greco- Congregation.” That month she helped the Holy Land,” participated in a Jewish- Association of Sociology of Religion on Union Theological Seminary; in In September, Cynthia Woolever Roman World, and “Patronage and coordinate a National Council of Christian consultation on “Sociology and Theology” and presented October, panel participant for “Christian helped lead a day-long workshop and Commendation in Paul: Imperial, Anti- Churches - Justice for Women consulta- “Understanding Oneself through the a paper “Learning from Radical and Muslim Women Gather for Dinner meeting of U.S. Congregational Life imperial” in a volume on Paul and the tion, titled, “The Status of Feminist Other” at Temple Emanuel in New York Orthodoxy: Challenging Sociological and Dialogue,” St. Patrick and St. Survey researchers and consultants in Roman Empire edited by Richard Horsley. Organizing in Ecumenical Churches City, led an “Issues Forum” at South Assumptions.” Anthony Church, Hartford, and Louisville, KY. She attended the annual since the 1970s: Projects and Congregational Church, New Britain, “Muslim Women and the Challenge of meetings of the Society for the Though book reviewers are not usually Challenges,” at Hartford Seminary; facilitated a discussion on the Torah por- Ingrid Mattson is pleased to report that, American Society,” Georgetown Scientific Study of Religion and paid for their services, Steven spoke about the Seminary at the Seabury tion of the week, Chayyei Sarah (Gen. with the help of Scott Thumma and the University conference. She has served as Religious Research Association in Blackburn’s writings for Choice, pub- retirement community in Bloomfield, 23:1-25:18), at Trinity College Hillel in new Assistant to the Director of Islamic advisor to the “Listening to Islam” pro- Norfolk, where she presented a paper. lished by the American Library CT, and was the speaker at a Sunday Hartford and attended the annual meet- Chaplaincy, Saima Malik, a new web ject of Faith and Values Media since the Woolever was elected to serve on the Association (ALA), have resulted in the forum on Ethics and the Environment at ing of the American Academy of site for the Islamic Chaplaincy program spring. Smith’s publications included: Nominations Committee of the donation of approximately $8,000 worth Round Hill Community Church in Religion in Atlanta and used the occa- is on-line. We intend to develop this “Muslims as Partners in Interfaith Religious Research Association. She of new books for the Seminary Library Greenwich. Hadsell participated in a sion to publicize the new “Building site into a resource for those interested Encounter: Models for Dialogue,” Zion’s delivered the keynote presentation in from the ALA. Receiving guests to the consultation at the World Council of Abrahamic Partnerships” interfaith in Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Herald (July-August 2003); “Sayyid October to the Association of Library from abroad has also kept Churches on the world council and training program at Hartford Seminary. Chaplaincy Program, for those interest- Hossein Nasr and the Christian-Muslim Statisticians of American Religious Blackburn busy lately, with Department other religions in Bossey in October and He also made media appearances on ed in accommodating the needs of Encounter,” published in Beacon of Bodies in Washington, D.C., at the end of State sponsored tours of scholars from in an interfaith dialogue session in “Voices in the Wilderness,” a cable Muslims in institutional settings and for Knowledge: A Tribute to Sayyid Hossein of October. In November, Woolever par- Malaysia, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia Chicago. She led two forums at Saint access program aired around Connecticut Muslims working in chaplaincy. We Nasr; “The Islamic Understanding of Death ticipated in the Indianapolis Center for coming to view our holdings. Individual John’s Church in West Hartford, CT, in and “Simply Put,” a live talk show on were delighted to award our first and Resurrection,” with Yvonne Haddad Congregations field project in scholars from Turkey and other lands November and attended the American Bloomberg radio. Graduate Certificates in Islamic (Oxford University Press, 2003 reprint), Indianapolis and made a presentation to have also been shown the Middle Academy of Religion annual meeting in Chaplaincy at the October graduation translated into Indonesian, and the Seminary Board of Trustees. Eastern manuscripts and other highlights Atlanta. Hadsell wrote a book review on In September, Worth Loomis attended and to have the program featured in the “Women’s Issues in American Islam”, of the collection. Arabic enrollments in “Dissent from the Homeland” for the rededication of the renovated Connecticut edition of The New York Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in Blackburn’s classes are up to record levels Christian Century. Sterling Quadrangle at Yale University, Times on October 12. On Labor Day North America (Indiana University Press, this fall, with ten students in his first which houses the Yale and Berkeley weekend, Mattson gave a number of pre- 2004). year class. He continues his guest Yehezkel Landau participated in an Divinity Schools, and subsequently par- sentations in Chicago at the 40th annu- preaching in area Congregational- international interfaith conference enti- ticipated in the installation of Joseph Christian churches, along with filling the tled “Agenda for Reconciliation” held in Britton as the new Dean of Berkeley pulpit at the Universalist Church in Caux, Switzerland, in August. September Divinity School. In October, Loomis West Hartford on October 12. saw the publication of his research report attended as a member of its Advisory commissioned by the U.S. Institute of Committee the four day Conference I of Kelton Cobb represented the Seminary Peace, entitled “Healing the Holy Land: the Episcopal Church’s Reconciliation at a United Church of Christ symposium Interreligious Peacebuilding in Project, meeting at the College of on the teaching of comparative religions Israel/Palestine” (accessible online at Preachers in Washington, D.C. As Chair in UCC-related seminaries and universi- www.usip.org/reports) and of an article in of the World Affairs Council’s Executive ties that occurred in New Orleans in Tikkun magazine entitled “Religious Forum he introduced Joseph J. Grano, October. Along with Ian Markham, who Responses to Atrocity” Chairman and CEO of UBS Wealth serves as its editor, he enjoyed the (www.tikkun.org). During September Management and Chair of the appearance of the premier issue of the and October Landau conducted a four- President’s Homeland Security Advisory new journal, Conversations in Religion and part course on “Healing the Holy Land” Council who spoke on the US economic at St. James’s Episcopal Church in Continued on next page

14 P RAXIS P RAXIS 15 Immanuel Congregational Church in Alumni/ae Notes ing point for new and innovative work.” In Memoriam Hartford. 40 Leaders Participate in The work completed at the consultation, The Hartford Seminary community lost the following beloved members recently. The Rev. Hollis “Hal” Huston, National Consultation on along with a survey of the NCC Justice for Our thoughts and prayers go out to their Hartford Seminary professor from Women network, will be compiled and syn- friends and families. 1967 to 1968, who died in June. His Feminist Organizing in the Church thesized in a written report for conferees wife, Loralee, completed the Black and other interested parties. Hartford Jane C. Bourns, wife of Hartford Ministries Certificate Program in 1985 Held at Hartford Seminary Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion and received her M.A. in Lay Ministry Seminary Corporator Courtney Research conducted the survey and Adair Bourns, who died on Sept. 9 at the in 1994, and his mother-in-law, Lucile age of 66. She was a nationally recog- M. Farr, completed the BMCP in Lummis, Faculty Associate for Research at nized advocate for the rights and wel- 1987. Huston, 81 at the time of his Hartford Seminary, offered an overview of fare of children, and served as director death, also taught at Southern Richard L. Carlson, ’55, writes Vermont. Morse can be reached the results for the Consultation. of children’s serves at the Wheeler Methodist University, Ohio Wesleyan that he was ordained into the at [email protected]; her books Clinic in Plainville, Connecticut, University and Amherst College. He ministry of The Christian can be found at Lummis identified key areas of concern that from 1977 to 2000. “Jane embodied earned both his B.D. and his Ph.D. Church (Disciples of Christ) on http://Vermontlife.com and emerged in the survey, returned by 76 per- the spirit of child-abuse prevention,” from Duke and was a Fulbright Fellow May 29, 1955. His wife, Estelle www.1stbooks.com and sons from 11 denominations. Concerns said Sid Johnson, president of Prevent to Oxford University. He served as Miller Carlson (Kennedy School http://torreysmiracle.homestead. included the need to involve younger minister of First Church in Windsor, Child Abuse America. “Her spirit of Missions) and he served as com. women, backlash from people who felt lives on in the work she accom- and established an interfaith forum in that denomination’s missionaries their power or prestige diminished by plished.” Jane Bourns served as chair that town. He also served as pastor of in Thailand from May 1956 Robert L. Polk, ’55, has been of the State Department of Children the Warburton Community Church in through July 1974. They honored by the Riverside women’s entry into church leadership, the and Families’ advisory council, as well Hartford and on the ministerial staff returned to the States and he was Church in New York City. The persistence of racism and women’s organiza- as the Association of Child Guidance of Metropolitan AME Zion Church in licensed as a Nursing Home Robert L. Polk Distinguished tions’ loss of control over their financial Clinics. Hartford. Administrator in Connecticut. Criminal Justice Lecture Series resources. He was employed by The United honors the Rev. Polk, who Dr. James Dixon Douglas, a 1955 Ora Anderson Mongiore, who died Methodist Homes of New Jersey founded Riverside’s Prison “In the works for a few years, the Hartford Seminary alumnus (Ph.D.), on July 12, at the age of 92. She in October of 1977 and served Ministry in 1972. This bi-month- Consultation documented the backlash who died on Aug. 13. Douglas, who received her M.A. from Hartford that organization as administra- ly series was conceived as a way against feminist organizing in the form of Seminary in 1934 and served as a reli- earned his M.A. and B.D at St. tor of Methodist Manor in New to honor Polk’s living legacy and challenges to women’s commissions and Andrews, Scotland in 1953, also gious educator and in the domestic Jersey until his retirement in to continue the work he started. earned his STM degree from Hartford mission field in various locations, July, 1999. Estelle Carlson died Rev. Polk was a tireless worker organizations in the national denomina- Seminary, in 1954. His Seminary including with A.J. Muste at Labor in May of 1991, and Richard for prison reform, strengthening tions, among other attacks,” said Karen Ph.D. thesis became his first book, Temple in New York City, and at the Carlson presently lives in family advocacy and developing Hessel, Program Director for the NCC’s Light in the North (1964), a scholarly Albany (NY) Inner City Mission. In Newton, New Jersey. Fellow restorative justice. His efforts, Justice for Women Working Group. “As it introduction to the Covenanters. He addition, she served at Casa Materna alumni may contact him at 4 and those of the ministry he turns out, the timing was sadly prophetic, in Portici, Italy. She was the author of played a key role in the World Dogwood Dr., Newton, NJ founded, are directed toward as a proposal was announced this week to Hope for America in Crisis. Congress on Evangelism in 1974 at 07860. Tel: (973) 383-7664. E- eliminating the social, political, dissolve the formidable ELCA Commission Lausanne. Among his many edited mail is [email protected]. and economic disparities within works are the New International Bishop Mae Daisy Whitehead, who a punishment system that has for Women as part of a restructuring in the Dictionary of the Christian Church died on August 1 at the age of 86. She Billie Baxter Earnhart, ’68, betrayed its promise of “justice ELCA. This conference, and more like it, (1974) and the New Bible Dictionary. received Biblical training at Hartford writes from his home in for all.” are clearly needed to help us to mine our Most recently, Douglas contributed Seminary, as well as at the Moody Encinitas, California that he is past stories and experiences and start sections on 20th Century Scottish Bible Institute in Chicago. She was retired from the United Corrie L. Triewth, ’72 and ’74, thinking creatively about what to do in the appointed pastor of the Temple of churchmen for the forthcoming New Methodist Church and as Chief who was known as Genia Pauli future so that this vitally important work of Dictionary of National Bibliography. Prayer and Worship, Keith Dominion of Chaplains at the Veterans’ Haddon at the time of her gradu- women continues.” Friends remember him as an avid lin- House of God in Illinois and was later Affairs Medical Center in La ation, suffered a stroke in 2001 appointed State Bishop of Illinois and guist, traveler and raconteur. At his Jolla, California. He currently which paralyzed her entire right The 40 participants were chosen for their memorial service, one recalled, “Who State Bishop of Diocese No. 1 in serves as a volunteer Visitations side. One year later, she had experience and expertise regarding the would visit Sydney and decline a ferry Connecticut. She provided spiritual Minister for St. Mark’s UMC in learned to use a special one- trip on our magnificent harbour, a guidance to members of churches San Diego, does volunteer min- handed keyboard well enough to recent decades of struggle for full equality visit to our unique Opera House, or a throughout Connecticut. istry at a La Jolla nursing home begin typing a manuscript about of women in all facets of life in the church- walk in the beautiful Botanic and serves as Community her experiences. It became the es and in society. Gardens? Jim did, preferring instead The Rev. Harry Yoder, who died in Representative on the University book Through a Stroke of Luck: the local supermarket, the Forsyte October at the age of 96. Yoder, a of California San Diego/V.A. Seeing Simple Mysteries of the They came from multiple denominations, Saga on TV and planning a birthday longtime administrator at Bluffton Medical Center Ethics Universe (Plus Publications, including United Methodist; Episcopal; party for his hosts’ pet budgie…” College in Ohio and who served as Committee for Geriatric 2003). She says that the book Presbyterian Church (USA); Christian pastor of several Mennonite churches, Research. tells “how I’d struggled, laughed, Church (Disciples of Christ); American received his M.Div. from Hartford One panel discussion at the consultation focused on “Visions for the Future: Generation The Rev. Charles Floyd Fuller, 91, wept and even celebrated Baptist Churches; United Church of who died on Sept. 10. Fuller earned Seminary in 1935. He graduated from Margaret Berger Morse, ’91, has through that astonishing and Gap?” Participating (top), from left to right, were: The Rev. Jennifer Butler of New York his M.Div. degree from Hartford Bluffton College’s Witmarsum published her fourth book, revelatory first year as a hemi- City, co-chair of the National Council of Churches’ Justice for Women Working Group; Ann Christ; Progressive National Baptist Seminary in 1938. He served as pastor Theological Seminary in 1932. An Vermont Life Stories – Memories plegic…(The book) challenges Delorey of Arlington,VA; The Rev. Kimberleigh Jordan Vaughn of New York City and Convention; Evangelical Lutheran Church avid farmer, Yoder ran a farm with of the Advent Christian Church in of Summer Living in the Green conventional understanding of Kathryn Lohre of Pine Island, MN. Listening (bottom) are, from left to right, Mary Ann in America; International Evangelical hundreds of chickens and was an Plainville, CT, as well as Mountain State (Revised how human and divine inter- Lundy, Santa Fe, NM; Kiyoko Kasai Fujiu, Skokie, IL, and Barbara Ricks Thompson,Silver Churches, Pentecostal, and Society of Congregational churches in expert furniture restorer. He served as Edition, 2003, 1stBooks Library). face.” Triewth dedicates all royal- Friends. They were pastors, lay leaders, and pastor of five churches in Indiana, Spring MD. In the background is Carol Q. Cosby, who is on the staff of the Christian Colchester, Hamden and Derby. The profits from this book, along ties from the sale of the book seminary faculty, deans and presidents. Although serving as pastor was his Illinois and Pennsylvania over his with the profits from her previ- (which is available at Church (Disciples) Office of Disciples Women.” first love, he was known as an avid years in ministry. ous books, are placed into a not- amazon.com) in 2004 to her Aruna Gnanadason, director of the and accomplished farmer, mechanic, for-profit bank account for can- hometown’s volunteer ambu- The Justice for Women Working Group of to church leaders to reflect on the status of Women’s Program for the Geneva-based patented inventor, activist and public In addition, we note the deaths of the fol- cer patients who are in financial lance corps. She lives in the National Council of Churches (NCC) women’s organizing for justice and equality World Council of Churches, also attended. school teacher. lowing members of the Seminary commu- need. Morse and her husband Windham, Connecticut. brought a diverse group of 40 participants since the 1970s and to strategize about the nity, about whom no other details were She commended women in U.S. churches live in Guilford, Connecticut, to a September national ecumenical con- future of this work in the wake of backlash The Rev. Elsie E. Fuller Gibson, who available: during the year and spend sum- for their strong awareness of the special sultation on the state of the women’s and denominational struggles.” died on November 9 at Avery mers at their camp on Lake responsibility of U.S. women for advocacy Barbara C. Eicher, M.A. ’58, of movement in U.S. churches. The consulta- Heights, Hartford. She received her Champlain, North Ferrisberg, “We hope that the consultation and report from a faith perspective regarding U.S. Bachelor of Divinity degree from Glendale, California, who died on tion was co-sponsored by Hartford policies and their effects on women and Sept. 13. will provide a body of material helpful for Hartford Seminary in 1934 and was Seminary, which hosted the event. children globally. ordained that same year in Maine. historians and activists who seek to under- She was a widely published author John H. Sunburn, who died on May The consultation, titled “The Status of stand the recent history of women in the whose work on ecumenism appeared 7, 2003, and received his M.Div. at Feminist Organizing in Ecumenical church and will increase awareness among The three-day event included worship, in The Christian Century, Cross and Hartford Seminary in 1951. Churches since the 1970’s: Prospects and foundations and individuals of the impor- panel discussions and table groups looking Crown, Benedictine Review, Cross Challenges,” was funded by a grant from tance of contemporary feminist, mujerista at the past and future for women’s leader- The Rev. Phillips Todd, of Albion, Currents, and Christianity in Crisis. A The Sister Fund and contributions from the and womanist empowerment in the ship in the churches and in society. Protestant observer to Vatican II, she Nebraska, who died earlier this year. was also the author of several books, He studied at Hartford Seminary from Evangelical Lutheran Church in America churches,” said Jennifer Butler, co-chair of To learn about the survey results, contact including When the Minister in a 1940 to 1943. (ELCA) Commission for Women and the the NCC’s Justice for Women Working Adair Lummis, faculty associate at Hartford Woman. Elsie Gibson was a member of NCC’s Justice for Women Working Group. Group and Director of the Presbyterian UN Seminary, at [email protected] or 860- The purpose was “to present an opportunity Office. “We also want it to serve as a start- 509-9547.

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Hartford Seminary’s January attention being given to the social-cultural contexts in RELIGION AND SOCIETY Black theology and feminist theology. Kelton Cobb, Professor Intersession will run from Monday, which scriptures and commentaries exist. Jane I. Smith, of Theology and Ethics Congregations and Communities January 12 through Friday, January Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. for 11 sessions 16. The Winter/Spring 2004 semester [Guest lecturers will be Efrain Agosto, Professor of New Sin (1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28) will run from Monday, January 26 Testament, and Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate in Interfaith D.Min. Schedule – Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on and two Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 2/21 and through Monday, May 3. Relations] January 27, February 10, March 9 and 30, and April 27 3/27 There will be no classes the week of Behind the word “sin” is a tangled and ancient lexicon of The course covers three areas: (1) an exploration of commu- April 5 – 9. The Seminary’s courses Introduction to Islamic Law theological insights: original sin, disobedience, stain, burden, nities as local demographic settings within larger urban, are open to members of the public on ONLINE separation from God, Satan, hubris, concupiscence, guilt, regional, and national contexts; (2) an exploration of congre- a space-available basis and carry three graduate level credits. This course is an introduction to the history and practice of total depravity, moral pride, self-centeredness, selflessness, gations as local religious organizations; and (3) the study of Individuals who do not wish to take courses for credit may Islamic law. During the first part of this course, the sources of self-justification, purgatory, repentance, forgiveness, powers how congregations respond to their communities as well as apply to take courses as an auditor. Many classes fill up Islamic law, the formation of Islamic jurisprudence, and the and principalities, temptation, ten commandments, and seven how communities influence the nature and dynamics of con- quickly, so students are urged to register early to ensure a history of Islamic law in society will be examined. In the sec- deadly sins. What is it that sin gives us the language for gregational life. The primary emphasis is sociological and place in their courses of choice. For students enrolled in a ond part of the course, contemporary issues and develop- understanding? This question will be explored under the theological but interdisciplinary and experiential approaches three-credit course, the cost is $1,150. The non-credit audit ments in Islamic law will be explored. Ingrid Mattson, guidance of Saint Augustine and several contemporary writ- are also included. Cynthia Woolever, Professor of Sociology of fee is $575. A special audit fee of $385 for those who are age Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations ers, with the aim of better understanding a Christian vocabu- Religious Organizations 62 and older also is available. lary of sin. Note: students will be expected to read Nick ARTS OF MINISTRY Hornby’s novel, How to Be Good, before the first class meet- SACRED SCRIPTURE To register, please contact the Registrar’s Office at ing on January 27. Kelton Cobb, Professor of Theology and Ministry in Daily Life (860) 509-9511. Her e-mail is [email protected]. New Testament Survey Ethics Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. To see specific course syllabi prior to the semester or learn Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. This course provides an introduction to the biblical and more about Hartford Seminary and its faculty, visit our This course introduces the student to the study of the origins Religion, Conflict and Peacemaking theological basis for ministry, with special emphasis on min- website: www.hartsem.edu. of Christianity by means of its canonical literature, the New D.Min. Schedule – Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on istry in daily life. The seminar also explores possibilities for Testament. We will undertake a historical study of the New January 27, February 10, March 9 and 30, and April 27 integrating theory and practice by means of an appropriate JANUARY INTERSESSION Testament documents, seeking to understand their plan, ori- This course will explore the paradox of religion as a source of spirituality and assists students in assessing their personal call gin, purpose and content within their broader historical and division and conflict, on the one hand, and of peaceful aspi- to ministry. J. Alan McLean, Adjunct Professor of Arts of Ministry in Multi-faith and Multi-contextual Communities cultural context. Appropriate interpretive methods for each rations and compassionate, sacrificial service on the other. Ministry and Pastor Emeritus, First Church of Christ, Hartford Monday, January 12 – Friday, January 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. genre of the New Testament will be discussed. We will also Theoretical approaches to this paradox, drawn from the The goal of this course is to introduce students to the partic- seek to clarify the theological message of each document in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, will be supplement- ETHICS ular challenges created by diversity in all its forms. Particular light of its historical circumstances. Efrain Agosto, Professor of ed by practical case studies, with particular attention given to attention will be paid to the different types of pastoral care Theological Ethics and the Personal Life New Testament the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab dispute over the “Holy Land.” required of, and the different demands placed on, persons Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. How can our faith commitments be effectively applied to pro- working in multi-faith and multi-contextual ministry set- This course will examine issues of personal morality and Job and Jonah: Suffering, Repentance and Spiritual mote inter-communal reconciliation? How can our own lives tings. Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy, Adjunct Professor of Arts of faith. The course begins with a brief introduction to theolog- Transformation exemplify a peacemaking vocation in the face of religious Ministry and Counselor and Muslim Chaplain, Syracuse ical ethics, and then moves to practical issues in personal Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. on 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, extremists within our own faith community and those of our University morality, which will be discussed in relation to family and 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 and 5/12 neighbors? These and related questions will be addressed, society. The course will address issues such as marriage and Job and Jonah are probably the two most “unorthodox” books with a central goal being to integrate the lessons learned from Deep Growth: Empowering and Enabling Mission and commitment, homosexuality, friendship, abortion, lying, and in the Hebrew Bible. Their principal characters try to make the readings with our everyday challenges as peace-seekers. Ministry to Mainline Churches the development of faith and virtue. Attention will be given sense of experiences that do not fit the images of God pre- Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations Monday, January 12 – Friday, January 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to how one’s theological commitments transform secular sented in the other books. Moreover, these challenging por- Many people today believe that most numerically growing moral problems and their solutions. Ian Markham, Professor of trayals evoke the existential questions we all must face: Is SPECIAL TRAVEL SEMINAR churches are conservative in character and theology, and Theology and Ethics and Dean of Hartford Seminary and Heidi there any meaning in suffering, and can the pain or trauma A Dialogue Between the U.S. and Cuba: Economics, that most mainline denominations and ‘liberal’ churches are Gehman, Adjunct Professor of Theology and Ethics be redeemed? How do we repent, and how might we invite Human Rights, Ecology and Religion (TH-620) in terminal decline. Using some of the latest research and others, including our leaders, to repent? How can we trans- March 9 – 18, 2004 scholarship, this course sets out to challenge that assertion. HISTORY form ourselves and our communities to be more in keeping Aware of the critical importance of engaged and educated cit- Using a range of materials (stories, scripture, problem- posing with God’s promises and moral imperatives? Aiming at an American Religious History izens in our interdependent global community, Plowshares education, practical theology, etc), the course develops the- inclusive method of “practical exegesis,” the course will juxta- Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. Institute, in conjunction with Hartford Seminary and ologies, strategies and vision for empowering and enabling pose Jewish interpretations with teachings in the Christian In God we trust. If America is the most religious country in Leadership Greater Hartford, is sponsoring a travel seminar to mission and ministry in mainline churches. Martyn Percy, and Muslim traditions. Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate in the world, how did we get that distinction? This course is Cuba. Participants will study relations between the U.S. and Adjunct Professor of Theology and Director of the Lincoln Interfaith Relations Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, designed to offer students a glimpse at the rich diversity of Cuba and give special attention to issues of religion, econom- religious history of the United States. The readings, lectures ics, ecology and human rights. The cost for the trip (visas, University of Manchester, England THEOLOGY and virtual field trips will highlight major movements and room, board, and airfare) is $2,500 if audited, and an addi- WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER religious figures that shaped the distinct forms of faith in our Modern Theology tional $575 for three academic credits. Efrain Agosto, society. We will explore the relationship between American Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. Professor of New Testament, and Robert A. Evans, Executive SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES culture and its religious life. The course will pay particular This course examines the development of western Christian Director of Plowshares Institute and Adjunct Faculty of Theology attention to the impact religion has had on our nation’s his- reflection from the late Renaissance through the present. and Ethics, will lead the travel seminar. Major Themes in the Bible and Qur’an tory and inversely how religious traditions have been shaped Beginning in the 16th century with both loyal and dissenting Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. by their encounter with American culture. After looking at Catholic figures, and then turning to the Reformers, key texts This course will engage the scripture of Christians and the religious patterns within U.S. history, the course will end will be read and considered in light of their surrounding Muslims (Hebrew Scriptures, New Testament and Qur’an) by speculating on future forms of American religion in the social and intellectual milieus. Other movements that will be through a comparative reading of common themes. 21st Century. Scott Thumma, Faculty Associate in Religion and examined through key religious thinkers and the cultural situ- Similarities and differences of interpretation will be analyzed Society/Web and Distance Education ations in which they are writing include: Puritanism, the with reference to historical and modern forms of exegesis, enlightenment, romanticism, the social gospel, existentialism, Continued on next page

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Religious Resources for Reconciliation With Azza Karam, Director of the Women’s Programs at the World Coming Up Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) International Secretariat in New York; Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate Hartford Seminary will present lectures, seminars and in Interfaith Relations at Hartford special events for people of all faiths starting in September. Seminary; and the Rev. Dr. Shanta For more information or to register for any of the programs Premawardhana, Associate General Secretary for Interfaith Relations at the listed below, please call the Public and Institutional Affairs National Council of Churches. Office at 860-509-9555 or send an email message to Thursday, April 29 [email protected]. 7 p.m.

Annual Bible Lectionary Prayer Shawl Workshop Biennial Michael Rion Lecture God’s Word in Greek: With Janet Bristow and Victoria Cole-Galo, Living Your Faith The Acts of the Apostles graduates of the Women’s Leadership With Samuel C. Hamilton, executive With Don Larsen, Adjunct Professor of Institute, Hartford Seminary director and chief executive officer of the Greek and Pastor of Grace Lutheran Tuesday, February 24 Hartford Economic Development Church, Hartford 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Corporation and the Greater Hartford Wednesdays, January 14, February 11, In partnership with the Women’s Business Development Center March 10, April 14, May 12 and June 9 Leadership Institute 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, May 17 7 p.m. Special Lecture and Book Signing A Drumming Circle Learning from Others: With Jan Gregory, executive director of the An Evening with The Rt. Rev. John A Christian Tradition Renaissance Center: A Conservatory of Shelby Spong With Ian Markham, Dean of Hartford Music in Southbury, and director of music The Tension between Respect for Seminary and Professor of Theology and ministry, Congregational Church of Easton Other Religious Traditions and Ethics Mondays, January 12, February 9, March Commitment to One’s Own Monday, March 1 8, April 12 and May 10 With John Shelby Spong, retired Bishop of 7 p.m. Basics: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, N.J., Beyond Basics for Experienced and author of 14 books, including “New Drummers: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Touching the Heart Christianity for a New World: Why A Women’s Experience Based on Traditional Faith Is Dying and How a New The Congregation Engaged the Novel “The Secret Life of Bees” Faith Is Being Born” by Sue Monk Kidd With the Faculty of the Hartford Institute Friday June 11 With Janet Bristow, co-founder of the for Religion Research 6 p.m. Monday, February 2 Shawl Ministry and a special education teacher, and Donna Manocchio, former 7 p.m. Biennial Congregational Associate Director of the Seminary’s Studies Institute Women’s Leadership Institute The Rehabilitation of Mission: Taught by the Faculty of Hartford Saturday, April 3 The Interfaith Context Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. With Dale Bishop, Director of Relationships Research In partnership with the Women’s and Resources for Interreligious June 24 - 29 Leadership Institute Understanding at Hartford Seminary and former Executive Minister for Wider Science, Sense & Soul: Church Ministries, United Church of Christ The Mystical-Physical Nature of Thursday, February 12 Human Existence 7 p.m. With Casey Blood, professor emeritus of physics at Rutgers University. “Science, Sense & Soul” was published in 2001. Thursday, April 22 7 p.m.

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ometimes I am amazed at how quickly time perspectives. Meanwhile, we celebrated the 20th anniversary passes. I am entering my fourth year as presi- of the Black Ministries Program in September and, in the dent of Hartford Seminary, but I remain as coming year, we will honor the Hispanic Ministries Program enthusiastic about the work of the Seminary on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. and its potential to contribute to a better world as I was four years ago. Our new mission statement has been adopted by the Board, and is reprinted here. I am eager to work with our vibrant There is so much to be thankful for. Our Hartford Seminary community to make this statement a Board of Trustees today more than ever reflects the national reality. Sand international scope of the Seminary. We have trustees from Virginia and Michigan, the Virgin Islands and Switzerland. Ron Lundeen has joined us as chief development officer. I am grate- ful that one of the top religious fundraisers in the country now graces Hartford Seminary. Our dean, Ian Markham, has pushed us to identify our educational strengths and build on them. Our Heidi Hadsell faculty continue to publish and to speak, offering their exper- President tise to both faith communities and the public.

In the planning process that we have engaged in, we have had many internal conversations about what we uniquely offer. It was easy to come up with a list. This is a special place that: • Educates religious leaders for dialogue and effective service in a multi-faith world. • Models faithful living and practices hospitality to other faiths. Mission Statement: • Offers texts and other resources by our faculty that are stan- dards in classroom instruction across the country. Hartford Seminary serves God • Serves as a hub for international research in interfaith rela- • By preparing leaders, students, scholars and religious insti- tions, educating international students and scholars to tutions to understand and live faithfully in today’s multi- become authorities in their fields. faith and pluralistic world; • By teaching, research, informing the public and engaging Our academic programs are thriving. Next fall, we are embark- persons in dialogue; ing on a Ph.D. in cooperation with the University of Exeter. • By affirming the particularities of faith and social context This new program recognizes that globalization is a dynamic while openly exploring differences and commonalities force and that higher education must embrace international

H ARTFORD S EMINARY • Annual Report 2 H ARTFORD S EMINARY • Annual Report 3 TRUSTEES (As of December 1, 2003) PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL (As of December 1, 2003)

Ralph E. Ahlberg Samuel C. Hamilton James K. Robertson, Jr. The President’s Council, consisting primarily of former Trustees, is an advisory council Interim Senior Pastor, The Executive Director, Hartford Judge of the Superior developed to provide advice to and advocacy for Hartford Seminary. Members are relied upon First Congregational Church Economic Development Court of the State of to share with the administration the wisdom and counsel of their experience with the institution. of Greenwich, Greenwich, CT; Corporation and Connecticut; First Congregational Church, Secretary, Board of Trustees Greater Hartford Business Roger S. Beck, M.D. Mr. William H. Farley The Rev. Dr. Wallace C. Matsen Phillip E. Trowbridge, M.D. Development Center, Watertown, CT Mr. Anthony S. Brown Mr. Walter M. Fiederowicz Mrs. Margaret Sweetland Mr. Samuel F. Trull Hartford, CT; Fakhri Al-Barzinji The Rev. Dr. Cyril C. Burke Mr. Carl T. Furniss Patricelli Ms. Joyce Hatton Yarrow Owner & Publisher, First Presbyterian Church, Margaret C. Shanks Mr. Sara F. Carson Mrs. Joanne F. Gates Ms. Susan E. Pogue The Rev. Dr. Barbara International Graphics, Hartford, CT Former First Selectwoman, Beltsville, MD; Simsbury, CT; Mr. David E. A. Carson Dr. James N. Gettemy Donald P. Richter, Esq. Brown Zikmund Adam Center, Herndon, VA Barbara E. Headley First Vice Chair, Sanford Cloud, Jr., Esq. The Rev. Dr. Alvar W. Gustafson John H. Riege, Esq. Senior Pastor, Faith Board of Trustees The Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Mr. Herbert W. Hansen Michael R. Rion, Ph.D. Congregational Church, Ali A. Antar Crabtree The Rev. Dr. Alvan N. Johnson, Mr. Robert N. Schmalz, Esq. Hartford, CT The Rev. Robert L. Edwards Jr. Mr. Robert E. Stevens Chair, Physics Department, Jane I. Smith Central Connecticut State Professor of Islamic Studies Mr. James F. English, Jr. Mr. Worth Loomis The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Taylor University, New Britain, CT; and Christian-Muslim President, Islamic Association F. Peter Libassi Retired Business Executive Relations and Co-Director, of Greater Hartford, Berlin, CT Duncan Black Macdonald and Government Official, CORPORATORS (As of December 1, 2003) Bloomfield, CT; Center for the Study of M. Saleem Bajwa Flagg Road United Church of Islam and Christian- Specialist in Internal and Christ, West Hartford, CT Muslim Relations, Hartford Ms. Patricia L. Adams Mr. James T. Fleming Mr. Robert A. Laffin Edmund M. See, Esq. Pulmonary Medicine, Seminary; Dr. Winthrop R. Adkins Dr. Hassan G. Fouda The Rev. Dr. Molly O. Louden Imam Qasim Sharief Holyoke, MA; First Church of Christ, Dr. Kamal Ali Ms. Ellen D. Fox Ms. Elaine T. Lowengard The Rev. J. Richard Sherlock Sergio Mazza Executive Director, Islamic Farmington, CT Business Consultant, The Rev. Richard C. Allen Mr. Jerry Franklin Ms. Georgina I. Lucas Mr. Ralph M. Shulansky Council of New England Grosse Pointe, MI Yvette Melendez Mr. Robert M. Annon, Jr. Karl A. Fransson, Esq. Bruce M. Lutsk, Esq. The Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Sidorak, Mrs. Nora B. Anthony Mr. James P. Friedman Mrs. Janice S. Macferran Jr. Martin L. Budd Thiesfield Ms. Doris M. Armstrong Ms. Fredrica K. Gray Mr. B. Patrick Madden The Rev. Richard M. Silbereis Partner, Day Berry & Howard, Chief Administrative Stamford, CT; Officer, Connecticut State Mr. Peter B. Atherton Mr. Arnold C. Greenberg Thomas F. Malone, Ph.D. The Rev. Dr. Paul Smith Chair, Board of Trustees; Raymond A. McGarrigle University System, The Rev. Edwin O. Ayala Ms. Judith B. Greiman Mrs. Rosalie A. Malone The Right Rev. Andrew D. Smith Temple Emanu-El, New York General Manager, St. Hartford, CT; Bishop LeRoy Bailey, Jr. Mr. R. Nelson Griebel The Very Rev. Richard H. Ms. Marie M. Spivey Buckingham Congregational Bartholomew’s Church, Mr. Thomas O. Barnes The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Griffin Mansfield Mr. Mark S. Steiner New York, NY; Church, Glastonbury, CT Mr. Morrison H. Beach The Rev. Dr. Richard B. Griffis Dr. M. Reza Mansoor Ms. Jessie G. Stratton Allison Chisolm St. Bartholomew’s Church Owner, Choice Words, John A. Berman, Esq. Mr. John Gummere Mr. Tony March Mr. Leonard G. Sucsy Worcester, MA; Philip R. McLoughlin Hans Ucko Ms. Christel Ford Berry Mr. Robert D. Haller Mr. Robert B. Mauterstock, Jr. Mrs. Joanne F. Susag Wesley United Methodist Chair, Phoenix Funds, Program Executive, Office Courtney B. Bourns, Esq. Mr. Rashid Hamid Mr. E. Merritt McDonough, Jr. Mr. M. Philip Susag Church, Worcester, MA Hartford, CT; on Interreligious Relations The Rev. Dr. William L. Bradley Dr. Walter L. Harrison Mr. Jon F. McKenna The Rev. Dr. Robert K. Sweet, Jr. Church of the Redeemer, and Dialogue, World Harold C. Buckingham, Jr., Esq. Ms. Mary Hart Mr. John J. Meehan Beverly D. Tatum, Ph.D. Council of Churches, Chatham, MA Ms. Kimberly C. Burris The Rev. King T. Hayes Ms. Maura L. Melley Mrs. Sally S. Taylor Kelton Cobb Geneva, Switzerland; Professor of Theology Church of Sweden The Rev. Thomas G. Carr Ms. Alyce F. Hild The Rev. Dr. David D. Mellon The Rev. Dr. Jay M. Terbush, IV Mr. Ted Carroll Marie T. Hilliard, Ph.D. Stephen B. Middlebrook, Esq. Mr. Joseph M. Tobin, Jr. and Ethics and Seminary Vanda B. McMurtry Mr. Edward A. Charlebois John M. Horak, Esq. The Rev. Gary L. Miller Dr. Humphrey R. Tonkin Academic Advisor, Senior Vice President, James B. Walker Hartford Seminary; Aetna Inc., Hartford, CT; Senior Pastor, Phillips Mr. David W. Clark, Jr. The Rev. Dr. Edward G. The Rev. William G. Moldwin Mr. Henry Von Wodtke Immanuel Congregational Christ Church Cathedral, Metropolitan Christian Mr. Leonard G. Clough Horstmann Mr. Abdul-Rahmaan Muhammad Mr. John B. Walsh Church, Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Methodist Episcopal Dr. Winifred E. Coleman Mr. Chandler J. Howard Mr. Richard T. Mulready Mr. Allen Weintraub Church, Hartford, CT Mr. Myron E. Congdon Father James F. Hynes, O.F.M. The Rev. Robert H. Naylor Ms. Pamela Partridge West William J. Cronin, Jr. President, Cronin and Marnie W. Mueller The Rev. Shelley D. B. Copeland Mr. Ronald D. Jarvis Ms. Edna N. Negron Ms. Magrieta L. Willard Ms. Mally B. Cox-Chapman Mr. S. Edward Jeter Mr. H. Clinton Noble Mr. Eliot P. Williams Company, Inc., Glastonbury, Diocesan Consultant, Joseph Wei CT; Second Vice Chair, Board Episcopal Diocese of Dealer, Agent in Fine The Right Rev. James E. Curry Mr. Brooks R. Joslin Sulayman S. Nyang, Ph.D. Mr. James E. Willingham, Sr. of Trustees; St. Patrick-St. Connecticut; Asian Antiquities and Imam Fawaz Damra Ms. Katherine D. Kane Dr. Erline M. Patrick Mr. Donald K. Wilson, Jr. Anthony Church, Hartford, CT Treasurer, Board of Trustees; Related Works of Art, Mr. G. Graham Davidson, Jr. The Rev. Melvyn W. Kawakami The Honorable Eddie Perez Mr. Lincoln S. Young Christ Church Cathedral, Farmington, CT; Mr. Raymond H. Deck Mr. Calvert G. Keirstead Mr. Marc A. Reich Mr. Walter H. Zultowski Hartford, CT President, Hartford Mrs. Jean C. Denton Dr. Faraz Kelib Mr. George M. Reider, Jr. Stephen Fuchs Seminary Alumni/ae Dr. David D’Eramo Mr. Anthony S. Keller Mr. Ezra H. Ripple, IV Senior Rabbi, Congregation Frank O’Gorman Council; Mr. John J. Dwyer Mrs. Kathleen W. Kellogg Ms. Nancy P. Roberts Beth Israel, West Hartford, CT Addictions Treatment Grace Episcopal Church, Counselor, Department of Hartford, CT Mr. Archer L. Edgar The Rev. Stanley C. Kemmerer Ms. Amy B. Robinson Corrections, State of The Rev. Ned W. Edwards, Jr. The Rev. Stephen G. Kendrick Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum Connecticut; Salwa A. Elgebaly, Ph.D. Professor Colleen M. Keyes Mr. Steven J. Rothman Vice President, Hartford Ralph G. Elliot, Esq. Dr. Kimat G. Khatak Mr. Siddiq A. Sattar Seminary Alumni/ae Heidi Hadsell The Rev. Dr. Wesley C. Ewert The Very Rev. Dr. James A. The Rev. Dr. Donna E. Schaper President, Hartford Seminary Council; Dignity Hartford Mr. Barry M. Feldman Kowalski The Rev. Dr. Gregory W. Schmidt Mr. Raymond C. Ferrari Mr. Karl J. Krapek Scott Schooley, Esq. Trudie J. Prior The Rev. Dr. Lowell H. Fewster John E. Kreitler, Esq. Mr. Appleton H. Seaverns President and General Manager, Coral World Marine Park & Undersea Observatory, St. Thomas, VI; Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas

H ARTFORD S EMINARY • Annual Report 4 H ARTFORD S EMINARY • Annual Report 5 More than ever before, our world needs the work HARTFORD SEMINARY of Hartford Seminary: understanding that knows CONTRIBUTORS Statement of activities for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2002 and 2003: no religious boundaries, compassion that cuts Trustees President’s Council across cultural lines, and hope that bridges Corporators 2003 2002 geographic borders. Every one of our donors – Deceased Total Total from the smallest to the largest – bolsters this Visionary ($1,000 or more) REVENUES AND Anonymous Donor (2) critical work. The Rev. Dr. Ralph E. Ahlberg ’59 & ’96 OTHER SUPPORT: and Mrs. Beverly Ahlberg The Rev. Anne Stilson Alvord Research and Grants $347,726 1,414,111 Mr. David Barrett and Mrs. Jill Barrett The Most Rev. Lorraine J. Bouffard ’96 & Investment income, net 1,121,110 1,178,774 Through gifts to the Annual Fund, as well as Program ’01 Programs, scholarships and courses 892,050 873,648 Grants, Special Gifts and In-kind Gifts and Services, Martin L. Budd, Esq. and Mrs. Aviva Budd Bookstore 193,907 228,405 each of our donors strengthens the underpinning on Mrs. Sara F. Carson and which the Seminary builds its future. This 2003 Mr. David E. A. Carson Annual Appeal 621,499 195,446 Audrey S. Casstevens ‘60 Rentals 152,867 155,607 Annual Report gives us the opportunity to thank Sanford Cloud Jr., Esq. ’84 & ‘92 and Mrs. Diane B. Cloud Endowment Contributions 170,627 128,817 these donors for keeping alive the Seminary’s work in Mr. William J. Cronin, Jr. our local and world communities. To them, we offer The Rev. Dr. Sarah A. Edwards ’66 & ’74 Duncan Black Macdonald Center 45,425 51,248 and The Rev. Robert L. Edwards Library 24,338 24,207 our heartfelt thanks, along with our prayers for a more Mr. William H. Farley ’97 and Mrs. peaceful world. Ruth C. Farley Miscellaneous 20,771 17,085 Ms. Cornelia P. Ford ’97 Dr. James N. Gettemy and Mrs. Helen We also offer special thanks to the Those gifts are listed accordingly. M. Gettemy The Rev. William L. Inderstrodt ’52 and Total revenues and other support 3,590,320 4,267,348 members of the 2002-2003 Annual Mrs. Jane Sattler Inderstrodt ’51 Fund Committee, volunteers whose All Gifts to the Annual Fund, Mr. Karl J. Krapek and Mrs. Tina Kay dedication and hard work con- except for Honor Gifts and Krapek EXPENSES: tribute to our success. They are: Memorial Gifts, are listed according Mr. Worth Loomis and Mrs. Louise E. Loomis Change in net assets before other income and expense William J. Cronin, Chair; Allison to the giving level. Giving levels Mr. Sergio Mazza and Mrs. Lora L. Institutional $1,048,493 $1,086,751 Chisolm, Vice Chair; Lynn B. are: Visionary ($1,000 or more); Mazza Fulkerson, Alumni/ae Appeal Co- Pacesetter ($500-$999); Investor Mr. Raymond A. McGarrigle Programs, scholarships and courses 1,006,150 1,019,910 Dr. Vanda B. McMurtry and Mrs. Maria Chair; The Rev. Gustave E. ($250-$499); Partner ($100-$249); E. McMurtry Grants 329,395 643,136 Peterson, Alumni/ae Appeal Co- and Donor ($1-$99). Scott Schooley, Esq. and Ms. Giuliana Depreciation 328,551 315,047 Chair; Peter B. Atherton, Musilli Corporator Appeal Co-Chair; Annual Fund gifts support Hartford Mrs. Kathryn L. Rockwell ’51 Research 166,241 312,693 Mr. Robert E. Stevens and Mrs. Betty Kathleen W. Kellogg, Corporator Seminary’s Black Ministries H. Stevens Library 229,646 233,051 Appeal Co-Chair; Nancy Tatom Program, El Programa de The Rev. Margaret O. Thomas and Mr. Ammerman, Faculty/Staff Appeal Ministerios Hispanos, the Women’s Kenneth J. Thomas Bookstore 210,921 225,690 The Rev. Dr. Barbara Brown Zikmund and Duncan Black Macdonald Center 169,575 195,403 Co-Chair; David S. Barrett, Leadership Institute, the Duncan Dr. Joseph Zikmund, II Faculty/Staff Appeal Co-Chair; Black Macdonald Center for the Building and Grounds 228,974 187,638 Courtney B. Bourns, Esq., Friends Study of Islam and Christian- Pacesetter ($500.00 + ) Dr. Ali A. Antar and Dr. Fatma Antar Institutional Advancement 185,734 145,677 Appeal Co-Chair; Diane Dawson- Muslim Relations, the Hartford Dr. Mohammad Saleem Bajwa and Public Relations 95,505 118,846 Brown, Friends Appeal Co-Chair; Institute for Religion Research, the Mrs. Kaneez Bajwa The Rev. King T. Hayes, Center for Faith in Practice, the The Rev. Bonnie Bardot and Ms. Jan Technology 147,979 105,591 Gregory ’99 & ’00 Synagogue, Church, Mosque Library, and General Operations. A Dr. Roger S. Beck and Mrs. Ruth H. Administrative 133,710 100,727 Appeal Co-Chair; The Rev. number of contributions were Beck Renovations and Maintenance 51,674 46,640 Richard M. Silbereis, Synagogue, matched by employers, who are list- Harold C. Buckingham, Jr., Esq. and Church, Mosque Appeal Co-Chair; ed separately. Mrs. Joyce C. Buckingham The Rev. Bobbie Chapman ’96 Roseann Lezak Janow, Vendors Ms. Allison Chisolm and Mr. Peter H. Total expenses 4,332,548 4,736,800 Appeal Chair. Symbols on the following pages Hansen denote a contributor’s status as of Mr. Carl T. Furniss and Mrs. Carolyn Furniss The following donor categories October 31, 2003. Trustees are des- Change in net assets (742,228) (469,452) Mrs. Joanne F. Gates and Mr. Richard reflect gifts to the Annual Fund, ignated by the symbol ; President’s J. Gates except those listed under Program Council members are designated by Dr. Heidi Hadsell OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE: Mr. Rashid Hamid and Mrs. Louise Grants, Special Gifts and In-Kind the symbol ; Corporators are des- Hamid Net realized/unrealized gain on investments 267,639 (2,652,706) Gifts and Services. All gifts listed ignated by the symbol ; and The Rev. Stanley C. Kemmerer ’65 The Rev. Warren Matthews Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 3,128,444 were contributed in the fiscal year deceased donors are designated by July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003. the symbol . Alumni/ae gradua- The Rev. Dr. William J. McKinney, Jr.’70 & 267,639 475,738 ’71 and Mrs. Linda R. McKinney Donations to the Campaign for tion years follow one’s name. Dr. Marnie W. Mueller and Dr. Robert Change in net assets (474,589) 6,286 Hartford Seminary are not included in E. Mueller this report. To report any errors or omissions, Mrs. Henrietta J. Near Net assets, beginning of year 42,746,512 42,740,226 The Rev. Lyman G. Potter ’47 and Mrs. please call our Director of Annual Amy Lang Potter Net assets, end of year $42,271,923 $42,746,512 Often our donors choose to honor Giving at (860) 509-9520 or send an Dr. Michael R. Rion and Mrs. Nancy C. friends and loved ones through email to [email protected]. Rion Honor Gifts and Memorial Gifts.

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James K. Robertson, Jr., Esq. ’98 The Rev. Dr. Reka B. Kaetzel ‘47 The Rev. Alvord M. Beardslee H. Fishman and The Rev. Fidelia A. Lane ‘52 Rachel B. Pollock Mrs. Evelyn Viets The Rev. Virginia Roger Black and Professor Colleen M. Keyes Bou- Dr. Zdenek F. Bednar ‘48 & ‘49 The Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Fogal ’79 and Mr. James S. Landon, Jr. ’57 and Mrs. The Rev. John E. Post ’52 and Mrs. Dr. Ben F. Wade and Mrs. Ben F. Mr. David J. Blume and Mrs. Mary K. Mrs. JoAnn Robertson Jarwa and Mr. Walid Bou-Jarwa Ms. Linda K. Beher ’97 The Rev. Laurie W. Etter Marsha Landon Gloria C. Post Wade Blume The Rev. Dr. Roy M. Rutherford ’56 &’ Dr. Kimat G. Khatak The Rev. Dr. Robert F. Berkey ’58 and Ms. M. Burch Tracy Ford and Mr. The Rev. George W. Lang ’61 and Mr. Norman A. Powell Mr. Richard Weaver-Bey Ms. Doreen A. Bottone ‘99 and Mr. 62 John E. Kreitler, Esq. and Mrs. Mrs. Carolyn Berkey ’58 Brian W. Ford Mrs. Lenore F. Lang Ms. Betty Jane Rector ’52 & ’64 Miss Virginia Webber ’47 Timothy Bottone The Rev. Dr. Evans F. Sealand, Jr. ’81 Margie Kreitler John A. Berman, Esq. Mr. Scott W. Fowler and The Rev. The Rev. Richard W. Larson ’83 and Ms. Phyllis Luidens Reed ’60 The Rev. John P. Webster ’59 and Mrs. Ms. Yvonne D. Bowen-Mack ‘01 and Mr. Austin T. Lydon and Mrs. Linda J. Dr. Willem A. Bijlefeld and Mrs. Ineke Karin C. Fowler Mrs. Anne M. Larson Mr. George M. Reider, Jr. Phyllis S. Webster Dr. George N. Bowers, Jr. and Mrs. Mrs. Evelyn Sealand Lydon Bijlefeld Ms. Ellen D. Fox The Rev. J. Thomas Leamon ’53 Mr. Edward J. Requardt Ms. Margery Weed Myra H. Bowers Edmund M. See, Esq. and Mrs. Dr. Ian Markham and Mrs. Lesley The Rev. Dr. Steven Blackburn and and Mr. Jerry D. Fox Dr. Sherwood C. Lewis and Mrs. John H. Riege, Esq. and Mrs. Sali G. The Rev. James O. West, Jr. ‘40 The Rev. Lyn G. Brakeman Ellen E. Markham the Rev. Dr. Susan Wyman Mr. Jerry Franklin and Mrs. Ida Gwendolyn H. Lewis Riege The Rev. Charles E. West ’53 and Mrs. Mr. A. Richard Brayer and Mrs. Faith See Mr. Thomas R. Missett and Mrs. Ms. Louise Blalock Franklin Mrs. Herminia T. Littleton ’58 & ’60 The Rev. Louis H. Riley ’46 & ’49 and Mary Ellen West Brayer Ms. Rosalie B. Sorenson Catherine R. Misset Mr. Auburn A. Boyers ’61 and Mrs. Mr. James P. Friedman and Mrs. The Rev. Molly O’Neill Louden Mrs. Eleanor M. Riley The Rev. Harry Widman ’52 and Mrs. Ms. Mary A. Breen ‘99 and Mr. Mr. William J. Soter and Mrs. Sally R. The Rev. Cynthia Taylor Morse Ruth D. Boyers Dianne Friedman Mr. James B. Lowell, Jr. and Mrs. Ms. Nancy P. Roberts and Mr. Anne R. Widman ’52 Thomas F. Breen, III Soter Mrs. Caroline W. Palmer ’52 The Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, III ’53 Ms. Anne K. Fries ’85 Barbara E. Lowell Stephen Roberts Ms. Magrieta L. Willard Mr. James F. Brennan Mr. Samuel F. Trull and Mrs. Martha Mrs. Margaret Sweetland Patricelli and Mrs. Frances Boynton Mrs. Sydney F. Fuller Ms. Elaine T. Lowengard and Mr. Ms. Amy B. Robinson ’99 and Mr. The Rev. Dr. Melvin G. Williams ’83 & Mrs. Bertha Cook Brown ’53 W. Trull and Mr. Robert E. Patricelli The Rev. Dr. William L. Bradley and Mr. Arthur L. Gaither ’99 and Mrs. Jerry Lowengard Lewis Robinson ’84 and Mrs. Martha D. Williams The Rev. Jean Cook Brown ’93 Mr. Jon W. Webber and Mrs. The Rev. Dr. Steven J. Peterson ’98 Mrs. Paula E. Bradley Alfreda G. Gaither Ms. Mary Ann W. Lundy and Mr. Mr. John G. Rohrbach and Mrs. Mr. Henry Von Wodtke and Mrs. The Rev. Dr. Stuart C. Brush ’89 and Marilyn R. Webber Dr. Robert L. Polk ‘55 The Rev. Marilyn S. Breckenridge ’63 Mr. Sidney L. Gardner ‘87 Donald J. Wilson Caroline H. Rohrbach Janet B. Von Wodtke Mrs. Laura M. Brush Judith B. Welles, Ph.D. ’42 & ’44 Mr. Marc A. Reich and the Rev. Thomas Breckenridge Perry Gilmore, Ph.D. Mr. Samuel N. Macferran and Mrs. Ms. Karen B. Rollins ’99 The Rev. Dr. C. Umhau Wolf ’42 Dr. Linda Hathaway Bunza ’71 and Mr. Donald K. Wilson, Jr. and Mrs. Donald P. Richter, Esq. and Mrs. ’64 Mrs. Marian Mercer Glade ’45 and Janice S. Macferran The Rev. Dr. Bonnie A. Rosborough Mrs. Amy C. Wolsdorf ’69 Dr. Geoffrey J. Bunza Jean N. Wilson Jane F. Richter William R. Breetz, Esq. Mr. Otto W. Glade Mrs. Ruth Miller Manter ’37 and Mr. ‘89 Ms. Nancy A. Wood Ms. Bettina I. Buonanno ‘02 The Rev. Dr. William J. Zito ’59 & Mr. Ezra H. Ripple, IV and Mrs. Mrs. Winifred A. Bice ’42 The Rev. Dr. Janice Glenn ’01 John G. Manter Robert L. Rosensweig, Esq. and Mrs. Mrs. Barbara B. Woodruff Ms. Sharon M. Burt ’87 and Mrs. Janet Zito Christina Ripple The Rev. Frank A. Brooks ’53 Mrs. Leanore A. Goode and The Rev. Cosbie Marable, Jr. ‘94 Gertrude S. Rosensweig The Rev. Ronald L. Woodruff Mrs. Carolyn Brooks Burton ‘89 Mr. Philip R. Roberts The Rev. Dr. Cyril C. Burke ’82 and Mr. Robert B. Goode, Jr. The Rev. Ralph E. Marsden, Jr. ’53 Mr. James H. Rotondo and Mrs. Anne The Rev. Dr. Henry G. Wyman ‘56 Mr. Steven B. Buttner Investor - ($250.00 + ) Dr. Peter M. Rosa and Mrs. Pamela Mrs. A. Gloria Burke Dr. Clifford J. Green and Mrs. Audley The Rev. Daniel K. Martin ’59 Rotondo Ms. Jean Nearing Young Sister Mary Canavan ‘02 Anonymous Donor (2) G. Rosa The Rev. Hazel Anne Burnett ’53 J. Green Dr. Ingrid Mattson and Mr. Amer The Rev. John E. Scavo ’56 and Mrs. Ms. Joan Carlton ’83 & ’97 Dr. Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi’ and Mrs. Mr. Siddiq A. Sattar and Mrs. Ms. Kimberly C. Burris and Dr. The Rev. Lillian S. Gregory ’45 Aatek Susan L. Scavo ’56 Donor - ($1.00 +) Dr. Jackson W. Carroll and Mrs. Anne Fatima Abu-Rabi’ Phyllis Sattar Clifford Wagner Mr. R. Nelson Griebel and Mrs. Mr. E. Merritt McDonough, Jr. and The Rev. Dr. Donna E. Schaper ‘00 Anonymous Donor (22) E. Carroll Dr. Jack W. Ammerman and Dr. Nancy Mrs. Priscilla S. Savage ’51 The Rev. Robert H. Calvert ’55 and Kirsten Griebel Mrs. Maggie McDonough and Mr. Warren Goldstein Ms. Elizabeth Lee Abbott ’54 The Rev. Alan D. Carvalho ’61 T. Ammerman The Rev. Dr. Gregory W. Schmidt ’99 Mrs. Anne Shaw Calvert ’54 The Rev. Dr. Richard B. Griffis and Ms. Dorothy F. McDougald ’92 Robert N. Schmalz, Esq. ’95 and Mr. Hanson Adams ’87 Mr. Terry P. Cassidy Mr. Robert M. Annon, Jr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Sharon C. Schmidt The Rev. Beryl J. Capewell ‘54 and Mrs. Anne H. Griffis Dr. M. Kathleen McGrory Mrs. Anne P. Schmalz Ms. Martha O. Adams ’97 and Mr. Mr. Richard H. Cave and Mrs. Dianna Hamborg Annon Ms. Margaret C. Shanks Mr. Marvin G. Capewell The Rev. Dr. Alvar W. Gustafson ’82 The Rev. J. Alan McLean ’70 and Mrs. Hazel Key Schoonmaker ’48 and Robert E. Adams Roxanne C. Cave Mrs. Nora B. Anthony ’97 and Mr. Richard G. Shechtman, Esq. and Mrs. The Rev. M. Dosia Carlson ’60 and Mrs. Viola A. Gustafson Mrs. Joan M. McLean Mr. Theodore C. Schoonmaker Ms. Margaret M. Allen ‘95 Mrs. Polly U. Champ J. Danford Anthony, Jr. Sheila Shechtm Ms. Juanita R. Chakerian Ms. Terry Guzauckas ‘01 The Rev. Robert A. McWaid ’64 & ’69 The Rev. Leroy E. Schrump ’67 and The Rev. Elizabeth D. Allen and Mr. Ms. Patricia Mei Yin Chang Mr. Peter B. Atherton The Rev. J. Richard Sherlock and Ms. Jane P. Charette ’98 Mrs. Ruth E. Hadley ’51 and Mr. David Mr. John J. Meehan and Mrs. Mrs. Myra W. Schrump Kenneth S. Allen Miss Elizabeth Chapin ’37 Mr. Carlyle F. Barnes and Mrs. Mrs. Diane L. Sherlock Mr. Edward A. Charlebois and Mrs. M. Hadley Pamela M. Meehan Dr. H. Vardis Brown Schwager ’28 & Mr. Brian C. Alston ‘01 Ms. Bess Chosak ‘02 Elizabeth M. Barnes Dr. Jane I. Smith ’62 Julie Charlebois The Rev. Ronald C. Hajarian ’57 and Ms. Maura L. Melley ’31 Mr. Robert F. Amstutz ’56 Mr. John E. Church and Mrs. Dorothy Mr. Phillip I. Blumberg The Rev. Dr. Paul Smith ’60 and The Rev. Richard C. P. Chun ’49 and Mrs. Janet E. Hajarian Stephen B. Middlebrook, Esq. and Mr. Appleton H. Seaverns The Rev. John S. Anderson ’44 and B. Church Courtney B. Bourns, Esq. and Mrs. Mrs. Frances P. Smith Mrs. Thelma L. Chun Mr. Robert D. Haller and Mrs. Mrs. Patricia Middlebrook Mr. Ijaz Shafi and Mrs. Nelofar Shafi Mrs. Elaine H. Anderson Miss Mary C. Clarke ’49 Jane C. Bourns The Rev. F. Barry Stipp ‘60 and Mrs. Mr. Leonard G. Clough and Mrs. Wendy M. Haller The Rev. Ann C. Miller Dr. George L. Shelley, III ‘78 Ms. Marjorie D. Anderson Dr. Alverna Miller Cobb Mr. Pete Brinckerhoff ’68 Colette S. Stipp Mona Clough Ms. Carmela S. Hansen Mrs. Mary C. Miller and Mr. Richard J. Mr. Ralph M. Shulansky and Mrs. Ms. Lynn C. Andrewson Mr. J. Larry Cochran Mr. George Caspar and Mrs. Frances Mrs. Joanne F. Susag and Mr. M. Dr. Kelton Cobb and Dr. Heidi Mr. Herbert W. Hansen and Mrs. Miller Ruth Shulansky Ms. Doris M. Armstrong Mr. Malcolm C. Cochran ’95 and Mrs. B. Caspar Philip Susag Gehman Susan Hansen The Rev. Gary Miller The Rev. Donald A. Simpson ’47 and Dr. John J. Arnold ’60 & ’67 and Mrs. Sandy Cochran The Rev. Dr. Barry Cass ’95 Mr. John B. Walsh and Mrs. Ms. Winifred E. Coleman The Rev. Ernest S. Harris, Jr. ’68 The Rev. Dr. Jay P. Mitchell ‘82 and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Simpson Rhea V. H. Arnold Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener Mr. David W. Clark, Jr. and Mrs. Marybeth O. Walsh Mr. Myron E. Congdon and Mrs. The Rev. Alden C. Hebard ’53 and Mrs. Priscilla R. Mitchell The Rev. Withel I. Simpson ’84 & ’90 Mr. R. Regner Arvidson and Mrs. Ms. Victoria A. Cole-Galo ‘97 and Mr. Anna Clark The Rev. Benjamin K. Watts ‘95 and Heather H. Congdon Mrs. Betty L. Hebard The Rev. William G. Moldwin ‘60 and Mr. Owen Simpson Carolyn Arvidson Ezequiel L. Galo The Rev. George C. Conklin ’56 Mrs. Cynthina Watts Mr. William H. Connelly and Mrs. Ms. Alyce F. Hild and Dr. David H. and Mrs. Rosalind L. Moldwin ‘59 The Right Rev. Andrew D. Smith The Rev. Richard H. Aulenbach ’51 Ms. Dianne E. Conner ‘99 David W. Cooney, Esq. and Mrs. Joan Mr. Joseph Wei ’92 Frances F. Connelly Hild Dr. J. Floyd Moore ’44 and Mrs. Kate T. Smith and Mrs. Romaine E. Aulenbach Mrs. Anne C. Cook L. Cooney Mr. Eliot P. Williams and Mrs. Susan Miss Olive A. Cook ’51 Dr. Marie T. Hilliard ’96 Ms. Joanne Moran Ms. Geraldine Messina Smith ‘58 Mrs. Ellen M. Aurbakken ’55 Mr. James L. Corthouts The Rev. Shelley D. B. Copeland ’97 R. Williams The Rev. Warren E. Covell ’59 and Mr. and Mrs. Ovide G. Hogaboom Mr. John Davis Murphy and Mrs. Edith The Right Rev. John H. Smith '80 and The Rev. Dr. David E. Avery ’87 Mrs. Blanche S. Craig ’39 and Min. Michael Copeland The Rev. Grenville Winthrop, III ’63 Mrs. Phyllis Storrs Covell ’56 Mrs. Virginia W. Hughes W. Murphy Mrs. Victoria D. Smith The Rev. Charles D. Baboian ’55 and Mr. Scott E. Crom The Right Rev. James E. Curry and Mrs. Nancy N. Winthrop Ms. Mally B. Cox-Chapman and The Rev. James E. Humphrey ’63 & Mr. Herbert J. Murray and Mrs. Ms. Shirley M. Smith '57 Mrs. Sandra H. Baboian The Rev. Malcolm S. Crook ’49 and The Rev. Dr. Carl S. Dudley and Mrs. Dr. James W. Cox-Chapman ’64 and Mrs. Faye G. Humphrey Marjorie B. Murray Dr. Olivia T. Spaulding ’67 and the Mr. Ivan A. Backer and Mrs. Carolyn Mrs. Katherine Crook Shirley S. Dudley Partner - ($100.00 + ) The Rev. Dr. Davida Foy Crabtree ‘89 Mrs. Mabel M. Jasut and Mr. John P. The Rev. Robert Hoffman Naylor Rev. A. McLean Spaulding B. Backer The Rev. Robert B. Daggett ’65 The Rev. Lawrence E. Dunn ’50 and Anonymous Donor (3) and Mr. David T. Hindinger Jasut and Mrs. Gretchen Hoffman Naylor Hilda C. Standish, M.D. Ms. Karen G. Baldwin ‘02 and Mr. Bob Ms. Claire K. Dalidowitz ‘94 and Mr. Mrs. Barbara P. Dunn ’50 Mrs. Mary Alice McCorkle Abel ’48 Imam Fawaz Damra ‘99 and Mrs. Ms. Loreli Jenkins and the Rev. Ms. Edna N. Negron and Mr. Jack Mr. Talcott Stanley Baldwin Richard J. Dalido Ms. Linda T. Eaton ’97 & ’00 Ms. Gail Adams ‘99 Nasreen Damra George W. Jenkins W. Cullin Ms. Susan W. Stedman ’70 Ms. Shawnee Baldwin Ms. Charlene L. Dann The Rev. Dr. Eleanor S. Ebersole ’51 & Ms. Marian Louise Adams ’51 Ms. Mary Ann Debnar Mrs. Winnifred Kirby Johnson ’29 The Rev. Dr. Roger S. Nicholson ’84 Mr. Leonard G. Sucsy and Mrs. Mr. Myron L. Baldwin, Jr. and Mrs. Ms. Nancy Dartnall ’98 ’53 and The Rev. Dr. Jay F. Ebersole Ms. Patricia L. Adams and Mr. Mr. Raymond H. Deck and Mrs. Mr. Hooks K. Johnston, Jr. and Ms. and Mrs. Helen A. Nicholson Deanna Sucsy Beulah S. Baldwin Mr. G. Graham Davidson and Mrs. ’53 Richard Adams Ronnie A. Deck Susan Yates Johnston Mr. H. Clinton Noble The Rev. Dr. Robert K. Sweet, Jr. ’62 & The Rev. Geoffrey L. Barnes ‘61 Mary Davidson Miss Mary W. Edwards Mr. Douglas W. Addison ’53 and Mrs. Mrs. Jean C. Denton and Dr. Mrs. Kathleen S. Johnston The Rev. Dr. Richard T. Nolan ‘63 ’78 and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Sweet The Rev. Dr. Linda U. Barnes ’98 Mrs. Mildred L. Davis ‘93 Mrs. Jean Fry Ehinger ’44 Ruth Addison Cleveland Denton The Rev. Keith M. Jones and Mrs. The Rev. Evan M. Odden ’60 The Rev. Gladys Marrie Sypher ‘92 Mr. Thomas O. Barnes Mr. Stephen A. Davis Ms. Jane Ellingwood Dr. Efrain Agosto and Mrs. Olga Dr. David D’Eramo Lydia M. Jones Ms. Coralie Odoms ‘93 The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Taylor ’78 Dr. Robbins W. Barstow, Jr. ’42 and Ms. Jeannette Davis ’50 Mr. James F. English, Jr. and Mrs. Agosto The Rev. Dee Anne Dodd Ms. Mary L. Kalencik The Rev. Alice L. O’Donovan ’88 and Mrs. Jo Anne Y. Taylor ’90 Mrs. Margaret V. Barstow The Rev. Marjorie H. Davis ’58 Isabelle S. C. English Ms. Nancy G. Aker The Rev. Dwight A. Dutton ’88 and The Rev. Arpad de Kallos ‘57 Mr. Francis O’Gorman ’99 Mrs. Sally S. Taylor and Allan B. Mr. Charles R. Baxter and Mrs. Mr. Lawrence A. Day ’70 and Mrs. The Rev. Robert F. Fenby ’60 and Mrs. The Rev. Jonathan P. Albright ’58 and Mrs. Barbara A. Dutton Ms. Katherine D. Kane The Rev. John W. Olson ’61 and Mrs. Taylor, Esq. Priscilla Coffin Baxter Barbara M. Day Leona F. Fenby Mrs. Nancy M. Albright Mr. John J. Dwyer The Rev. Melvyn W. Kawakami and Doris C. Olson The Rev. Andrew D. Terwilleger ’70 Ms. Catherine M. Bayer and Mr. Mrs. Dorothy F. DeVries ’47 Ms. Katharine S. Flower ’97 & ’01 Dr. Kamal Ali Mr. Archer L. Edgar and Mrs. Mrs. Dorothy Kramer Kawakami The Rev. Paul M. Opsahl ’61 and Mrs. Priscilla C. Terwilleger Michael C. Bayer The Rev. Dr. Richard C. Diehl ’87 and Rabbi Stephen Fuchs and Mrs. The Rev. James H. Ameling ’58 and Pauline Edgar Mr. Norman C. Kayser and Mrs. Joan Mr. Joseph L. Pace ’00 Dr. L. Neal Testerman and Mrs. M. The Rev. Paul F. Beech and Mrs. Mrs. Mary Frances Diehl Victoria Fuchs Ms. Ann Ameling ’97 The Rev. Ned W. Edwards, Jr. and G. Kayser Ms. Carmen Utzurrum Pak ’51 and Warene Testerman Muriel A. Beech Mrs. Mary Hamlin Dixon ’68 Ms. Lynn B. Fulkerson ’93 and Dr. The Rev. Lynn W. Anderson and Mrs. Mrs. Gwendolyn J. Couch Mrs. Kathleen W. Kellogg and Mr. Mr. Harry Y. Pak Ms. Yvette Melendez Thiesfield and The Rev. Ralph E. Beets ’51 and Mrs. Dr. Ralph E. Dodge ’43 & ’44 and Mrs. John P. Fulkerson Shirley E. Anderson Ralph Gregory Elliot, Esq. Thomas O. Kellogg Marjorie Fay Palm Mr. H. Robert Thiesfield Evelyn B. Beets Beth Dodge The Rev. Hubert E. Gackle ’54 and Miss Evelyn M. Andre ’52 Mr. Robert D. Ertl ’54 and Mrs. Jean S. Miss Helen L. Kilquist ’56 Mr. David W. Parmelee and Mrs. The Honorable Alvin W. Thompson The Rev. James A. Benjamin ‘84 Ms. Ruth A. Dudley ’47 and Mr. Edwin Mrs. Corinna Hillman Gackle ’52 The Rev. Donald R. Asman ’57 & ’60 Ertl Dr. Tukyul A. Kimm ’59 & ’62 Arlene J. Parmelee and Mrs. Lesley A. Morgan Mr. Peter Benner and Mrs. Catherine A. Dudley The Rev. Dr. Cynthia A. Good ‘02 Mr. Bader ‘54 Ms. Betty B. Evans The Rev. Harry C. King, Jr. ’57 and Dr. Erline M. Patrick Thompson Benner Mrs. Eugene C. Duryee Mr. Richard Doyle Green Bishop Leroy Bailey, Jr. ‘83 and Dr. Joseph H. Evans and Mrs. Mrs. Evelyn R. King ’57 Mr. David B. Payne and Mrs. Beverly Dr. Martha B. Thornton ’58 & ’62 Ms. Adriane Bennett The Rev. Canon William D. Dwyer ’98 Dr. Walter L. Harrison Mrs. Reathia J. Bailey Harriette C. Evans The Rev. Dr. Mary Decker Klaaren ’96 S. Payne Mr. Joseph M. Tobin, Jr. and Mrs. Ms. Judith A. Benton and Mrs. Utako Shiraishi Dwyer Mr. Keith B. Hook and Mrs. Alexis C. James Baker and Christine Palm The Rev. Dr. Wesley C. Ewert ’47 & and Mr. Eugene Klaaren Mr. Donald Pelham and Mrs. Mary Susan Stemlau Tobin The Rev. W. Raymond Berry ‘54 and The Rev. George W. Easton ’64 Hook Mrs. John James Barbour ’53 and Mrs. Genevieve D. Ewert The Rev. Roger D. Knight ’59 and Mrs. Jean Pelham Dr. Humphrey R. Tonkin and Dr. Mrs. Shirley N. Berry ‘54 The Rev. Vernon T. Edward ’66 & ’96 Mr. S. Edward Jeter and Mrs. Dr. Edward P. Bartunek ’49, ’55 & ’63 The Rev. Katherine Fagerburg and Mr. Beth H. Knight ’59 The Rev. Gustave E. Peterson ’90 and Jane S. Edwards Mrs. Winifred A. Bice ‘42 and Mrs. Doris McBride Edward ’67 Michael Dewey Jeter and Mrs.Winifred J. Bartunek ’48 Vernon Baker Ms. Anne Dahlberg Kowalczyk ’99 Mrs. Barbara A. Peterson Phillip E. Trowbridge, M.D. and Mrs. The Rev. Andrew J. Bierkan ‘74 & ’97 Mr. Charles A. Johnson ’50 and Mrs. The Rev. Gordon S. Bates ’64 and The Rev. Dr. Lowell H. Fewster and The Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski ’91 Mr. Daniel W. Pettengill Fay R. Trowbridge Ms. Linda M. Bieze ‘01 Mr. Richard El-Amin and Mrs. Carolyn Virginia W. Johnson’49 Mrs. Wanda B. Bates The Rev. Julie Fewster and Dr. Anne Brewer Miss Mary Lou Pettit ’53 The Rev. Dr. Franklin Maner Tyson ‘00 Mr. Selvin G. Bish ‘02 El-Amin William R. Judy, Esq. Mr. Morrison H. Beach and Mrs. Ms. Dorothy E. Finn Professor Yehezkel Landau The Rev. James M. Phillips Ms. Mary C. Verdosci ‘00 Chaplain Karen L. Bixby ‘91 and Mr. Mr. Donarell B. Elder ‘92 The Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Kaetzel ‘54 and Evelyn H. Beach Mr. Robert J. Fishman and Mrs. Susan The Rev. Robert C. Lane ‘52 Mr. James W. Pollock ’61 and Mrs. The Rev. Dr. Wallace T. Viets ’50 and James A. Bixby Mr. Winthrop P. Eldredge

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The Rev. Mason Ellison and Mrs. ’95 and Mrs. Peggy A. Hawk Dr. Adair Lummis The Rev. Ivan S. Pitts and Mrs. Mr. M. Allen Swift Ms. Ruth G. Tureckova and Mr. David Richard J. Wasserman, Esq. and Mrs. The Rev. David C. Williams ’64 Roberta Ellison The Rev. Dr. Mary N. Hawkes ’58 Mr. Kenneth W. MacCormac and Mrs. Tanishe Pitts Ms. Mary Lou Tanner and Mr. David P. Culton Cynthia S. Wasserman Mrs. E. Joy Kattner Wilson ‘47 Mrs. Sarah N. Emmel The Rev. Richard H. Haynes ’47 Mary N. MacCormac The Rev. Harry B. Poppe, Jr. ’41 & ’50 D. Tanner Ms. Julia van Dyke Ms. Amy Webb-Mower Dr. Leonard T. Wolcott ’39 and Mrs. The Rev. Dr. V. Donald Emmel ’81 and The Rev. Dr. Barbara E. Headley ’90 Dr. Thomas F. Malone ▼ and Mrs. and Mrs. Barbara Peck Poppe ’39, Mr. Donald N. Thatcher ● and Mrs. The Rev. John C. Van Epps ‘98 Ms. Lillian W. Weckworth and Mr. Carolyn Muller Wolcott ’37 & ’42 Mrs. Esther E. Emmel ■ Rosalie A. Malone ’46 & ’49 Janet S. Thatcher Ms. Elizabeth C. Van Loon ’00 and Raymond W. Weckworth The Rev. William Y. Wong ’58 & ’59 Mrs. Dorothy M. England and Mr. Robert A. Heavilin and Ms. Mary Ms. Eleanor Manire-Gatti ‘00 Mr. David P. Porteous ‘72 and Ms. The Rev. Oliver N. Thomas ‘55 and Mr. Peter A. Van Loon Dr. Carl M. Wheeless ’57 and Mrs. Lucy H. Wong ’60 Chaplain Leon C. England A. Calvert-Heavilin Ms. Donna K. Manocchio and Mr. Patricia Porteous Mrs. Carol J. Thomas Ms. Valerie S. Vick and Mr. Walter C. Ms. Joanne T. White ‘97 Ms. Cynthia M. Wood Ms. Mary Bartlett Espinosa ’95 Mrs. Thelma Prince Hedges ‘52 David A. Lewis The Rev. Edgar G. Prasse and The Rev. Willard E. Thomen ’49 & ’50 Vick Ms. Meg Wichser The Rev. Robert W. Wright ’55 & ’60 Mr. Jose D. Estoye ‘64 and Mrs. Lydia The Rev. David S. Hill ’58 The Rev. Kenneth C. Margrey ’65 The Rev. Barbara Prasse Ms. Joan M. Thorburn ’98 Ms. Sharon K. Waber and Mr. John The Rev. John Wiedenheft ’65 and Mrs. Cynthia D. Yee ’63 Mencias Estoye ‘65 Mr. Raymond Holland, III Mrs. Nelba Marquez-Greene and Mr. Mr. Richard S. Pryce ’65 and Mrs. Gail Dr. Scott L. Thumma and Mrs. Waber Mrs. Darleen C. Wiedenheft Mr. Lincoln S. Young ▼ and Mrs. Miss Alice E. Ewing ’53 Ms. Lilyne M. Hollingworth James S. Greene, Jr. K. Pryce ’64 Jennifer L. Thumma The Rev. Dr. Richard L. Waddell, Jr. Miss Krystal Wiggins Pauline A. Young Dr. Mohammed Riazullah Faruqi Ms. Margaret G. Holt Mr. Stephen S. Marino ‘01 Mrs. Carol B. Purdy ’46 The Rev. Dr. William P. Tolley ’53 & ’58 ’86 and Mrs. Shirley G. Waddell Mrs. Sheryl Wiggins and Mr. Keith A. Mrs. Lynette Caverly Young ’37 The Rev. Patricia P. Felletter ‘83 Ms. Virginia M. Horrigan Ms. Ann L. Marino ’98 Dr. Shyamala Raman and Mrs. Nancy S. Tolley ’57 Mrs. Elizabeth S. Wagner ’53 Wiggins Mr. Ronald E. Young Ms. Rosemary A. Fennell The Rev. Roger P. Horton ’44 and Mrs. Mr. James N. Mason, Jr. The Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray, Jr. ’86 The Rev. Dr. Homer L. Trickett and The Rev. Dr. Lawrence A. Washburn, Mr. Reginald G. Wilde The Rev. Ariel M. Zambrano ’55 and Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams and Dr. Frances Davies Horton ’45 Mrs. Janet McKenna Matson ’40 Dr. Ray G. Register ’70 and Mrs. Rose Mrs. Margaret M. Trickett Sr. ’59 & ’80 and Mrs. Lenore D. Miss Marjorie J. Williams ‘53 Mrs. Mary F. Zambrano Kevin Williams Mrs. Shirley H. Hoskins ’42 and Mr. Mrs. Olive Hadley McAdams ’45 Mary Register Mr. Arthur L. Tucker and Mrs. June P. Washburn Mr. Othneil G. Williams, Jr. and Ms. Mr. Walter H. Zultowski ▼ and Mrs. Ms. Rita A. Fiero ’92 Stanley L. Hoskins The Rev. Ruth E. McCarty The Rev. Persida Rivera-Mendez Tucker Janice Wood Williams Linda B. Zultowski Ms. Elvira Russo Filippone ’00 & ’01 Ms. Patricia Ann Houge ’59 The Rev. David M. McDonald Ms. Sherie S. Roberts ‘01 The Rev. Dr. Lawrence D. Folkemer Ms. Marlene Ho-Yen ‘98 The Rev. Barbara E. McFarlane ’89 Dr. Dow F. Robinson ‘66 and Mrs. Lois ’41 & ’46 and Mrs. Anna B. Folkemer Ms. Lindsey V. Huddleston and Mr. and Mr. Barrington McFarlane ’91 L. Robinson ‘63 Ms. Claire Fonseca Richard H. Huddleston Mr. Jon F. McKenna ▼ The Rev. Robert R. Rock ’68 and Mrs. All of the following donors Second Baptist Church St. John’s Episcopal Church Windham Association of the CT Ms. Rose Marie Fowler ’98 Ms. Loralee F. Huston ’85 & ’90 and The Rev. Howard W. McKinney ‘46 Susan I. Rock are in Connecticut unless Suffield West Hartford Conference of the UCC Mr. Arthur W. Frank, Jr. and Mrs. Jane Mr. Hollis W. Huston and Mrs. Flora S. McKinney Mrs. Beatrice C. Rocker and Mr. Clay otherwise indicated Willimantic Ewing Frank The Rev. Jeffrey A. Ingraham ’01 The Rev. John W. McKinstry ’62 and A. Rocker Shiloh Baptist Church St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Mr. Karl A. Fransson ’72 Ms. Angela James Mrs. Anne P. McKinsstry Ms. Laurie R. Rollins Synagogue • Church • New London Bloomfield Zion Episcopal Church Ms. Jane E. Frawley ‘99 The Rev. Glendon C. Jantzi ’57 Mr. Theodore P. McKnight ’56 and Dr. David Roozen and Mrs. Suzanne Mosque and other North Branford Mrs. Pamela F. French and Mr. John Mr. Curtis E. Jennings and Mrs. Degi Mrs. Martha Kemp McKnight ’53 Roozen religious institutions South Congregational Church The First Church of Christ in C. Frensch, III Jennings Ms. Dorothy H. McLachlan Ms. Mary Jane Ross Middletown Hartford Donor - ($1.00 + ) Mr. Denison C. Fuller and Mrs. Harriet Ms. Pegge Johnson Ms. Linda J. Mead ’97 The Rev. Dr. Jack R. Rothenberger ’55 Visionary - ($1,000.00 + ) Hartford Medical Mission Sisters T. Fuller Ms. Robin L. Johnson and Mr. Steven Mrs. Mary Alice Wagner Medlicott and Mrs. Jean D. Rothenberger Asylum Hill Congregational Church Investor - ($250.00 + ) Hartford Miss Nathena H. Fuller Johnson ‘48 Ms. Marie A. Rovero Hartford American-Latvian Evangelical Partner - ($100.00 + ) Mr. Samuel S. Fuller and Mrs. Jane P. The Rev. Dr. Ellen Johnson-Fay ‘92 Dr. Esther L. Megill ’60 & ’66 Mrs. Eloise Johnson Rowe ’34 Lutheran Church Calvary Baptist Church Memorial Baptist Church Fuller Dr. Robert M. Johnston ’77 The Rev. Dr. David D. Mellon ▼ and Ms. June C. Roy ‘02 Community Congregational Church Manchester Norwalk Hartford Mrs. Elizabeth W. Gale ’37 Ms. Andrea Lynn Jones Mrs. Nancy O. Mellon Dr. James E. Royster ‘67 & ‘70 Short Hills, NJ Ms. Marilda L. Gandara The Rev. Louise E. Jones ’83 Dr. Roland E. Miller ’54 & ’73 and The Rev. Dr. Charles T. Russ ’60 & ’64 Blue Hills Community Baptist Central Baptist Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church Ms. Marilyn Garcia The Rev. Deborah J. Kapp and Mr. Mrs. Mary Helen Miller and Mrs. Dorothy I. Russ First Congregational Church Church Hartford Gales Ferry Dr. J. Edward Gates ’68 and Mrs. Anthony T. Ruger Dr. Jewel A. Miller-Ellison ‘90 Mrs. Ruth G. Russell ’41 Watertown Hartford Marion M. Gates Mrs. Debbie B. Kaynor and Mr. Ken W. The Rev. John H. Minott ‘69 and Mrs. M. Fawzy Saleem, M.D. Christ Church Christiana Hundred Pentecostal Christian Church of Miss Violet Gelormino Kaynor Elizabeth L. Minott The Rev. Dr. Arthur Sanders ’46 Islamic Society of North America Calvary Baptist Church Wilmington, DE Willimantic Ms. Christine M. Gerli Mr. Murat Kazanci Ms. Jo Bennett Mitchell ‘53 and Mr. The Rev. Dr. Richard E. Sanner Plainfield, IN Willimantic Willimantic The Rev. R. Bricker Gibson ’63 and Mr. Calvert G. Keirstead ▼ and Mrs. Robert Curtis Mitc Mr. Kurt V. Satherlie ‘00 and Church of Christ, Congregational Mrs. Carolyn S. Gibson Phyllis T. Keirstead Mrs. Betty J. Mooney ‘49 Mrs. Lu Ann Mawhinney Satherlie Islamic Society of Western Columbia Congregational Church Newington Pilgrim Way Baptist Church Dr. Dean S. Gilliland ‘71 and Ms. Lois Mrs. Dorothy F. Kelley ’53 and Mr. Hallie E. Moore, M.D. Ms. Eleanor B. Sauer Massachusetts Columbia Windsor M. Gilliland John F. Kelley Ms. Margaret Moore Mrs. Dorothy A. Schonefeld ’60 and West Springfield, MA Congregational Church of Mrs. Gladys Eversole Gipe ‘54 The Rev. Frank G. Kelly ’45 Mrs. Betty M. Morcom and Mr. Mr. James J. Schonefeld East Granby Congregational Marlborough Program Grants Mr. Luther Gerald Godfrey ’86 The Rev. Stephen G. Kendrick ▼ William M. Morcom Mr. Paul R. Schoonmaker ‘67 & ‘69 Presbyterian Church, USA Church Marlborough J. Walton Bissell Foundation – Mr. Samuel R. Goldberger Mrs. E. Daryl Kent ‘39 Ms. Sara L. Moriarty ‘00 The Rev. Dr. Carl F. Schultz ’86 and Louisville, KY East Granby Program Grant Mr. Alex A. Gondola, Jr. ‘00 and Mrs. The Rev. Dr. Donald H. Ketcham ’86 Ms. Margaret Berger Morse ’91 and Mrs. Della M. Schultz Congregational Church of Hartford Bonnie H. Gondola and Mrs. Carol Carpenter Ketcham Mr. Whitney D. Morse Ms. Audrey J. Scotti Round Hill Community Church Ellington Congregational Church Somersville Mrs. Samantha Gonzalez and Mr. Mr. Edward H. Kenyon ● The Rev. Monsignor Michael J. Motta The Rev. Dr. Lucy Hitchcock Seck ’94 Greenwich Ellington Somersville The Ruth Conant Trust Fund Michael Gonzalez The Rev. Dorothy W. Kimble ’83 Ms. Frances W. Sellers ’88 and Mr. Hartford The Rev. A. Murray Goodwin and Mrs. Mr. Daniel R. Kingman Ms. Rosemary L. Moynihan ’99 and Donald H. Sellers Pacesetter - ($500.00 + ) Enfield Congregational Church, Corpus Christi Church Nancy M. Goodwin The Rev. Dr. Dwight L. Kintner ’60 and Mr. Timothy J. Moynihan Ms. Lisa N. Sheble Church of the Good Shepherd UCC Wethersfield Connecticut Humanities Council Ms. Mary Goodwin Mrs. Katherine Barr Kintner Dr. Harry J. Mumm ’52 and Mrs. Jean The Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd ’72 Hartford Enfield Middletown Ms. Kathleen C. Graham ’97 Dr. Kenneth R. Knox and Mrs. F. Mumm The Rev. Stephen J. Sidorak, Jr. ▼ First Baptist Church of West The Rev. Peter B. Grandy ‘77 and Marcella W. Knox The Rev. Dr. Howard E. Munson ‘46 and Ms. Eileen M.Richters-Sidorak Congregational Church in South First Church in Windsor Hartford The William and Mary Greve Mrs. Jeanne E. Grandy ‘97 Mr. Robert C. Knox, III Ms. Cathleen Murtha ‘97 The Rev. George H. Sinclair, Jr. ’57 & Glastonbury Windsor West Hartford Foundation, Inc. Ms. Debbie L. Gravell ‘00 The Rev. Doris C. Kramer ‘62 The Rev. Joyce B. Myers-Brown ‘62 ’64 and Mrs. Marjorie L. Sinclair South Glastonbury New York, NY Ms. Bobbie J. Gray ’86 Mr. Karl J. Krapek ▼ and Mrs. Tina and The Rev. Edward Brown Dr. Surjit Singh ’45 and Mrs. Indira First Church of Christ The First Church In Ludlow Mrs. Gladys Corkum Gray ’39 and Kay Krapek Mrs. Nancy Jo Nelson ‘60 Singh First Church of Christ, Congregational, UCC Ludlow, MA The Lilly Endowment, Inc. Mr. Robert W. Gray Chaplain Andrew E. Krey The Rev. Dr. Christine Nelson ’98 The Rev. Samuel N. Slie Congregational New Britain Indianapolis, IN Mr. Arnold C. Greenberg t Mr. Robert A. Laffin ▼ The Rev. Dr. Ben New ’82 and Mrs. The Rev. Kevin C. Smail ‘86 Glastonbury First Congregational Church Mrs. Martha Perry Gwyn ’51 and Mr. The Rev. Frederick C. Lanz ‘70 & ‘71 Mary H. New The Rev. Dr. Roger S. Smith ’85 and First Church of Christ Bristol H. A. Vance Foundation, Inc. Robert J. Gwyn and Mrs. Wilhelmina C. Lanz Mrs. Elizabeth Adams Noyes ’41 Mrs. Edna M. Smith First Church of Christ, Congregational West Hartford Dr. Yvonne Y. Haddad ’72 & ’79 and Mr. Christopher Larsen and Mrs. The Rev. John W. Olson ’61 and Mrs. The Rev. Dr. Dwight D. Snesrud ’59 Congregational West Hartford First Congregational Church of Dr. Wadi’ Z. Haddad Janet Larsen Doris C. Olson and Mrs. Catherine H. Snesrud Redding Center South Windsor Wabash Center J. C. David Hadden, Esq. and Mrs. Ms. Patricia A. Lavery Mr. Irfan A. Omar ’95 Ms. Mildred N. Spencer ‘90 The First Church of Christ, South Windsor Crawfordsville, IN Sara Hadden The Rev. Leon O. Leatherman ’50 and Mr. John J. O’Neill, Jr. and Mrs. Susan Ms. Marie M. Spivey ▼ First Congregational Church Congregational, 1652 The Rev. David C. Hall ’60 Mrs. Alice Leatherman ’50 M. O’Neill Mrs. Alice Wagner Spurrier ’45 and Canton Center Farmington Interfaith Council of Northwest Honor Gifts Minister Velma I. Hall ’95 Mr. Clifford Ledgister Ms. Christine W. Park ’83 and Mr. Mr. Chester Ellis Spurrier Connecticut In Honor of Fidelia Auger Lane from Ms. Jean V. Handler The Rev. Agnes M. Lee ‘62 Oliver W. Park The Rev. E. Bevan Stanley First Congregational Church of Shiloh Baptist Church Torrington Mrs. Priscilla S. Savage Miss Olaf Hanson ’38 Mrs. Margaret E. Lehr ‘38 Ms. Nancy J. Parker ‘70 Ms. Marion Stephens Bloomfield Hartford Mr. Howard L. Harris ’47 Mr. Elwin Leysath and The Rev. Dr. Robert R. Parsonage ’75 and Ms. The Rev. Connie Sternberg Bloomfield Maple Street Congregational In Honor of Worth Loomis from Mr. Mrs. Betty Johnson Harrison ‘45 Murdale C. Leysath Ruth L. Parsonage Ms. Karen Stockton and Mr. Andrew Simsbury United Methodist Church Church Phillip I. Blumberg Mrs. Jane J. Hart ’48 Ms. Margaret Lezak Ms. Mellonee Pauley Stockton First Congregational Church, UCC Simsbury Danvers, MA The Rev. Justin J. Hartman and Mrs. Mrs. Roseann Lezak Janow and Mr. The Rev. Hugh B. Penney ’80 and Mrs. The Rev. L. Pablo Stone ‘53 Bristol In Honor of Maulaua Farooq Qasmi Margaret H. Hartman Marvin R. Janow Lois K. Penney The Rev. Winthrop E. Stone ‘53 and Somers Congregational Church Monroe Congregational Church from Irfan A. Omar The Rev. Doris Hartman ’41 The Rev. Thomas Lindeman and Mrs. James S. Peters, II, Ph.D. ‘42 the Rev. Callie S. Stone ‘52 National Association of Somers Monroe Dr. Richard A. Hasler ‘64 Joan Lindeman Mrs. Melba Petersen ’44 and Mr. Ms. Jessie Stratton ▼ Congregational Christian Churches In Honor of Miriam Therese Winter The Rev. Leroy N. Hastings ’51 and The Rev. Dr. Robert K. Loesch ’71 & Lemuel Petersen Ms. Anne P. Streeter Oak Creek, WI South Congregational Church North Madison Congregational from Ms. Lindsey V. Huddleston Mrs. Roseanne Hastings ’87 The Rev. Jack H. Pettyjohn ’62 & ’63 Ms. Juanita Renee Stringer Hartford Church Dr. Allan Hauck ’50 and Mrs. Shirley Mr. Edwin O. Lomerson, Jr. and Mrs. Christine Pettyjohn Dr. Ralph R. Sundquist and Mrs. Rocky Hill Congregational Church Madison M. Hauck Ms. Georgina I. Lucas t Ms. Lois Ann Pike Bernita W. Sundquist Rocky Hill South Congregational Church of The Rev. Dr. Ivan O. Hawk, III ’92 & The Rev. Betty Stone Ludwig The Rev. Dr. Walker Pipkin ‘68 Ms. Mary Tate Swecker ’97 Granby Shiloh Christian Church Granby Hartford

H ARTFORD S EMINARY • Annual Report 10 H ARTFORD S EMINARY • Annual Report 11 Special Gifts Matching Gifts Corporate Giving Protek Security Systems, Inc. American Theological Library Visionary ($1000 +) Pacesetter - ($500.00 + ) East Hartford Association Aetna Foundation, Inc. All Waste, Inc. Chicago, IL Hartford Hartford Snyder’s New York Style Deli Hartford Peter and Mary Fran Libassi CIGNA Foundation R. C. Knox and Company, Inc. Foundation Bloomfield Hartford The Spencer Turbine Company Boston, MA Windsor ExxonMobil Foundation St. Francis Hospital The Lilly Endowment, Inc. Princeton, NJ Hartford Superior Office Systems Indianapolis, IN Wethersfield People’s Bank Investor - ($250.00 + ) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Bridgeport Lebon Press, Inc. Foundation Giving Foundation Hartford Visionary - ($1,000.00 + ) Jeffersonville, IN The Stanley Works Foundation Francis Asbury Palmer Fund New Britain West Hartford Laundromat Pittsburgh, PA Memorial Gifts West Hartford In Memory of Datuk Zawawi Pacesetter ($500 +) Pacesetter - ($500.00 + ) Rahman, given by Irfan A. Omar The Lilly Endowment, Inc. Partner - ($100.00 + ) The Wiremold Foundation, Inc. Indianapolis, IN Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc. West Hartford In Memory of the Rev. Ruth Shelton Horsman Powell, given by Mr. Investor ($250 +) In-kind Gifts and Norman A. Powell General Re Corporation Blue Hills Small Engines Services Avon Bloomfield Nancy Aker, West Hartford In Memory of the Rev. Dr. John James Barbour, given by Mrs. The Hartford United Way of the Capital Area James Baker Design, Hartford Dorothea M. Barbour Hartford Hartford BMK/Aetna, Hartford In Memory of Beverly Brunson Partner ($100 +) Donor - ($1.00 + ) Johnson, given Ms. Clarice R. GE Foundation Brian’s Chimney & Air Duct Pegge Johnson, Hartford Brunson Fairfield Cleaning, LLC Manchester University of Hartford, Hartford In Memory of Winifred Utne Reid and Riege Foundation, Inc. Bartunek, given by Dr. S. Thomas Hartford Crown Super Market Niccolls West Hartford UBS Realty Investors LLC In Memory of The Rev. Michael S. Hartford Custom Framing Depot, LLC Littleton, given by Mrs. Herminia T. West Hartford Littleton Zion Episcopal Church North Branford Filterfresh In Memory of Helen M. Wilde, given Cromwell by Mr. Reginald G. Wilde Donor ($1.00 +) The Hartford Courant Lonsdale Elevator Service In Memory of Roland R. Goering, Hartford Company given by Fern L. Goering Vernon Phoenix Home Life Mutual In Memory of Roy Colby, given by Insurance Company Pipeworks, Inc. Eleanor S. Ebersole Hartford West Hartford

In Memory of Lucretia Phillips SBC Foundation Moore, ‘43, given by Dr. J. Floyd New Haven Moore

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