Winter 2002 Wheaton

The Wade Center’s New Home

Creating a Book dear friends—

Everyone, it seems, wants to be a writer. But not everyone wants to write, or at least, to pay the price it takes to write well. The ability to write well is, to some extent, a gift. I recall years ago pouring over some of C. S. Lewis’s original manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. I was astonished by how little editing they demonstrated. On each page of foolscap, covered lovingly in Lewis’s own hand, there would be a single word crossed out here, a phrase altered there. But for the most part those felicitous sentences I so admired appeared to flow directly from Lewis’s pen. But if so, Lewis was the exception. Good writing usually requires, not just gift or inspiration, but heavy doses of discipline. Stare at the wall, drink some coffee, scribble, whether you feel like it or not, says one of the golden rules of good writing.As Colin Brooks put it,“The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.” It’s said that Lewis’s friend, J. R. R.Tolkien, whose own writing required meticulous revision upon revision, was irritated by the speed and ease with which Lewis appeared to generate his gracious prose. But Tolkien’s toil resulted in classics that, in the view of some critics at least, surpass those of Lewis. Novices may think writing is a matter of waiting for moments of inspiration and then scratching furiously as the muses dictate, but veteran writers know better.Authoring anything of substance requires hard work. Wheaton’s Wade Center, as you will see in this issue of Wheaton, is one of the finest places in the world to study the writing of Lewis,Tolkien, and their cohorts. More broadly, the discipline of good writing has been appreciated, studied, modeled, and taught at Wheaton for generations, with the result that the College has turned out more than its share of good writers. In this issue of Wheaton we take the opportunity to celebrate some of them as well.

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Editor p. 2 Wade Center’s new home Georgia I. Douglass ’70, M.A. ’94 Managing Editor Michael Murray p. 47 Mixing media Designer Michael Johnson p. 42 New student center Design Consultant Alice Isoz Chrismer ’70 Editorial Assistants Jackie Noden Inouye ’00 Donna Antoniuk Editorial Advisers Marilee A. Melvin ’72 R. Mark Dillon Alumni Association President A.Thomas Paulsen ’70 Features President-elect 2 Seven Wonders Charles V. Hogren ’58 The Marion E.Wade Center, a collection devoted to the Executive Director Marilee A. Melvin ’72 lives and works of seven British authors, moves into new Professor Emeritus quarters on the edge of campus. LeRoy H. Pfund ’49 Alumni Trustee Representatives 8 The Art of Creating a Book Ray Carlsen ’60 An alumna editor and novelist traces the life of Charles V. Hogren ’58 A.Thomas Paulsen ’70 a book from idea to publication.

Board of Directors Class of 2002 Erin Briedenbaugh ’00 Departments Patrick O. Cate ’63 Mary Ann Seume Cate ’65 12 Profiles Robert D. Dye ’73 The Alumni Association honors Professor Herb Wolf ’60 Susan H. Grosser ’71 Janice Stevenson Nickel ’69 for decades of service to his alma mater. David Howard Class of 2003 ’49, M.A. ’52 draws on a lifetime of experience in Randal Ellison ’77 Marilyn L. Himmel ’55 missions to write a book about Wheaton’s place in Dwight E. Nelson ’72 spreading the gospel to the nations. Leilani Perez ’01 Shane A. Scott ’96 Brian J.Wildman ’85 16 Under the Tower Class of 2004 Susan Fitzwilliam Alford ’77 Because of the events of September 11, Homecoming William R. Alford ’78 Ruth E. Bamford ’50 2001 is a time of mourning as well as reminiscing amid C. Kevin Bell ’81 constant activity Carol McEwing Harding ’68 Barbara Anderson Kay ’83, M.A. ’93 On My Mind: Conservatory Director Tony Payne ’79 Estella Moore Tolbert ’82 discusses the changing face of the arts at the College. Wheaton College Scholarly Pursuits: Sociology Professor Alvaro Nieves President Dr. Duane Litfin urges a more vigilant stewardship of God’s creation. Provost Dr. Stanton L. Jones 22 Sports Senior Vice President Dr. David E. Johnston ’65 Vice President for 24 A Word With Alumni / Alumni News Advancement Dr. R. Mark Dillon Vice President for 42 The Journal of Jonathan Blanchard Alumni Relations Marilee A. Melvin ’72 Vice President for 46 Letters Student Development Dr. Samuel Shellhamer

Wheaton is published winter, spring, 48 At Last special (catalog), summer, and autumn by Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187-5593, 630-752-5047, and mailed free of charge to alumni and friends COVER PHOTO:MICHAEL JOHNSON.The new home of the Marion E.Wade Center at the corner of Lincoln of Wheaton College. Periodicals postage paid at Wheaton, IL (USPS016326). and North Washington streets in Wheaton was fashioned after an English manor house. An English garden Postmaster: Please send address changes to will be added in the spring. Wheaton College,Wheaton,IL 60187-5593. Opinions expressed are those of the The purpose of the Wheaton College Alumni Association is to unite all alumni of Wheaton College into a compact contributors or the editors and do not organization for effective communication with each other and with the College, to arrange alumni reunions, to encourage necessarily represent the official position of the formation of Wheaton Clubs throughout the world, to foster and perpetuate enthusiasm for the College and fellow the College. © 2002 Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL www.wheaton.edu alumni, and to promote alumni giving. SEVEN WONDERS BY J ENNIFER G RANT ’89 Seven Wonders

Seven. Between them, they Among them, four were created an encyclopedia Wheaton College’s friends who met of fantastical creatures Marion E. Wade Center regularly on Thursday including orcs and fauns is an international study nights. One was a and hobbits and fairies. and research collection woman. One wore a cape Their stories are peopled of the books and papers and a crumpled hat by mad scientists, of these seven British and wrote while riding detectives, and coura- authors. They are Owen the train. One was a geous children. Barfield,G. K. lawyer. One was a These characters search Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, newspaper columnist. for rings and grails George MacDonald, Two served in World and doors to other Dorothy L. Sayers, War I. Several worlds. Lovers of J. R. R. Tolkien, and attended Oxford. One imaginative literature, Charles Williams. was a 19th century the seven writers The seven had a lasting Scot. All seven were explored time travel, impact not only on Christian writers gifted forays into magic, and contemporary literature, with extraordinary the ongoing struggle but on Christian intellects and imagination. between good and evil. thought. And, their writings gave readers a glimpse of eternity.

Wheaton 3 he Wade Center idea was begun in There is a loose arithmetic that explains 1965 by Clyde S. Kilby, then an English why these seven authors are included in the professor at Wheaton. Dr. Kilby corresponded Wade Center and why others—believers, with C. S. Lewis, and their letters were intellectuals, and fantasy writers all—are not. the foundation on which this now impressive At the center of the algorithm is Lewis. collection was built. George MacDonald’s fairy tale Phantastes The late Dr. Kilby is best known as a set afire the teenaged imagination of Lewis and Tolkien scholar. He began teaching Lewis. Chesterton’s articulate and eminently at Wheaton in 1935 and stayed for 40 years. sensible description of Christianity in In a stellar review of Professor Kilby’s The Everlasting Man chipped away at Lewis’s Lewis anthology titled A Mind Awake, a atheism. Barfield, Sayers,Tolkien,and reviewer in the New York Times Book Review Williams were his longtime friends. wrote,“We are all the benefactors of Clyde Today, Clyde Kilby’s vision is realized in Kilby’s years of reading, rereading, and reflecting the Wade Center and its more than 12,000 upon Lewis, of his personal acquaintance with books.There are also letters, manuscripts, audio Lewis, and of his cast of mind, which is entirely and videotapes, artwork, dissertations, periodicals, congenial to Lewis’s.” photographs, and other materials related to the In honor of this visionary scholar, authors, and, since September 2001, they Wheaton has named a Clyde S. Kilby chair in have been housed in a new facility two doors the English department; it is now held by down from the old gray house where Roger Lundin ’71. Professor Kilby and his wife, Martha, lived.

The Wade Center features (from left) the Kilby Reading Room, books from Lewis’s library, and Lewis’s chair and desk. Photos by Michael Johnson Photos by

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Christopher Mitchell is the director of the to serve those who come to use them. Wade Center. He earned a master’s degree The Kilby Reading Room is a researcher’s in theology from Wheaton in 1987 and received dream and is open to those doing reading or his doctorate in research on one of historical theology the authors.The from St.Andrews tables are wired for University in laptop computer Scotland. Professor use.The glass in the Mitchell’s history windows blocks with several of the UV rays.There is a seven authors is viewing room for long, but he said the center’s large that the great holding of audio- discoveries for him visual materials in recent years have including been Chesterton microfilm. In the and Sayers. “alcove,” doctoral “Chesterton dissertations about has helped to re- the seven are enchant my world,” shelved.“We Dr. Mitchell says. attempt to be “There’s nothing comprehensive for common about any researchers,” Dr. day. It’s all full of Mitchell says.

wonder. Chesterton Baynes.Map of Narnia Pauline by © CS Lewis Pte Ltd. permission. Reproduced by The center says we shouldn’t focuses on primary be in as much awe about an eclipse or an material—an author’s notebooks, original earthquake as in the sunrise. He’s alerted me to manuscripts, and correspondence. the way a leaf falls, to the workings of my Professor Mitchell says the Wade Center’s little child’s mind. Life is a miracle.” To lkien holdings include an excellent collection (Chesterton would be pleased. He himself of secondary source material. Nearby Marquette wrote,“The dignity of the artist lies in his University, in Milwaukee, has an impressive duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in collection of Tolkien manuscripts, and because the world.”) Marquette is only a two-hour drive from In September, the Wade Center moved Wheaton,Tolkien researchers can use both from its home above Buswell Memorial Library facilities when in the region. to a new facility that itself still feels like a The large classroom just inside the main miracle to Dr. Mitchell. entrance of the facility is one of the features of The new Wade Center is crafted of stone the building that most excites Professor and modeled after an English manor Mitchell. Framed prints of illustrations from Owen Barfield home. It sits on the western edge of Wheaton’s To lkien’s work adorn the pale green walls. G. K. Chesterton campus, to the rear of Edman Chapel and In the old Wade Center, there was no C.S. Lewis George MacDonald west of the library. Despite its quaint appear- formal space for visiting classes to meet. Dorothy L. Sayers ance, it is fitted for modern users and employs Dr. Mitchell and the rest of the center’s four J.R.R.Tolkien technology to protect the materials it holds and staff members host many schoolchildren every Charles Williams

Wheaton 5 Readers of Lewis’s year who come for a visit, often reverently after period to describe their requirements for the fiction might recognize reading Lewis’s Narnia books at school. building.The construction phase lasted about the wardrobe he and The new facility was a generous gift from a year. his brother played in as children. Mary Wade, daughter of Marion E.Wade, for The building includes a large museum room whom the center is named.An anonymous where Lewis’s writing desk,Tolkien’s desk, donor also and Pauline Baynes’s original map of Narnia provided are exhibited.The famous wardrobe that financial C. S. Lewis and his brother grew up playing in support for the holds a few fur coats and the tantalizing project. Mary Wade intimation that, perhaps, just a bit farther and the Wade Center back in the wardrobe, one might find staff met with the a snowy floor, lit by a lamppost farther architect during the on through the trees.There is a huge, 18-month planning striking portrait of Aslan, donated by artist

anyone who has read the well-known Debra Winger, Oscar-nominated actress in Narnia Chronicles or Space Trilogy knows the movie Shadowlands;Christopher that The Magic Never Ends is an appropriate Mitchell, director of the Marion E. Wade name for a documentary on the life and Center; and Lyle Dorsett, former director of works of C. S. Lewis. Even 38 years after his the center. death, Lewis’s fiction books continue to The film emphasizes the impact of Lewis’s enchant readers, highlighting eternal truths works on Christian faith in the 20th century. within a fantastic framework. But of the 30- It also focuses on putting Lewis’s work into a Jackie Noden Inouye ’00 Jackie Noden Inouye plus books he wrote, many of them deal not historical context. Two world wars and the by with fantasy but a reality peppered with Nazi influence in Europe were contemporary grief, loss, doubt, and pain—and sometimes experiences as he wrote. It is no surprise the surprise of joy in the midst of these. then that his works are still relevant today. About 1,000 people from the community Although the viewing of The Magic Never and College gathered in Edman Chapel on Ends was scheduled before September 11, October 28, 2001, to view the new 60- Lewis’s works speak volumes to those trying minute documentary, written, directed, and to deal with such a tragedy. Chris Mitchell produced by Chip Duncan and narrated by and the staff at the Wade Center encourage Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley. The people from the community to come in and film features interviews with Douglas read Lewis’s books and letters. In light of Gresham, Lewis’s stepson; Walter Hooper, America’s current struggle full of religious Lewis’s former personal assistant; Dabney undertones, Lewis’s discussions on faith, Hart and Colin Manlove, Lewis scholars; reason, and reality seem especially cogent. The Magic of C. S. Lewis Photos by Michael Johnson Photos by Seven Wonders

fireplace. Clearly, he is thrilled to be in the new space. “It’s a wonderful gift to the Wade Center and a wonderful gift to the College.” In the spring, an English garden with beds of annuals, benches and an arbor, and rose bushes will be created. Dr. Mitchell says they are planning an English garden to border the university “quad” look in front of the building. During Homecoming in October 2001, about 400 visitors came through the center, and Dr. Mitchell invites Wheaton alumni to come and tour the new space. He is also excited about an area visitors likely would not see, the processing area in the center’s basement. In the old space above Buswell Memorial Library, the center had no area for the unpacking and processing of newly acquired papers. The center includes displays about the seven The Wade Center also authors (above) as well as personal articles, aids scholarship of the such as Lewis’s pipes (right). seven authors by annually Robert Cording ’62 (please see publishing Seven:An Anglo-Literary the back cover). Review. The journal contains Dr. Mitchell says that future plans include articles related to the authors and is intended interactive computer displays for visiting for both general and specialized readers. children to use. Seven’s managing editor is Barbara Bookcases in the museum room contain a Reynolds, who founded the journal sample of the more than 2,000 volumes from in 1980 with Clyde Kilby and Dr. Beatrice Christopher Mitchell Lewis’s personal library. Photographs of each of Batson. M.A. ’87, director of the Marion E.Wade Center the writers along with short biographical Reynolds is a Sayers expert and Italian and assistant professor of sketches adorn one wall of the museum. scholar. She completed the translation theology, joined Wheaton’s The bookcases in the small bookstall area of Dante’s Divine Comedy, which Sayers left faculty in 1993. He belonged to Charles Williams.There is a display unfinished when she died. She has published earned his doctorate at the University of St.Andrews of postcards with the various covers of books on Sayers and serves as the general editor in Scotland. the Narnia books on the front or others that of the The Cambridge Italian Dictionary. hold quotations from the ever-quotable About Seven, Madeleine L’Engle wrote, G. K. Chesterton.There is a framed painting “Seven will be of enormous interest to of Reepicheep, the Valiant Mouse of anyone who cares about English literature and, Prince Caspian. particularly, about fine literature which is “Nobody went and asked Mary Wade to also Christian.” do this,” Professor Mitchell says, gesturing at Truly, the same could be said of the Marion vaulted ceilings, beautiful sitting chairs, and the E.Wade Center itself.

Wheaton 7 An experienced editor

and acclaimed novelist

traces the timeline

of a book, from idea to print. the art of creating a by Vinita Hampton Wright, M.A. ’93 b o o k

played at creating books when I was a story about two boys who grow up in church. I child, pasting pictures into scrapbooks It turned out to be a story extrapolated from and writing little paragraphs to go numerous things in my childhood. One with the pictures. It’s no surprise that I ended character (Jonathan) was a conformist; the other up in book publishing. But I had no idea, (Ben) was precocious.As I look back, until I was in the middle of the publishing Jonathan was who I was, and Ben was who I world, what goes into the making of a wished I could have been.” good book.The process, I’ve discovered, is While some people develop a sense of both technical and spiritual. mission when it comes to their stories, others One day, a person recognizes that a story would never think of writing them down has taken shape in her life. She may be a writer, and do so only at others’ urging.The creative but more likely she is something other than a mom is told by several people that she writer. She (or he) is a counselor, doctor, parent, should write a book of holiday activities for or pastor.We writers like to say,“There is a children.The counselor who has worked story that only you can write.”Whether it is a so successfully with married couples is asked to story to help others find mental health or a present the key principles for good relationships. story that provides in fictional form an example Mark Noll ’68, McManis Professor of of wisdom and grace, that story has formed in Christian Thought at Wheaton College, writes you in a unique way. books as part of his profession.“I guess I am in “My first novel, Saint Ben (Bethany that tribe of academics where working on House, 1993),” says John Fischer ’69,“was a books—often several at a time—is just part of

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ordinary experience,” he says.“The result is continues to be the best way to find a publisher. that interesting stories about any one particular John Fischer had been writing articles for the book tend to get lost in the shuffle.”As an Christian music industry before he launched his editor of academic works, it is often up to him fiction career. Ruth Barton attended the to shape the work of several contributors so Christian Writers Institute at Wheaton College, that the larger story or theme is formed. where she met with several editors from Ruth Haley Barton ’81 was writing Bible Christian publishing houses. I was an editor study materials for Harold Shaw Publishers at Shaw Publishers when I read a chapter of when the editors there said,“We think you have my master’s thesis at an editors’ conference. a book in you.” An editor from another publisher approached “I was only 30 years old and did not me afterward, which ultimately resulted in consider myself ready to write a book,” she says. a contract for my first novel.

But Ruth followed the nudge and wrote Vinita Hampton Becoming a Woman of Strength (1994). Her n the absence of personal contacts, Wright’s novels, second book, Equal to the Task (InterVarsity I writers research publishers to obtain Grace at Bender Press, 1998), happened the same way. requirements for manuscript submission. “I suggested a simple Bible study guide on If a writer has a complete book-length Springs (1999) and male/female partnership or teamwork.They manuscript ready to show, she may first look for Velma Still Cooks thought it was more than a Bible study.” an agent to do the shopping and negotiating in Leeway (2000), Some people find that, once they’ve for her. were published by decided to write, the material comes easily. Meanwhile, numerous publishers are Broadman & Holman. They’ve been storing up information for wracking their corporate brains for fresh years, and now this material is quite happy to book ideas.They’re looking for people She is working come out.Writers often talk about material whose stories are ready to be told. I’ve on a third novel and flowing almost too fast for them to keep up been a book editor for 11 years, working some nonfiction. with it. Other writers don’t find the process for three different publishers, and I assure Vinita lives in Chicago so easy. If the person isn’t a writer by trade, it you that publishers are looking for good with her husband, Jim. can be overwhelming to try to capture in stories. I regularly attend writers’ conferences words all that has happened and is happening in and scan books and magazines, looking his life. Others find it emotionally more for people who write well or who complex than they would have imagined. have good stories to tell—or both. For Ruth Barton, writing Equal to the Task I have seen good stories and required a real shift.“I had to stop the writing publishers find each other time process so that I could live and learn what it and time again. Because the same really meant for women and men to love each Spirit is working all round, other rather than just argue theology.There’s a publisher is often looking a saying:‘Teachers teach what they most need for the very story that has to learn.’That’s true for writers as well.” been forming in one or The next step is for the author to find a several writers. Often the publisher. Even in the age of the Internet, same topic is at work in most readers still rely on book publishers to a number of places at once.

provide their reading material.A publisher This is not a bad thing.There n

brings its reputation, experience, and resources is a specific need out there hnso

to the project. in the world, and the Spirit ichael Jo ichael

Personal connection to the industry is inspiring a lot of folks in M

Wheaton 9 that direction. No two authors write r uth Barton is one of many authors who in the same tone or from the same experience, are uncomfortable with the business so there is room for multiple books on end of book publishing.“It’s very painful to one topic—as long as each author attends have something so close to you quantified,” she to his or her story instead of trying to says.“What really matters to me is telling the imitate someone else’s. truth and helping people. It’s important to have How do you merge an author’s creative a buffer between myself and the business of process with a book publishing business? There writing. It’s helpful for a writer to have

Ruth Haley Barton will always be tension between what the someone who really believes in her.” author envisions and how the author gives Some authors have agents precisely because ’81 is a spiritual birth to that vision and what the publisher they want that buffer zone between their director, retreat envisions and how the publisher needs to creativity and the business.“I hate [the business] leader, and trainer deliver that vision. part, but it has to be done,” says John Fischer. in spiritual The author needs help translating his “I have had agents on and off. I’m in the off formation. Her personal wisdom and experience to a wide period right now because I’ve learned so audience. Hardly any author, professional much along the way that I can do a pretty good books include Ruth: writer or no, can do this well alone.A writer job negotiating on my own.” Relationships That will never be objective enough about Once a book contract is signed, the Bring Life (Harold his own work to make it translate well to project goes through many stages within the Shaw, 2001) and others.This is why God created editors. publishing house.The final manuscript is

Equal to the Task Editors are sort of hybrid people.As submitted and, if it meets the requirements an editor, I advocate for the author. I believe in stipulated in the contract, is approved.The (InterVarsity Press, this person’s vision, and it’s up to me to help manuscript is edited, a process that can be long 1998). Harold Shaw that vision come through as clearly and or short and have one or several phases, is scheduled to compellingly as possible.To do this I must depending on the publisher. Meanwhile, a cover publish The Truths clean up sloppiness in the writing. I must point is designed and marketing efforts begin.

That Free Us: A out weaknesses and blind spots to the author. I When the edit is finished, the book is typeset. must speak up when a point gets too bogged In that typeset format, the pages are proof- Woman’s Calling to down in personal detail to be of any interest read.The cover and final typeset are sent to the Spiritual to the reader. I’m a coach and a cheerleader. printer.The author will have been involved Transformation in Some days I’m a therapist. intermittently during all of this—how much April. As an editor, I also look out for my depends on what the author wants and publisher’s interests.If I don’t get needs and how this particular publisher has this book put together in a way designed the process. that will make it appeal to Months after the contract is signed, the potential buyers, then the book book appears. It’s never quite what anyone will stay on the bookstore expects.At its inception, a book is a very private shelf and the author’s vision thing, but in order to become a book it will never reach its audience. must become very public.And when your Plus, the publisher will lose creative work interacts with the public, it a lot of money. It’s the becomes its own entity. It develops its own life. publisher, after all, who pays It can be scary to give up your illusion of the expenses for editing, control over a book in the making. designing, and manufacturing. “I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a

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book—either that I wrote entirely by myself or colleagues—and went through my own that I edited with many others involved— personal transformation where there were not substantial changes from “After that I wrote the sixth chapter. conception to publication,” says Mark Noll. And the editor really liked the sixth but “Once in a while such changes were not didn’t like the first five. So I ended up necessarily helpful. On more than one occasion rewriting a lot and adding material I’d never I’ve been editing books that were supposed to planned to write.That book changed me, have an important contribution from an and my changing changed the book. important person, but the person did not come I’m very grateful for an editor through.When that happens, the editor’s who would be flexible and be a introduction must be changed, sometimes fellow traveler with me. drastically, and it is necessary to scramble around The book shifted publication to be sure that the parts that remain are by a season, but then it coherent. was the book it was supposed “More often, such changes are beneficial. to be.” Almost every book I’ve written, for example, “My first novel went through a turned out to be misshapen or misproportioned major revision,” says John Fischer, in its original scheme. Only when actually “because I was moving from getting into the thick of the writing is it nonfiction to fiction and I had a possible to see what the book tendency to teach from my story. Mark Noll ’68 is the should actually look like.” My editor merely took a small McManis Professor of

Ruth Barton’s section and showed me how Christian Thought at process for Equal to much more powerful the Wheaton College. His the Task was life story was speaking for changing. “One day, itself, and turned me books include Turning “When I first loose on the rest of Points: Decisive a person recognizes started the manuscript. I did Moments in the writing it, I the cutting myself. that a story has History of thought it Less painful that way!” Christianity (Baker, was about taken shape in I write fiction, and theology, both novels have 1997) and The skills, and her life.” become very different Scandal of the competencies. I creations over the course Evangelical Mind wrote the first five of the writing and editing. (Eerdmans, 1994). chapters that way. They became more than America’s God: From Then I spent a retreat day what they were when they reviewing what I’d written. I read were in my domain only. Jonathan Edwards to it and hated it. I felt that the tone was too This is how books minister to Abraham Lincoln is angry and the content too female oriented. I others; they leave the privacy and control scheduled to be realized that I needed to take a break from my of their authors, and the Good Lord published by Oxford writing and from my own perspective as a turns all those words loose on the world. University Press woman and listen to men. I took two months What an honor, to be part of that.And how off from writing, even though that meant the humbling, to see what God can do with in August. book would be late. I interviewed male one story.

Wheaton 11 Professor the Herb Wolf ’60 receives the ripple Alumni Association’s award for when a pebble drops in Distinguished a lake, who can tell how effect Service to far the ripples will travel? In 1956, a freshman from Alma Mater. Springfield, Massachusetts, disillusioned with the church,” seen in his students in the past stepped onto Wheaton’s he says.“And we had to make three decades.“Evangelical campus with no idea that he the relevance of the Bible society has a large emphasis on would one day play an integral significant in their lives.” But a not wanting to use our minds part in translating the Bible revival on campus in the early to the extent that people in into contemporary English, or ’70s changed everything.“That the ’50s and ’60s did,” he says. that he would teach alongside was a really rough time for “Publishers today do not want some of the greatest minds in our country and our students,” scholarly books; they want biblical scholarship. he says.“But the revival devotional materials.” Music, At Homecoming 2001, brought renewal and real television, and especially the Professor Herb Wolf’s life and encouragement.” rise of the Internet have legacy were honored with The student-led revival in contributed to this atmos- the Distinguished Service to 1995 also brought a refreshing phere.“We have the ability to Alma Mater award. His spirit of change to the campus, work faster, but this can 30 years as a professor, mentor, he says:“I was amazed at what lead to a certain level of and scholar have sent ripples was happening. Students were superficiality, which isn’t the outward, touching the confessing and receiving healthiest attitude,” says Dr. hearts, minds, and lives of forgiveness, and there was so Wolf. But he quickly adds that his students. much joy.”And there was a not everyone has been After graduating from surprising side effect: His adversely affected by this new Wheaton in 1960, Dr.Wolf students became more trend of immediate grati- received his Th.M. degree teachable.“There was a certain fication; some people are still from Dallas Theological sense of expectancy from the asking the hard questions. Seminary and his doctorate in students, a real desire to learn,” “All of this requires a new role Old Testament and Semitic he says.With the last class that for the educator,” he says. languages at Brandeis witnessed the revival passing “You have to do more University. In 1967, Dr.Wolf through the College in 1998, entertainment than a few came back to the College as Dr.Wolf has noticed that the decades ago. But you play one of the few Old Testament atmosphere of a typical Bible that side, because it has its professors in the Bible class has slowly changed. benefits as well. . . .We are all department. Set against the “Teaching is still a joy,”he says. seeking to improve content backdrop of the Vietnam “But it is different. It really while finding interesting ways War and a nation at odds with depends on attitude.” to present it.” itself,Wheaton students were Changes in society and in That “content” has changed also caught in the turmoil of technology have played a considerably since Dr.Wolf’s

profile the times.“There was such significant role in the attitudes days on campus as a student, pessimism, and many were and behaviors Dr.Wolf has and not a little credit must be

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especially when their sons David ’86 and Phil ’92 were on the team. Dr.Wolf’s involvement with the Graduate School has also widened his scope; with the rest of the Bible department, he is eagerly awaiting the first Ph.D. class to begin at Wheaton next fall. King James Version.The The ripple effect of Dr. Revised Standard Version Wolf’s presence on Wheaton’s translation really opened the campus has been felt in way for us,” he says.Today, the many ways, and most recently, NIV committee is at work he experienced it himself updating both the Old and firsthand. In the fall of 2000, New Testaments,in hopes Dr.Wolf was diagnosed with of completing the task soon. leukemia, which forced Professor Wolf says that him into a slightly calmer life working so closely with the as his body adjusted to text and with fellow scholars chemotherapy. He is currently has been “a tremendous time in remission and is grateful for given to the 63-year-old of interaction, of grappling the alumni who prayed for professor.Today’s wide array of with the text.We were all him during that difficult time. Old Testament commentaries trying to understand it a little “Many . . . held me before the has become an integral part of better.” Lord, and I appreciate that the intellectual lives of “When you see new very much,” he says. Herb and Clara Wolf’s Wheaton students. things in Scripture through “It is hard to measure children, and their Dr.Wolf has written several translation or through one’s impact,” Dr.Wolf says. spouses, were on campus foundational books on Old teaching, when you get a new “You have to look at it for Homecoming 2001, Te stament study, including an insight on a passage, it’s just through the students and when Herb received the introduction to the Pentateuch light-giving,” he says.And that through the lives that have Distinguished Service to and commentaries on Judges light isn’t confined to Dr. been changed. How do they Alma Mater award (from and Isaiah, his favorite book of Wolf’s classroom. He and his use it in their lives, not just left): Dave Wolf ’86, Jill the Bible.“We had a lot of wife, Clara, have worked hard through school.” For Dr.Wolf Barber Wolf ’91, Melanie catching up to do,” he says. to invite students into their and for all those he has Culbreth Wolf ’97, Phil “We needed better sources home and to include these touched, when the ripple rolls Wolf ’92, Herb Wolf ’60, for studying the Old Testament. students in their lives.The back to the source, the change Clara Wolf, Peter Van Now students can get into Wolfs have also been involved is all the more apparent. Vleet, and Larissa Wolf the Bible with a better under- with the soccer team, by Lena James ’99 Van Vleet. standing of what it means.” During the mid-’70s, Dr.Wolf was on the com- mittee that created the New International Version translation of the Bible.“It was marvelous to be involved with that.And translating the entire Bible hasn’t happened much in history. Until the first half of the century, all we had was the

Wheaton 13 guest book contained names to serve God in the most of missionaries and others remote and difficult area of the from 44 countries and world that he could find was to the 24 nationalities. contagious,” Dave says. Dave’s Added to this foundation sister, Elisabeth Howard Elliot was further exposure to world ’48, would a few years later nations missions during his years at write the best-selling book After a lifetime The card, tacked up over the Wheaton. For starters, what Through Gates of Splendor, desk in his Wheaton College better way to prepare for the which recounts the of declaring dorm room, reminded him mission field than to immerse martyrdom of her husband daily to pray that he would be oneself in study of the greatest and four missionary colleagues God’s glory faithful to his calling. Signed missionary of all, the Apostle in the jungles of Ecuador, in 1946 in Toronto at a student Paul. Professor Merrill C. Nate Saint ’49, Ed McCully around the missionary convention Tenney, indeed, gave Dave that ’49, Roger Youderian, and (the forerunner to InterVarsity Peter Fleming. world, David Christian Fellowship’s Urbana David and his wife, Phyllis conferences, which some years (Gibson) ’48, met at Wheaton; Howard ’49, later he would lead), the she, too, had committed her World Evangelism Decision life to serve in missions. M.A. ’52 writes Card was evidence of the Married in 1950, they could specific moment he committed never have imagined the about Wheaton’s his life to God for missionary variety of ministries they service. would have or the number of place in world After more than 50 years countries in which they would in missions—as a missionary, serve. missions. author, professor, and exec- With their Wheaton utive—David M. Howard, Sr., education behind them, Dave ’49, M.A. ’52 has proven opportunity in his intensive and Phyllis headed for Costa faithful to that call. Graduate School summer Rica in 1953, with the Latin The pathway into missions course in missions, when he America Mission.Their first began before Dave was born, required the daily reading of year was one of intense when his parents prayed that the entire book of Acts at one language study, and then Dave God would send him into the sitting. began a four-year stint Lord’s service, just as they had Many of Dave’s college teaching in a seminary. done for all six of their friends were older than he, When LAM transferred children.Their prayers were beginning college as World them to Colombia, where Dave answered. Four of their War II veterans who wanted was field director, they met children would become to return as missionaries to the Victor Landero, whom Dave missionaries, one a pastor, and countries where they had describes as “the greatest one a seminary professor. fought. Challenging him with personal evangelist I have ever “My earliest memories are their missionary fervor, some known.We often traveled to happy ones of seeing my father would eventually join together remote villages in the forest to on his knees with an open to form mission societies, such carry the gospel to those who Bible and in prayer early every as Mission Aviation Fellowship, never heard it.” Dave’s book morning,” Dave says.The Greater Europe Mission, and Hammered as Gold recounts children learned scores of Far Eastern Gospel Crusade his experiences with this hymns and Bible verses in (now SEND International). virtually unknown and family devotions; and Sunday Dave’s closest friend in uneducated farmer who could afternoons were often spent college was Jim Elliot ’49, who barely read and write, but

profile with their father’s reading would become his brother-in- whom the Holy Spirit used to missionary stories.The family’s law.“His single-minded vision launch a remarkable revival and

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church-planting movement. church worldwide. is great! You are coming back During this period Dave Following the success of this full circle to where you was named assistant general consultation, Dave became the began.”Three years later, at 70, director of LAM and worked international director of World he retired from LAM but under another person who had Evangelical Fellowship, a continues again with Cook a profound influence on him, global network of 120 Communications. During the Wheaton alumnus Kenneth evangelical national alliances. last couple of years, Dave took Strachan ’35, LL.D. ’57. After the move of its head- on the task of writing a book Those experiences changed quarters to Singapore, Dave commissioned by the Wheaton his missiological outlook, embarked on world- College Alumni Association. especially as it related to encompassing travel that From Wheaton to the Nations meeting the physical needs of involved mission surveys and details how God has worked people, as well as the spiritual. consultations in an average on the Wheaton campus in In 1968, after 15 happy of 16 countries every year for calling missionaries. years in Latin America, Dave 10 years. Consider for a moment the moved into the student world Still yet another opportunity breadth and depth of Dave as missions director of surfaced when in 1992 Dave Howard’s mission experiences, InterVarsity Christian was asked by Cook education, and friendships. He “The greatest thing I got Fellowship.The nine years at Communications Ministries knows the people and ministry out of Wheaton College IVCF proved challenging, International to assist in its of missions.And, as the only was my wonderful wife, especially considering he was ministry of training non- third-generation Wheaton Phyllis (opposite page),” working in the conflicted Westerners in the field of College trustee (his father and David Howard says. times of the counter culture, Christian publications. grandfather served on the “She has been a true when student activism even One would think that it Board), he knows the people companion, a steady and included protests against should be about time for his and ministry of Wheaton. deep influence, a constant missions. retirement. But in 1995, Dave What better person than encourager, a marvelous Again, Dave and Phyllis says to his astonishment, the David Howard to write From mother and grandmother. were in for another change, Latin America Mission asked Wheaton to the Nations. I thank God constantly when in 1977 the Lausanne him to return as its president. In a quiet moment half a for bringing us together.” Committee for World Now 67 years old, he century ago, a young Wheaton The Howards live in Evangelization asked IVCF to demurred.“Surely they are not College student signed a Boca Raton, Florida. lend Dave to them. His serious,” he thought. But the simple card, pledging to obey They have four children, knowledge of missions, his members of the board pressed God’s call on his life. David David, Jr., M.A. ’78, ability to work with people the invitation. Phyllis also Howard still has that card. Stephen ’77, Beth ’78, in a variety of situations, and agreed.And all four of his by Robert Walker ’36 and and Michael; and 13 his experiences in planning children concurred:“Dad, this Georgia I. Douglass ’70, M.A. ’94 grandchildren. IVCF’s huge Urbana missions conventions made him the right person to direct the Consultation on World Evangelization to be held in Pattaya,Thailand, in June 1980. Preparing for this conference during the next three years brought travel and exposure to the church outside of North and South America. He was able to meet with great Christian leaders of the non- Western world and see God’s hand at work in the

Wheaton 15 Friday, October 5, 2001 and catch up with former (15 campus staff, 43 reunion class 10:30 a.m. Edman Chapel. classmates and meet new friends. committee members, 11 Larry Ross ’76, media relations Dr. Carol Parks Bani ’81 is here students, and 15 alumni board adviser to Billy Graham ’43 (and with her husband, Kofi; her members). previously to Baseball Hall of powerful tenor voice leads the 9:10 a.m. SRC. Famer Joe DiMaggio, among group in songs of praise and About 15 people are completing others), is the speaker in worship. their preparations for the Homecoming chapel. Larry has 8:12 p.m. BGC. upcoming brunch. A unique spent a career helping clients tell Members of the Class of ’76 have addition to each table: crayons. their stories. Now he tells his. “I gathered for their open house in There will be a coloring contest was an impostor,” he says, “more the Wilson Suite.Theirs is one of during the brunch (for the of a human doing than a human several receptions and open children, of course; what were you being.” He recounts how he ran houses tonight for members of thinking?). press operations in 180 countries, the reunion classes. 9:40 a.m. SRC. worked 100 hours a week, and had no balance in his life. Go to Richard Hess ’76, a professor of www.wheaton.edu/wetn/real/ross10050.ram Saturday, October 6, 2001 Old Testament at Denver to hear how God changed him. 8:17 a.m. University Place. Seminary, has stopped by the reception for Herb Wolf ’60, 1:42 p.m. Student Services Tw o Bon Appétit food-service Building. workers cross the street with recipient of the Distinguished Service to Alma Mater award. Dr. David Howard ’49, M.A. ’52 is in refreshment trays, heading Hess says,“It’s been a pleasure to the Faculty Authors section of the toward the SRC. The buffet maintain his friendship. Herb is bookstore signing copies of his breakfast, luncheon for 550, and one of the few people who’s still book, From Wheaton to the other receptions will keep them here from my time as a student.” Nations,recently published by and their colleagues busy the Wheaton College Alumni throughout the day. 9:53 a.m. BGC. Association. Read more about 8:36 a.m. Edman Chapel. Members of the Class of ’81 David’s career in missions, and The last of the 5K runners and mingle on the steps in front of the the book, on pages 14 and 15. walkers cross the finish line just 3 p.m. Billy Graham Center. off of North Washington Street John Monson ’84, assistant on the western edge of campus. OWER professor of archaeology, delivers About 200 people have registered the faculty lecture in Barrows for the annual event. Lee Lewis, T Auditorium. His lecture, titled whose daughter Brooke ’03 “One Land, Three Faiths, Two helped organize the 5K, says it’s a Millennia,” is especially timely in nice day to run, although it was a light of the recent terrorist little cold getting started. Steam attacks. Dr. Monson, who grew up rises from the heads of some in Jerusalem and later earned his runners as they await the prize M.A. there from the Institute of giveaway. Holy Land Studies, discusses the 9:07 a.m. SRC. history and geography of the Suzanne Weber, reunions coor- region and how Christianity, dinator in the alumni office, still Judaism, and Islam interact. has a smile on her face at Reunion 4:53 p.m. Sports and Central. She has been on campus Recreation Complex. since 6:30 this morning and didn’t NDER THE Minority alumni get together for leave last night until 12:45. An a Homecoming reunion, the first urgent message pulls her away.

U of its kind. Forty-five alumni Her responsibilities include over- gather in the SRC practice gym seeing the work of 84 volunteers

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BGC Museum after posing for sale.There are about 30,000 titles Version translation committee. their reunion photo. The Class of up for grabs this year, the highest He likens the translation process ’86 is up next with a 10 A.M.shoot. total in the 10 or so years of the to hiring 12 interior designers to See how all of the photos turned plan the same house. Read more sale’s existence. Most of the out on page 26 and following. about Dr. Wolf’s career on pages books are gifts to the College, 12 and 13. Thirty-two classes are 10:09 a.m. McCully Field. says Paul Snezek, director of represented at the All-Alumni Four members of the grounds Buswell Library. Library Family Brunch. crew are on the turf, preparing it personnel choose some for 12:15 p.m. SRC. for the Homecoming game Buswell’s stacks and sell the rest. against Millikin. They are re- The Wheaton and Millikin football Hardcovers are $1 each.After 4 painting the yard lines and script teams begin the journey to P.M., shoppers can take as many “Wheaton,” which spreads from McCully Field, two blocks away. books as they can carry (in one one 41-yard-line to the other.The Wheaton enters the game with a crew usually touches up the field bag) for $5. 2-2 record; Millikin, ranked No. 15 on Wednesday, but rain this week 11:48 a.m. SRC. nationally in Division III, is 4-0. washed the paint away. Herb Wolf ’60, professor of Old Testament, ascends to the stage 10:17 a.m. Anderson Commons. to accept the award for A few dozen students and alumni Distinguished Service to Alma browse the tables in the lower Mater. Dr. Wolf has taught at level of Anderson, which is home Wheaton since 1967 and was a once again to the annual book member of the New International HOMECOMING NOTEBOOK

From left: 2001 Gathering for class photos in front of the BGC Museum enables old friends to catch up; Jack ’49 and Ellie McKnight Swanson ’49 were on campus with their granddaughter; the best part of the 5K, for some people, is the cool-down.

Wheaton 17 community members, and media personnel are finding their places for the memorial service for Todd Beamer ’91, who died on September 11 aboard Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania. 5:47 p.m. Edman Chapel. J. Dennis Hastert ’64, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, concludes his 1:01 p.m. McCully remarks during the memorial Field. service. He had read a brief letter The Homecoming foot- from President George W.Bush in ball game commences as honor of Todd Beamer and also Grant Tillotson ’04 kicks off spoke about his own experiences to the Big Blue. Grant is one of on the morning of September From left: eight players on Wheaton’s roster 11—and how Todd’s actions Herb Wolf ’60, who graduated from Wheaton aboard Flight 93 might have with his wife, North High School. Clara, was prevented the plane from honored for 3:16 p.m. McCully Field. crashing into the Capitol, a likely Distinguished Andrew King ’04 scores on a target. Service to Alma 5-yard pass from Josh Anderson Mater; Carol 10:14 p.m. Pierce Chapel. Parks Bani ’81 ’03 to make the score 19-17 Jake Armerding ’00 and Jon (left) and her Millikin with 13:12 to play in the Steinmeier ’01 are on stage for husband, Kofi fourth quarter. the Late Nite concert.This is the (right), chat with Rodney 3:22 p.m. McCully Field. last event on the Homecoming Sisco ’85, Play is stopped so Millikin 2001 calendar except for a Class director of offensive lineman Lee Mateer and of ’76 worship service and a Class multicultural Wheaton defensive end Eliot of ’81 celebration service development at the College; Thomasma ’02 can remove their scheduled for 9 o’clock tomorrow members of 32 helmets, which have become morning. . . . Alumni Weekend classes stuck together for the second 2002 isn’t that far away: May 10- attended the time. 12. Classes commemorating All-Alumni Family Brunch; 3:51 p.m. McCully Field. reunions: 1927, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972. children of The game ends with Millikin on alumni work Make plans now to join us. top 26-17. The Thunder threw a on their by Michael Murray submissions for season-high six interceptions. the coloring Wheaton’s teams finish 2-2 on contest. Homecoming weekend. Women’s soccer defeated Wisconsin- Stevens Point, 2-0; volleyball lost to Millikin, 3 sets to 1; and men’s soccer beat Augustana, 4-0. 5:07 p.m. Edman Chapel. Hundreds of members of the Class of ’91, other alumni,

18 Wheaton On My Mind expanding by Tony Payne ’79 horizons Director, Conservatory of Music

At the request of President to a song called “Total Praise.” W. Peterson cantatas we sang Tony Payne ’79 is director Duane Litfin, an Arts Task The African-American church during our formative years. of the Conservatory of Force is considering the place is taking the lead in this area. I want to let you in on a Music and associate of the arts at Wheaton.While And movement is just one art little secret. In a way, I wish professor of music. He holds Dean George Arasimowicz form among many being used music study at Wheaton could degrees from Wheaton puts the finishing touches on in the quest for authentic, be done from an observatory (B.Mus.), Bowling Green the first report, we continue to intimate worship. instead of a Conservatory. State (M.Mus.), and address unimaginable changes Attitudes have changed, too. Our students and faculty are Northwestern University in the arts—changes we are My son Patrick, a Wheaton involved in so many exciting (D.M.A.). Recent trying to take stock of when College freshman, is one things. Keyboard Chair compositions include “Hold we consider the trajectory of example. Pat wants to be a William Phemister is devising on to Hope” (Carl Fischer arts education at a world-class filmmaker. He’s exploring a graduate degree in arts CM4689), and a new undergraduate institution. films as diverse as Babette’s ministry. Gerard Sundberg setting of “Give Thanks to So what has changed? This Feast and Traffic.In Berlin, the sang the Messiah with the God on High” for the is no surprise, but technology only thing he wanted to see Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has changed. Plans are under was the Picasso exhibit. His last December. Lee Joiner, Wheaton College Men’s way for new sound, lights, and tastes in music range from Kathleen Kastner ’71, Curtis Glee Club. The Little a projection system for Shostakovich to Smashing Funk, and Howard Whitaker Match Girl was most Edman Chapel. Conservatory Pumpkins.At the theater, it’s ’63 participated in the recently staged in 1999. faculty members are already Shakespeare. He wouldn’t inaugural season of the He has been a co-editor of gearing up to use this system think of limiting his International Improvisation two cross-cultural to project subtitles of text- engagement with the arts to Institute, collaborating with hymnbooks and has based music performances.We one stylistic or technical Ken Medema, Charlie written dozens of songs will use it to lead congrega- portal.The world of the arts Peacock, Jake Armerding ’00, and hymns. tional song (words with music, is just too rich and diverse. and others. if I have anything to say And Patrick isn’t so unusual. I just told a about it).We will use it to Have you heard the latest student this reintroduce visual art to recording by banjo virtuoso morning that it’s worship.And we will use it to Béla Fleck? It’s called Perpetual a great time to communicate with Wheaton Motion—a recording of work in the arts. friends in the far corners collaborations with the great Our culture is of the world through the Web. violinist Joshua Bell, marimbist receptive to the Then, the Chicago Tribune Evelyn Glennie, and others. arts.And the recently published an article No, it’s not bluegrass—this church is poised, titled “The Spirit Moves Them.” time—but intelligent, artistic more than at any The subtitle reads,“Sacred transcriptions of standard time in recent dance troupes transcend the works by classical composers. history, to use the boundaries of worship.” I’ll Then there’s Ben Heppner, arts for Christ never forget my experience arguably one of the greatest and His with movement at a worship dramatic tenors of our time. kingdom.This is conference in Berlin several Ben and I sat at dinner one why we are so years ago.The Praise Dance evening last fall with our vocal excited to be Ministry of Friendship-West studies chair, Carolyn Hart, and expanding our

Baptist Church, Dallas, danced reminisced about the old John arts horizons. Michael Johnson

Wheaton 19 CreationCHRISTIAN COMMITMENT TO by Alvaro L. Nieves Professor of Sociology

efore and since coming to right but by favor. It doesn’t human and animal sewage, B Wheaton College, I have belong to us in the sense industrial and mining wastes, had the opportunity to of “private property,” but it is storm runoff, nitrates, work and consult with agencies entrusted to us as stewards phosphates, pesticides, and of the federal government on of a valuable possession. food processing, among others. issues related to environmental The implication is that In the United States in the and energy policy, including we are accountable to God for mid-1990s, nearly 60 percent environmental justice. In our stewardship of the of wells in agricultural areas introducing an environmental creation.We are trustees of the contained pesticides, according sociology course, it became environment. Stewardship to Payal Sampat in State of the clear that the College’s goal of does not convey a right to World 2001. integrating faith and learning pollute in pursuit of economic fit well within this area. self-interest.With our God- The Environmental Many in both public and given ingenuity, we have private sectors are concerned triumphed over constraints in Protection Agency has that environmental degradation our environment.The tragedy identified more than often seems to fall dispro- has been in our inability to portionately on the poor and anticipate the negative conse- 3,000 contaminated people of color. If we, as quences of our technology. Christians, are to take seriously What have been some of these sites, and the cost the scriptural mandate “to consequences for our water, to clean them up is do justice, to love mercy, and air, and land? to walk humbly with God” Of 246 water basins in the astronomical.This is (Micah 6:8), we must consider United States, all but a few are the injustice of continuing polluted. One source of our likely to get worse. to degrade the environment. pride is also the source of It is unfortunate that the much of that pollution. Air is another vital part of notion of “dominion” Farming and the resulting the environment that is being expressed in Genesis has so topsoil erosion is the worst threatened, especially the often been interpreted as a cause of inland water troposphere, which extends 5 right to exploit the environ- pollution.According to John to 7 miles above the earth and ment.We should, however, Carmody in Ecology contains about 95 percent of understand the notion of and Religion:Toward a New breathable air. More than a dominion in the context Christian Theology of Nature, half million tons of air of creation: First, our dominion “Each year such erosion in our pollutants are released to the over the earth is a direct country would fill eighteen troposphere each day, from the result of our relation to God. freight trains, each long United States alone. In Second, our dominion is a enough to reach around the addition to respiratory cooperative dominion.We do world.” Such erosion ailments suffered by humans, not create nature’s processes, represents about three-fourths the condition of the air is also but learn to cooperate with of such sediment. Other related to such problems as them.Third, it must be sources include logging, mining, acid rain and the pollution of a responsible dominion. It is, and construction. Other the arctic. after all, exercised not by water pollutants involved are The third component of

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environment is the land.The World View, describes various Church and Kingdom) seems amount and kind of solid components of a Christian also to understand the waste is one of the most doctrine of Creation ending importance of structural dramatic threats to the land. with the logical conclusion relationships reflected in eco- According to Environment and that “the creation is inseparable nomic reality.“Economically, Society: Human Perspectives on from the Kingdom of Christ we need a new understanding Environmental Issues by Charles wherein lies its purpose.” He of the importance of the L. Harper, the United States in adds:“That God has delegated spiritual dimension, just as 1990 produced 168 million powers to his creatures implies spiritually we need to metric tons of municipal that we are responsible for understand the significance of garbage, enough to fill a economic issues.” He further bumper-to-bumper convoy of suggests that “a key part of the Alvaro L. Nieves, professor trucks that would circle the church’s kingdom work of sociology, received degrees globe six times. In addition, today should be exploring, every year millions of tons of advocating, and modeling from the University of toxic substances are released economic arrangements which Miami (A.B.), the into environmental sinks. are both ecologically and University of Kentucky The Environmental Protection biblically sound.” (M.A.), and Virginia Tech Agency has identified more Let me end with a than 3,000 contaminated sites, challenge, given by Fred (Ph.D.). Before joining the and the cost to clean them Van Dyke, in a firmer tone. Wheaton faculty in 1983, up is astronomical.This is He wrote in Journal of he served as a senior likely to get worse. Consider the American Scientific research scientist at Battelle, that there are about 70,000 Affiliation:“Christians have chemicals in commercial use. been lazy, ignorant, and Pacific Northwest

Only about 10 percent have Michael Johnson apathetic about environmental Laboratories in Richland, been tested for toxicity, and concerns. But only Christians Washington. He has served each year about 1,000 new assignments that are implicit in possess an ethical system ones are added to the the very nature of things.That strong enough to bring as a consultant for the inventory. Love Canal is but this is a law-governed creation courage, conviction, and Department of Energy at one well-known example of requires our adherence to that direction to the environ- Argonne National the potential negative effect of law.That the creation is good mental dilemma.This is Laboratory. Dr. Nieves poorly conceived and executed requires us to value it, too.” not the time to be led astray toxic-waste disposal. How then do we fulfill our by mindless environmental preaches in local churches In addition to awareness of responsibility to the creation? slogans, but to embrace and is active in the United pollution, we are becoming I suggest that we must begin our role as servants and Methodist Church. He and sensitive to potential scarcity. to understand something stewards of nature, managing The effects of technology, of the structure of injustice. it with a view, not to our his wife, Leslie, have six the search for a technological The words of C. S. Lewis, own uses, but to the inherent children. fix, and the patterns of in The Abolition of Man, value which God gave it, consumption that we have indicate that he understood all the while holding in established clearly pose a threat something of the perversion awe the responsibility before to the earth and its people. of the dominion over creation us, charged by God and The threat, risk, and cost are when he wrote:“[W]hat we accountable to God.” not equitably distributed. call Man’s power over Nature To be truly accountable, we In contributing to this state, turns out to be a power must equip ourselves with a we violate the mandate to exercised by some men over proper relationship to God, to do justice, and we violate our other men with Nature our fellow human inhabitants responsibility to God’s creation as its instrument.” of planet earth, and the itself.Arthur F.Holmes ’50, Howard A. Snyder (Liberating environment within which M.A. ’52, in Contours of a the Church:The Ecology of we live.

Wheaton 21 Exploring New Territory

The Wheaton The women’s soccer season good programs: consistency.” women’s soccer ended one match short of the The Thunder won team advances Thunder’s goal, on a field on the consistently throughout 2001, to the Final campus of Ohio Wesleyan tying a team record for victories Four for the first time. University in mid-November. in a season and finishing Amherst College scored its only 19-3-0.They won their seventh goal on a free kick in the 72nd straight title in the College minute and held Wheaton Conference of Illinois and scoreless the rest of the way to Wisconsin with a 6-1 record. advance to the national And despite the disappointment championship match. of the 1-0 loss to Amherst, they Pete Felske ’86 was named It was new territory for the see how this season can build Coach of the Year in the CCIW Thunder, playing in the toward the next.“It is nice for and Central Region. program’s first Division III Final the seniors that they made it to Four. It was a situation that the Final Four,” Coach Felske matches to qualify for the coach Pete Felske ’86 hopes will says.“It’s also nice for the semifinals for the first time. become familiar.After his team’s program that the freshmen had When a team achieves this 1-0 victory over the University the opportunity to get this kind degree of success, individual of Scranton in the quarterfinal, of experience.” honors often follow. Felske was he said:“This win means that In the final weeks of the named Coach of the Year in the we are being consistent.We have season, the Thunder proved they CCIW for the sixth time and won the regional two of the last belong among the top teams in Coach of the Year in the three years. Our younger players Division III. In a span of three Central Region for the second are coming into the program days in late October,Wheaton time. His 173-72-11 record with the expectation that we won back-to-back 2-1 overtime gives him the sixth-best should be nationally matches on the road, at St. winning percentage in Division competitive.We had a Lawrence University and III women’s soccer history. good group of seniors the University of Chicago. Junior Rebecca Mouw, who have led us in the A day after defeating Chicago, already the school’s all-time right direction and the Thunder needed a leader in goals and points, been part of that was named once again to the consistency.That All-America Second Team; is what makes the Central Region First Team; victory over CCIW the Academic All-District rival Carthage College to Team; the CCIW First Team; secure the conference’s and was selected CCIW automatic berth into the Player of the Year for the NCAA tournament. second time. Wheaton shut out Carthage Other individual honors: to win yet another CCIW Padgett Crown (CCIW First, title and move into the Central Region First, tournament.Then in the Academic All-District); Jessica playoffs, the Thunder won three Elsen (CCIW Second); Jenny Fichera (CCIW First); Sarah Junior Rebecca Mouw, the Kron (CCIW First, Central school’s all-time leading scorer, Region First,Academic All- earned All-America honors for District); Katie Shubin (CCIW the third time. (Photo by Mike First, Central Region First,

sports Hudson ’89.) Academic All-District).

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Baseball W Fall March 1 at Principia March 1 at Webster heaton Spring Sports Wrap-up March 9-16 Florida Trip March 19 Concordia Women’s Tennis Cross Country March 22-23 at Trinity Tournament Record: 11-1 overall; fourth Women: second place in March 28 Illinois Wesleyan straight CCIW championship CCIW March 30 at Illinois Wesleyan Honors: CCIW individual Men: sixth place in CCIW April 2 at Augustana champions: Rachael Zorn (No. Honors: Rachael Zisch (All- April 5 at Carthage 2 singles), Helen Culbertson CCIW,fifth place at April 6 Carthage (No. 4), Heather Waybright conference meet, 20th at April 10 at Augustana (No. 5),Anne Wischnowski regional meet) April 12 at Elmhurst (No. 6);All-CCIW team: April 13 Elmhurst Culbertson, Kari Jorgensen, Women’s Golf April 19-20 Millikin Julie Long, Zorn. Fifth place in CCIW (first time April 24 Robert Morris fielding a full team) April 27 at North Central Men’s Soccer Honors: Sylvia Groth (All- April 30 at Concordia May 3-4 North Park Record: 11-7-3 overall; 5-1 CCIW) CCIW (tie for first) Softball Honors: John Kightlinger Volleyball March 9-17 Florida Trip (CCIW Player of the Year, Record: 18-18 overall; 1-6 March 20 Trinity International CCIW First Team,All-America CCIW (tie for seventh) March 25 at Benedictine Third Team,Academic All- Honors: Meredith Osterhoff March 27 at Aurora District Team);Nick Fichera (All-Tournament team at April 3 at North Central (CCIW First); Jeremy Tolleson Wheaton Invitational) April 6 North Park (CCIW First); Jon Beckmann April 9 U. of Chicago (CCIW Second); Pat King RETIREMENT PARTY FOR April 13 Carthage (CCIW Second); Brian Koontz MARILYN SCRIBNER April 15 at Calvin (CCIW Second); Sean Pearman After more than 40 years as a April 17 Illinois Wesleyan April 20 at Augustana (CCIW Second); Heath Weeks kinesiology professor and (CCIW Second). April 23 at Elmhurst coach, Marilyn Scribner is April 24 Hanover retiring from Wheaton April 26 at Millikin Football College. Please join Professor April 29 Trinity Christian Record: 6-4 overall; 5-2 Scribner, her faculty col- CCIW (tie for third) leagues, former students, and Track and Field (indoor season) Honors: Jon Adams (CCIW friends for a retirement dinner Feb. 1 at Lewis First); Dane Lundgren (CCIW on Saturday,April 13, in the Feb. 9 at U.of Chicago First); Jon Wills (CCIW First); South Party Room of Feb. 15-16 at Chicagoland Championships Justin Knapp (CCIW Second, Anderson Commons.The (Lewis) Football Gazette All-North party will begin at 6 P.M. Feb. 23 at CCIW Championships Region Second); Josh Anderson Please call the kinesiology (Carthage) (CCIW Second); Jamie Busch department at 630-752-5662 March 1 at Carthage (CCIW Second); James for more information. March 2 at Notre Dame Invitational Hoxworth (CCIW Second); Bryan Ittersagen (CCIW Sec- Track and Field (outdoor season) ond); Brad Musso (CCIW March 30 Wheaton Invitational Second); Eliot Thomasma April 5-6 at Chicagoland Championships (North Central) (CCIW Second); Mike Whalen April 13 at North Central (CCIW Second). April 20 at Elmhurst April 26-27 at Drake Relays May 3-4 at CCIW Championships (Elmhurst)

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In November,Wheaton alumnus Philip Wandawa M.A. ’96, director of the Kampala Evangelical School of Theology in Uganda, visited with the Alumni Association staff here in our Westgate offices. He told us how God is moving among African nationals in their countries and building the church there.We talked about the strategic importance of communication with Wheaton alumni around the world and explored ways to share timely information for Wheaton graduates serving in other nations. Philip told us his reaction as he and his friends in Uganda watched television news coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks. I was struck with new force how small the world is and how interconnected we are. How important by Marilee A. others’ stories are for us, and ours for them, so that we may encourage one Melvin ’72, another in this pilgrim’s progress through time.Your stories are what we are about Vice President for at the Alumni Association.That is why we so value hearing from you and being Alumni Relations with you. The Apostle Paul called the Corinthian Christian his letter or manuscript “written on our hearts, known and read by everybody.You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts” (2 Cor. 3:2-3, NIV). Some may believe that their personal identity is not contingent on anyone or anything else. But Paul went so far as to assert that lives are stories written on one another’s hearts.We are God’s manuscript, and the story of our lives is being told to everyone we meet. If the point of our story is God’s grace, what a meaningful story that can be. Thank you for your prayers and gifts on behalf of the young men and women who are studying at Wheaton today.They, too, are open manuscripts being written for all to read. May our stories point to Him who is the beginning and the end of history, who is also the author and finisher of our salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ. From all of us who pray for you and serve you at Wheaton College, we wish you a blessed 2002.

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Class News section. smaller student population than the College every year.With Student today’s 2,300 undergraduates. a place specifically for them to Central The shortage of community gather, students can have the After years of space on campus—made relationship-building experiences discussion, plans for especially obvious when the they are seeking.“It’s pretty cold a new student center temperature drops—has been a here, so especially in the winter on Wheaton’s campus topic of discussion for years. months, most students are stuck are moving forward. The idea of a new student in their residence halls,”says center, in fact, has been Noel Jabbour ’02, student The chapel bells dismiss the developing for a decade.The government president.“The new students to class.A conglome- most recent plans to renovate student center is going to offer a ration of heavy coats and book Anderson Commons into a place where students can interact, bags shuffles its way down the full-service student center especially when you can’t be red brick walk and squeezes include offices for all student outside.” through the double doors into organizations, meeting The project involves not only Memorial Student Center.The rooms, study rooms, a new post the lower part of Anderson, but students who make it inside to office, bakery, chaplain’s also renovation to the main level check mail before class are office, chapel, computer rooms, (the campus dining area and warmer, but pushed from every a larger Stupe with a grill, Coray gym) and the third side by the thousand or so and lots of hang-out space. level of Coray, where the others trying to get in and out “I’m excited about having a counseling center will be as quickly as possible. Just new student center where housed. Plans also include some moving around is a chore, not students can go and relax,” says restructuring of Chase Street, to mention trying to have a Sarah Franklin ’02, vice which runs north and south conversation. president of student govern- through campus, to create a The Wheaton College ment.“We know how to study convenient drop-off area near community has experienced 50 hard, but I think we need to Anderson.A patio and pavilion winters since the opening of learn how to channel those are also expected. MSC.The building is home to stresses that we’re experiencing some of the student leadership all the time in a better way. groups, the campus post office, And I think the new student the coffeehouse, and the Stupe, center would be a good Wheaton’s on-campus social way to help with that.” hangout. But MSC was built to The unique Christian accommodate a much community is a factor Diverse Notes that draws many students to on Activities

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In order to begin building, the College must raise $13.5 Wheaton Student Profiles, million; the total amount needed is $21.6 million.To date, just under $8 million through the Generations has been received in gifts and One hundred and fifty dollars. pledges.According to Bruce That’s what board and tuition Koenigsberg, campus architect, cost for a female student in the building project will 1871, according to David Maas’s take 16 months to complete, Wheaton College Awakenings.By so students could see results contemporary standards, that as early as 2003. Because might just cover the cost of a comments from students couple of textbooks. But in the and parents were taken into later 19th century, it was enough account when drawing the to keep students working at plans, Bruce is confident that manual labor jobs to get by.A both groups will be pleased fixed academic program was with the finished product. offered to all students consisting Someday soon students— of the liberal arts and sciences, through the generosity of but in the 1860s commercial alumni and friends—will be courses such as penmanship, able to chat, join a club, and telegraphing, and bookkeeping grab their mail and maybe were introduced. Most students formed. Students’ social life a cup of coffee before were required to attend church included literary societies, to heading to class, without at the College.They enjoyed which almost everyone being jostled by a stray book socials where they were allowed belonged, and the senior bag or three. to fraternize with others of the sneak, which involved by Jackie Noden Inouye ’00 opposite sex under proper unearthing a hidden supervision. Literary societies fruitcake and other were born at this time and festivities for those soon remained the heart of campus to graduate. social life even 70 years later. In 2002,Wheaton is According to Wheaton College: still home to students A Heritage Remembered by Paul with “strong Christian M. Bechtel, a typical Wheaton convictions and the student in the 1930s and ’40s motivation to achieve.” “calls Illinois home, is a Baptist, But student profiles look reads the Moody Monthly in his a little different.Today, the home, chose Wheaton because most popular major is of the influence of other English followed by music, students, and looks toward the but there are 40 to choose mission field for post-college from.Although many students work.”Three hundred and forty- are from Illinois,Wheaton two students planned to go to has students from all 50 states, the mission field, 254 aimed to 40 countries, and 40 different teach, and 202 wanted to enter Christian denominations. the ministry. Students could Ministry continues through the attend churches of their choice, Office of Christian Outreach choose from varied majors, and and many other venues. Social male and female students were life on campus includes taught together.An organization concerts, plays, late-night skates, of College outreach programs, and other events planned by the Christian Council, was College Union.

Wheaton 43 g l n “ s always your selection of a i t drew on the strength of the n books is full of delight and n percussion, trombone, and a e e blessing. Again thanks so much for saxophone sections. On several of v remembering in this way the ‘brave m e Nestico’s pieces, the ensemble’s sons and daughters true’ working u r piano player, Justin Jacobson, has around the world ‘for Christ and t s occasion to pound out some His Kingdom.’”These words of n i great melodies.Throughout the appreciation from Austin n night, some musicians who ’56 and Margrit Hale a could play multiple instruments ministering in switched to a different one, Switzerland are The sweet sounds adding the sounds of the flute, typical of the 21-member Wheaton wooden block, and electric expressions Jazz Ensemble filled Barrows guitar to the mix. the College Auditorium on November 6. receives after the In addition to performing Although the repertoire annual Missionary Book Mailing concerts at Wheaton,the sponsored by the Board of Trustees. featured four pieces by the ensemble competes at a contest at This project was begun in the early contemporary American arranger Elmhurst College every year. 1950s after Dr. V. Raymond Edman, and composer Sammy Nestico, A few jazz combos from the Wheaton College’s fourth president, works by other composers such as group can also be heard decided he wanted to encourage Horace Silver,Thad Jones, and in community venues and at Wheaton alumni missionaries with a Shelton Berg were included, as Wheaton coffeehouses. In the Christmas gift of books. well as an arrangement of past, concerts have also included This year’s Christmas book “Amazing Grace” by Manny vocalists, adding to the audience package, which was sent to more Mendelson.This piece featured appeal.To find out more than 550 Wheaton alumni, contained the trumpet section in particular: about the jazz ensemble, directed some gems, including From Wheaton Each player performed a short by Michael Bazan, visit to the Nations by David Howard ’49, improvisation solo. Other songs www.wheaton.edu/conservatory/ensembles/je.html. commissioned by the Wheaton College Alumni Association.The book examines how God has used Wheaton students through the years effective hymn leadership at in missionary work. JoNancy Linn the piano, and the use of classical Sundberg ’61 compiled two booklets, Piano Institute music in the worship service. Hope in Times of Grief and The institute recently received Encouragement for Pastors, which Branches Out a Worship Renewal Grant include various verses from God’s The Church Pianists’ Institute from the Calvin Institute Word that offer comfort and peace. is hitting the road. of Christian Worship in Grand The Victor Journey through the Bible, Following the fourth annual Rapids, Michigan.The grant will written by trustee and alumnus V. event in Barrows Auditorium support the addition of a Gilbert Beers ’50, is a comprehensive last October, Director William resource that can enrich Bible study, theological consultant at the provide important Bible background, Phemister and the institute will Washington event and one in and communicate effectively to all head east this spring and then California in the fall. ages. Tyndale House Publishers, west in the fall. “The addition of a theologian founded by Kenneth Taylor ’38, was Dr. Phemister, a professor to our staff,” says Dr. Phemister, one for the books one for eager to contribute two books this of music in the Conservatory, “will add a new dimension to year. My First Bible Words by William and Mark Hayes will be the understanding of the biblical Noller and Kenneth Taylor teaches featured at the event at role of music in Christian Bible words and concepts to young National Presbyterian Church worship.” For more information children. The other, a novel by in Washington, D.C., on on the Church Pianists’ Institute, Francine Rivers titled The Last Sin March 16. Sessions will include please call 630-752-5099 or visit Eater, tells a story of redemption. creativity and improvisation, www.wheaton.edu/conservatory.

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daniel burden, assistant professor * of chemistry: One area that appears ripe for * significant developments is biotechnology. Advances in * JUST ONE cellular and genetic manipulations have already * begun reshaping both Question scientific and public thinking. * Within the last year we have witnessed an anguished * In the Looking 50 years into the future, president wrestle with the classroom ? ethical dilemma of embryonic Course: * what new scientific breakthroughs or stem cell research, stood BITH 111, 1? surprised at Advanced Cell Theology and Culture * applications would you expect to see? Technology’s announcement of (2 credits) the first cloned human Professor: embryo, and seen Congress * caught off guard as members Dennis Okholm ’73, william wharton, stephen moshier, scramble to catch up to the * Ph.D. professor of physics: associate professor technological bullet. Although Schedule: Astrobiology: Within the next of geology: the chemical and biological * My elementary school 11:30 A.M.to 50 years science will be able intricacies that enable such “weekly reader” predicted we 12:45 P.M., Monday, to test the panspermia theory, feats are indeed alluring, might * would be living like the Wednesday, and Friday, which hypothesizes that the our society ultimately use such Jetsons by now. I fully Fall 2001 cosmos is seeded throughout knowledge to subject future expected to work at Lunar * with life. On Earth, bacteria generations of humanity to the Course description Base Alpha! Will some of and other microbes have from syllabus: these visions be realized 50 will of a controlling * been found in almost all years from now? Related to generation—the type of “An exploration into environments, such as frozen the geosciences, I expect the scenario described so aptly by * the nature of Antarctica rock or at continued move from fossil C.S. Lewis in The Abolition of Christianity, including extremely high temperature fuels to renewable energy Man some half century ago? * a Christian worldview and pressure deep sources; greater use of the Although I do not foresee the and the mission of the underground and at the ocean for food, materials, and scientific underpinnings for a bottom of the oceans. Mars, energy; and more efficient completely thoroughgoing * Church in the world, where surface water was satellite monitoring of the domination, I do predict that as biblically grounded once abundant, will be environment. Robot vehicles biomolecular technologies for * and historically will increase our explored, as well as the huge the beginning forms of developed.” understanding of how God oceans underneath the ascendancy will be developed * made it all. Perhaps, finally a Selected required icecaps of Europa, a moon shortly, probably within the moon base? texts: of Jupiter. Cold molecular next decade. In fact, some * A Family of Faith by clouds in interstellar space may argue that the Timothy R. Phillips will be studied in more foundational advances have * detail. These clouds contain already occurred. If so, will any and Dennis L. Okholm dust coated with amorphous limit be imposed so as to * (Baker, 2001); ice and abundant organic protect the dignity and fullness The Call by Os molecules. of humanity? * Guiness (Word, 1998).

Wheaton 45 HOPE IN THE FACE OF HATRED is for Western Christians to take thousands of people have been seriously the proper use of our massacred by militaries trained I laud President Duane Litfin’s wealth, since the Bible tells us in and supported by the U.S. message (Wheaton,Autumn that much will be required of These alumni have a different 2001) that in response to the those who have received much. testimony, but you did not give terrorist attacks there should be I am not advocating mere them the voice even though “no reviling, no gloating, no handouts but genuine help that their wisdom is needed.As vengefulness, no chest- will demand input from those capable prophets, they can thumping triumphalism” and who receive it. explain why terror has invaded his admonition that “if the What would happen if we our shores.The pastoral cannot. thought of our enemies believers became known as the I long to read in Wheaton being punished engenders people who care and who share? articles and quotes from the anything within us, let it I believe we would see the alumni whose prophetic voices be Christlike tears and revival for which many are you have muted. a broken heart over the praying. If such a revival spread Lee Van Ham ’63 sinfulness of our world, throughout the West, would it Chicago and of ourselves.” not have an effect on our world? While we know that sin is This kind of obedience is costly, the ultimate cause of world and many are not willing to Your coverage of such a conditions, the [current] situation “live simply so that others may heated and consuming issue was is extremely complicated, going simply live.” But if we try to exemplary. I especially enjoyed back to Abraham. So no matter letters maintain the status quo, the cost the column by Don Holt ’57 how anyone may diagnose it, is likely to be high and, in the (At Last, page 48). Unlike what there is likely to be some truth process, we may well lose most many have done, he never once in his or her opinion. of what we are trying to hold resorted to using clichés or One factor is economic. on to. platitudes in order to write From time immemorial poor Edwin R. Jones ’48 about the appalling and people have known that there Kamloops, British Columbia confusing attacks. He addressed are rich people.They saw them in their own countries; many the crux of the issue head on and made good the claim We invite your have seen rich tourists; and largely because of television, As I read the Autumn 2001 implicit in the title of his piece: letters and e-mail as poor people have learned that issue, I felt keenly disappointed, “Shedding Light on a Dark they relate to topics there are rich countries. even though I was touched by World.” covered in the We in the West make up the power of the stories of Sarah Streed ’82 magazine. about 6 percent of the world’s people feeling the death Stoughton,WI Correspondence must population and consume about of September 11 terrorism. be signed and may be 80 percent of the world’s Faithfulness to the Bible edited for length or resources. Religious fanatics juxtaposes the pastoral with the I thoroughly enjoyed the clarity. are no doubt the source of the prophetic.You were eloquent latest issue of Wheaton.Living attacks, but it behooves us to in the pastoral, mute in the in the New York metropolitan prophetic, just when it was area, we were bombarded with Write: think about that 6:80 ratio and needed in the eloquence with devastating detail and much Editor to remind ourselves that the Wheaton magazine other 94 percent are not likely which Wheaton alumni are hopelessness following the Wheaton College to acquiesce much longer to the capable of giving it. attack. In the midst of all this, it 501 College Ave. status quo. For Christians there’s Many alumni have been is easy to lose a godly Wheaton, IL 60187; a more important factor involved missionaries in countries where perspective. President Litfin’s or send e-mail to than our national survival and terrorism has stalked the people. remarks and the other articles [email protected]. prosperity: our relationship to I am most familiar with those were refreshing and refocusing. our Lord. who have experienced this in Nicole Mathisen Anderson ’98 One part of the solution Latin America, where tens of Elizabeth, NJ

46 Wheaton Continued from the back cover. Moving Pictures Throughout his career, Bob Cording ’62 has used art—painting and filmmaking—to present the gospel.

LikeThroughout many artists, his career, Robert Bob Cordingwhatever ’62 has story used we were sharing a real change in Cording ’62 expresses himself in at the time.”Then, after taking a their lives,” Bob a variety of media. His love of variety of graduate classes at the says.After his first the creative process has led him School of the Art Institute of taste of filmmak- from painting to producing fea- Chicago, he became involved ing, Bob was ture-length films to ministering with Campus Crusade for hooked. He next to young people to doing all Christ, which needed an art produced and dis- three simultaneously. director. tributed a series of Bob’s early interest in art “It was my initial move into films that present- was influenced and encouraged ministry,” Bob says.“A staff ed the gospel to by his parents, Edward ’33 and member challenged me with the young people. Ruth James Cording ’33. question,‘What is your purpose But even his Edward was the director of in life?’ It was that pointed recent involvement Wheaton’s Conservatory of directness that made a difference in the Jesus Film Music from 1948 to 1970.“My in my life. I saw a way I could Project, an evange- dad had been involved in art, use art as ministry. It was a turn listic tool already and at 10 years old, I fooled in the road. in eight languages, around with his oil paints,” Bob “I soon began to see new has not caused says.“My mom was an encour- opportunities in media and Bob to give up agement to me, too. Mom ministry and felt there was painting.“Making would drive me out into the a real need for quality films for films and painting country to paint farms and barns young people. I picked up a kind of go hand in on canvas.” camera and used lens and began hand,” he says. In Bob studied art at Wheaton, filming some of the marches and fact, Bob has just where he focused on painting. Christian rallies that were being finished a series of He also spent two years in the held at the time.” paintings based on Army Reserves, traveling to His first film was a the Jesus film, Korea and Thailand and painting documentary showing how which he says has Throughout his career, the distinctive landscapes of young people in California were the potential to reach people BobBob Cording Cording’s ’62 haswork those countries. Using art to leaving the drug culture for around the world. usedwith art—painting the Jesus Film serve God became a normal part Christianity during the height of “Everyone has a gift or and filmmaking—toProject took him of Bob’s life. the counter-culture movement. gifts, and over a period of time presentto Kenyathe gospel. recently “In high school and college, “We had the idea to put I’ve really had the opportunity for on-location I went out and did chalk talks to something on film to show these to use mine in ministry,” Bob filming of the Africa youth groups,” he says.“I would people not as ‘Jesus freaks,’ but says.“The arts really have an children’s version do drawings to relate to people who had experienced important role in presenting the of the film. gospel. It all comes together, and the Lord can use the abilities we have to further the kingdom.” by Heather Jensen

If you are interested in purchasing a print of Aslan (back cover), please call Marjorie Mead of the Wade Center at 630-752-5908. Size and price have not yet been determined.

Wheaton 47 Two Lives, One Truth by Miriam Huffman Rockness ’65 Age. Blessed with an exceptional artistic gift, she captured the eye and heart of John Ruskin, I have a recurring fantasy of a quiet place akin foremost art critic of his day. He was convinced at last to Yeats’s cloistered tower perhaps, or Anne that she could become “England’s greatest living Morrow Lindbergh’s spare writing shed. Here, painter” if she would “give herself up to art.” Reflections on protected from the distractions of daily life, I could Lilias’s artistic pursuit was challenged by her other the Christian life retreat at will, quiet my mind, shape my thoughts, passion: volunteer work with the fledgling YWCA, by published pen them. ministering to the working women of the city— Wheaton alumni The life of reflection vs. the life of action. It is an and to the prostitutes of Victoria Station.At age ongoing struggle amidst the clutter and clamor of 35, she responded to God’s call to bring the light everyday living to secure time for writing. During of Jesus Christ to the Arabs of Algeria, where she the early years of child-rearing, it was a sheer lived her final 40 years. physical feat to separate myself from my young—a While in England, I paged through Lilias’s daring game of hide-and-seek—seizing the diaries documenting four decades of daily living, precious minutes until I was discovered or pulled illuminated by exquisite watercolors: a museum in Miriam Huffman into action. Later, the writing hours were legislated miniature. Light-giving lessons emerge, parables Rockness ’65 is the by the School Schedule. Now the house is empty inspired by nature. Buried in July of 1907 is the author of a trilogy on of the Challengers. Still, my writing time is painting of the bee and a parable: home and family: sabotaged by other challengers, trivial and Keep These Things significant. Sometimes it is abandoned for weeks A bee comforted me this morning. . . . (Doubleday), A Time on end.And I wonder:What would my writing be He was hovering among some blackberry To P l ay, and Home: if my life could be given over completely to that sprays, just touching the flowers here and God’s Design (Zondervan) and a craft? there in a very tentative way, yet all biography, A Passion My musings are checked by two lives, unconsciously, life—life—life—was left for the Impossible: represented by two “icons.” One is the photograph behind at every touch, as the miracle- The Life of Lilias of a writing desk set in a bay window.The place is working pollen grains were transferred to Trotter (Harold the Kilns, the home of C. S. Lewis for more than the place where they could set the Shaw Publishers). She 30 years. I devoted my free time during a family unseen spring working.We have only to is compiling Writings vacation some years ago to reading his see to it that we are surcharged, like the and Watercolors:A correspondence at the Wade Center.This bachelor bees, with potential life. It is God and His Trotter Mosaic. She lives in Lake Wales, don at Oxford University epitomized to me, a eternity that will do the work.Yet He needs Florida, with her minister’s wife and mother of three, a life free from His wandering, desultory bees! husband, Dave domestic duty, devoted to the pursuit of Rockness, who has knowledge. Two l i ve s — one famous, the other virtually been the pastor of the What emerged from his letters both stunned unknown—both speaking the same truth.Their First Presbyterian and challenged me.Weekends and holidays, Lewis legacies were not diminished by their engagement Church for 30 years. voluntarily left his cloistered rooms at Magdalen in the world. It can be argued that their Their three children— College for a life of domestic complexity at the contributions were strengthened and refined, David ’93, Kimberly Kilns.Through the decades, a personal drama indeed, hallowed by the very factors that tested ’95, and Jonathan ’99—are graduates of unfolds: his brother Warnie’s intensifying them.The measure of one’s work, ultimately, is not Wheaton College. difficulties with alcoholism; his substitute “mother” productivity, recognition, or even intrinsic merit. Mrs. Moore’s increasing demands.“It is terrible to The only true gauge is obedience to God’s gentle find how little progress one’s philosophy and guiding—in life and in art.Then . . . life will be left charity have made,” Lewis writes to a close friend, “at every touch.” “when they are brought to the test of domestic The life of reflection vs. the life of action.I need life.” not choose one over the other. I must accept, The other “icon” is a watercolor: a bee instead, the challenge of both—praying with Lewis: hovering over a spray of blackberry blossoms.The artist, Lilias Trotter, was born and raised in Oh that my Lord would give me power to be London’s exclusive West End during the Victorian Mary and Martha simultaneously.

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When Bob Cording ’62 heard of the Marion E.Wade Center staff’s desire for a painting of Aslan, C. S. Lewis’s fictional lion, he didn’t hesitate.The Wade Center, a collection at Wheaton College devoted to the works of seven British authors, frequently welcomes groups of schoolchildren who have been reading Lewis’s fantasy novels. Marjorie Lamp Mead ’74, associate director of the center, suggested that a painting of the lion would enhance their experience. So Bob returned to the stories and envisioned Aslan from Lewis’s descriptions in the Chronicles of Narnia.And, as Lewis wrote,“Aslan came bounding in.”

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