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AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC AFFILIATION - CANADIAN SCIENTIFIC & CHRISTIAN AFFILIATION
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 3 JUNE/JULY 1977
COMING UP ROSACEOUS
Do you sense a mood of cautious optimism within the American Scientific Affiliation
and the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation? A kind of steady
"Praise the-Lord-without-the-exclamation-point" attitude? We do. (And it's not even time
for the ASA ANNUAL MEETING at NYACK COLLEGE, NEW YORK, AUGUST 12-15.)
Yes, good things are happening. Increased financial support from the membership is
at last enabling the Executive Council to plan projects beyond "how to stay solvent."
Local sections are stirring up local action, involving more people than ever before.
As Christian men and women of science we seem to be growing up, taking our responsibilities more seriously. We still debate important issues but we're also dedicated
to serving both science and the church in practical ways, and simultaneously whenever possible.
We don't want to overdo it, but let's break out the exclamation points once in awhile!
With this issue of the Newsletter, the editor certainly has plenty to praise the Lord
for: we're (currently) between family crises, good stories are stacking up in each
of our HOW TO departments--and we're only one week late with the copy!
CHRISTIAN POLITICAL SCIENTISTS TO CAUCUS
William C. Johnson, professor of political science at Bethel College, wrote to lobby
for "equal time" in the Newsletter. We like to catalyze communication among evangelicals in any professional field, so we're glad to cooperate with the "Caucus on Faith
and Politics." Bill says it's not a formal organization with officers or dues or such
trappings, just a group of Christians teaching political science in Christian and
secular institutions, seeking to relate their faith to the study and teaching of
politics.
The Caucus met at the 1974 and 1975 conventions of the American Political Science
Association but missed in 1976. This year their meeting during the Washington D.C.
APSA meeting will be held on Saturday, September 3, 1977, again in a breakfast-andpanel format. Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and "fellowship of kindred minds" will be
followed at 9:30 by papers on 1) the issues of amnesty and 2) the dilemma of faith
and science in Max Weber's thought.
Interested persons not on the Caucus mailing list are welcome to attend, whatever
their political (or religious) persuasion. If you haven't received word on specific
arrangements by the middle of summer, write to William C. Johnson, Dept. of History
& Political Science, Bethel College, 3900 Bethel Drive, St. Paul, MN 55112. (Don't
forget to tell him how you like your eggs.)
HARTZLER RECHARGES
H. Harold Hartzler, former executive secretary of our Affiliation and now retired
from teaching, is back in Mankato for the summer after giving 20 lectures in California and 12 in Oregon on his latest tour. Harold thinks he timed it just right to
be in Arizona during the coldest winter ever experienced by many Minnesotans. The
Hartzlers have purchased a mobile home in Glendale, Arizona, their winter headquarters from now on.
This fall, fully recharged by solar energy from vegetable gardening in Mankato,
Harold plans to travel east to the ASA ANNUAL MEETING at NYACK COLLEGE, NEW YORK,
AUGUST 12-15, and the Creation Convention in Philadelphia, then to lecture in Indiana during September, in Ohio and Pennsylvania during October, along the east coast
during November, and in Florida during December.
Harold would welcome invitations to lecture on science and Christian faith before
any groups along that route (address: 1311 Warren Street, Mankato, MN 56001). He
tries to accommodate as many groups as possible. However, his wife Dorothy says
that if he doesn't slow down on this next trip, she may shorten his circuits!
GIACUMAKIS TO HEAD INSTITUTE OF HOLY LAND STUDIES
George Giacumakis, professor of history at California State University, Fullerton,
has accepted the presidency of the Institute for Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem.
He will move to Israel with his family in August 1978. Meanwhile, as presidentelect, George will remain in the U.S. to speak at churches and schools about the
Institute and to contact foundations and donors for its support. He leaves Cal
State Fullerton after 14 years on the faculty.
The Institute was founded 20 years ago by linguist G. Douglas Young, former dean of
Trinity Seminary, long-time ASA member, and president of the Institute since its
founding. He is now ready to retire in order to continue research and writing,
having seen his vision being fulfilled. To the Institute's campus on Mt. Zion come
undergraduates for their junior year abroad and graduate students enrolled for the
M.A. or for a one-year certificate program in language, culture, history, and biblical studies. There is also an intensive 10-week summer course in Hebrew. Over 50
colleges, universities, and seminaries in the U.S. and Canada consider the Institute
their "campus in Israel."
The school is an evangelical institution in its administration, but a large part of
the faculty is composed of Israeli Jews and Arabs. George Giacumakis taught there
while doing research on his 1972 sabbatical, becoming excited about the Institute's
potential in the area of Middle Eastern and Biblical studies. Information on
Institute programs can be obtained from either of their American addresses: Box 456,
Highland Park, IL 60035; or (George's home office) 1308 Vina Del Mar Ave., Placentia,
CA 92670.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHRISTIAN SCHOLARSHIP
An organization called "The College of Christian Studies" is located near the U. of
Illinois in Urbana. One of its projects is compilation of a bibliography to guide
Christian students to the best available Christian scholarship in all major areas
of academic study. Coordinating the project is Kenneth W. Hermann. Kenn
is
planning
to contact Affiliation members for bibliographic suggestions that will help young
people develop a comprehensive world-and life-view and a solid Christian perspective
of their discipline. Respondents will receive a complimentary copy of the completed
bibliography.
Kenn is also planning to teach a course this fall based on Francis Schaeffer's.film
and book, How Should We Then Live? He would welcome correspondence from other ASA/
CSCA members who may be teaching a similar course. Address: Kenneth W. Hermann,
College of Christian Studies, Box 3421 Country Fair Station, Champaign, IL 61820.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM SHAPING UP
As announced in the Feb/Mar Newsletter (p. 16), ASA is one of eight evangelical
organizations co-sponsoring a conference on "Christianity and Children's Services,"
to be held February 9-12, 1978, in Atlanta, Georgia. Brochures on the conference
will be available at the ASA ANNUAL MEETING at NYACK COLLEGE, NEW YORK, AUGUST 12-15.
Meanwhile, speakers for the general sessions lined up so far include Alan Keith-Lucas,
James Dobson, Bruce Narramore, Everett Koop, and Joe Bayly.
Objectives of the conference are: 1) to provide timely information relevant to
professionals serving children; 2) to provoke theoretical and applied research;
3) to assist the Christian professional in integrating his faith and professional
role; and 4) to promote a multidisciplinary approach between the various disciplines
serving children, an approach that will effect a pooling of resources.
Director of the conference is Donald G. Miles. For additional information, write to:
Christianity & Children's Services, Box 54737, Atlanta, GA 30308.
FEDERATION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP GOING STRONG
Kurt Weiss., professor of physiology & biophysics at the U. of Oklahoma College of
Medicine, reports that the annual gathering of the Federation Christian Fellowship
at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago on April 4 was a success. About 70 persons
attending the annual meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental
Biology heard Tom Knighton present the work of Medical Assistance Programs (MAP International).
David Bruce of Wheaton College stepped in to pinch-hit for someone else and set up
the arrangements "to perfection," according to Kurt. A number of those in attendance
at the Fellowship had never heard of ASA/CSCA but some showed enough interest to fill
out an application form right there.
How the Fellowship will fare as FASEB experiments with new meeting arrangements isn't
clear. In 1979 in Dallas, half the societies will meet for the first five days, the
other half for a second five days. In 1980 the constituent societies will meet at
different locations at different times. But in 1978 FASEB will meet in the traditional
way in the traditional place--Atlanta City, New Jersey (and in April, the traditional
time--a week before hotel rates go up and the weather gets nice). The Federation
Christian Fellowship program will be arranged by Dr. William D. Matthews, SKF Laboratories, 1500 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19101.
WITNESS TO OUR JEWISH COLLEAGUES
The Dec/Jan issue of the Newsletter noted that radiologist Arthur W. Kac had written
a book called Our Messianic Hope to present the gospel of J_esus Ch-rist to Jewish
intellectuals, but the details of his offer weren't completely clear. To aid
Affiliation members in witness to Jewish scientific colleagues, Dr. Kac will send
a post-free copy for $3.00 (less than his cost) on request to: Dr. Arthur W. Kac,
2419 Eastridge Rd., Timonium, MD 21093. The author is a Hebrew-Christian and a
renowned writer on Hebrew-Christian affairs.
ISLAM, ANYONE?
Donald R..Rickards wonders if any Affiliation members interested in comparative
religion or working among Muslims would like to put in a pre-publication order for
either of two studies on the Qur'an. The books will be published by University Press
if at least 75 copies of each are ordered in advance. They will sell for under $10
apiece. Don, the author, has a Ph.D. from the Hartford Seminary Foundation and has
spent 17 years working among Muslim peoples.
One of the books, A Religious Topical Index of the Qur'an, is "the most comprehensive
guide to the Muslim holy book to date, an effective tool in the hands of both missionary and scholar." It was compiled from the original Arabic and from 11 translations in several languages.
The other is The Qur'anic 'Isa or Jesus in the Qur'an. Many works that claim to
present the ~uanic mater7ii-al on th-e person of 'Isa suffer from a liberal bias of
their authors. This one, from an evangelical viewpoint, analyzes all the Qur'anic
references and includes all relevant data from the major commentators on the Qur'an.
All the traditional material is given, in translation. The author shows from the
Qur'an that 'Isa is portrayed as less than Allah but more than a man. Appendices in
parallel style give Qur'anic passages on creation, the birth of 'Isa, the crucifixion
of 'Isa, and the "Be" passages.
To indicate your interest in either book, write to: Dr. Donald R. Rickards, Acting
Chair., Dept. of Missions, Fort Wayne Bible College, 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort
Wayne, IN 46807. (Salaam 'alekum!)
"AFTER SUPPER SCIENCE"
That's the title of an interesting weekly column written by John A. Knapp II, associate professor at the State University of New York in
Oswego_, John began writing
the column in the fall of 1976. When we heard from him this winter it was appearing
in two weekly newspapers, one in central New York state, the other in Montrose, Pennsylvania. John was seeking God's guidance about trying to expand into other papers.
"After Supper Science" explores news and ideas of science at the layman's level,
occasionally relating science to Christianity. The clipping John sent us related it
very well indeed. It began by asking, "In the light of modern science, can a thinking person take the Bible seriously?" Acknowledging that many people trained in
science do reject the Bible, John cited "one national organization of scientists"
that takes "a strong positive view on both the claims of Christ and the importance
of modern science." Guess who. Yep, that's us. John succinctly described ASA's
purpose and function, quoting our statement of faith. Further, he included the
address of the national office--and the editor left it in. That's what we call
in-depth reporting!
Are there other "science popularizers" in our midst with a similar calling?
"SPECIAL CREATION vs. THEISTIC EVOLUTION"
What must have been a first-class debate between two ASA biochemists, Duane Gish
(for special creation) and Jerry Albert (for theistic evolution), took place on
May 17 at the First Congregational Church in Pasadena, California. The debate was
sponsored by the Student Council and the Theology Dept. of Fuller Seminary, and
organized by Terry Mathis for Prof. Paul Jewett's systematic theology class. An
audience of 600 persons heard the 3-hour debate.
A tape of the debate is available for $3.50 from the Audio-Visual Dept., Fuller
Theological Seminary, 135 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101.
Major issues covered were: 1) Literal (historical) vs. nonliteral (symbolic ) interpretation of the Genesis creation accounts; 2) Theology of creation; 3) Nature and
scope of scientific theories (do biological evolution and/or special creation qualify
as scientific theories?); 4) Validity of applying oversimplified mathematical models
based solely on chance processes to the claim that the complexities of evolutionary
theory are improbable or impossible; 5) Validity of applying the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics as a universal principle contradicting evolutionary processes vs. a law
limited to closed systems (and allowing for exchange between energy and order by
means of known favorable chemical reactions, biochemical interactions, and biological
pathways for selecting favorable routes, thus limiting chance processes leading to
disorder); 6) Age of the earth (thousands vs. billions of years); 7) Universality
of the Noachian flood in geographical coverage and in destruction of life; 8) Nature
of Adam and his relation to human fossils and human evolution; 9) Nature of human
death before the fall (physical vs. spiritual) and whether the fall was a historical
event; 10) Interpretation of the inherently biased fossil record and its gaps in
transitional forms.
Wow, a 10-round heavyweight intellectual bout if there ever was one! (We haven't
seen Jerry put on the gloves before but we know Duane is a powerful slugger; two
nights later we caught his bout at U.C. Berkely with Prof. Harold Morowitz of Yale,
a uthority on nonequilibrium thermodynamics , and Duane seemed to be in top form,
counterpunching away on "The Origin of Life.")
HOW TO SERVE GOD OVERSEAS No. 2
From one who's going: Kathleen A. Kitzman would like some help and information.
She's a high school chemistry teacher (B.S. in chemistry, Taylor U., 1972; M.S. in
medicinal chemistry, U. of Michigan, 1974) looking for a position overseas, preferably in Africa, on a short-term basis for the next 2-3 years. Kathleen has had
3 years of experience at Our Lady of Mercy H.S. in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a
Catholic girls' school. She enjoys teaching but has had a long-time interest in
overseas missions, and thinks now might be a good time to combine the two interests.
Kathleen has been writing to several mission boards (Africa Inland Mission; Sudan
Interior Mission; African Evangelical Fellowship; Mennonite Central Committee;
United Presbyterian Church; Christian Service Corps) but wonders if Newsletter
readers might know of other opportunities with which she's not acquainted. Further,
she would be glad for advice and insight from anyone who has taught overseas already.
Her address is: 3236 Greenfield, Apt. 6, Royal Oak, MI 48072.
From one who's been: Terrance Murphy and his wife left Beirut, Lebanon, in June 1976, where they had been teaching high school chemistry and biology in the American
Community School. Terry says: "Living in a war situation taught us many things, especially more about trusting the Lord. We thoroughly enjoyed our 3 years in
Beirut and would like to go back in the future. We returned to Seattle and I
entered the Ph.D. program in Chemistry at the U. of Washington last fall. My
field of research will be inorganic, possibly an area of bioinorganic chemistry.
We would like to return to the Middle East to teach at the University level."
"While living in the Middle East, we became aware of the many jobs that Christians
could serve in and be "nonprofessional" missionaries. Countries that have previously been closed to the gospel and western influence are opening up their doors
to westerners because of their desire for western technology. Seven Arab countries
(Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and United Arab Emirates) will
need more than one million foreign workers and technicians to set up their planned
projects (statistics from The.Arabs, West Coast Report, Sept. 1976, p. 1)."
"It seems to me that Christians will be missing the command of the Great Commission
if we fail to be in this influx of workers. Jobs are available for engineers,
doctors, nurses, medical technicians, teachers, professors, etc." (The Murphys'
address: 4737 Brooklyn Ave., N.E., Apt. 202, Seattle, WA 98105.)
HOW TO RECYCLE SOMETHING No. 16
To our ecologically sensitive readers who've asked why we dropped "the best part of
the Newsletter"--we haven't dropped it. We haven't even run out of material for it.
But timely news stories usually take priority--at least until the world starts running out of material!
Wayne Linn of Southern Oregon State College in Ashland is one of our boosters. In
fact, after his two years with the Peace Corps in Malawi, "one of the most difficult
adjustments in returning to the USA was getting used to our consumptive society with
all of its excesses, and the fact that so few really care. We live in a vacuum in
this country totally oblivious of the strain we place on the world's resources
through our addiction to consume things we don't need."
Wayne says he had "a helpless feeling about doing much, especially as I see our
nation with our passion for possessions dragging so many other nations down the
rathole with us, either by draining them of their resources or by their attempt to
copy us." In his frustration, he wrote a brief article on "Frugality in Malawi."
Here are some excerpts:
"Because it is a country blessed with good soil, adequate water, and a conscientious people, Malawi is able to feed itself, despite the fact that it is considered
one of the 20 poorest nations in the world in per capita income. Being able to
feed yourself is a remarkable achievement when you consider that so many richer
nations are unable to do so.
"It reflects the frugality of the Malawians--the ability to make maximum use of
the resources they have and import. You see very little litter in Malawi. Every
plastic bag, paper sack, and cardboard box is used, and used again. Similarly,
you see very little broken glass. What is broken is picked up right away. But
more importantly, glass containers are too valuable to permit to be broken in the
first place. If they are not recycled as containers commercially, they are reused
in villages and homes. Pop bottles have a 1231(~ deposit and quart bottles a 25q~
deposit.
"You never find waste metal pieces or scraps of bent nails (or new ones) lying
around. Even at construction sites, they are saved and reused. Every part from
wrecked vehicles is recycled to keep other vehicles running as long as possible.
Nonrunning vehicles are sold as we would sell used cars here in the U.S. Broken
toys and pieces of toys are still used as playthings. Every bit of ingenuity is
called upon to keep all things running and operating. Parts were nonexistent,
expensive, and/or hard to find, so you worked with what was at hand."
... (To be continued). Meanwhile, be memorizing and putting into practice this motto from our own
American heritage: "Use it up; wear it out; make it do; or
do without."
HOW TO START SOMETHING No. 29. KENTON BRUBAKER
When ASA Fellow Kenton Brubaker left Ohio State in 1959 with his doctorate in
horticulture to begin teaching biology at Eastern Mennonite College, his ambition
was to interest students in agricultural missions. He soon discovered, however,
that EMC students mostly saw college as a way of leaving their rural, agricultural
backgrounds to enter medicine, teaching, or social work. So Kenton's teaching
interests were directed instead toward genetics, biochemistry, and cell biology,
with only occasional ad hoc courses in "Applied Ecology" and "Organic Gardening
and Natural Foods." But in the early 1970s, student interest in hunger and development began to emerge.
Last year a new interdisciplinary program in International Agricultural Development
was initiated at EMC in conjunction with a Spring Seminar on "Christians in a
Hungry World." In consultation with the Mennonite Central Committee, which currently has openings for 50 agricultural development volunteers, Kenton, along with
other interested faculty, designed the new program. By March, when we heard from
Kenton, there were 26 students majoring in agricultural development, including two
women.
The curriculum provides an interdisciplinary approach to problems of world hunger
and agricultural development with an emphasis on sociological/economic/ecological
insights. Focus is on international, especially tropical, problems. The curriculum is flexible, allowing each student to tailor his or her own program. Two
students have co-majors in business administration, two others in Bible, another in
sociology. Several are including a year of studies at an agricul tural college.
Several are using the curriculum as a pre-agricultural introduction.
Two courses of central importance to the program are "Food and Population" taught
by Clair Mellinger, an ecologist, and "Sociology of Development" by Vernon Jantzi,
a sociologist. Students are required to take at least one course in each of the
following areas: ecology, animal science (or nutrition), plant growth'problems,
management, soil science, anthropology, economics, development theory, and chemistry.
According to Kenton, not only students but also the college constituency have shown
interest in the program. Its critics are concerned about its emphasis on breadth
rather than depth. Proponents say the wider view fostered by the program is exactly
what is needed by development workers.
A spin-off from the new program has been cooperative seminars with mission and
service agencies. A "Christian Consultation on Land Trusts and Responsible Technology" drew
some 70 participants in March, and there is hope that a Land Trust and
Appropriate Technology Center will emerge as a result. From June 20 to July 1, a
"Seminar in Tropical Agriculture" will be held on the EMC campus in cooperation with
the Mennonite Central Committee, primarily for orientation of volunteers and other
interested persons.
Concerned individuals at the college have been meeting every Tuesday morning in a
room designated the "World Hunger Strategy Center" for prayer and meditation relating to world hunger. Efforts are also underway to build library resources in the
area of world hunger and responsible technology. The agricultural development
program seems to be an idea "whose time has come," Kenton feels.
We're grateful to Kenton for sending us this story, and hope he puts us on the
mailing list so we can keep Affiliation members informed of "developments in development." If you'd like more information on the EMC program, or have ideas to share,
write to Dr. Kenton Brubaker, Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
That's where we're sending him a dozen "Scientist's Psalm" greeting cards for his
use, in appreciation. We keep a supply on hand for contributors to HOW TO START
SOMETHING. Want to start something?
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR POSITIONS
Moorad Alexanian (Professor of Physics, Centro de Investigacion del I.P.N., Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico 14, D.F., Mexico) seeks a position preferably in a
Christian college or university% Moorad is a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Indiana U. (1964). He can teach physics, math, or chemistry,
and has a strong dedication to research in statistical mechanics (critical phenomena) and several other areas of theoretical physics. He is "an evangelical Christian interested in furthering my understanding of nature and Scripture in a
Christian environment." Moorad is married, has three children.
Harold B. Jones, Jr.(1803 West Seminary Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76115) seeks a
position in biology at a four-year liberal arts or junior college. Harold has a
B.S. in natural science and M.S. in biology from Madison College, Harrisonburg, VA.
He has taught high school biology for nine years and is currently completing an
M.R.E. degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His major scientific
interests are in botany, ecology, and entomology, but he is also concerned about
helping young people integrate their Christian faith with their study of science.
Harold is 33, married, and has a six-month-old son. His wife Grace has a master's
degree in counseling, is completing an Ed.D. in counselor education at the U. of
Virginia, and has experience in counseling and student services on a college faculty.
Joseph H. Lechner (Dept. of Biochemistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
52242) seeks a teaching position, preferably in a Christian setting. He has a B.S.
in chemistry from Roberts Wesleyan College and is completing his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Iowa this summer. His research has centered on connective tissue (thesis:
"Collagens of Bovine Dental Pulp"). Joe has broad experience in teaching at Roberts
Wesleyan (as a lab instructor), at Iowa (as a T.A. in three courses), and at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids; he feels qualified to teach general and analytical chemistry,bicchem, physics, microbiology, Fortran, and photography. Joe is
also an accomplished clarinetist and conductor and has served as a scoutmaster and
summer camp counselor.
Michael McCommas (5216 42nd Place, Hyattsville, MD 20781) seeks a position in either
research or teaching in microbiology. He has a bachelor's degree in general biology
from Towson University, Towson, MD (1972) and expects to complete his M.S. in microbiology at the U. of Maryland in August. He has a year's experience in research at
the Council on Environmental Quality in Washington, D.C., a summer doing the Ames
Bacterial Mutagenicity Assay, and T.A. experience in general microbiology, applied
microbiology, and microbial genetics. His thesis is on the cytology and physiology
of a histidine-regulatory mutant of Salmonella typhimurium defective in control of
cell division. He has some experience in electron microscopy. Mike would like to
work in bacterial genetics or cancer research. (Mike is in the Friday night Bible
study conducted by Paul Arveson, v.p. of the Washington-Baltimore ASA local section,
by the way.)
Paul A. Zellmer (1125 Lacey Lane #6, Concord, CA 94520) is a fishery biologist
looking for a position. Paul received a B.S. in fisheries biology at Humboldt State
University, Arcata, California (1969) before going into the army. After the army he
worked in various capacities for the California Dept. of Fish & Game, then took a
leave of absence for graduate study in missions at Nyack College in New York (1974-76).
He has done biological and limnological surveys, monitored commercial and recreational
fish catches, written and evaluated environmental impact statements, and done all sorts
of other ecologically significant things. Paul is 30 and married.
POSITIONS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE
Biola College in California has an opening next fall for a permanent full-time Ph.D.
biologist/biochemist able to teach human anatomy & physiology, developmental biology,
genetics, biochemistry, and bio-molecular lab (microbiology and/or EM optional).
"Must be interested in developing personal and undergraduate research program; experience in grantsmanship desirable." Candidate must agree with the doctrinal statement of Biola, an evangelical college of 2500 students in the L.A. area. The college
has a strong B.S. nursing program and seeks to strengthen its pre-med program and
expand into graduate education. Contact: Raphael R. Payne, Chair, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Biola College, 13800 Biola Ave., La Mirada, CA 90639. (Received 9 May
1977).
Westmont College in California seeks an assistant or associate professor of analytical and physical chemistry beginning Sept. 1 of 1977 or 1978. Teaching duties
include general chemistry, quantitative and instrumental analysis, natural science
core course (team taught), and physical chemistry and advanced inorganic (in alternate
years). "Candidate should be an evangelical Christian able to stimulate students to
carry out chemical research; teaching experience desirable. An Equal Opportunity
Employer." Contact: Dean Ernest Ettlich, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa
Barbara, CA 93108. (Received 14 May 1977, from Cliff S. Benton, professor of organic
chemistry at Westmont)
Judson College in Illinois seeks a full-time assistant professor of sociology for
September 1977, with Ph.D. or nearly completed Ph.D. work. "Should be an evangelical
Christian willing to work with students on a close basis." Judson is a 4-year,
accredited liberal arts college. Contact: Jeanette Hsieh, Chair, Human Relations
Division, Judson College, 1151 N. State St., Elgin, IL 60120. (Received 17 May 1977)
ServiceMaster Industries Inc. in a western suburb of Chicago seeks a technical manager to direct product and process development, applied research, quality control of
chemical manufacturing, and technical services. The multi-million dollar corporation
is growing rapidly in manufacturing, research & development, franchising, and international operations. Its four objectives are "l) to honor God in all we do; 2) to
help people develop; 3) to pursue excellence; 4) to grow profitably." Candidates
should have a solid technical background (preferably with an advanced degree in a
chemical field), a proven record as a manager of technical personnel, and a desire
for a challenging career. Send detailed resum4 with salary history in confidence to:
ServiceMaster Industries Inc., % Will Southcombe, Coordinator of Employee Relations,
2300 Warrenville Road, Downers Grove, IL 60515. (Received 23 May 1977, from Paul B.
Stam, of Greensboro, N. C., member of the ServiceMaster board of directors)
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE
Late word from secretary Glenn Kirkland is that the spring meeting was to be held
May 14 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda (no doubt arranged by
president David Kay, who works there). Speaker was professor Bernard Ramm, an
honorary fellow of ASA and professor of theology at Eastern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia. His address was entitled "An Experiment in the Correlation of the Psychiatric Interpretation of Man and the Biblical Doctrine of Man."
INDIANA
Bob Werking reports that the spring meeting held March 25 at Marion College drew
an audience of about 25 to hear two good presentations. Marvin Hinds of Marion's
Biology Dept., whose Ph.D. is in animal physiology and has spent the past two summers helping to develop new cardiac defibrillation equipment at Purdue's Biomedical Engineering Center, spoke on "Recent Developments in Cardiac Defibrillation."
Mark Cosgrove of the Psychology Dept., of Taylor University, author of The Essence
of Human Nature and co-author of Mental Health, a Christian View, both e pub
lished by Zondervan this summer, spoke on "Roots of Modern Scientific Thinking."
New officers of the Indiana section council are Robert Werking, president; Waldo
Roth, president-elect; John Vayhinger, treasurer; George Harrison, secretary;
and Kenneth Schemmer, member-at-large.
As Walt has commented, there is definitely an "up-beat" mood in the ASA/CSCA these
days. Many projects of ministry are in the works and the financial picture is the
best in the 5 years I have been with the affiliation. Summer, of course, is a time
of slow down both in activities and income, but our current momentum gives indication that we are in the midst of our best year ever.
Recent events in the CSCA underline the situation. Under the leadership of Daniel
Osmond they are enjoying significant growth and ministry. A tape/slide program
developed by the Toronto section has been shown over 100 times. A new section in
Guelph, Ontario is off to a strong beginning, sparked by the efforts of Steven
Scadding. The most recent (March) section meeting in Toronto saw over 160 in
attendance. In today's mail I received 25 applications for membership from executive secretary
John Stewart representing recruiting efforts over the last three
months. This represents more than a 15% growth in membership in CSCA. This summer
president Dan Osmond will meet with groups in Calgary and Vancouver about the possibility of sections there.
Much of the energy within the ASA is being directed into projects and ideas that
will broaden the affiliation and more fully complete its purposes. Some of these
ideas are: a professional tape/slide presentation on important issues to be used
by sections and individuals; a popular newsletter directed to people outside the
organization interested in Christianity and science; organizing and reprinting
key articles out of the JASA for increasing the impact of this excellent publication.
Along a different line I have been corresponding with Alexander Squire, an engineer
and president of the Westinghouse Hanford Company, about how to involve engineers
more in the organization. It is clear that we will need to make some strong
commitments in new directions to attract significant interest
from engineers. I believe
we should. Write me if you have ideas on this or would like to be a part of activating
the interest of engineers.
Don't forget the Annual Meeting this year to be held at Nyack College on August
12-15. Registrations are beginning to come in and I expect both an excellent program and a good attendance. Plan to join us this year.
Bill Sisterson
Executive Secretary
PERSONALS
Marlin B. Kreider, biology professor at Worcester State College, Worcester, Massachusetts, offers himself as evidence that "with God, all things are possible."
Marlin, ASA's perennially eligible bachelor, will soon no longer be eligible! On
June 11, Marlin will marry Elin Saunders MacDuff at Park Street Church in Boston
(where a dignified "congratulations" is no doubt more fitting than the three cheers
we just gave).
John E. Kroll is assistant professor in the Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science
at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. John teaches applied math
and still does research in geophysical fluid dynamics.
David C..Lindberg, professor of the history of science at the U. of Wisconsin, Madison, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for the coming year. Dave will spend
the year in Oxford writing a book on Roger Bacon's philosophy of nature.
Frank B. Lipps of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab of the Environmental Science
Te-rvic-es Division, Dept. of Commerce, at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey,
has had a couple of papers published recently: "Numerical Simulation of ThreeDimensional Benard Convection in Air" in
J. Fluid Mech., and "Some Results from a
Simplified Three-Dimensional Numerical Model of Atmospheric Turbulence" in J.
Atmos. Sci.
Arnold M. Lund is completing research on iconic memory for his M.A. in psychology at
California State University, Fullerton, this month. In the fall Arnold will begin
work toward a Ph.D. in experimental psychology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, as a research assistant under professor Benton J. Underwood.
Lawrence D. Lyon is hoping to finish his M.Div. with work in the area of missions
this summer at Talbot Theological Seminary in La Mirada, California. Lawrence, who
has a B.A. in physics from Cal State Fullerton, for the past two years has been assisting in physics and physical science labs at Biola College, with which Talbot is
associated. Contacts with students, particularly "informal opportunities to share
the integrated Christian and science world-view," have been enjoyable.
H. Newton Malony, associate professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary
in Pasadena, California, is serving this year as chairman of the Western Regional
American Board of Professional Psychology. Eerdmans has recently released Current
Perspectives in the Psychology of Religion, edited by Newton.
Eric J. Miller of IVCF's Twentyonehundred Productions, Madison, Wisconsin, spent
some time in Mexico City this spring, resting up after heavy duty at the Urbana
Missionary Conference, studying, and exploring possibilities for Spanish-language
multi-media shows.
Douglas W. Muir of Wheaton, Illinois, retired on March 31 from General Telephone &
Electronic/Automatic Electric Company after almost 34 years of employment. Doug, a
physicist, has watched the changes in complicated automatic switching curcuits over
those years. Now he's ready for God to switch him to something else but hadn't
discovered what area of service that would be when we heard from him. His wife
Jinny is senior book editor at Tyndale House Publishers.
Linda Nutley of Tacoma, Washington, left Stanford Research Institute last August
and has just completed a Diploma of Christian Studies at Regent College in Vancouver,
B.C. When we heard from her she was headed for Overseas Training Camp in Guatemala,
and then expected to be looking for work as a food scientist in Latin America. Linda
had worked with the Peace Corps in Santiago, Chile, so ella tiene espanol
suficiente.
Dennis L. O'Neal has just completed his M.S. in mechanical engineering at Oklahoma
State University in Stillwater. In July the O'Neals move to Tennessee, where Dennis
will be employed in the Energy Division of O'Kridge National Laboratory. (O'Kridge?)
J. Edwin Orr, who spends part of his time as professor of history at awakenings in
the -Schocd of World Missions at Fuller Seminary and the rest traveling the world as
an evangelist, attended the annual National Prayer Breakfast with President & Mrs.
Carter in Washington, D.C. on January 27. Edwin addressed six leadership seminars
attended by people from many nations during the conference fn1lowing the breakfast.
His Evangelical Awakening in the South Seas was published by Bethany Fellowship in
February; Harper & Row has just published his paperback, The Faith That Persuades
($1.95), which looks very helpful for "apologetics evangelism" among science-oriented
students.
William W. Paul, professor of philosophy at Central College, Pella, Iowa, spent last
summer as an NEH Fellow at the U. of Notre Dame working on "Model as Metaphor" under
professor Ernan McNullin, philosopher and historian of science. Bill started with
metaphors in poetry, then moved to models in physics, biology, and geology, finally
to the social sciences. Bill presented his paper applying the same theme to the
interpretation of history at the Iowa Philosophical Society meeting last fall, for
which he also organized the program and served as president.
Vernon A. Raaflaub reports enthusiastic response to the evening course on the
creation/evolution issue he has been giving at the Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute
at Camrose, Alberta. Vernon, on the faculty of CLBI, says that the class of 40
includes science professors as well as undergraduate biology students. Vernon has
been listed in the 2nd edition of Who's Who in Religion (1977-78).
Gary B. Saylor of Shillington, Pennsylvania, has an M.S. in biology and is now completing his secondary education certification. He hopes to find a high school or
college teaching post overseas, preferably with a government-sponsored school, to
be able to work as a "self-supporting" missionary.
Norman A. Ross retires from the Navy on June 22 and plans to move to his cabin in
Maine. Meanwhile he's on the faculty of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode
Island. Recently Norm had to give a lecture on astronomy on behalf of the Navy.
After learning about Paul Arveson's talk to the Washington ASA section (Feb/Mar
Newsletter), Norm contacted Paul and even borrowed some of his slides. To an
audience composed mostly of scientists and engineers of the Earth Science Technologies Association of Warwick, R.I., Norm moved from the Navy's interest in astronomy
to questions of cosmology, intelligent life in the universe, etc, all from his
Christian, Bible-centered perspective. Interest in the talk led to a repeat performance to the Jamestown Rotary.
Peter A. Rust has been transferred by the Navy from Key West to FPO New York. We
don't know exactly what he does as an HM-2, but he does it in the Medical Dept.
of the U.S.S. Savannah (AOR-4).
Robert J. Schmitz of Seattle, Washington, will begin graduate work in the Dept. of
Anatomy at the U. of I. Medical Center in Chicago in the fall. He hopes to make
contact with Chicago ASAers and through them with a good church for Christian fellowship.
Meanwhile Bob will spend the summer working with Tinglit Indian children in
Hoonah, Alaska, through World Deputation of the University Presbyterian Church of
Seattle. World Deputation is a 25-year-old student missions program.
Calvin Seerveld of the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto lectured his way
up the west coast of the USA this spring on his way to a meeting on the west coast
of Canada. In Berkeley his lecture on "Obedient Esthetic Life" on May 2 was heard
by a roomful of young Christian artists and at least one newsletter editor. Among
other things the editor learned was that Calvin also serves on the board of Toronto's
Patmos Gallery, a "struggling broker" for Christian artists.
Peter Stoner will be 89 years old on June 16. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Peter!) He has
taught at Pasadena City College in California for 41 years and his Science Speaks
(Moody Press), after 350,000 copies, is now in 6 languages besides English. When
Harold Hartzler visited Alton Everest in the L.A. area in March, the Hartzlers
and Everests called on Peter, found him soft-spoken as ever but still sharp as a
tack. Alton reports that Peter faces life with equanimity and wit, even though
his second wife died recently and he lives alone.
David L. VanderMeulen is doing postdoctoral research on enzyme mechanisms at the
The Medical Center in Chicago. He completed his Ph.D. work in biophysics at
the U. of I. in Urbana in February, his thesis dealing with "Partial Characterization of Nucleotide Binding to Isolated Chloroplast Coupling Factor." Dave is
adjusting to "commuter life" in an apartment in Forest Park, quite a change from
the Christian co-op house he lived in at Urbana. We hope Dave and Bob Schmitz (see above) can get together at the Med Center in the fall.
Warren Willis of Campus Crusade for Christ International wonders how "island life"
got the reputation of being slow and lazy. Their first year on Guam has been the
busiest of their lives, with Warren making many contacts for evangelism at every
level from the high school to high military and government officials. In March
Warren participated in "Here's Life" campaigns in Manila and Baguio in the Philippines, learning how to do it eventually on Guam. His new address is simply Box E,
Agana, Guam 96910. The ZIP code is a reminder that it costs only l3q~ to mail a
first-class letter to Guam, which is not a foreign country even though halfway
across the world.
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