Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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I Dr. I Miami scans the pages of n real old- timer. The book is a New Testament written in Greek and l.atin and printed in the 17th cen- tury. It is a part of his personal library. According to Webster, religion is “any system of faith or worship;” philosophy, “the science of the theory of knowledge.” The religion and philo- sophy with which the Augsburg department of the same name concerns itself are of a far more speci- fic and personalized nature than those defined by Mr. Webster, however. Advancing on the assump- tion that Christianity alone is the basic force for satisfactory human existence, students are instruct- ed in the means to personal faith in Christ and encouraged to support their knowledge on this faith. This assumption underlies all phases of activity at Augsburg. Therefore, each student is required to register for at least one course in religion per semester. These courses provide a backbone for other study through the years; they also provide at least one common bond between all students. Faculty members and students unite in the Re- ligious Life Committee to direct the devotional life of Augsburg. One requirement of the course in Christian Churches is visiting the worship services of churches.of dif- ferent types. Augsburg students also find their church homes in the city’s many churches. 12

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John Stensvaac Dean of the Seminary ADMINISTRATION K. Berner Dahlen Dean of Students Burton 1 . Fosse Business Manager Mildred Joel Merton P. Strommen Gerda Mortensen Registrar College Pastor Dean of IVomen

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Colacci Helland Larsen Nydahl Olson SONNACK StENSVAAG Strom Strommen RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY MARIO COLACCI Assistant Professor of Philosophy Pontificium Athcneum Roman Major Seminary, Th.D.j Pon- tificiol Biblical Institute da Urbe, Roma, L.R.B.; Univer- sity of Naples, O.litt. MELVIN A. HELLAND Profattor of Religion, Professor of New Testament, Secretory of the Theological faculty Augiburg College, B.A.; Augs- burg Thoologicol Seminory, C.T.; Hartford Seminory Foundation, S.T.M.; Ph.D.; Ad- ditional study: Grenoble, Chi- cogo. ROBERT E. LARSEN Attitlonl Profettor of Philotophy Luther College, B.A.; Univer- sity of Minnesota, M.A. HAROLD G. NYDAHL Instructor in Christian Ethics Augsburg College, 8.A.. Augs- burg Theological Seminary, C.T.; B.Th.; Princeton Theolo- gical Seminory, M.Th. IVER B. OLSON Associate Professor of Systematic Theology Augsburg College, B.A.; Augs- burg Theologicol Seminary, B.Th.j . University of Minne- sota, M.A.; Additional study: Chicago, Minnesota, Luther Theologicol Seminory, Chicogo Lutheran Theological Semin- ory. PAUL G. SONNACK Assistant Professor of Church History Augsburg College, 8.A.; Augs burg Theological Seminory, C.T.; B.Th.; Additional study: Divinity School, University of Chicago. JOHN M. STENSVAAG Professor of Old Testament Augsburg College, 8 A.j Augs- burg Theologicol Seminary, B.Th.; S.T.M.; Hartford Semi- nary Foundation, Ph.O.; Addi- tional study: John Hopkins. EVERAIO STROM Instructor in Religion Augsburg College, 6.A.; New York University, M.A.; Addi- tional study: Lutheran Breth- ren Schools, Chicogo lulheron Seminory. MERTON P. STROMMEN Assistant Professor of Religion Augsburg College, 8.A.; Augs- burg Theologicol Seminory, C T.; B.Th.,- Additional study: Minnesota. 13