Eastern Mennonite University - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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DR. J. LAWRENCE BURKHOLDER Professor of Pastoral Theology Harvard Divinity School DR. ERNEST WEISSMAN Inter-regional Advisor to the UN Center for Housing DR. ROBERT LEE Professor of Christian and Social Ethics San Francisco Theological Seminary hO

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The 1966-67 lecture series, “Urbanization as a Way of Life,” stirred awareness of changing urban patterns. After a WSVA press conference in the Stu- dent Center, Max Lerner, author and columnist of world renown, delivered the first lecture, “From Village to Megalopolis: the Passing of Traditional Society.” Robert Lee, Professor of Christian and Social Ethics at San Francisco Theological Seminary, dis- cussed “The Urban Community: Human Values in the Metropolis,” November 11. The third lecture, “The Urban Muse: Profiles of Urban Art” by Dr. Max Kaplan, aired sociologi- cal implications of creativity. Dr. Ernest Weissman drew from his experi- ences as Director of the UN Center for his lecture entitled “Politics and Urban Renewal” on March 3. Climaxing this year’s provocative series, J. Lawrence Burkholder, professor at Harvard Di- vinity School, developed the topic, “God and Man in the City: the Role of the Church in Urban Society.” DR. MAX LERNER Professor of American Civilization and World Politics Brandeis University Public Occasions — Horizons to Urbanism DR. MAX KAPLAN Lecturer and Writer Hh 20

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rh Nm A SEATED SAINT, Mr. Wilson rambled pithy wisdom with home- spun humor for a week of Chapels. SAGE OF val Life Wee NEW TESTAMENT WISDOM, Howard H. Charles, Goshen College Seminary professor, led Spirit- k in March. RETURNED TWO’ WEEKS FROM VIETNAM, Eugene Stoltzfus, International Voluntary Service Worker, chats about his village life and friends. Speakers — Docents Ideas sprouting from guest speakers exposed heterogeneous viewpoints—conservative, liberal and eclectic. Dr. Walter Wilson’s seated Chapel presen- tations in November specialized in Christian ex- perience as a “love affair with Jesus.” Evangelical emphases marked chapel talks by Dr. Richard C. Halverson, Vice President of World Vision, Arnold Jacobs from Young Life and Tom Skinner from New York City. William T. Snyder from MCC initiated the February Vietnam Focus with a weekend of talks on the Soviet Union church. Daniel Hertzler, At- lee Beachy, Everett Metzler and Eugene Stoltzfus presented perceptive and well-founded insights into the church’s responsibility to the Asian crisis. Finalizing this Mission and Service Emphasis Week, Seminary student James Metzler appealed for an attitude of brotherhood.