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20-August-1997 
97323 
 
    News of Theological Institutions 
 
    by Alexa Smith 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Larry L. Rasmussen, winner of the 1997 Grawemeyer Award in 
Religion for his book "Earth, Community, Earth Ethics," will speak at 7 
p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the School of Music on the campus of the 
University of Louisville.  Rasmussen is the Reinhold Neibuhr professor of 
social ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  He received 
the $150,000 Grawemeyer prize in April.  The prize is presented jointly by 
the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of 
Louisville.  Rasmussen is the seventh recipient of the Grawemeyer Award in 
Religion. 
 
PITTSBURGH--Carnegie Samuel Calian, president and professor of theology at 
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, has returned from delivering the Founder's 
Day Lectures at the Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary (PCTS) in 
Seoul, Korea.  PCTS is the largest Presbyterian theological institution in 
the world, with 2,400 students.  Calian spoke on the importance of the 
Christian witness within a global business society.  He also addressed the 
Korean Christian Academy of Management. 
 
DECATUR, Ga.--"Me? Write a Book?  Why Not?" is the subject of a workshop 
slated for Sept. 18-20 at Columbia Theological Seminary.  The Rev. Cecil 
Murphey, a Presbyterian minister and the author of 66 books, will lead the 
continuing education seminar.  Topics to be addressed include the 
importance of rewriting, six or seven ways to figure out a publisher, 
dynamite book proposals and getting happily edited.  The cost is $80 plus 
housing. 
 
AUSTIN, Texas--Professor of Old Testament Andrew Dearman has been appointed 
as acting academic dean for Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary for 
the 1997-98 academic year, according to President Robert M. Shelton. 
Dearman joined the Austin faculty in 1982, having previously served as an 
assistant professor at Louisiana State University.  He is an experienced 
archaeological researcher, scholar and writer, and he serves on the 
editorial board of the "Journal of Biblical Literature." 
 
RICHMOND, Va.--A workshop exploring the practical and spiritual aspects of 
clergy retirement will be presented Oct. 6-8 on the campus of Union 
Theological Seminary in Virginia and Presbyterian School of Christian 
Education.  Sponsored by the school's Office of Professional Development, 
the workshop will address retirement issues such as when and how to "say 
good-bye," the celebration of closure in the context of worship and the 
continuation of "call" after retirement.  Edward A. White, senior 
consultant for the Alban Institute in Bethesda, Md., will facilitate. 
Tuition is $165. 

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