Promotions and Changes in Preservation
Two members of the Preservation Team have received promotions.
Additionally, one has retired, and a member of Sales/Marketing has
assumed new responsibilities in preservation.
Diane Shannon, former Preservation Assistant, has been promoted to
Preservation Specialist. In addition to her involvement with the
microfilm preservation grant Christianity and the Encounter with
World Religions, her new responsibilities will include working as
ATLA's archives liaison to Yale Divinity Library, the official
repository for ATLA's archives; working in the Preservation Microfilm
Center as a part-time filmer and processor; and involvement in ATLA's On
Demand program, collating materials and seeking replacements.
Kevin Stephens, former apprentice to Sang Sul, has been promoted to
Microfilm Specialist. In addition to running the Preservation Microfilm
Center, he will train other staff in the craft of preservation
microfilming.
Sang Sul, former Coordinator of Preservation Microfilm Center,
retired on December 31, 2002. Sang was the head of the Photoduplication
Department of the University of Chicago from 1978 until he founded
Preservation Microfilming Co. in 1994, becoming the primary filmer for
ATLA's On Demand microfilm preservation program. In view of his
approaching retirement, ATLA purchased Sang's equipment in 2001 and
hired him as a full-time employee to train an apprentice as his
replacement.
Chuck Slagle, Sales/Marketing Associate, has assumed responsibilities
for ATLA's preservation sales and marketing. All orders for microfiche
and monographs on microfilm should be directed now towards Chuck. His
e-mail address is cslagle@atla.com.
Chuck has taken over these responsibilities from Rick Adamek, who had
held them since 1996.
Preservation to Acquire Larger Vault at Iron Mountain
Russell Kracke, Coordinator of Preservation Services, visited Iron
Mountain in Boyers, Pennsylvania, on December 10 to look into the
acquisition of a larger vault for the storage of ATLA's microfilm camera
masters. The current vault at Iron Mountain, a 715 cubic foot vault, is
filled to capacity and now holds 339 boxes of 35mm microfilm and
microfiche camera masters. ATLA anticipates that space for a minimum of
97 additional boxes will be needed for the short term alone. A decision
on which size vault to acquire, either a 1,143 or 1,416 cubic foot
vault, will be made in January or February 2003.
A Summary of the Second Third of the NEH Preservation Grant
The second third of Christianity and the Encounter with World
Religions has been completed. This ATLA project funded by the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) preserves 124 titles on 330
reels of microfilm. The project documents three areas: 1) the dramatic
commitment to missions that North American churches demonstrated at the
turn of the century; 2) the initial journals available in North America
representing the theological viewpoint of non-Western religions; and 3)
titles that represent experimental and syncretistic religious movements,
incorporating elements of both Western and non-Western religions.
Below is a description of those titles by general subject.
The second third of the collection provides a look at Christianity in
the East with titles such as Calcutta's Light of the East, Germany's
Geist des Ostens, and the Netherlands' De Macedoniër.
Also preserved are the annual reports of various Christian missionary
societies such as those of the Korean Religious Tract Society, India's
Christian Vernacular Education Society, and the Allgemeiner
Evangelisch-Protestantischer Missionsverein (Jahresbericht der
Ost-Asien Mission). The Methodist Church documents its presence in
the East with Malaysia message and the MEC South's Minutes of
the annual meeting of the Japan Mission. Christian education
was published by the Council of Education of the MEC Church in India and
Burma. Other relevant titles are the Catholic Church's Clergy monthly
and its supplement India missionary bulletin from Madras,
India, and the Lutheran Church's China news-letter.
The Hindu religion is represented by Brahmacharin and The
Vedantin, both published in India. Philadelphia produced the
Buddhist Golden lotus, and the Buddhist movement in India was
documented in Journal of the Maha-Bodhi Society. The Islamic
faith is represented by Great Britain's Muslim India and Islamic
review, Germany's Moslemische revue, and Calcutta's Muslim
review. The influence of Eastern religion on the West is captured in
periodicals such as Theosophy's The Vahan (published in Great
Britain), Theosophical news (published in Boston), and the Baha'i
faith's Bahai news, Star of the West, and Bahai magazine (published
in Chicago). Judaism has a voice in Jewish review, published in
London.
The study of religion and theology are covered in titles such as
Germany's Protestantische Monatsblätter für innere Zeitgeschichte,
Beiträge zur Assyriologie und vergleichenden semitischen
Sprachwissenschaft, and Bonner Zeitschrift für Theologie und
Seelsorge; France's Etudes byzantines, Mana: introduction à
l'histoire des religions, and Echos d'Orient, published in
Bucharest; and Sweden's Kyrklig tidskrift. History of the church
in the Netherlands is found in Studiën en bijdragen op 't gebied der
historische theologie. Published in England and the United States,
respectively, are the Church quarterly review and Columbia
University Press's Review of Religion. Covenant quarterly, another
theological magazine, was published by the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Annual reports and mission conferences include the annual reports of
the influential American Tract Society, Year book of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Popular report of the
British and Foreign Bible Society, Reports and minutes of the Annual
Conference of the Conference of Missionary Societies in Great
Britain and Ireland, and the annual reports from the Foreign Christian
Union and the National Bible Society of Scotland. Also preserved are
Switzerland's Jahresbericht der Pilger-mission auf St. Chrischona bei
Basel and the annual reports of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Missionary magazines from various denominations are also available: The
Missionary (published by the Executive Committee of Foreign
Missions, Presbyterian Church); Missionary tidings (published by
the Christian Woman's Board of Missions [Disciples of Christ]);
Germany's Evangelische Missions-Zeitschrift; the Netherlands' Katholieke
missiën; and representing Latin America, the Church of England's Magazine
of the South American Missionary Society. The Catholic Church
published Neue Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft, and from
the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions came Dayspring
for ministers. Courrier missionaire from Switzerland was a
journal on missiology.
Publications from special niche missions include Little wanderers'
advocate, a magazine about church work with orphans, and the
Unitarians' Dayspring, a missionary magazine for juveniles. Marnix
was a controversial Protestant publication from the Netherlands in
defense of attacks from "Rome." Mission hospital was a
record of medical missions of the Church Missionary Society.
In addition, various denominational serials have been preserved.
These include the Disciples of Christ's Disciple of Christ and
The Disciple (published in Ohio); Congregationalism's The
Volunteer, Congregationalism in Maine, and Maine Christian
Pilgrim; Universalism's Herald of salvation, Free Church record,
Gospel communicator, or, Philanthropist's journal, and Universal
religion; the Unitarians' Every other Sunday; the Brethren in
Christ Church's Handbook; and the Remonstrant
Brotherhood's Uit de Remonstrantsche Broederschap. Green
quarterly was an Anglo-Catholic magazine. Christian's pathway to
power was an evangelical magazine in Great Britain.
The titles described above were listed in previous issues of the ATLA
Newsletter. Below in the "Serials Newly
Preserved through NEH Grant" section are listed titles that
have been microfilmed since that period. The last third of the
Christianity and the Encounter with World Religions collection
will be completed in December 2003.
New Dissertations Available on Microfilm
Dissertations on microfilm are available to Institutional Members for
$75 per reel. To purchase, please contact Chuck Slagle (888-665-ATLA, cslagle@atla.com).
Understanding the mind of God : John Owen and seventeenth-century
exegetical methodology, by Henry M. Knapp, submitted to Calvin
Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2002. The author writes:
"The biblical exegesis of the seventeenth century has been
criticized for (1) serving only to proof dogmatic, polemic works; (2)
reverting to the scholasticism of medieval times, ignoring the vitality
of the Reformers' humanism; and (3) being academically inferior due to
the neglect of scientific advances in biblical studies. John Owen's
interpretation of the Epistle to the Hebrew is used to evaluate the
legitimacy of this criticism. Seventeenth-century orthodox exegetical
techniques reflect (1) precritical assumptions about Scripture . . .,
(2) developments of Renaissance humanism. . ., and (3) orthodoxy's
scholastic heritage. . . Contrary to the dogmatic proof texting
criticism, Owen's commentary on Hebrews 1:1-3 reflects a reluctance to
speak on theological issues not directly flowing from the text, while
still showing how classical theological constructions concerning the
Godhead naturally flow from a careful analysis of Scripture. . . John
Owen's exegetical work so completely defies the traditional assessment
of seventeenth-century biblical studies as to call into question the
validity of the conventional scholarship on this issue. ATLA no.:
D00004, 1 reel.
Serials Newly Preserved through NEH Grant
The following serial titles were microfilmed as part of the
preservation grant Christianity and the Encounter with World
Religions, 1850-1950. The preservation of these serials has been
funded in part by the office of preservation of the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH).
Serials on microfilm are available to ATLA Institutional Members for
$75 per reel. To purchase, please contact Scholarly Resources
(800-772-8937, sales@scholarly.com).
Free Methodist Church of North America. General Missionary Board. Annual
report
Free Methodist Church of North America. Commission on Missions. Annual
report
Free Methodist Church of North America. Quadrennial and Quinquennial
report
The annual reports of the Free Methodist Church of North America's
missionary board. Includes quadrennial and quinquennial reports from
1951 to 1974. ATLA no.: 2002-S026 through 2002-S030, 5
reels (1899-1979).
Divre ha-yamin (London, England)
"Eyn zshargonishes blat fir Yuden tsur ervakung un belehrung in
inyene ha-emune." A mission to the Jews. Published in London. Text
in Yiddish. ATLA no.: 2002-S061, 1 reel (1897-1909).
Katholische missionsärztliche Fürsorge : Jahresheft (1924-1951)
Missionsärztliches Institut Würzburg. Jahrbuch (1964)
Missionsärztliches Institut Würzburg. Jahresbericht (1965)
Heilung und Heil (1972)
Weil wir Menschen Lieben (1997)
Annual report of the medical mission Missionsärztliches Institut
Würzburg. The Missionsärztliches Institut Würzburg, a Catholic
organization for international health work, was founded in 1922 as an
initiative of Christian laymen. Since then it has trained medical
specialist staff for operation in tropical lands. Published in Würzburg.
Text in German. Film includes two monographs covering the Institute’s
history. ATLA no.: 2002-S062 through 2002-S065A-B, 4 reels
(1924-1997).
Jewish missionary magazine (1921-1952)
Messianic witness (New York, NY) (1952-1970)
"A missionary magazine in the interests of Jewish
Evangelization." A missions to the Jews. Published by the New York
Jewish Evangelization Society and the New York Messianic Witness. ATLA
no.: S0483 and 2002-S066, 8 reels (1921-1970).
Brahmavâdin (Madras, India)
A Hindu journal. "To us, therefore, belongs the duty of placing
before the world our ancient Vedântic ideal of life—an ideal so true
and full of promise to humanity even to-day—clothed in language suited
to the understanding of modern man. With this object in view the
Brahmavâdin shall always boldly adopt the critical, the comparative,
and the historical methods of looking at things in understanding and
publishing about the truly philosophic development of religion in
India." Published in Madras, India. ATLA no.: 2002-S067, 6
reels (1895-1912). Note: later title, Brahmavâdin (Bangalore,
India), also available on ATLA film S0462.
Jahrbuch der vereinigten nordostdeutschen Missionskonferenzen
(1900-1912)
Jahrbuch der vereinigten deutschen Missionskonferenzen (1913-1922)
Die deutsche evangelische Mission im Jahre . . . (1923-1924)
Die deutsche evangelische Heidenmission (1925-1941)
The yearbook of the Vereinigten Deutschen Missionskonferenzen. German
mission, Lutheran Church. Published in Germany. Text in German. ATLA
no.: 2002-S068 through 2002-S071, 4 reels (1900-1941).
Egypt Inter-Mission Council. Minutes
Egypt Inter-Mission Council. Annual General Conference
Egypt Inter-Mission Council. General Conference
Founded in 1921, the object of the Egypt Inter-Mission Council
included "a view [toward] promoting harmonious cooperation and
comity between the organisations in Egypt in all our evangelistic,
educational, medical, charitable, and philanthropic work."
Eligibility for membership in the Council was "any Christian
mission confessing the uniqueness and deity of Jesus Christ engaged in a
permanent evangelistic work in Egypt supported by an organised body
abroad. . ." Members of the Council included the American Mission,
Church Missionary Society, Egypt General Mission, British and Foreign
Bible Society, Nile Mission Press, and the YMCA, among others. Published
in Cairo by Nile Mission Press. ATLA no.: 2002-S073A-C, 1 reel
(1921-1940).
Missions, séminaires, écoles catholiques en Chine
Missions, séminaires, œuvres catholiques en Chine
Annuaire des missions catholiques de Chine
Yearbook and directory of Catholic missions, seminaries,
schools, and organizations in China. Published in Shanghai by the Bureau
sinologique de Zi-ka-wei. Text in French. ATLA no.: 2002-S074 through
2002-S076, 3 reels (1922/23-1941).
Zeitschrift für Buddhismus und verwandte Gebiete
Periodical on Buddhism includes articles such as "Das Ich
und die Wiedergeburt," "Buddhismus und die Ehe,"
"Die irdische Erscheinung des Buddha," and "Die Bedeutung
des Körpers in der Meditation." Published in Germany by the Bund
für Buddhistisches Leben. Text in German. ATLA no.: 2002-S078, 2
reels (1913-1931).
Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society. Record of a . . . year
The annual record of the Bible Churchmen's Society. A recognized
society of the Church of England, the Society was founded in 1922
"by a band of loyal Churchmen who wished to maintain their Church's
belief in Holy Scripture, and consequently to exclude those modern views
of the Bible which undermine its Authority and therefore its
effectiveness at home and overseas." The Society, today known as
Crosslinks, had missionaries in the Arctic, Africa, Burma, Canada,
China, Ethiopia, India, Persia, and Somalialands. Published in London. ATLA
no.: 2002-S079 through 2002-S081, 3 reels (1922-1945).
Litterarischer Anzeiger für christliche Theologie und Wissenschaft
überhaupt
"Literary informer for Christian theology and
scholarship." Published in Germany. Text in German. ATLA no.:
2002-S079, 4 reels (1830-1849).
Darkness and light (Oak Park, Ill.)
Published by the Ceylon and India General Mission (1943-1967), the
Pakistan Christian Fellowship (1956-1967), and the International
Christian Fellowship (1968-1988), the missions were an "Evangelical
Faith Mission working on an international and undenominational basis. As
Evangelicals, we hold and declare 'the faith which was once for all
delivered unto the Saints' in both South and North India, among both
Hindus and Muslims, seeking to save the lost and establish indigenous
churches." Mission later expanded into Nepal and Seychelles.
Published in Oak Park, Ill. ATLA no.: 2002-S083, 2 reels
(1943-1988).
Bulletin of the Children's Advisory Group of the Greater America Plan
Mother's bulletin
A magazine for mothers from the Children's Advisory Group of the
Theosophical Society in America. An except from the first issue reads:
"It seems that Theosophists have something to offer along the lines
of child study which modern educators do not recognize: such as
differences of children due to different states of evolution, or of
understanding children better through the knowledge of Astrology, or of
a study of the characteristics of the New Race as set forth in our
literature. As we are in a research group, it seems that our prime work
is to find out what Theosophy says about children, child training, and
motherhood, and to send results of all findings with references, to the
director of this group." Published in Ojai, California. ATLA
no.: 2002-S084 through 2002-S085, 1 reel (1935-1946).
Blessed be Egypt
This quarterly paper on missions to Muslims was originally
published in connection with the Prayer Union for Egypt and the Egypt
Mission Band. It was "intended to supply a long-felt need of
information to our Prayer Union members. We would invite communications
from missionary friends in the Nile Country; accounts of mission
statements; and all branches of the work. . .and records of unanswered
prayers." Blessed be Egypt later became the organ of the
Nile Mission Press, a Christian press in Egypt that was founded in 1905.
Published in London. ATLA no.: 2002-S086, 3 reels (1899-1947).
Ons zendingsblad : zendings-tijdschrift voor de jeugd
Translated as "Our mission paper : mission magazine for the
youth," this Dutch periodical provided articles and photographs of
interest to young people on missionary efforts in Indonesia and the
region. Published in Hoonderloo, Netherlands. Text in Dutch. ATLA
no.: 2002-S087, 2 reels (1911-1940).
Mission to Lepers in India and the East. Annual report (1893-1912)
Mission to Lepers. Annual report (1913-1960)
A mission to lepers founded in 1874, the object of the Society was
"to preach the blessed Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Lepers, and as
far as possible to relieve their dreadful sufferings, and provide for
their simple wants. The Society also provides homes for the untainted
children of leprous parents." The society had work in India, Burma,
Ceylon, China, Japan, and Africa. Published in London and
Edinburgh. ATLA no.: 2002-S088 through 2002-S091, 3 reels
(1893-1960).
Serials Newly Available on Microfilm
ATLA has received written permission from the publishers to duplicate
and sell archival microfilm copies of the following titles for
preservation purposes and for the advancement of theological and
religious research and studies. In all other cases the materials have
passed into the public domain.
Serials on microfilm are available to ATLA Institutional Members for
$75 per reel. To purchase, please contact Scholarly Resources
(800-772-8937, sales@scholarly.com).
The Methodist preacher, or, Monthly sermons from living
ministers
Sermons from preachers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. One of
the reasons that led to this publication: "It was believed that the
gospel, as preached by the ministers of our church, had been the
glorious instrument of the awakening conversion and salvation of many
thousands of souls, and that those sermons in print would be attended
with as good effects—effects equally as disheartening to our enemies
as they are encouraging to our friends." Published in Boston. ATLA
no.: S1024, 1 reel (1830-1833).
Monographs Newly Available on Microfilm
Each title is contained in one reel, unless otherwise specified.
Monographs on microfilm are available to ATLA Institutional Members for
$75 per reel. To purchase, please contact Chuck Slagle (888-665-ATLA, cslagle@atla.com).
Ezechiel. Commentary on the Book of Ezekiel from the series Kommentar
zum Alten Testament. By Johannes Herrmann. Published in Leipzig,
1924. Text in German. ATLA no.: B0655.
Schematismus der Geistlichkeit des Bisthums Eichstätt für das
Jahr 1480 : Programm des bischöflichen Lyceums in Eichstätt. Published
by the Catholic Church Diocese of Eichstätt. Published in Eichstätt,
1879. Text in German. ATLA no.: B00656.
Einführung in die Geschichte der theologischen Literatur der
Frühscholastik. A bibliography of scholasticism and theology in the
Middle Ages. By Artur Michael Landgraf. Published in Regensburg, 1948.
Text in German. ATLA no.: B00657.
Die Kanzelberedsamkeit Luther's : nach ihrer Genesis, ihrem
Charakter, Inhalt und ihrer Form. The pulpit eloquence of Martin
Luther. Published in Berlin, 1852. Text in German. ATLA no.: B00658.
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