Drew University Archives
The Drew Theological School, the third-oldest of thirteen Methodist seminaries affiliated with the United Methodist Church, currently enrolls more than 400 students preparing for careers in the ministry and the academic study of theology. Drew University is a coeducational private university located in Madison, New Jersey. Drew has been nicknamed the “University in the Forest” because of the serenity of its wooded 186-acre campus.
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| The Message of Montreal on Faith and Order |
Speaker(s): Robert Bilheimer, Albert Outler (introduction) |
Description: Dr. Robert S. Bilheimer (1917-2006) was an American Presbyterian theologian and in 1963 was serving as the Assistant General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Here, he spoke about the recent (1962) ecumenical meeting on Faith and Order held in Montreal. It was the fourth world meeting on faith and order. The earlier ones were in 1927, 1937, and 1952. Bilheimer is introduced by Albert Outler, then begins to speak at 2:28. Bilheimer later wrote the books "A Spirituality for the Long Haul: Biblical Risk and Moral Stand" in which he provides a biblical basis for resisting oppression (1984) and "Breakthrough: The Emergence of the Ecumenical Tradition" (1989). | Length: 44:58 | Recording Date: 8/5/1963 | Recorded at: Lake Junaluska, North Carolina |
