[Dialogue] A small network mystery and needed research

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Was it Tom Kloepfer? or something like that?
 
Cynthia
 
In a message dated 1/8/2007 3:23:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
icadunn at igc.org writes:

This is  David Dunn forwarding a message on Betty's behalf. She came across
an  interesting paper fragment (perhaps a lecture, perhaps a  sermon...)


Betty Pesek wrote the first week of January  '07:

A friend of mine is working with the Archives of the Institute of  Cultural
Affairs and the Ecumenical Institute in Chicago and has come  across a very
fine part of a talk, sermon, or meditation about one's  calling. It is
without a name or date. There is a mention of your seminary  in the document
and I am trying to help her locate the author and perhaps  the rest of the
document.

This paragraph may give you some area in  which to search:

"As Abraham responded to God's call to leave his home  for a new land, so the
time has come for me to respond to God's call to  leave our beloved church
for a new ministry‹the full-time writing of  religious books. I have been
offered the position of Distinguished Writer  in Residence at Pittsburgh
Seminary.

There are many books I want to  write on the impact of God on everyday life,
from a novel on the ministry  to a 365-day devotional book to finishing my
book on Emerson, written years  ago, which has been accepted for
publication..."

An earlier  paragraph about turning points that contribute to one's awakening
to hear  God's calling gives the clue that his "wife Jan's recent death" and
the  fact that he would "turn 60 within months" had been such a point  for
him.

Could you please send me a list of your Distinguished  Writers in Residence
so that I might further research the author of this  document? During the
1970's and '80's the Ecumenical Institute worked with  hundreds of local
congregations across the United States. This person more  than likely was
working with the Institute in some capacity. Perhaps  someone will recognize
the name. If not, we can further try to research one  who wrote books on
Emerson or whose wife's name was Jan.

Thank you  for your assistance in helping our project with its  documentation.

Sincerely,

Betty Pesek



[Footnote  from David]

You can download a 650k pdf file with the two scanned pages  that Betty hopes
you can help her  identify:

http://homepage.mac.com/dmansel/filechute/Hearing_Call_of_God.PDF

Cheers,  David


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