Word: lehmann
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...recent years, there has been an exodus of well-known names from Union, climaxed last winter by the retirement of Theologian Paul Lehmann. Replacements in theology are hard to come by because of Union's new stress on hiring blacks and women: there are simply not enough of either qualified for the posts. Moreover, the faculty has been sharply cut along with the student body...
...vital problem that Union will have to solve is whether and how to restore the discipline of traditional studies. Students in the '60s were more interested in activist applications of theology, but now, Paul Lehmann observes, "they are beginning to insist on serious attention to tradition as a creative source for understanding contemporary experience." The issue concerns not only Union, but, increasingly, all the liberal Protestant seminaries and the varied denominations they serve...
Assembled for a kaffeeklatsch on Barbara Walters' syndicated television show Not for Women Only were three bestselling authors and their analyst. Jacqueline Susann (Once Is Not Enough), Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Breakfast of Champions), Alex Comfort (The Joy of Sex) and New York Times Book Reviewer Christopher Lehmann-Haupt participated in what turned out to be a brisk round of alternate back-patting and oneupmanship. Susann gushed to Vonnegut, who replaced her at the top of the lists: "I'm your No. 1 fan. People expect us to be enemies. We're not." Lehmann-Haupt reminded the authors...
Mother Harvard doesn't exactly provide home cooking in Lehmann Hall. As a matter of fact, the food isn't any better than standard dining hall fare, and the prcies aren't so hot either--though they're certainly no worse than anywhere else. But the place is convenient, and you'll almost always find one of your sectionmen (past, present or future) sitting over coffee. Officially Lehmann Hall is run for Dudley House students, but anyone is welcome and the place has a reputation as a graduate student hangout...