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Fuller Seminary is pleased to announce that its International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR)  Collection is now cataloged and can be searched through the David Allan Hubbard Library online catalog. Eligible users at the Pasadena campus can browse and borrow desired volumes, and duplicate collections will be delivered to Fuller Northwest, Southwest, Texas, and California Coast regional campuses in the near future.

The collection is comprised of approximately 220 hardbound volumes that are representative of the most important authors and treat the vast range of interdisciplinary subject matter at the highest level of quality and scholarship. Selected through the ISSR’s rigorous peer review, these titles reflect no ideological or religious bias and are drawn from many faith traditions as well as authors with vigorously naturalistic perspectives.

The Collection was made possible by a grant from the International Society for Science & Religion. Established in 2002, the ISSR promotes education by supporting inter-disciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion, especially when conducted in an international and multi-faith context. For more information, please see http://www.issr.org.uk/.

The DAHL was recently given several items to enhance its George Eldon Ladd Collection. Two journals–one belonging to George’s wife, Winnie, and one of his own–as well as a collection of photos were added to the existing collection of correspondence, personal papers, and memorabilia held by the Archives. In addition, a commemorative plaque, given to Ladd by Fuller’s School of Theology, is now a part of the collection.

Ladd was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1933 and pastored in New England from 1936 to 1945. He taught at Gordon College of Theology and Missions (now Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) and at Fuller. His best-known work, A Theology of the New Testament, has been used by thousands of seminary students since its publication in 1974. This work was enhanced and updated by Donald A. Hagner in 1993. Ladd was a notable, modern proponent of Historic Premillennialism, and often criticized dispensationalist views.

A digital collection of Ladd’s photos will soon be made available at http://libraryarchives.fuller.edu/. We’ll keep you posted!

Check out the David Allan Hubbard Library’s new Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections website at libraryarchives.fuller.edu . Fresh off the press, this site features rare photographs from our special collections including a retrospective on Fuller’s four presidents, women at Fuller, the Jesus People Movement, David du Plessis’s ecumenical work, and cartoons created by Jackson Wilcox. Researchers can access searchable finding aids, apply for access to the materials, and communicate with the archivist. We welcome your feedback and hope that the site will prove useful for Fuller faculty, clergy, and scholars around the globe.

Please stop by the David Allan Hubbard Library to view the Brehm Center’s latest art exhibits. Two different exhibits are on view: three works by Lynn Aldrich which will be on display until December 5, and a series of photographs by Whitney Warnes entitled, “The Look and Feel of Devotion: Buddhist and Muslim Aesthetics of Worship” which will be displayed until December 15.  The photographs are part of a research project led by Professor William Dryness that eight Fuller students participated in over the past three years.  Buddhist and Muslim believers were interviewed about the visual elements of their worship and the role visual elements play in their devotion.  The research project and this exhibit were funded though a grant The Brehm Center was awarded from the Henry Luce Foundation.