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February 24, 2005
Calling Wayne Oates! Southern Baptist Theologues Need You!
Letter to the Editor of the Pastoral Report:
Dear Sir:
I'm glad you spoke up about SBTS's new found unappreciation of what
the human sciences can bring to bear upon the pastoral enterprise.
Perhaps my next manuscript will need to be titled, "Whatever Happened
to Wayne Oates?" For about 25 years the Rev. Dr. Oates lived out his
role as pastor to hundreds of grateful students at Southern Baptist.
He nurtured them, toward their becoming more insightful about
themselves, those to whom they ministered, and the multilayered
relationship between pastor and flock. For another 25 years he carried
out the same task down the road from SBTS at the medical school. His
first major book, of many, is a classic I still recommend: "The
Significance of the Work of Sigmund Freud for the Christian Faith".
Dr. Oakes knew his Bible inside and out. He knew equally well the
writings of Freud and of any other author whose insights could help in
his teaching and pastoral ministry. Perhaps one useful gesture could
be for CPSP to provide a copy of Dr. Oates' first book to any of the
SBTS biblical counseling students who wish to augment their studies.
Sincerely,
Robert C. Powell, MD, PhD
Posted by Perry Miller, Editor at February 24, 2005 7:25 AM