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Notes on theologians, history of doctrine, introduction to New Testament; seminary notes, papers for courses, notes from conferences attended including a Christian writers conference; Tarkio Institute of Theology.

Sermons – some manuscript, many hand written and typed outlines, some on recycled paper; some correspondence (1966 – just expelled from Egypt, awaiting visa for Lebanon) – includes 11-page paper on the cross in the Middle East – using a pen name; lecture on mission to Pittsburgh Presbytery (1966) that challenges the superiority assumptions of western culture and input of western missionaries; comment on western theologians who are irrelevant to non-western church – names several international theologians whom he commends…a reflection of missionary vocations; "Bread Upon the Water" – sermon on mission immediately following the Pittsburgh lecture

1954 & 1963/64 (Egypt) 1967-70 (Beirut) Personal Papers – (1954 Egypt material after page 450…Fall 1954 missionary letters from Ewing Bailey) selection of new Executive Secretary of the Synod of Syria/Lebanon; some correspondence in Arabic; Egypt Mission Narrative Report (pp. 41ff); Addison Lietch letter from Gordon 6/23/69; appeal for Ken to spend time in US for "Crisis in the Nation Program" on racism (pp. 176ff); Ben Weir was COEMAR representative in Beirut

Notes on courses on New Testament: the new hermeneutic, historical critical method, new quest for historical Jesus, N.T. eschatology and apocalyptic, early catholicism, form criticism, worship - speaking in tongues, gnosticism/Nag Hammadi, Qumran, Ephesians, missions, canonization of the N.T., Stephen, resurrection the N.T.

O.T. seminar, Ecclesiastes and Wisdom of Solomon, Apocalyptic, the indigenous church