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Summary Information
Creator
Michalson, Carl.
Title and dates
Carl Michalson Papers, 1938-1986 [Bulk 1945-1965]
Abstract
Carl Donald Michalson started as an instructor in the Drew Theological School in 1943 and was the Andrew V. Stout Professor of Systematic Theology from 1959 until his tragic death in an airplane crash on November 8, 1965. This collection documents his lectures and publications research, including course outlines and bibliographies, correspondence, professional papers, photographs, sermons, published articles, recorded class lectures, and his student notebooks and papers from Drew Theological Seminary and Yale University.
Size
11 linear feet (28 boxes)
Location
Drew University Archives, Madison, NJ
Language(s) of materials
English, German, French, Japanese
Biography
Carl Donald Michalson, Jr. was born on June 29, 1915, in Waverly, Minnesota, to Carl Donald Michalson and Gertrude Leuzinger Michalson. After graduating from high school in 1932, a fateful intervention with the pastor of his church changed his path from completing a correspondence business course to attending John Fletcher College in University Park, Iowa, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936. Later that year, Michalson began a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey, working under his mentors Edwin Lewis and Lynn Harold Hough. He completed the degree in 1939, and followed with a Masters of Divinity in 1940 with a thesis titled Human Responsibility in the Republic of Plato and in the Synoptic Gospels. He pursued a doctoral degree at Yale University, where he studied under H. Richard Niebuhr and Robert Calhoun. He completed his dissertation, The Problem of Revelation and Reason in the Theology of Karl Heim, in 1945.
In 1943, Michalson returned to Drew University as an Instructor in the Drew Theological School. The following year he married Janet Aloyse Merrill, with whom he had two children, Karen in 1946 and Steven in 1949. In 1945 he became an Assistant Professor, and in 1951 an Associate Professor. In 1955 Michalson achieved full professorship as the successor to Edwin Lewis, and became the Andrew V. Stout Professor of Systematic Theology in 1959. While at Drew, “Dr. Mike,” as he was known among his students and colleagues, taught many courses, including: The Philosophical Backgrounds of Theology, Philosophical Anthropology, Theology for Persistent Questions, and Theology and Preaching. In coordination with his lectures and writings, Michalson frequently preached at churches and conferences.
In 1952 and 1953, Michalson spent his sabbatical in Germany and Switzerland doing post-doctoral research at the University of Tübingen and the University of Basel, where he worked with Karl Heim, the subject of his doctoral dissertation. In 1960, the family was in France where Michalson researched at the University of Strasbourg and wrote The Rationality of Faith, published in 1963.
Arguably, Michalson's most important research trip was to Japan in 1958 as a visiting lecturer at Tokyo Union Theological Seminary and Aoyama Gakuin University. The trip had a profound effect both on Michalson and on the Japanese Christian community. As Jun'ichi Asano said in The Journal of Christian Studies in 1966, “We cannot overestimate the stimuli he gave to Japanese Christianity through his lectures and sermons made at many schools and churches during his stay in Japan.” Michalson initially set out to learn what Japanese students already understood about Christian theology; after seeing the originality of their thoughts, he had colleagues and students orally translate Japanese theological books and articles into English while he took notes. The resulting book from Michalson's travels, Japanese Contributions to Christian Theology, was published in 1960 and offered rare insight into contemporary Japanese theology and philosophy.
Starting in 1956, Michalson wrote or edited six books in seven years and was praised for bringing modern psychological knowledge to bear upon classic theological problems. In 1956 he edited Christianity and the Existentialists. He wrote Faith for Personal Crises in 1958, with a Japanese translation in 1959, based on a series of articles that addressed the role of faith with the crises of anxiety, marriage, suffering and death, vocation, and doubt. In 1959, Michalson translated Friedrich Gogarten's The Reality of Faith to English. Analysis of faith and reason formed the foundation of two books, The Hinge of History in 1959 and The Rationality of Faith in 1963. Japanese Contributions to Christian Theology was published in 1960 as was The Witness of Kierkegaard, which Michalson edited. His final book, Worldly Theology: The Hermeneutical Focus on Historical Faith, was in the process of being typed by Michalson at the time of his death; it was published posthumously in 1967.
On November 8, 1965, Michalson was on his way to speak at a National Conference on Christian Education in Cincinnati, Ohio when the airplane crashed into a hill when trying to land in a storm. A colleague, Professor John Godsey, stated the importance of Dr. Michalson to Drew University and to the Christian Church when he declared that, “Probably no American theologian was more effective in interpreting the meaning of Christian faith to the growing masses of searching and bewildered college students than Carl Michalson.”
After his brother's death, Gordon Michalson published The Witness of Radical Faith, a collection of Carl's sermons, in 1974; many of his sermons are included in this collection. A year later, Gordon, former colleague Charles Courtney, and former student Olin Ivey wrote Hermeneutics and the Worldliness of Faith: A Festschrift in Memory of Carl Michalson. Also to honor his contributions, the Carl Michalson Society began in 1977, striving to fulfill Michalson's wish to provide Japanese students with scholarship money for Drew University, which was also echoed in the Michalson family's request at the funeral that those wishing to honor his memory tangibly contribute to scholarship aid for Japanese students at Drew University 's Theological School.
Carl Michalson remains a revered figure in the field of systematic theology. His work has been the topic of several theses and dissertations and his lessons and lectures remain an influence on all seminary students and theologians today.
Scope and Content Note
The Carl Michalson Papers document Michalson's evolving insight into theology, from his days as a student at Drew Theological School through his tenure as the Andrew V. Stout Professor of Systematic Theology. The materials were primarily generated in the United States, but are also from Michalson's trips abroad to Germany, Switzerland, Japan and France. Topics include Christology, Eschatology, Hermeneutics, Reformation, Church History, Sin and Salvation, Mysticism, Theology for Crucial Situations, Japanese Theology, and Philosophy.
This collection contains hand-written lecture and publication notes and research, student notebooks and papers, course outlines and bibliographies, correspondence, professional papers, photographs, published articles, sermons, recorded class lectures and the corresponding written outline, compiled by Reverend Frank Ostertag, former student of Michalson.
Arrangement
| Series 1: Education, 1938-1945 |
|
Subseries A: Drew University, 1938-1940 |
|
Subseries B: Yale University, 1940-1945 |
| Series 2: Academia, 1943-1965 |
|
Subseries A: Course Materials, 1953, undated |
|
Subseries B: Article Research and Lecture Notes, 1943-1966 |
| Series 3: Publications, 1944-1966 |
|
Subseries A: Published Works, 1944-1966 |
|
Subseries B: Unpublished Works, undated |
| Series 4: Professional Papers, 1943-1965 |
|
Subseries A: Drew Faculty Files, 1943-1965 |
|
Subseries B: Correspondence and Programs, 1943-1965 |
| Series 5: Personal Papers and Memorials, 1965-1983 |
|
Subseries A: Newspaper Articles and Tributes, 1965-1965, 1983 |
|
Subseries B: The Carl Michalson Society, 1976-1986 |
|
Subseries C: Photographs, undated |
Access and Use
Access
The Carl Michalson Papers are available for research.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
One photocopy may be made of each document for the purpose of research. Permission to publish must be obtained from the Drew University Archivist. Researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The Carl Michalson Papers collection contains audio CDs, cassette tapes, reel-to-reels, and record albums.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
The Carl Michalson Papers were donated to Drew University by his wife, Mrs. Janet Michalson Clasper.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
Lynn Harold Hough Papers (finding aid: http://depts.drew.edu/lib/findingaids/hough/index.php), who was a teacher and mentor of Michalson.
Michalson's works as well as books that he owned and annotated can be searched using the online library catalog: https://catalog.drew.edu/.
The General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church hold the Edwin Lewis Papers (http://www.gcah.org), a teacher and mentor of Michalson.
Publications
James J. D'Angelo, “The Historical and Hermeneutical Focus of Theology: Carl Michalson's Contributions to the Problem of Theological Language” (unpublished Master's thesis, Princeton Theological School, 1968)
Ellis Blane Johnson, “Carl Michalson's Concept of History as a Theological Method” (unpublished PhD. Dissertation, Boston University, 1969)
Richard Laurence Eslinger, “Historicity and Historicality: A Comparison of Carl Michalson and Oscar Cullman” (unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston University, 1970)
Edward James Wynne, Jr. “The Implications of Carl Michalson's Theological Method for Christian Education” (Ph.D. Dissertation, New York University, 1971; University Press of America)
Olin Marion Ivey, “The Concept of the Holy Spirit in the Thought of Carl Michalson” (unpublished, Ph.D. Dissertation, The Claremont Graduate University, 1974)
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
The Carl Michalson Papers were processed by Anna Henderson in 2007. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in 2007.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Languages
English, German, French, Japanese
Notes
Digitization of audio lectures completed in 2007.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item; Date (if noted); Carl Michalson Papers, Box and Folder Number; University Archives, Drew University Library, Madison, New Jersey.
Subject Headings
Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865
Calhoun, Robert L.
Go¨garten, Friedrich, 1887-1967.
Heidegger, Johann Heinrich, 1633-1698
Heim, Karl, 1874-1958.
Hough, Lynn Harold, 1877-
Jaspers, Karl, 1883-1969.
Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
Lewis, Edwin, 1881-
Lo¨with, Karl, 1897-1973.
Macintosh, Douglas Clyde, 1877-1948.
Michalson, Carl.
Michalson, Gordon E., 1948-
Niebuhr, H. Richard (Helmut Richard), 1894-1962.
Ostertag, Frank.
Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980.
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.
Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965.
Troeltsch, Ernst, 1865-1923.
Carl Michalson Society.
Drew Theological Seminary.
Yale University.
Christianity and existentialism.
Christianity Philosophy.
Christianity Psychology.
Duty.
Eschatology.
Existentialism.
Faith.
Hermeneutics.
Hermeneutics Religious aspects Christianity.
History Philosophy.
Methodist Church Sermons.
Mysticism.
Philosophical anthropology.
Plato.
Psychoanalysis.
Reason.
Sin.
Subjectivism in Theology.
Theology.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Theology, Doctrinal History Japan.
Contents List
Series 1: Education, 1938-1945
Series Description
The Education Series contains materials related to Michalson's studies. It is divided into two subseries: Subseries A includes course notes, academic papers and a copy of his Master's thesis from Drew University. Subseries B contains class notebooks, academic papers and dissertation research from Yale University. The Yale University notebooks are primarily from courses with Robert L. Calhoun and Douglas Clyde Macintosh.
Arrangement
Subseries A arranged alphabetically by title, with book reports and thesis at the end. Subseries B arranged alphabetically within three pre-established groups: class notebooks, academic papers and dissertation research.
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
Subseries A: Drew University, 1938-1940
|
| 1 |
1 |
Andrew Martin Fairbairn: His Life and Thought |
undated |
| 1 |
2 |
Contemporary Theology |
undated |
| 1 |
3 |
Critical Humanism and Comprehensive Scholarship |
undated |
| 1 |
4 |
The Doctrine of Atonement |
undated |
| 1 |
5 |
Existentialism is a Mysticism |
undated |
| 1 |
6 |
The Function of Faith: Essay Concerning Christian Understanding |
undated |
| 1 |
7 |
The Humanistic Spirit in Rome |
undated |
| 1 |
8 |
The Idea of Divine Revelation and the Response of Man |
undated |
| 1 |
9 |
The Idea of the Church in the Eucharist of the Early Period |
undated |
| 1 |
10 |
Lectures in Christian Theology |
1938 |
| 1 |
11 |
Life of Jesus |
1938 |
| 1 |
12 |
Metaphysical Theology |
undated |
| 1 |
13 |
Myth and Legend: As Related to Genesis 1 to 11 |
undated |
| 1 |
14 |
The Papacy in the Reformation |
undated |
| 1 |
15 |
Philosophy and Religion |
undated |
| 1 |
1 |
Platonism: Its Religious and Philosophical Influence |
1939-1940 |
| 2 |
2 |
The Quest for Certainty |
undated |
| 2 |
3 |
The Social Doctrines in the Thought of Reinhold Niebuhr |
undated |
| 2 |
4 |
Stuart F. Sherman |
undated |
| 2 |
5 |
Substance and Activity |
undated |
| 2 |
6 |
Theology in the Poets |
undated |
| 2 |
7 |
The Theology of Dante's Divine Comedy |
undated |
| 2 |
8 |
The Theology of the Poetry of Francis Thompson |
undated |
| 2 |
9 |
The Use of Materials by Irving Babbitt |
undated |
| 2 |
10 |
Validity in Religious Experience |
undated |
| 2 |
11 |
William Ernest Hocking and The Meaning of God in Human Experience |
undated |
| 2 |
12 |
Collected Book Reports |
undated |
| 2 |
13 |
Master's Thesis: Human Responsibility in the Republic of Plato and in the Synoptic Gospels |
undated |
Subseries B: Yale University, 1940-1945
|
| 3 |
1 |
Christian Ethics, course notebook I |
undated |
| 3 |
2 |
Christian Ethics, course notebook II |
undated |
| 3 |
3 |
Contemporary Theology, course notebook I |
undated |
| 3 |
4 |
Contemporary Theology, course notebook II |
undated |
| 3 |
5 |
History of Christian Doctrine, course notebook I |
undated |
| 3 |
6 |
History of Christian Doctrine, course notebook II |
undated |
| 3 |
7 |
History of Christian Doctrine, course notebook III |
undated |
| 3 |
8 |
History of Christian Doctrine, course notebook IV |
undated |
| 3 |
9 |
History of Philosophy, course notebook I |
undated |
| 3 |
10 |
History of Philosophy, course notebook II |
undated |
| 4 |
1 |
History of Philosophy, course notebook III |
undated |
| 4 |
2 |
History of Philosophy papers |
undated |
| 4 |
3 |
Philosophy of Religion, course notebook I |
undated |
| 4 |
4 |
Philosophy of Religion, course notebook II |
undated |
| 4 |
5 |
Unlabeled notebook |
undated |
| 4 |
6 |
Unlabeled notebook |
undated |
| 4 |
7 |
Unlabeled notebook |
undated |
| 4 |
8 |
Unlabeled notebook |
undated |
| 4 |
9 |
Unlabeled notebook |
undated |
| 4 |
10 |
Augustine's Doctrine of Grace |
undated |
| 4 |
11 |
Contemporary Theology |
undated |
| 4 |
12 |
John Henry Newman |
undated |
| 4 |
13 |
On Personal Evangelism and Religious Education |
undated |
| 4 |
14 |
Personalism and Theology |
undated |
| 4 |
15 |
Social Religion |
undated |
| 5 |
1 |
Das Gewissheitsproblem |
undated |
| 5 |
2 |
Das Weltbilt der Zukunft |
undated |
| 5 |
3 |
Das Wesen der Gnade |
undated |
| 5 |
4 |
Die Weltanschauung der Bibel |
undated |
| 5 |
5 |
Das Wort vom Kreuz |
undated |
| 5 |
6 |
Glaube und Denken and other papers |
undated |
| 5 |
7 |
Glaube und Leben |
undated |
| 5 |
8 |
Glaubensgewissheit |
undated |
| 5 |
9 |
God Transcendent |
undated |
| 5 |
10 |
Jesus der Herr |
undated |
| 5 |
11 |
Jesus der Weltvollender |
undated |
| 5 |
12 |
Leben aus dem Glauben |
undated |
| 5 |
13 |
Leitfaden der Dogmatik |
undated |
| 5 |
14 |
Psychologismus oder Anti-Psychologismus |
undated |
| 5 |
15 |
Heim – English Works |
undated |
| 5 |
16 |
Heim – Incomplete Bibliography |
undated |
| 5 |
17 |
Heim – Notes and Correspondence |
undated |
| 5 |
18 |
Heim – Periodicals |
undated |
| 5 |
19 |
Heim – Secondary Periodicals |
undated |
| 5 |
20 |
Heim – Secondary Sources |
undated |
Series Description
The Academia Series contains materials developed by Michalson during his time on the Drew Theological School faculty. It is divided into two subseries: Subseries A consists of course outlines, lectures, examinations, and course readings. Subseries B holds Michalson's research for class lectures and his published articles and books. Many courses are offered repeatedly under varying course numbers and names, it was not possible to arrange the materials chronologically or alphabetically. Many files were continuously added to over many years and could not be rearranged or separated.
Arrangement
Arranged in original order.
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
Subseries A: Course Materials, 1953, undated
|
| 6 |
1 |
Course Outlines |
undated |
| 6 |
2 |
Course Outlines |
undated |
| 6 |
3 |
Lectures |
undated |
| 6 |
4 |
Course Readings |
undated |
| 6 |
5 |
Course Readings |
undated |
| 6 |
6 |
Course Readings |
undated |
| 6 |
7 |
German Exams |
1953, undated |
| 6 |
8 |
Graduate School Departmental Exams |
undated |
Subseries B: Article Research and Lecture Notes, 1943-1966
|
| 6 |
9 |
Notes on Christology Seminar |
1962 |
| 6 |
10 |
Notes on Seminar on Work of Christ |
1963 |
| 6 |
11 |
“Finality of Christ” Article |
1964 |
| 7 |
1 |
“Finality of Christ” Article |
1964 |
| 7 |
2 |
Eschatology |
1964-1965 |
| 7 |
3 |
Theism |
undated |
| 7 |
4 |
Doctrine of God |
undated |
| 7 |
5 |
Doctrine of God |
undated |
| 7 |
6 |
Seminar on The Doctrine of God |
1948 |
| 7 |
7 |
Lectures in progress for The Doctrine of God |
undated |
| 7 |
8 |
The Doctrine of God |
undated |
| 8 |
1 |
Preaching |
undated |
| 8 |
2 |
Sermons in Preparation |
undated |
| 8 |
3 |
Hermeneutics Consultation Conference |
1962 |
| 8 |
4 |
History and Hermeneutics |
1963 |
| 8 |
5 |
Medieval Scholasticism |
undated |
| 8 |
6 |
Church History Survey |
undated |
| 8 |
7 |
Greek and Latin Fathers |
undated |
| 8 |
8 |
Suffering and Death |
1965 |
| 8 |
9 |
Christian Doctrine |
undated |
| 8 |
10 |
Medieval Aquinas |
undated |
| 8 |
11 |
Aquinas and Dante |
undated |
| 9 |
1 |
Continental Reformation |
undated |
| 9 |
2 |
Luther |
undated |
| 9 |
3 |
Reformation – Luther, Calvin |
undated |
| 9 |
4 |
Augustine |
undated |
| 9 |
5 |
Essay on Augustine's Grace of God |
undated |
| 9 |
6 |
Augustine |
1949 |
| 9 |
7 |
Revelation and Response |
undated |
| 9 |
8 |
Revelation |
undated |
| 9 |
9 |
Faith |
undated |
| 9 |
10 |
Faith, Revelation and Reason |
undated |
| 9 |
11 |
Reason and Preaching |
undated |
| 9 |
12 |
Introduction to the Doctrine of Sin |
1943-1944 |
| 9 |
13 |
Reading Notes on Sin |
undated |
| 9 |
14 |
Original Sin |
undated |
| 9 |
15 |
Christian Ethics |
undated |
| 9 |
16 |
Revelation |
1946-1947 |
| 10 |
1 |
Miscellaneous Papers on Revelation |
undated |
| 10 |
2 |
Lectures on Revelation |
1944-1945 |
| 10 |
3 |
Bibliography on Revelation |
undated |
| 10 |
4 |
Revelation – Bible |
undated |
| 10 |
5 |
Revelation – Patristics |
undated |
| 10 |
6 |
Revelation – Scholastics |
undated |
| 10 |
7 |
Revelation – From Luther to Kant |
undated |
| 10 |
8 |
Contemporary Revelation |
1943-1944 |
| 10 |
9 |
Salvation |
undated |
| 10 |
10 |
Salvation |
undated |
| 10 |
11 |
Salvation |
1946 |
| 10 |
12 |
Paul on Salvation |
undated |
| 10 |
11 |
Salvation |
1946 |
| 10 |
12 |
Paul on Salvation |
undated |
| 10 |
13 |
Salvation Construction, Course 711.2, Doctrine of Salvation |
undated |
| 10 |
14 |
Secularization |
undated |
| 10 |
15 |
Sin – Lectures |
1945-1946 |
| 10 |
16 |
Sin |
1947-1948 |
| 10 |
17 |
Sin |
undated |
| 10 |
18 |
Doctrine of Sin |
undated |
| 11 |
1 |
Notes related to the Religious Dimensions of the Doctrine of Sin |
undated |
| 11 |
2 |
Sin and Salvation |
undated |
| 11 |
3 |
Sin and Salvation – Bibliography |
undated |
| 11 |
4 |
Psychological and Sociological |
undated |
| 11 |
5 |
Moral |
undated |
| 11 |
6 |
The Holy Spirit |
undated |
| 11 |
7 |
Second Consultation on Hermeneutics, Theological Discourse and the Proclamation of the Gospel |
April 9-11, 1964 |
| 11 |
8 |
Rationality of Faith |
undated |
| 11 |
9 |
Notes on Chapter 2 of Rationality of Faith |
undated |
| 11 |
10 |
Faith and Freedom – Lectures |
undated |
| 11 |
11 |
Notes on Freedom |
undated |
| 11 |
12 |
Notes on Faith – Sky Lake Conference |
September 13-17, 1948 |
| 11 |
13 |
The Mission of the Church |
undated |
| 12 |
1 |
Missionary Structure |
1962-1963 |
| 12 |
2 |
International Missionary Council |
undated |
| 12 |
3 |
Worship and Meditation in the Church |
undated |
| 12 |
4 |
Leadership Training – John's Gospel |
undated |
| 12 |
5 |
Biblical Paul and the Prophets |
undated |
| 12 |
6 |
Notes of Mysticism |
undated |
| 12 |
7 |
Mysticism |
undated |
| 12 |
8 |
Student Regional Leadership Training Conference |
June 8-15, 1955 |
| 12 |
9 |
Prayer |
undated |
| 13 |
1 |
Prayer |
undated |
| 13 |
2 |
Contemporary Theology |
1962, undated |
| 13 |
3 |
Contemporary Theology |
undated |
| 13 |
4 |
Schweitzer to Buri |
undated |
| 13 |
5 |
Aulen |
undated |
| 13 |
6 |
Heinrich Barth |
undated |
| 14 |
1 |
Bonhoeffer |
undated |
| 14 |
2 |
Brunner |
undated |
| 14 |
3 |
Bultmann |
undated |
| 14 |
4 |
Diem |
1957 |
| 14 |
5 |
Nature as History |
undated |
| 14 |
6 |
Theology as History |
1965-1966 |
| 14 |
7 |
Theology as History |
1963 |
| 14 |
8 |
Theology as History |
1963 |
| 14 |
9 |
Theology as History |
undated |
| 14 |
10 |
Theology as History |
undated |
| 15 |
1 |
Theology as History |
undated |
| 15 |
2 |
Theology as History |
undated |
| 15 |
3 |
History |
undated |
| 15 |
4 |
Important on History |
undated |
| 15 |
5 |
History, Ontology, and Theology |
undated |
| 15 |
6 |
American Theology |
undated |
| 15 |
7 |
The Christian Faith |
undated |
| 16 |
1 |
Course Materials for the Christian Faith |
1948 |
| 16 |
2 |
Christian Theology |
undated |
| 16 |
3 |
Christianity and Modern Thought |
1962-1963 |
| 16 |
4 |
The Philosophy of Christian Revelation |
undated |
| 16 |
5 |
Edwin Lewis articles – The Christian and His Creed |
1943 |
| 16 |
6 |
Notes for Christian Theology (taught with Lewis) |
undated |
| 16 |
7 |
Notes for Lectures with Lewis |
undated |
| 16 |
8 |
Introduction to Systematic Theology |
undated |
| 16 |
9 |
Ebeling Lectures |
undated |
| 16 |
10 |
Gogarten |
undated |
| 16 |
11 |
Reinhold Niebuhr |
undated |
| 16 |
12 |
Paul Tillich |
undated |
| 16 |
13 |
Theology for Persistent Questions |
undated |
| 17 |
1 |
Theology for Persistent Questions |
undated |
| 17 |
2 |
Theology for Crucial Situations |
undated |
| 17 |
3 |
Theology for Crucial Situations |
undated |
| 17 |
4 |
Sex and Love |
undated |
| 17 |
5 |
Theology for Social Situations |
undated |
| 17 |
6 |
Contemporary Issues in Theology |
undated |
| 17 |
7 |
Existentialism is a Mysticism |
undated |
| 18 |
1 |
Existential |
undated |
| 18 |
2 |
Existentialism |
undated |
| 18 |
3 |
Christianity and Existentialism Seminar |
undated |
| 18 |
4 |
Contemporary Philosophy and Religion |
undated |
| 18 |
5 |
Philosophical Anthropology |
1947 |
| 18 |
6 |
Philosophical Anthropology |
1949 |
| 18 |
7 |
Philosophical Anthropology |
undated |
| 18 |
8 |
Philosophical Anthropology – Uncorrelated Reading |
undated |
| 18 |
9 |
Science |
undated |
| 18 |
10 |
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion |
undated |
| 18 |
11 |
Modern Theories of Religion |
undated |
| 19 |
1 |
Modern Philosophies of Religion |
1946 |
| 19 |
2 |
Christianity in Japan |
undated |
| 19 |
3 |
Japanese Theology |
undated |
| 19 |
4 |
Notes for Japanese Contributions to Christian Theology |
undated |
| 19 |
5 |
Japanese Materials Catalogs |
undated |
| 19 |
6 |
Japanese Theology |
undated |
| 19 |
7 |
Japanese Theology |
undated |
| 20 |
1 |
Japanese Theology |
undated |
| 20 |
2 |
Sartre – Zen, Beat and other material |
undated |
| 20 |
3 |
Reading Notes and Bibliography |
undated |
| 20 |
4 |
Christological Controversies |
undated |
| 20 |
5 |
Lecture Preparation |
undated |
| 20 |
6 |
Sermon Outlines and Prayers |
undated |
| 20 |
7 |
Descartes |
undated |
| 20 |
8 |
Heidegger |
undated |
| 20 |
9 |
Dostoevsky |
undated |
| 20 |
10 |
Gadamer |
undated |
| 21 |
1 |
Karl Jaspers |
undated |
| 21 |
2 |
Karl Lowith |
undated |
| 21 |
3 |
Soren Kierkegaard |
undated |
| 21 |
4 |
Richard Kroner's “Von Kant bis Hegel” |
undated |
| 21 |
5 |
Max Scheler |
undated |
| 21 |
6 |
Ernst Troeltsch |
undated |
| 21 |
7 |
Plato |
undated |
| 21 |
8 |
Eternity and Time in Plato |
undated |
| 21 |
9 |
Contemporary Philosophical Issues in Christianity |
1962 |
| 21 |
10 |
Contemporary Philosophy and Religion |
undated |
| 21 |
11 |
Logical Positivism |
undated |
| 21 |
12 |
Contemporary Philosophy |
1952, undated |
| 22 |
1 |
Contemporary Philosophy |
undated |
| 22 |
2 |
Philosophical Backgrounds for Theology |
undated |
| 22 |
3 |
Christian and Contemporary Philosophy |
undated |
| 22 |
4 |
Philosophical Backgrounds |
undated |
| 22 |
5 |
Philosophical Background Lectures |
1945-1946 |
| 22 |
6 |
Philosophical Backgrounds of Theology |
undated |
| 22 |
7 |
Stoicism |
undated |
| 22 |
8 |
Instrumentalism |
undated |
| 22 |
9 |
Psychoanalysis |
undated |
| 22 |
10 |
Phenomenology |
undated |
| 22 |
11 |
Marxism |
undated |
| 22 |
12 |
Religion in Higher Education |
undated |
| 22 |
13 |
Notes taken while at Strasbourg |
undated |
| 23 |
1 |
Notes for course, Theology: East and West |
1947 |
| 23 |
2 |
Society for Theological Education |
1958-1961 |
| 23 |
3 |
Correspondence with Doctoral Candidates |
1951-1954 |
| 23 |
4 |
Preparation for Worldly Theology |
undated |
| 23 |
5 |
Hegel's Essay on Faith and Knowledge |
undated |
| 23 |
6 |
Preparation for Wesley article in the Calhoun Festschrift |
undated |
| 23 |
7 |
Preparation for article in the Niebuhr Festschrift |
undated |
| 23 |
8 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 23 |
9 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 23 |
10 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
1 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
2 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
3 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
4 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
5 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
6 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
7 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
8 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
9 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
10 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 24 |
11 |
Miscellaneous |
undated |
Series Description
The Publications Series includes almost every published and many unpublished works written by Michalson. It is divided in two subseries: Subseries A includes parts of books, articles, book reviews written by Michalson and book reviews of Michalson's books. A master list was published in 1966 in the Drew Gateway and serves as a guide to this series. Printed copies of the list are located in Box 24 Folder 12. Subseries B includes Michalson's unpublished sermons and prayers.
Arrangement
Subseries A contains parts of books and articles arranged alphabetically as in the Drew Gateway publication, The Writings of Carl Michalson and book reviews are in original order. Subseries B contains sermons arranged by title or biblical order and prayers arranged in original order.
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
Subseries A: Published Works, 1944-1966
|
| 24 |
12 |
The Writings of Carl Michalson, Drew Gateway |
1966 |
| 24 |
13 |
Parts of Books |
1953-1966 |
| 25 |
1 |
Articles, B |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
2 |
Articles, C-D |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
3 |
Articles, E-F |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
4 |
Articles, G-H |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
5 |
Articles, I-K |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
6 |
Articles, L-M |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
7 |
Articles, N-P |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
8 |
Articles, R |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
9 |
Articles, T |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
10 |
Articles, W |
1945-1965 |
| 25 |
11 |
Book Reviews of Michalson Works |
1944-1965 |
| 26 |
1 |
Book Reviews by Michalson |
1944-1965 |
| 26 |
2 |
Miscellaneous Book Reviews |
1944-1965 |
Subseries B: Unpublished Works, undated
|
| 26 |
3 |
Sermons by Title |
undated |
| 26 |
4 |
Sermons in Biblical Order |
undated |
| 26 |
5 |
Prayers |
undated |
Series Description
The Professional Papers series consists of Michalson's papers while a faculty member of Drew Theological School. It is divided into two subseries: Subseries A includes departmental, faculty, and Drew Gateway editorship information. Subseries B contains departmental and publisher correspondence and programs from guest preaching and conference speaking engagements.
Arrangement
Subseries A arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries B arranged chronologically.
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
Subseries A: Drew Faculty Files, 1943-1965
|
| 26 |
6 |
Annual Report to the Dean |
1950-1953 |
| 26 |
7 |
Curriculum Material |
1955, undated |
| 26 |
8 |
Division Appointments |
1963-1964 |
| 26 |
9 |
The Drew Gateway Editorship |
1950-1957 |
| 26 |
10 |
Faculty Biography |
undated |
| 26 |
11 |
Faculty Memos |
1951-1964 |
| 26 |
12 |
Graduate Examination Memos |
1965, undated |
| 26 |
13 |
Graduate School Memos |
1955, 1965 |
| 26 |
14 |
Grants and Fellowships |
1951 |
Subseries B: Correspondence and Programs, 1943-1965
|
| 26 |
15 |
Correspondence – Faculty |
1943-1961 |
| 27 |
1 |
Correspondence – Publishers |
1950-1953 |
| 27 |
2 |
Correspondence – Together Magazine |
1957-1958 |
| 27 |
3 |
Correspondence – Miscellaneous |
1948-1965 |
| 27 |
4 |
Programs |
1955-1965, undated |
Series Description
The Personal Papers and Memorials series contains documentation of Michalson's life and the plane crash that ended his life. It is divided into three subseries: Subseries A contains newspaper articles, papers and tributes. Subseries B concerns The Carl Michalson Society. Subseries C is photographs.
Arrangement
Subseries A and B arranged alphabetically. Subseries C arranged by size.
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
Subseries A: Newspaper Articles, Papers and Tributes, 1965-1966, 1983
|
| 27 |
5 |
Drew University Dissertation Prospectus, “Carl Michalson's Contribution to Theological Ethics,” Sam Roberts |
1983 |
| 27 |
6 |
Memorials, unpublished |
1965 |
| 27 |
7 |
Memorials, published, and Service Programs |
1965-1966 |
| 27 |
8 |
Michalson Bibliography, compiled by L.O. Kline and E.J. Wynne, Jr. |
1966, undated |
| 27 |
9 |
Newspaper articles |
1965 |
| 27 |
10 |
Papers by Fellow Scholars |
undated |
Subseries B: The Carl Michalson Society, 1976-1986
|
| 27 |
11 |
The Carl Michalson Society Bulletins |
1976-1986 |
| 27 |
12 |
The Carl Michalson Society Papers |
1976-1986 |
Subseries C: Photographs, undated
|
| 28 |
1 |
Photographs |
undated |
| 28 |
2 |
Photographs |
undated |
| 28 |
3 |
Duplicate Photographs |
undated |
| 28 |
4 |
Duplicate Photographs |
undated |
| 28 |
5 |
Negatives |
undated |
Last updated 05/2007 by Cheryl Oestreicher
