"We are entering a new stage in the evolution of the theological seminary. The period of relative isolation and protection, when seminaries were expected to live a sheltered existence, has passed." So said Dr. James Iley McCord last week at his inauguration as the fourth president of U.S. Presbyterianism's most prestigious ministerial school, Princeton Theological Seminary. For bustling Texan McCord, the ceremonies were purely formal: he has been hard at work at his new job for seven months, since taking over from President John A. Mackay. But to his listeners, McCord last week gave a sharp preview of how he intends...
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