Code,9103014
Subject,Reid Isaac
Date,8/7/2013
Interviewer,Terre Maher
Abstract,"Reid Isaac, a retired associate rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, describes his lifes journey. He discusses his various posts and titles, along with his favorite hobbies. He recalls the various locals that he lived in, which include Cleveland, New York City, Detroit, London, among others. He reflects on what has made a difference in his life and his thinking. He concludes with a personal story of his childhood."
Tags,"St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Youth Program, Adult Education in the faith, Trinity Church (NYC), Cleveland Heights, ""Cleveland Ecumenical Institute for Religious Studies, World War II, 4-D Classification,Confessional Theology, ""Religion and Industry,"" Washington Cathedral (D.C.), Pilgrim Press,""Greatest Generation"""
Special Notes,Offensive language used as a quote in a story at minute 30
minutes:,
0,Sound Check
1,Introduction
2,Why he came to Cleveland
3,Mentions St. Paul's Episcopal Youth Program
4,Adult Education - preached once a month and got out of youth ministry
5,Trinity Church in Manhatten to St. Paul's
6,Words that he associated with St. Pauls
7,Cleveland Heights is like living in a cacoon
8,Describes his chruch in New York City
9,Recalls a funny line from the Cleveland Heights Chamber of Commerce
10,St. Paul's where it is and if people responded to his preaching
11,St. Paul's was going through a tough time when he got there
12,"He founded the ""Cleveland Ecumenical Institute for Religious Studies"""
13,What was its focus - describes a weekend where they taught Christians about Islam
14,
15,Continued talking about that Islam class and what he specifically learned
16,(16:45) The institute is still going on
17,"He edits ""Connections"" which is a newsletter for Judson; Lists other interests"
18,
19,(19:50) Lists of Titles that he has held
20,(20:30) why he got into religious life
21,"describe what a 4-d classification is, an exemption from World War 2"
22,(21:45) Yale Divinty School which shaped his life; Confessional Theology
23,Regrets that he focused more on his extracurriculars throughout his life rather than the entree
24,describes a foolish job that he took working at a church on Long Island - should have been studying more
25,Likes to be constantly moving and mixing it up
26,"""Religion and Industry"""
27,Lived in Detroit in 1946
28,Describes his first church
29,
30,Language on the factory line was offensive to him
31,Worked in London after the war - minister to 2 bombed out churches
32,Went back to the church years later and describes that
33,List of all the places that he has lived over the years
34,Timing is key for preaching
35,Worked by the Washington Cathedral in D.C.; went to Prince George County started a congregation in a fire house
36,At the time he was in his Existential period
37,"Went to New York and read ""Secular City"" - changed his life perspective from ""I, Thou"" to a more ""even"" ministry"
38,Wrote a course for Pigrim Press
39,Wrote a second course and it went well
40,describes how writing courses made many connections for him
41,"""What is God doing Today"" his first publication was a selction of homilies"
42,Book got him a nother job in Irvington
43,"Describes his wife, who was an interior decorator, and after she died he became an archdeacon near Rochester New York in Westchester"
44,What he did as an archdeacon before he switches to become an editor at Seabury Press
45,Then became a rector at Holy Trinity in New York City for seven years where he wrote _Conversations with the Crucified_
46,Describes the book
47,Leading Education for minsitry group and adult forum committee very fond of that - describes it
48,personal mission with adult educaiton - learn and ask
49,Topic on Contras in Nicaragua for the adult forum
50,program on different Episcopalians (5 types)
51,Big challenge at St. Paul's was forming a good relationship with the rector
52,Issue of who was the father - tells story of how he fixed his relationship with the rector
53,
54,Relaxed into the job as opposed to pushing himself
55,New York versus Cleveland
56,Even though he retired he was still involved in many things - the happiest years of his life were between 65 and 80 years old
57,
58,Friends were here - career has been helpful in the passing of his friends
59,"Developed boundaries - Personal Faith goal now ""Living from day to day"""
60,Does not believe in life after death
61,talks about a book
62,relates a story about a cruise ship - 20 questions about his job
63,
64,"Lessons from the ""Greatest Generation"""
65,Sixties charged the country for good
66,Economic problems that have popped up
67,Pessimistic for the future of the country
68,Better in the Great Depression and the War than it is now
69,Different time now; he holds onto an idealistic image of a New England Factory that he feels the country has lost
70,Grew up in an orphanage that his father ran
71,Thanks and end of interview