Evanston Review 1/14/1999: A memorial service for James Barbour Ashbrook is scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St. Mr. Ashbrook, 73, died Jan. 2 at his home in Evanston.
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Denison University, his bachelor of divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School, with further graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
His psychological education included a master of arts degree and a doctorate from Ohio State University, and he received his clinical pastoral education in various settings.
Mr. Ashbrook served 12 years as professor of religion and personality at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and as an advisory member of the graduate faculty of Northwestern University. Previously, he spent 21 years on the faculty of Colgate Rochester/Bexley/Crozer Theological Schools in Rochester, N.Y., and 10 years in parish ministry in Granville, Ohio, and Rochester, N.Y.
He was often consulted by church, educational, community, clinical and governmental agencies, and wrote extensively for professional publications.
His bibliography lists 14 books. Most recent were "Minding the Soul: Pastoral Counseling as Remembering" (1996) and "The Humanizing Brain, Where Religion and Neuroscience Meet" (1997), which he co-wrote with Carol Raush Albright and which was nominated for the Templeton Prize in Religion and Science.
Mr. Ashbrook's work in neurotheology charted new ground, integrating the usually disciplines of theology and neuroscience to seek a fuller understanding of the human person in relation to God.
Among the special awards he received were an honorary doctor of law degree from Denison University in 1976; recognition as "A Pioneer" by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and by the Alumni/ae Association of the Institutes of Religion and Health, NYC in 1987; and a Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Association of Pastoral Counselors in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; one son, Peter; three daughters, Susan Harvey, Martha McBarren and Karen Oorts; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St., Evanston, IL 60201, or to the Kellogg Cancer Care Center, Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Denison University, his bachelor of divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School, with further graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
His psychological education included a master of arts degree and a doctorate from Ohio State University, and he received his clinical pastoral education in various settings.
Mr. Ashbrook served 12 years as professor of religion and personality at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and as an advisory member of the graduate faculty of Northwestern University. Previously, he spent 21 years on the faculty of Colgate Rochester/Bexley/Crozer Theological Schools in Rochester, N.Y., and 10 years in parish ministry in Granville, Ohio, and Rochester, N.Y.
He was often consulted by church, educational, community, clinical and governmental agencies, and wrote extensively for professional publications.
His bibliography lists 14 books. Most recent were "Minding the Soul: Pastoral Counseling as Remembering" (1996) and "The Humanizing Brain, Where Religion and Neuroscience Meet" (1997), which he co-wrote with Carol Raush Albright and which was nominated for the Templeton Prize in Religion and Science.
Mr. Ashbrook's work in neurotheology charted new ground, integrating the usually disciplines of theology and neuroscience to seek a fuller understanding of the human person in relation to God.
Among the special awards he received were an honorary doctor of law degree from Denison University in 1976; recognition as "A Pioneer" by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and by the Alumni/ae Association of the Institutes of Religion and Health, NYC in 1987; and a Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Association of Pastoral Counselors in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; one son, Peter; three daughters, Susan Harvey, Martha McBarren and Karen Oorts; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St., Evanston, IL 60201, or to the Kellogg Cancer Care Center, Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.
Evanston Review 1/14/1999: A memorial service for James Barbour Ashbrook is scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St. Mr. Ashbrook, 73, died Jan. 2 at his home in Evanston.
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Denison University, his bachelor of divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School, with further graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
His psychological education included a master of arts degree and a doctorate from Ohio State University, and he received his clinical pastoral education in various settings.
Mr. Ashbrook served 12 years as professor of religion and personality at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and as an advisory member of the graduate faculty of Northwestern University. Previously, he spent 21 years on the faculty of Colgate Rochester/Bexley/Crozer Theological Schools in Rochester, N.Y., and 10 years in parish ministry in Granville, Ohio, and Rochester, N.Y.
He was often consulted by church, educational, community, clinical and governmental agencies, and wrote extensively for professional publications.
His bibliography lists 14 books. Most recent were "Minding the Soul: Pastoral Counseling as Remembering" (1996) and "The Humanizing Brain, Where Religion and Neuroscience Meet" (1997), which he co-wrote with Carol Raush Albright and which was nominated for the Templeton Prize in Religion and Science.
Mr. Ashbrook's work in neurotheology charted new ground, integrating the usually disciplines of theology and neuroscience to seek a fuller understanding of the human person in relation to God.
Among the special awards he received were an honorary doctor of law degree from Denison University in 1976; recognition as "A Pioneer" by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and by the Alumni/ae Association of the Institutes of Religion and Health, NYC in 1987; and a Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Association of Pastoral Counselors in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; one son, Peter; three daughters, Susan Harvey, Martha McBarren and Karen Oorts; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St., Evanston, IL 60201, or to the Kellogg Cancer Care Center, Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Denison University, his bachelor of divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School, with further graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
His psychological education included a master of arts degree and a doctorate from Ohio State University, and he received his clinical pastoral education in various settings.
Mr. Ashbrook served 12 years as professor of religion and personality at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and as an advisory member of the graduate faculty of Northwestern University. Previously, he spent 21 years on the faculty of Colgate Rochester/Bexley/Crozer Theological Schools in Rochester, N.Y., and 10 years in parish ministry in Granville, Ohio, and Rochester, N.Y.
He was often consulted by church, educational, community, clinical and governmental agencies, and wrote extensively for professional publications.
His bibliography lists 14 books. Most recent were "Minding the Soul: Pastoral Counseling as Remembering" (1996) and "The Humanizing Brain, Where Religion and Neuroscience Meet" (1997), which he co-wrote with Carol Raush Albright and which was nominated for the Templeton Prize in Religion and Science.
Mr. Ashbrook's work in neurotheology charted new ground, integrating the usually disciplines of theology and neuroscience to seek a fuller understanding of the human person in relation to God.
Among the special awards he received were an honorary doctor of law degree from Denison University in 1976; recognition as "A Pioneer" by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and by the Alumni/ae Association of the Institutes of Religion and Health, NYC in 1987; and a Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Association of Pastoral Counselors in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; one son, Peter; three daughters, Susan Harvey, Martha McBarren and Karen Oorts; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St., Evanston, IL 60201, or to the Kellogg Cancer Care Center, Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.
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