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Introducing the
Center for Oates Studies

The Wayne E. Oates Institute is pleased to introduce you to the Center for Oates Studies.  In 2006 the family of Wayne Oates made a donation to the Oates Institute of Dr. Oates personal library;  including papers, letters, photographs, audio/visual resources, and books.  This generous gift created a unique opportunity for the Oates Institute to develop an innovative resource for ministry in the 21st century.  As we digitize more and more of these excellent resources the Center for Oates Studies will continue to expand.

This Center enhances academic and continuing education resources in the fields of Psychology of Religion, Pastoral Theology, Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling, while supporting the concept of multidisciplinary collaborative care.  In physical space, the valuable resources of the Center for Oates Studies are either displayed or archived and made available for research, study, and writing.  In addition, the Center is an expansion of the Oates Institute’s online campus.  In virtual space, digitized versions of Dr. Oates’ writings allow the Institute to make available a collection beyond what is possible within any one entity’s physical collection.

As an incubator for new research and new publications, the center puts these unique resources within the reach of anyone with Internet access so that scholars and practitioners in congregations, pastoral counseling centers, healthcare settings, and academic institutions anywhere in the world may access the digitized collection twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. 

The development of the Center for Oates Studies is a multi-year project requiring significant energy, time, and money.  This project require the support of individuals who believe in this heritage and believe in the importance of this ongoing work.  Your contribution to this effort is needed and will be greatly appreciated.  It is an honor to be entrusted with this heritage and it is an honor that we want to share with you.

DR. WAYNE E. OATES

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