Protestants: Switch at Century

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The Christian Century, which used to take pride in being "An Undenominational Weekly" and now takes equal pride in being "An Ecumenical Weekly," will soon have a new editor. Stepping down is scholarly Harold E. Fey (rhymes with sky), 65, whose zesty crusades and courageous sacred-cow punching have made Chicago-published Century a well-read and well-heeded organ of Christian unity since he succeeded the late Paul Hutchinson in 1956. Fey says, tongue in cheek: "Our editors retire at 65 because Dr. Hutch inson did. I believe he was right. Old men often get irresponsible because they know they will not be there to bear the consequences."

Following Fey, who leaves in August to begin teaching at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, is Managing Editor Kyle Haselden, 51, a former Baptist minister turned journalist. Haselden for his part plans to continue wading right in where controversy is the deepest. Says he: "We want not only to report what is happening, but to shape what ought to happen. We intend to be critical of the ecumenical movement from within the movement itself. We are not going to shoot arrows from Mount Olympus."