I saw that paper for the first time several years ago. It was interesting; don't know that I agree with all of its conclusions, but its worthy of consideration.
Keep in mind that the author was writing this for a Masters degree in theology from a college affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. That will color all the conclusions he reaches. Had the person who wrote the paper been completing requirements in a Masters in Theology from Catholic University of America or Liberty University (Jerry Falwell's college), he would have likely come up with different conclusions. I'm not saying that accusing him of an integrity violation, its just that his classes and outlook would naturally cause him to form different conclusions from each of the three religious colleges mentioned.
FWIW
So I would keep that in mind as reading the document. Read it with a critical eye.
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Excathedra,
Nice to see you again.
I saw that paper for the first time several years ago. It was interesting; don't know that I agree with all of its conclusions, but its worthy of consideration.
Keep in mind that the author was writing this for a Masters degree in theology from a college affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. That will color all the conclusions he reaches. Had the person who wrote the paper been completing requirements in a Masters in Theology from Catholic University of America or Liberty University (Jerry Falwell's college), he would have likely come up with different conclusions. I'm not saying that accusing him of an integrity violation, its just that his classes and outlook would naturally cause him to form different conclusions from each of the three religious colleges mentioned.
FWIW
So I would keep that in mind as reading the document. Read it with a critical eye.
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excathedra
thank you, mark
nice to see you too
oh i can't read it, it's way too long
mwah
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sirguessalot
mwah, e!
good to see you
interesting find
i only skimmed it, yawned and giggled once or twice
i'll probably read thru it a bit once or twice more
but overall, i think Mark's "keep in mind" is a spot on
and to add, so i think it also helps anyone see what a student of the Evangelical churchamacallit thinks
most specifically folks already fluent in twi mumbo jumbo and history
as a way to better see inside this other church's doctrinal "head," if you will
which, in a sense, makes it interesting, valuable, educational, all that jazz...
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