tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post1533729247779687480..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: Stasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-6476331615941850972007-11-08T18:46:00.000-08:002007-11-08T18:46:00.000-08:00Who knew Feminarian had another ACU reader? Jim S...Who knew Feminarian had another ACU reader? Jim Stockton, whoever you are, visit my blog and write me an email.JTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977180734561873789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-12685597810530201352007-11-07T19:39:00.000-08:002007-11-07T19:39:00.000-08:00Great article. Thanks for this, Feminarian.Great article. Thanks for this, Feminarian.Grace thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531868056833575601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-24729452019536753722007-11-07T11:52:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:52:00.000-08:00I attended after an undergraduate degreee in Bibli...I attended after an undergraduate degreee in Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University, a Churches of Christ affiliated university in Texas. So, they certainly accepted yours truly, even though applying from a very evangelical, even fundamentalist, education. (Though even that assumption is not entierly correct. ACU had its own share of libs on faculty, though they kept their heads low.)Jim Stocktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090609898067865168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-46305084610641354442007-11-07T11:39:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:39:00.000-08:00Harvard Div would be a dream school for me, becaus...Harvard Div would be a dream school for me, because of that diversity...unfortunately it won't work for me because 1) my GRE scores aren't high enough and 2) apparently they don't take people from evangelical institutions such as Fuller (a well-qualified colleague was told not to bother applying). So it's quite surprising to hear you say there are evangelicals there...I wonder what they would think of my friend's experience...Stasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-30817858667397383072007-11-07T11:32:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:32:00.000-08:00My experience was much the same at Harvard Divinit...My experience was much the same at Harvard Divinity School. Quite against the stereotype of the place, genuine evangelicals thrive among both the student body AND the faculty. As a philosophical, not ldeological, liberal, I found this environment extremely stimulating and challenging to my spiritual growth and reflection. While there, I also took a couple classes at the Episcopal seminary, as well as the Jesuit one, in Cambridge. Then, returning to Texas, I was required to take classes for one year at the Episcopal seminary in Austin. I found the intellectual and spiritual environments at each of the seminaries (the Jesuit and Episcopal seminaries in Cambridge share classroom facilities) quite different from that at the divinity school. Fuller is specifically Christian, yet apparently benefits the students by being inclusive of a wide spectrum of opinion and conviction. Moreso, Harvard Div School's student body includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, pagan, and Taoist students, with the various streams and sects of each present, as well, represented by both lay and clergy. This circumstance helps students realize that two of the best things they can do is to be the best practioner of the religous faith to which one ascribes, and to encourage the other person to be the best Chrsitian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, Taoist, pagan, animist, etc. that he or she can be. Honoring one's own convictions and honoring those of others whose convictions do not match one's own truly helps each of us to discover our true beliefs about our chosen faith, and to conduct ourselves in accord therewith. This doesn't preclude true evangelism, but it does require true listening. With all due respect I can only report that my experiences of the seminaries leave me with the impression that they are, rather, more trade schools than institutions of higher learning. I must assume that our seminarians, and our Church as well, would benefit from religious formation and education in an environment that is widely ecumenical, and better still, is widely inter-religious. Those who cannot or will not abide such a context for their learning and their faith may well not thrive in a healthy Episcopal Church, and it's better for all that they discover this early on in their process.Jim Stocktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090609898067865168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-17926381469520287652007-11-06T06:52:00.000-08:002007-11-06T06:52:00.000-08:00Thanks for this - I posted it to the bishops and d...Thanks for this - I posted it to the bishops and deputues listserve - maybe we can hear you.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.com