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PotOnWheel
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| Posted 10/23/2001 2:26 AM (GMT -6) |   | Answer the following questions, or add your own too.
1. What is a course from college (or High School!) that continues to be valuable to you now, and which you believe will still be...
2. Why is that so.
3. Can someone think of more questions? I'll try to add them to the top here | | Back to Top | | |
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Modes of Thought
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| Posted 10/23/2001 9:20 AM (GMT -6) | | 1. Holiness in Biblical Perspective, taught by Dr. Donald Axelander
2. The way he presented the various views involved in understanding justification and sanctification enabled me to recognize my heritage as well as my responsibility for faithful living. He opened my eyes and demonstrated Christian character as well as anyone I know. I was blessed.
The invitation for new questions will be met with this one:
3. Is it more important that something be interesting, or that it be true?
"to be neurotic is human, to be psychotic is sinful...."
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PotOnWheel
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| Posted 10/24/2001 5:09 AM (GMT -6) | | 1. ...a course that continues to be valuable...
"Man, Language and Culture", with D. Larson.
2. Why....
Larson was a Linguistics Prof. This course was also a Gen. Ed. (me) course that taught "making sense when worlds collide." To get an A you had to research a population different from youw own, and then explain them and HOW they viewed -- not just what -- to still another population (that wasnot your own). It really taught the complexities of communicating, or of merely working together when we have different frames of reference. It also inspired hope and adventure in doing the same.
PotOnWheel
(ISA 64:8 "Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.")
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Modes of Thought
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| Posted 10/24/2001 5:13 AM (GMT -6) | | Hey! You skipped the third question! Even if you got the first two right, that leaves you with a 66%. I don't think I need to tell you what THAT means.  Don't you tell yer students they should at least TRY to answer all the questions 
"to be neurotic is human, to be psychotic is sinful...."
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Mephi2K
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| Posted 10/24/2001 5:30 AM (GMT -6) | | 1) "Contextualized Theology" with Dr. Ron Meyers
2) In that class, we employed bits of missiology, anthropology, and religious studies. I learned about the all-too-thin line between syncretism and true inculturation...and the many questions that go into discerning which. I also got a chance to REALLY think about the "non-negotiables" of the Christian faith. What WAS truly integral to the gospel and what was not. Most importantly, I think that that class introduced me to the "Land of the Grey Areas", a place I had (up until then) not been to. I became MUCH less dogmatic and much more open to other perspectives. Overall, it was pretty tight.
3) (I'm going under the assumption that you are not equating "interesting" with "relevant" here. In my idea of truth, relevance is already there.) If one is a big time existentialist, one would probably say it's more important that things be interesting. Why? Because even if the interesting things that one engages in are ALL lies and falsehoods, one still lived and enjoyed the interesting thing...and that's what mattered. Another could say that reality (meaning truth) is important. What is the use of living well under a complete delusion? Besides, often finding things that are true lead to more interesting things that otherwise. Does this show you my answer?
PS: Modes, I'm reading emails RIGHT NOW! | | Back to Top | | |
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PotOnWheel
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geej
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| Posted 10/29/2001 3:17 PM (GMT -6) | | The most life changing courses in college were as follows:
Intro to the Bible with Mark Reasoner (Taught that it was okay to question the validity of the Bible and taught how to research)
Apologetics with Greg Boyd
(Reinforced my ability to ask questions and gave me reasons to believe)
All of the courses I had from Roger Olson and the rest of the Courses I had from Greg. (Both allowed tough questions, allowed students to disagree with them and gave me further means to ask questions and further reasons for believing in Christ)Finally, Political Science from Dr. Lawer (Taught the Rule of St. Benedict...I LOATHED it then but came to appreciate it greatly after I graduated) and World War II History and a course on terrorism and revolutions taught by Mr Nakasoni (Helped me develop my interest in history)
All of the professors mentioned influenced my decision to become a teacher because I felt I should give back what I received. I truly think I found the calling/ministry God currently has in store for me...for now
GJ
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