Comments on: 5 Reasons I Appreciated Seminary http://www.thedesocios.com/faith/2009/10/5-reasons-i-appreciated-seminary/ Faith, Life and Family Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: krm http://www.thedesocios.com/faith/2009/10/5-reasons-i-appreciated-seminary/comment-page-1/#comment-382 krm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.thedesocios.com/?p=1249#comment-382 I find this truly refreshing to hear! Thanks for taking the time to more fully explain it. I find this truly refreshing to hear! Thanks for taking the time to more fully explain it.

]]> By: Sam http://www.thedesocios.com/faith/2009/10/5-reasons-i-appreciated-seminary/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Sam Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:39:23 +0000 http://www.thedesocios.com/?p=1249#comment-381 When I said this I was refering to questions in and out of class. I remember alot of discussion with people where we challenged alot of the basic assumptions of our traditions. It could be that the questions I wrestled with were not as hard as some others, but especially when it came to textual criticism in the NT with Selvaggio we really wrestled through some stuff. From a academic perspective, there were people from some pretty variant traditions, and in most circumstances I don't think the profs ever forced certain assumptions on people. I think the challenge is that some of the guys were at the same time candidates for ministry in conservative presbyterian denominations like the PCA OPC and RPCNA. So I think it put professors in the position of being denominational spokesmen. I'm guessing that in the grand scheme I could imagine that rpts would be less open to asking hard questions. I just hate that alot of these no seminary guys really haven't wrestled with the Bible, they assume we can name every author and equally explain every text, and thats just not the truth, even at a conservative seminary. I think there are some profs that are better at this than others. When I said this I was refering to questions in and out of class. I remember alot of discussion with people where we challenged alot of the basic assumptions of our traditions.

It could be that the questions I wrestled with were not as hard as some others, but especially when it came to textual criticism in the NT with Selvaggio we really wrestled through some stuff.
From a academic perspective, there were people from some pretty variant traditions, and in most circumstances I don’t think the profs ever forced certain assumptions on people. I think the challenge is that some of the guys were at the same time candidates for ministry in conservative presbyterian denominations like the PCA OPC and RPCNA. So I think it put professors in the position of being denominational spokesmen.

I’m guessing that in the grand scheme I could imagine that rpts would be less open to asking hard questions.

I just hate that alot of these no seminary guys really haven’t wrestled with the Bible, they assume we can name every author and equally explain every text, and thats just not the truth, even at a conservative seminary.

I think there are some profs that are better at this than others.

]]> By: krm http://www.thedesocios.com/faith/2009/10/5-reasons-i-appreciated-seminary/comment-page-1/#comment-380 krm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.thedesocios.com/?p=1249#comment-380 I have not attended, but have not necessarily gotten the impression from others that RPTS is a "safe place to ask hard questions." This is in no way meant to be argumentative, it is a very sincere question. I would find this to be refreshing. What are/aren't hard questions and how have you seen them encountered @ RPTS (my denomination's seminary for those interested)? Would there be questions that are "out of bounds"? I have not attended, but have not necessarily gotten the impression from others that RPTS is a “safe place to ask hard questions.” This is in no way meant to be argumentative, it is a very sincere question.
I would find this to be refreshing. What are/aren’t hard questions and how have you seen them encountered @ RPTS (my denomination’s seminary for those interested)? Would there be questions that are “out of bounds”?

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