The Master's Institute

Never heard of this one.

 

Source: http://www.themastersinstitute.org/faq's.htm (both fo the quotes).

Not that I am disrespecting this seminary (actually, they seem like nice guys), but you can also buy priesthood titles through mail order or eBay (by the way, it was a lot of fun searching for it on eBay - it feels really weird to go to eBay, and in the box "what are you looking for" to write "doctorate").

 

Wineskins (trite) or Whineskins (truth)

Bunch of "Lutheran" and post-Lutheran pietists making excuses for academic sloppiness on the basis of religious fervency. Bull!

The tiny and ultra-Pietist Lutheran Brethren seminary, far too small to be accredited, is rigorous and pulls no punches. (Not to mention North Park & our pal Boydston...) So Pietism is no reason for nonaccreditation, just a verbal gimmick.

This "we choose not.." is hooey. From separatist Baptists or strict confessional Lutherans I could see it. But these guys are charismatic/suburban utterly nonseparatist. Their use of Biblical verbiage to escape the moral--yup, moral--issue of accreditation seems shoddy. I don't get these guys at all, but then I'm an ole Gnesio, so whaddya expect? Uff da!

 

They probably could have picked a better name.

http://www.degreeinfo.com/static/forum_archive/1/1005/thread_1005_page_1.html

http://chronicle.com/free/2002/01/2002012501u.htm

http://www.dca.ca.gov/press_releases/20010307.htm

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2001/03/05/daily26.html

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.16.97/cover/masters1-9742.html

 

At least it's comforting to note that there are no bids on any of those ebay auction "doctorates".

 

Well, I am tempted to go for this one.

But you only have a couple of days to look at it before it is gone....well, unless I go ahead and get it. Then it will be gone sooner.

clint

 

Re: Wineskins (trite) or Whineskins (truth)

 

Am sure they would be accredited but they don't want the FDA to dictate the ingredients they use. Wonder if a payment plan is available.

 

Re: Wineskins (trite) or Whineskins (truth)

We have some Bible schools with similar goals -- but they don't offer degrees and certainly not an MDiv. Some of the faculty members are quite impressive -- e.g. Greg Boyd is a big name. I suspect that this school will evolve as time goes by -- that is, if it is going to survive.

 

Ignore this post unless you like Lutheran jargon.

Ah HAH! First synergism, then unionism, now evolution!

 

Re: Ignore this post unless you like Lutheran jargon.

Hej Unc, it's all adiaphora!