Walston's Potch Dissertation Online Wow --- I am really glad that that whole thread was under off-topic discussions!!! I respect Ed the guy with a Thm from DTS but I certainly wonder about some of the things he posted. I beg to differ that DTS is the evangelical Harvard Please ask any of the Professors that I need to read for my Phd (which I will never even mentioned again on this forum since I certainly do NOT want to have any "fun" like that) ask Cobbs or Wheeler or Stackhouse or even Kelsey himself or many of the others that I have been in contact with for many a year Inside evanglicalism maybe -- outside not a chance... and there is no need to defend this point of view --- I will not respond so you naturally can have the last word on it (big grin) I agree with the general attitude--- do your best -- but I totally disagree that this will have any influence at all with non-christians at all even in the least -- OK Bill and others have your say but again my 27 years of living as that "Christian who definitely has a good mind" I have yet to see any dramatic conversions in all of my apologetic defenses (would you like to see my biblio?? (big grin) Yes the guy saying that he can not see Christ has some interesting things to say... and then again it might just be "excuses" I have probably heard them all.... If any of you wish --- please by all means come over here to Taiwan and try anyway that you desire to communicate with my university students .... I have seen YWAM and a dozen other parachurch orgs and missionaries of all sorts ... I am often asked "Why are you here?" in a impolite way when I visit other denominational churches or christian para-church orgs I am sick and tired of playing doctrinal games. I certainly could give anyone here a decent run for their money on almost any theological topic. I have been studying independently for a long time and at least Walston has degrees on his wall and I have nothing to show for all of my hard work. (big grin) I am NOT defending his thesis since he probably should have done it better but then again that is the Univ. fault not his. But that thread nearly drove me crazy! I quit disscussion groups and forums due to this very thing..... sheeeeesh example ---- My email acct. used to use my daughter's name (yea yea Chungwha Telecom) I know from first hand experience the spite and anger of our wunderful doctrinal heroes of fundie city and evangelicalism! They treated me in the same way as the Jews used to treat gentiles and women.... Even tho I had posted and re-posted a zillion times the reason for my email name -- Rachel they could care less.... As to that DTS professor in his lofty attempts to convince me that he "really" engages in reading all outside opinions --- I can accept since I do not personally know him -- but come on... I was born in the morning but not this morning! (big grin) During a conversation I had with one of the best profs at my seminary -- I directly confronted him with this question "Would you agree that there is the smallest tiniest possibility that you might be wrong?" due to the fact that there were several others listening to our high level conversation He then gave a hesistant answer -- NO I would have respected him more had he answered -- yes we were not discussing any of the so-called centers of evangelical thought can not recall but probably something related to hierarchicalism vs egalitarism Bill I am happy that you are very convinced you are right.... yea yea yea But sorry no potatoes in this corner.... The son of God relational subordination? interesting very interesting I am wondering if anyone outside of evangelicalism or whatever even respects our degrees??? Of course I am going to continue to try to live my live like Bill has been doing I certainly do not need a RA degree for the position I might get next year but I am still going to keep studying for more degrees now that DL is available one last item yesterday at one of my small church's cell group I told a young woman who came from Burma not to worry at all -- that she was not a Christian please you are very welcome in my opinion I also told her that she did not need to follow any special rules for my friendship and I do not happen to agree with this I can separate the sinner from his sin it may be theory more than practice from what I have experienced I tell anyone in or out of the church what I think and it is consistent with my worldview
You know, when I read the original post in this thread, I am reminded of the first time I tried to read William Faulkner. It was hard at first, what with the 2 page sentences and all... But after 3 or 4 times through, it starts to become understandable. ha clint
