janet ifimust wrote:
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> On 12/4/06, *Al Billings* <[log in to unmask]
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> Well, I'll bow to the practitioners of theology here. I've certainly
> never seen a theology program that wasn't attached to a school run
> by a
> religious organization (such as the Jesuits that I'm used to) but if
> people say that the discipline has moved beyond such things, I'll
> take
> your word for it.
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> Moved beyond it? I took my first degree in theology in 1980 - yes, in
> a university run by Jesuits but there was no presumption of belief on
> the part of the students.
Yes, moved beyond it. What is the historic reason for a theology
program at a university? I would say it was to train clergy, wasn't it?
Al
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