Word: stendahl
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Master of Divinity program, adding that he is not sure of the direction that the tightening up will take. Wright says that the area of quantitative skills in the Masters program hasn't really been discussed yet by the faculty, and adds that the area is something that Stendahl is especially interested...
Glenn W. Boynton, associate dean for finance and development at the Divinity School, says that the area of education in quantitative skills is one in which he "might disagree" with Stendahl. Boynton says that the Div School "ought not to try to reinvent capabilities that exist elsewhere in the University." Boynton says that he is not sure how the school could adapt these capabilities to meet its needs, adding that he agrees with Stendahl that the tools of analysis are useful to students in the Master of Divinity program...
Boynton says that Stendahl's proposal of a core curriculum for Master of Divinity degree candidates is "under consideration right now" by the Div School faculty. Currently, Boynton says, there are guidelines--courses offered in a variety of fields, including the Old Testament, Religion, Theology, Ethics, and the Church and Society. The debate is whether these guidelines should remain guidelines or become requirements, Boynton says, adding that the debate is similar to the core curriculum discussion currently going on in the College...
Boynton says he thinks that the Div School should strengthen its relationship with established churches, adding "theological education tends to operate within a club of its own." Boynton says that Stendahl has helped make the rest of the Div School aware of the need for such a relationship...
...final result of Stendahl's recommendations remains to be seen. What does appear likely is that the movement of the Div School towards what Stendahl calls the established "communities of faith" is a process that has been going on for several years and will continue for some time to come...