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...rate at which students interested in religion have gone into teaching has slowed down, Stendahl says, because of the importance of established religions to the maintenance of religious tradition. "The quality of leadership in the churches is the most significant way of keeping the tradition healthy and filled with vitality," Stendahl says...
Martin agrees with Stendahl that the Div School should have a "strong representation" of students interested in the ministry. Students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program are "almost uniquely free of requirements," Martin says, adding that, outside of being required to take the minimum 12 full courses, Master of Divinity candidates have language and field education requirements. As to the likelihood of a decision by the Div School faculty to institute a core program of courses for the Master of Divinity program, Martin says, "I think there's a fair split among faculty members." Martin adds that he expects...
...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...