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Finally, this: where one studies should be consonant with what one studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last week, we were studying the doctrine of creation and its relationship to Christian spirituality. It seemed to me downright silly to study the doctrine of creation where I did, in a classroom.<\/p>\n

I get that there\u2019s a certain efficiency to gathering hundreds of students on a campus and having a centralized factory of learning. It\u2019s got a bit of Henry Ford to it. And maybe the type of theological education that I\u2019m proposing is eminently impractical \u2014 maybe it would be way too expensive.<\/p>\n

But it seems to me that with the innovations in technology and transportation of the last hundred years, there are all sorts of possibilities for studying theology, the Bible, church history, and ministry leadership in spots that fit hand-in-glove with the subject matter.<\/p>\n

I took a chance in nature, challenging the students to live for four days in the most primitive wilderness in the continental U.S. They bested that challenge easily. That success has only put wind in my sails for<\/p>\n

Where would you like to study theology?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Part One<\/a> |\u00a0Part Two<\/a> |\u00a0Part Three<\/a> | Part Four<\/a> | Part Five<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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