Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

enables a legitimate comparison.
3. With pictures of the seven theologies in place, the
next step was the statement of hypotheses describing how the
theologies, singly or in groups, potentially affect the
teaching of preaching. It was at this stage of research
that the subject of academic homiletical training came into
play.
Relating education in preaching to the seven theologies
required a 'stepping back' from those models to view them
from several vantage points.
First, I looked for common features all seven
theologies share. The resultant statement of foundational
agreement enabled general observations about all teaching of
preachina.
As alluded to above, a second question followed.
Beyond broad consensus statements, how would it be possible,
on the basis of more specific agreement, to group the
theologians? To the degree that various theologies
exhibited similarities, I could offer common hypotheses in
relation to the resulting groups.
And, of course, I developed hypotheses relating to each
of the seven individual models.
Chapter four offers a summary of the hypotheses and
reasoning behind them.
4. After the statement of hypotheses, the next
research focussed on the actual survey responses from
current lecturers in preaching. These responses offered a
wealth of information. The correlation and analysis of the