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teaching format. The offered theology may grasp the
student and engender faith. Even if that does not occur,
answers learned in theological college may assist the
student in subsequent years; when faith struggles arise,
the learned answers, already in mind, may stimulate
faith.
VI. Hypotheses Relating to the Seven
Individual Theologies
We turn once again to a consideration of theological
features distinct to the seven theologians and how each
of these features might affect the teaching of preaching
in colleges where that theology predominates.
In contrast to the chapter which follows, we deal
here with entirely hypothetical situations. No college
exists where the theology and practice of any theologian
exclusively controls the teaching of preaching.
Yet it proves helpful to continue our comparison of
the seven theologians on this point. If the theology and
practice of any one of them did control the teaching of
preaching at a college, what effect might it have on
teaching content and methodology?
We hypothesize these teaching settings based on key
features within the seven theologies of preaching.
Section VII of the last chapter listed specific strengths
and weaknesses of each theological system. We will now
consider how these strengths and weaknesses pass over
into the teaching of preaching. In each case,