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three subgroups' response to this question put together
(table 33)). This manuscript preparation encourages what
one lecturer (in response to survey question 10) called
"sermon craftmanship." Likewise, in their lectures,
members of this group give (as compared to other lecture
themes--table 28) highest priority to "communication
skills" and "sermon construction."
3. PAUL TILLICH
a. "Discovery and use of appropriate -
symbols to describe God."
The survey elicited no response montionina the
concept of 'symbols'.
b. "Emphasis on how not to preach in
order to avoid idolatry."
The relatively low priority 'Tillich lecturers' give
to Scripture on several questions (7,9,10,12—tables
28-32) may indicate their desire not to 'idolize' the
Bible. For these lecturers. the primary content of
preaching is God himself, not any secondary
representation of God (table 30). In response to two
questions, 'Tillich lecturers' indicate the priority they
give to theology in teaching preaching (tables 26,28).
This evidence documents their desire to ensure their
students' proper view of God.
c. "A humanity-centered approach."
d. "Empathetic participation in human
experience--the preacher (teacher) sees himself
as a fellow learner."
Although the statistical evidence on these two
hypotheses is mixed (tables 28--entry for 'purpose';