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criterion of a college's relationship, or lack of
relationship, with a university were the determining
factor in the teaching of preaching, then statistics in
each table entry would place independent and university
theological colleges on the extremes and 'related'
colleges between them. Noting the data lines where this
'ideal' pattern occurs, and, subsequently, other
patterns, enables us to discover the influence of the
institutional settings on the teaching of preaching.---5°
To summarize the conclusions in advance, the
institutional setting in which a lecturer teaches does
not seem to affect his teaching to the same degree as
does his theology. On a few survey questions, the
college setting exerts an important, but not unexpected,
Influence. On others, it merely reflects the theological
factor. In a very few cases, it plays a surprising, and
not easily understood, role.
Of sixty-three data lines listed on tables 44-57,
thirteen display the 'ideal' ordering of university and
independent college statistics appearing on extremes with
the 'related' college entry between.
Table 58
D R I
Survey question 8--Ranking of potential goals:
Preacher's maturity 5.0 4.8 4.3
Survey question 6--Hours given to teaching
preaching:
25 44.5 56
Survey question 10--Lecture content relating to:
The Bible 40.0% 61.1% 80.0%
Jesus Christ 0.0% 11.1% 20.0%