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Factors favoring lecturer openness:
Question 14--Work required of students:
Parish sermons 33.3% 64.0% 16.7% 23.1%
Chapel sermons 33.3% 8.0% 0.0% 15.4%
Seminars 0.0% 24.0% 0.0% 0.0%
The Episcopal lecturers offer the most clearcut
position. Their strong leaning toward an open
(non-directive) teaching style appears in all but one
table 86 data line. On several of these data lines, the
Episcopal statistics evidence more open-mindedness than
the theologically predicted means suggest, indicating an
important denominational influence here.
Favoring a more directive teaching style,
Presbyterian (university) and Evangelical lecturers loin
hands on this question (though their rationale behind
this practice likely differs).71'-1
While the typical Presbyterian lecturer may exert
more control in the preaching classroom, he encourages
student learning from other sources. The Evangelical
lecturers, joined by the Baptist lecturers, do not, to
the same degree, encourage this outside learning.
Table 87
Bapt. Epis. Pres. Evan.
Question 16.a.--Interaction with other theological
disciplines:
Direct
involvement 0.0% 24.0% 33.3% 7.7%
At least an openness to
integration 33.3% 48.0% 66.7% 38.5%
Question 16.b.--Relevance of arts and sciences:
Useful 28.6% 17.4% 66.7% 15.4%