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VI. Conclusion
Overall, the survey data described in this chapter
demonstrates a direct relationship between a lecturer's
theology and his teaching of preaching. As expected, a
lecturer's theology most greatly affects the content of
his teaching. Other factors, including his institutional
setting and denominational leaning, play a contributing
role in determining methods of teaching. While the data
this survey provides cannot document the exact interplay
of these three factors, it appears that, overall,
theology is the critical factor.
In the next chapter, after reviewing how a
lecturer's theology affects his teaching of preaching, we
turn back to the theologians discussed in earlier
chapters to see how faithfully current teaching of
preaching in Great Britain reflects the theologians'
foundational thought.