Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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God 38.8%
The conaregation 34.7%
A theological construct (the gospel,
truth) 20.4%
Tradition, the Church 12.2%
The preacher's calling 10.2%
The world 6.1%
Primary Hermeneutical Principles--percentage of lecturers
who stated the following as their primary hermeneutical
principle(s):
Say what the text says - includes responses which
mentioned the need for exegesis or finding the original
meaning of a text 46.2%
Keep the text in context 21.2%
Remember the Bible is God's Word 15.4%
Find the text's relevance to today . 15.4%
Interact personally with the text 5.7%
Compare the text with other Scripture passages 3.8%
Teachina Methods--percentage of lecturers using the
following:
Sermons preached in a classroom setting 70.0%
Written sermons 38.9%
Sermons preached in a parish setting 35.2% (This
figure does not include all who use field education as a
component of learning to preach. I here include only those
who mentioned parish preaching in response to the survey
question which asked about teaching methods. thus indicating
that parish preaching serves as an integral part of the
preaching course and not merely a second as pect of student
experience.)
Examinations 25.9%
Sermon outlines 20.4%
Sermons preached in a "chapel" setting (sermons
preached not in a classroom setting, but in a worship
, service with various members of the academic community
participating) 16.7%
Essays (non-sermonic, non-examination writing
assignments) 16.7%
Participation in preaching seminars (Faculty-student
joint learning experiences) 13.0%
Other exercises (non-sermonic, written or spoken
projects) 7.4%
Sermon components (e.g., written sermon introductions
or conclusions) 7.4%
Book critiques 3.7%
Field Education--Percentaae of lecturers whose college's
field education fits one of these descriptions:
Colleges with an organized plan of field education
63.0%
Colleges whose students participate in no extended
parish assignment, but whose preaching in a parish context
is evaluated by lecturers or parish ministers 20.4%
Colleges with no supervised parish preaching 16.7%