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While I agree with your fundamental point, I'm pretty sure that Everett Piper's Oklahoma Wesleyan is a very safe space for a particular kind of hard-shell evang
by HillRat 11y ago
While I agree with your fundamental point, I'm pretty sure that Everett Piper's Oklahoma Wesleyan is a very safe space for a particular kind of hard-shell evangelical. You don't go to that kind of school to be "confronted, challenged and threatened," but to have your worldview confirmed.
- jorgeleo 11y agoThat will means that there is 1 single theological theory, because then everybody that goes there will have their worldview confirmed since there is only one. Unfortunately, looks like it is also what the student in the article expected. My experience shows me that there are as many theological points of view as believers. Everybody gets their own personal variety.
- maze-le 11y agoYeah, its kind of sad isn't it. It takes right-wing fundamentalist christians to point that out, because the so called "liberals" have lost their ability to understand and respond to critique.
- parennoob 11y agoYeah I agree. Now, in my opinion, a student who goes to a strongly evangelical school and expects to not get bombarded with sermons saying they aren't being Christian enough really has no one but themselves to blame. However, you can can bet Piper's teachers would have their worldview being very challenged if an atheist or agnostic student started long discussions about the nature of their mission (http://www.okwu.edu/about/ http://www.okwu.edu/about/).