It Is Funny How Some Things Work Out: Reading Week and Required Readings.
It is funny how some things just work out. This semester I was slightly frustrated by the required reading for some of my classes at GCTS. I had a several duplicated textbooks for two very different classes, which was also very frustrating. However, I was most aggravated by a book entitled Darwin on Trial by Philip E. Johnson. This particular book was required reading for my Theology of the Pentateuch class. WHY?!?!? My initial response was “WHAT THE @#$%#@$^%@#%^”, (just ask my wife, who had to deal with my complaining for a several weeks). I purchased the book off of Amazon (used) for 2 bucks, so price didn’t bother me as much as the fact that this text was required reading for a class that it didn’t belong. I still don’t know why this book should be required reading for a class that should be dealing with the Theology of the Pentateuch. So I put off reading, what eventually became one of the more enjoyable books I had to read this semester. The book is organized well, and the arguments are cogent and well articulated. I still am not convinced that this book is appropriate reading for such as class, but it isn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is funny how some things just work out.
Here’s hoping that next semester will have more appropriate readings!
Tags: Darwin on Trial, GCTS, Theology of the Pentateuch
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March 30, 2008 at 1:26 am
I also found this book to be the best assigned for the course, though I think that Johnson uses some unlikely arguments to make his point at times.
Here’s to next semester, assuming we’re able to get into any of the classes we’d like!
March 30, 2008 at 9:31 am
Amen to that….there is always BTI.
March 30, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I was already taking one class at Harvard. I didn’t really want to take 4 classes here…or three hear, and another at Harvard or another BTI school. I am, after all, NOT trying to kill myself.
April 11, 2008 at 9:37 pm
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