April 7, 2000

Teaching Theology Students Who Don't Know Aristotle From Aquinas

By BETH McMURTRIE

Remediation for those unfamiliar with the faith becomes part of a master's-level education

When Richard C. Beaton steps into his classroom each week to teach the New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, he is careful not to make assumptions. He can't assume that his students have been active Christians for more than a few months. He can't assume they know church history. Most of all, he can't assume they know anything about the Bible.

"Biblical illiteracy," he says with a

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