I'd like to concur here with Jim and others about bible reading. Many
students are often able to find quips or general statements that affirm
their prejudices (this is modeled by those around them of course), but many
have not really studied the bible---especially, study in the sense of
critical inquiry. Many pastors themselves bemoan the glib way bible
references are tossed out. As Jim mentioned, it is sometimes useful to ask
them to explore the passages more carefully and thoughtfully. I don't
usually take class time for this but talk to the student individually about
such issues with reference to ideas about what it means to be a student,
critical thinking, reasoning fallacies, or similar topics. Gary Peterson
>> I hope this useful. Oh, read those first few chapters of Daniel. Your
>> student's understanding of what Daniel is all about is skewed. True,
>> Daniel has been picked up and people have misinterpreted it in
apocalyptic
>> terms, but that's another matter. There's some great stuff on
apocalyptic
>> predictions that didn't come true on the skeptical inquirer web site.
>>
>> Al
>>
>> Al L. Cone
>> Jamestown College <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> North Dakota 701.252.3467 X 2604
>> http://www.jc.edu/users/faculty/cone
>
>Al makes a great contribution here. A common problem among religious
>people is distorting what is in the Bible.
>
>On the occasion a student or client states something that seems
>inconsistent with biblical teaching, or sometimes just plain wacky, I
>encourage them to find the verses that support that particular idea ("where
>does it say that?" "can you find other verses that support/contradict
that?").
>
>All too often religious ideology is based on someone/church group without
>any basis in scripture. Having them do a little "bible digging" is also
good
>because you don't have to attack their beliefs. Very often a little
perusing (or
>sometimes more than a little) will lead the person to do it for
him/herself.
>
>Cheers,
>
>
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>Jim Guinee, Ph.D. Director of Training, Counseling Center
>Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Psychology/Counseling
> Dept. of Health Sciences
>President-Elect, Arkansas College Counselor Association
>University of Central Arkansas
>313 Bernard Hall Conway, AR 72035 USA
>(501) 450-3138 (office) (501) 450-3248 (fax)
>
>"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."
> -Hector Berlioz
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