Talk:Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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The title for this entry really should be changed. The seminary officially refers to itself as "The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary" rather than "Southern Baptist Theological Seminary."

[edit] This article needs work

This article is sorely lacking in thoroughness. The section on "Conservative Resurgence" doesn't even discuss the actual event which took place in the early 1990s. It simply makes a reference to the aftermath settlement without introducing the context. In addition, the history of the school is nowhere to be found. I think this article needs a complete overhaul through careful research and good sources.

[edit] growing the stub

Yes, I agree this article needs lots of work. I'm going to try to update it a bit. Here are some things that would be nice to have:

• a list the former presidents
• a short history
• schools within the seminary
• famous alumni
• the abstract of principles
• the recent changes in doctrine and faculty
• Boyce Bible College
• Famous Faculty

It really should have some mention in the begining of its afiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention.

I agree that the information below the heading "Conservative Resurgence" is not about the conservative resurgence overall but rather, one of many changes as a result of it and the information would more accurately be described as "conflict over the Carver School of Social Work". As such, I am going to change it to that. In the future, it could be part of a larger section about the changes the new trustees and President Mohler have made since the conservative resurgence.

Regarding the title of the article, it is correct according to the wikipedia naming convention: "The definite article should not be used for universities, even if the official name of the university uses the definite article, as indicated on the website links below. Thus, the most-common-name rule supersedes the official name." Wikipedia:Naming conventions (definite and indefinite articles at beginning of name) (section 3.1)

--Victoria h 03:55, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] possible bias in point of view

The sentence below sounds an awful lot like self-congratulatory hyperbole one might find in a brochure, and doesn't seem to fit Wikipedia's standard of neutral point of view. If this is how SBTS describes itself in promotional literature, it should be so credited. If it is the article author's opinion, then it seems too biased toward SBTS

"Southern Seminary looks to the future with great expectation, not forgetting the legacy of its storied past or its commitment to the faith once for all delivered to the saints."

````MDonfield