a new quarter
Two new academic quarters start up today for me - both Cal.State LA and Fuller Seminary just finished up spring break.
At CSULA, this means a kick-off BBQ on Wednesday to reach out to new students in the on-campus housing, and then our regional La Fe Training day for students from across Southern California on Saturday at the Harambee Center.
At Fuller, I’m still wait listed for a class on “The Cross in the NT,” and enrolled in my backup option in a course on “Job & Human Suffering.” Sort of a ‘can’t lose’ learning situation for me, I’d say.
Speaking of Fuller, I read this from Richard Mouw’s blog (he’s the President of Fuller) on interfaith dialogue vs. ecumenical dialogue:
“In a signficant sense, interreligious dialogue is less stressful than intra-Christian dialogue. When we can take it for granted that we are divided by serious issues of eternal significance, there is not the temptation to get upset when someone says something that you strongly disagree with. But when the claims being made are offensive, and also made in the name of Christ, there is often too much at stake to remain calm.”