The graduate with a Mathematics degree asks, "Why does it work?"
The graduate with a Science degree asks, "How does it work?"
The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does one build it?"
The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The graduate with an Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"
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The graduate with a Theology degree says "I know the answers to all these questions."
Posted by: jovial_cynic | October 09, 2007 at 11:50 PM
The Arts graduate then asks, 'That may be what you think you want, but what does that really mean... to you, to me, to the world around us all? And by wanting it are you not, in fact, merely surpressing the desire to give it up and yearn for something else, something new, like curly fries?'
Posted by: damnflandrz | October 10, 2007 at 01:45 PM
... and thus earns his/her fifth gold star on their name badge, and attains employee of the month. Woo hoo!
Posted by: Kester | October 10, 2007 at 03:53 PM
but seriously, after receiving my M.Div i went to work at a coffee shop. I would like to spin it off as being missional, but I also wanted my family to eat.
Posted by: Geoff Holsclaw | October 10, 2007 at 11:44 PM
Moving theology away from reductive sensibilities to more integrative and synthetic appproaches is welcome. It's happening in practice. Formal theology seems to follow that. My work explores social applications of complexity theory, though not with a theological bent.
Posted by: Milton Friesen | October 11, 2007 at 04:20 PM
Yeah what they said. **snigger** theological BENT **snigger**
Posted by: damnflandrz | October 11, 2007 at 09:11 PM
What does the average theology student weigh? Cola Cubes
Posted by: Peter Rollins | October 15, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Whereas the arts grad just weighs coke.
Posted by: Kester | October 15, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Classical theologians ask: “Is it true?”
Liberation theologians ask: “Who does it oppress?”
Postmodern theologians ask: “Can we know it at all?”
Process theologians ask: “Is it actualized?”
Feminist theologians ask: “How can we stick it to the man?”
Posted by: Chris | October 15, 2007 at 04:14 PM
i regularly refer to my theology degree as my "would you like fries with that?" degree. I remember being asked to apply for a masters in philosophy post-completing my theology degree and I laughed... if the only job i could get then was in a servo i wonder where i'd be with a masters in philosophy...
Posted by: darren | October 20, 2007 at 11:19 AM
Assembling the burgers, I'd say. MUCH more thought needed in that ;-)
Posted by: Kester | October 20, 2007 at 04:44 PM