 | Reason guides good deliberation. I fear, however, that this article enters a debate that has gone beyond reason. I fear that the issue of Calvin's third faculty requirement has become more a personal matter than a matter of reasoned principles - and this applies to people on both sides. I wish to return to reason, to reexamine this requirement, the Reformed tradition, and the college that embraces both. I wish to reconsider because I am affected. As a student, I have an interest in Calvin's religious character. As a student, I am affected when faculty leave. As an affected student, I have composed a list of reasons why Calvin's third faculty requirement should be eliminated, or at the very least, greatly loosened.... |
