[Magdalen] Pray for GTS today

[Judy Fleener]

I am personally very disappointed in he action of the board of trustees.
Judy

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Don Boyd <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Am I correct in inferring that the GTS Boards message to Dean Dunkle is
> "Attaboy, keep up the good work," and to the "resigned" faculty it is "If
> you are willing to eat the heaping plate of crow we place before you, we
> may reinstate you for the remainder of this academic year"?  Might a
> further inference that Dean Dunkle is doing exactly what they intended when
> they hired him be justified?
>
> Sayres' Law, promulgated in the middle of the last century, said:
> "Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because
> the stakes are so low."   One can find references to the viciousness of
> ecclesiastical politics going back for many centuries.  This GTS case makes
> me suspect that when the  political practicioners are both ecclesiasts and
> academics, all hell will break loose.
>
> Lord, have mercy.  Christ, have mercy.  Lord, have mercy.
>
> Don in Austin
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Hagen" <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
> To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pray for GTS today
>
>
>
>  Episcopal Cafe has the update:
>> http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/seminaries/gts_board_
>> dean_to_stay_faculty.html
>>
>
>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan