[Magdalen] Pray for GTS today

[Susan Hagen]

A now retired and deceased friend said that when people describe
academia as an ivory tower she wanted to say yes, it is constructed of
sharks' teeth.
Susan

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
>
>



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