Just how high are the standards for doctoral dissertations? \u00a0 A friend sent me the thesis statement for one recently written and approved at a large Southern Baptist seminary in Louisville.<\/p>\n
“The thesis of this dissertation is that the city gate of Iron Age II was used for multifunctional one.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I don’t know whether to laugh, shake my head, or cry.<\/p>\n
And here’s a sentence from the conclusion:<\/p>\n
“The Iron Age II city gate and its area are the physical locations for the society (or the institution) that fostered multifaceted civic functional emphasis.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
[In case you think that you don’t understand that sentence because you’re not smart enough, let me clear it up: the sentence makes no sense.]<\/p>\n
Somebody should be whipped and fired (namely all of the advisers). \u00a0 Did they read the dissertation? \u00a0 Do they care? \u00a0 Sometimes I think doctoral work and standards (at least in my program) are too much out of reach of mere mortals, but passing this kind of garbage is not an appropriate corrective. \u00a0 When the kid is in 5th grade, you hold your nose and pass him on to 6th grade. \u00a0 When he is in a doctoral program, you kick him out. \u00a0 Does Al Mohler know this is what his seminary is producing?<\/p>\n
Update: See my follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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