My Biggest Mistakes in Philosophy and Theology
Dan Strange and Daniel Blanche
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Dan Strange is lecturer in Culture, Religion, and Public Theology at Oak
Hill College. Previously, he worked for UCCF alongside theology
students.
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Daniel Blanche studied philosophy,
politics and economics at Oxford, before four years working
with UCCF as CU Staff Worker in Oxford. More recently, he returned to university and picked up a
Postgraduate Diploma in Theology. He now works in an office. He is
married to Kate, and serves as an Elder of Magdalen Road Church in east
Oxford.
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Dan Strange - Biggest Mistakes in Theology
Daniel Blanche - Biggest Mistakes in Philosophy
In April 2011, the Theology Network held their "Biggest Mistakes" conference. Two former students, one a philosopher, the other a theologian, confessed to the biggest mistakes they had made as undergraduate students, and explained how not to follow them!
Dan Strange's Theological Biggest Mistakes
1. Historical myopia.
2. Anthropological naïvety.
3. Evangelistic stupidity.
4. Communally individualistic.
5. Vocationally short-sighted.
Daniel Blanche's Philosophical Biggest Mistakes
1. Treating philosophy like a game.
2. Imagining philosophy is safely progressing towards truth.
3. Towing the party line.
© 2011 Dan Strange & Daniel Blanche
With thanks to the Theology Network for these talks.
