Telematiese onderrig en teologiese opleiding: blikpunte op moontlike probleme

Abstract

The new medium of the internet offers possibilities for teaching Theology unforeseen by previous generations of theological scholars. In this paper, the authors explore some difficulties inherent in such� theological� �education�. Seven issues are identified and briefly discussed, relating each to the matter of theological training by� means� of� the� internet:� critical, insightful� reading� of� information� on the internet; breadth rather than depth of content; the matter of space and context;� the� ideology of almost unlimited student numbers taught by a small group of� lecturers;� the problem of miscommunication; the social dimensions to learning; the use of an �all-rounder� versus a team of different experts.