I hope you can continue a helpful tradition of being resources for other students in sections and beyond the classroom. Quite often people identify with both A2 and B2 in this list, being concerned with both ordained ministry and teaching. In the past, however, some of the people with a clear sense of vocational orientation of the B2 kind have felt a bit impatient with the aspirations of those whose focus is more exclusively on questions of church ministry or direct relevance. Perhaps that was because the B2s were a bit too impractical. Or perhaps it was because of a legitimate complaint about people's over-sensitivity and lack of intellectual curiosity.
Impatience is understandable in either case.
From one point of view, that is just one more dimension of variability in this class and one more reason to be tolerant and appreciative of each other's particular gifts and graces. Anyway, whatever you bring, welcome to the mix. This course is an adventure in a history of ideas that I find exciting and relevant. While there is a lot of hard ground to cover, I hope the adventure will be memorable and fun for you. This course is an adventure in a history of ideas that I find exciting and relevant.