Letters: Recycling - Independent Online Edition > Letters: "Theology has no place in a university Sir: Professor Richard Bowen thinks I should engage with serious academic theologians rather than the fundamentalist 'McDonald's' version of Christianity. He and the Rev Richard Hall (Letters, 19 September) agree with Peter Stanford ('Doubts about Dawkins', 14 September) that I should read theology. Fortunately it looks as though I shall have every opportunity to do so. Oxford University has just officially noticed that its leading theological halls are not fit to admit school-leavers, so these institutions will presumably be touting for mature students. According to a report in The Times (19 September), Wycliffe Hall and other theological establishments 'could risk losing their Oxford University licences altogether'. This follows a review that concludes that what is on offer at Wycliffe Hall 'does not resemble an Oxford experience in its essentials' and is not 'a suitable educational environment for the full intellectual development of young undergraduates'. The Rev Mr Hall encourages me to engage with theology academics whose 'intelligence is at least equal to Dawkins' own'. Indeed I should enjoy engaging with my neighbour, the Principal of Wycliffe Hall, who said in The Independent (25 May), 'We are committed to bringing the gospel message of Jesus Christ to those who don't know. In this land"
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