Academic Achievements of David Michael Freed
My Educational Journey
In order to truly understand my academic record, a person needs to take into account various factors that have influenced my educational journey.
The first and foremost factor is that I was never well-suited for academic pursuits. Indeed, from a very young age, I struggled with school, and was later diagnosed with dyslexia. Although I have learned over the years how to compensate for this handicap and partially overcome, it has nevertheless dogged my steps in every academic course I have ever taken.
The second factor is that I have struggled for more than 30 years with a physical condition called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. As an ailment, it is not life-threatening, but it has made my academic pursuits most arduous. It is hard enough being dyslexic, but try studying topics like philosophy, theology, Greek, and Hebrew while feeling tired all the time. If it wasn’t for God’s generosity—his grace—I would have given up a long time ago.
And finally, there has been a large assortment of other factors that have protracted my educational journey: depression, theological crises, running out of money, family hardships, and so on. In short, it has taken most of my adult life to complete my formal education. Consequently, for those who desire to learn from a natural scholar, I’m not the teacher for them. But for those who want to learn from someone who has attended The School of Hard-Knocks, I believe I have something to offer them.
My Academic Degrees
B.A. in Philosophy, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA (spu.edu)
M.A.R. in Theology and NT Greek, Univ. of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA (udts.dbq.edu)
Th.M. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Theology, Philosophy, & Biblical Studies)Regent College, Vancouver, BC (Canada) (regent-college.edu)
Other institutions I attended or took classes at
- Whitworth University, Spokane, WA (whitworth.edu)
- Northwest University, Kirkland, WA (northwestu.edu)
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA (washington.edu)
- Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA (wartburgseminary.edu)
Relevant Undergraduate Courses
New Testament Studies; Mark’s Gospel; Customs & Culture of Judaism; Western Civilization I; N.T. Greek I, II; Beginning Hebrew I, II; Christian Doctrine; Doctrine of the Holy Spirit; Faith and Reason; O.T. & Archaeology; Biblical Theology; Prevention of Adolescent Suicide; C.S. Lewis & Values; Epistemology; Philosophy of Religion; Philosophy of Science; Introduction to Linguistics; Medieval Philosophy(Augustine & Aquinas); Religious Experiences (Philosophy: Reading & Research); Logic of the Incarnation (Seminar); History of Christian Church.
Graduate Courses
Introduction to the Christian Faith; The Person and Work of Christ; Biblical Authority; Theology of Luther; Comparative Religions; Christian Ethics; History of Doctrine: Pelikan; Readings in Theology: Luther; Evangelicalism & Catholic Dialogue; Prayer: Traditions and Practices; Church History II; A Theology of Weakness; Preaching and Worship; Martyrs, Radicals, & Saints (Seminar); Christian Faith and Philosophy; Christian Imagination; Stewards of Creation; Christian Worldview and Contemporary Challenge; Christian Epistemology; Theological Education: East and West; Christian Perspectives on the History of Philosophy; Philosophical Hermeneutics; N.T. Greek I, II; Exegetical Readings: Greek N.T.; Greek Translation of Mark; Greek Translation of Pauline Text; Greek Translation of I-II Thessalonians; Beginning Biblical Hebrew; Hebrew II: Exegesis; Biblical Criticism; Biblical Exegesis; New Testament Survey; Religious Ideas in Intertestamental Period; OT in the NT Seminar; Reading the Bible with the Damned; ThM. Seminar 1 (Why theological education); ThM. Seminar 2 (Readings in Modern Protestant Thought); Major Paper on Hope.
Some of those who helped me along the way!
