---
title: 'The Latin Thesis'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Walter Lee Lingle'
date: 1901-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Titus 1'
- 'Proverbs 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/lingle-1901-1902-the-latin-thesis
---

# The Latin Thesis

Argues the traditional seminary Latin thesis is obsolete and ineffective. Recommends replacing it with an English thesis to better test theology, cultivate scholarship, and assess candidates.

[Download](https://media.confessional.org/archives/lingle-1901-1902-the-latin-thesis.pdf)