Fuller Theological Seminary

[Gnarwhal]

So I have a long way to go to obtain my undergrad degree but I'm setting my sights on an eventual M.Div from Fuller. I'm set on that, I'd hope to be able to go to the Northern California campus in Sacramento.

One thing I'm curious about: someone recently insinuated that Fuller supports a lot of the more bizarre movements in Christianity (like the Charismatic movement and it's subsets). Now, I know Fuller is multi-denominational and I'm likely to find a wide assortment of different traditions in my time there, but I never thought of it as a place where the Charismatic movement was really prevalent. I know Rob Bell isn't charismatic and Dr. Mouw isn't either, and they're both a couple of people whom I look up to greatly. So I'm curious if anybody knows more about the general attitude at Fuller in terms of Charismatic stuff?

 

[Marcus Constantine]

Those that aren't fans of Fuller are that way not because of charismatics. Fuller's problem is it's doctrinal stance on things like biblical innerrancy, the historicity of the miracles of Jesus, the virgin birth, and the literal second coming of Christ. While on a purely scholarly level, Fuller is a good school. For someone going into a pastorate/church leadership role (which the M.Div. choice seems to indicate), I wouldn't recommend it because of their stances on essential elements of the Christian faith.
As far as Charismatic doctrine, though, I don't think they're known for that.