A matter of degree
Reassessing the standard for theological education
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New Year 2003
15 Articles
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A matter of degree
Reassessing the standard for theological education
Is it time to rethink the master of divinity degree? Although it has not changed significantly in forty years, most theological schools still hold it at the center of their mission. In Trust talked with schools that are beginning, revising, and reaffirming the program.
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Same courses, new people
Younger M.Div. graduates stress collaboration in ministry
Although by most accounts academic preparation for ministry has changed little over the past twenty-five years, interviews with a number of younger master of divinity graduates suggest a different kind of person is entering the profession. Is this true of your school? And how are you adapting to the change in students?
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Theology is moving south
Where Christian growth and the fruitful questions are
If author Walls is correct, the intellectual future of Christianity is in the Third World. Should North American theological education change to reflect this? How might your curriculum be affected?
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Defends dean and comes full circle
A closing word on the Berkeley Divinity School-Yale University struggle from trustee G. William Haas, and a word from trustee Jacob Birch on hearing God’s voice at a youth conference in Saskatchewan.
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Rx: two psalms four times daily
Living Prayer It’s one thing to heed Paul’s admonition to “pray without ceasing,” but when do you start? How does your board support its members in their life in prayer?
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Investment uncertainty tests theology
Coming About Financially, it’s been rough out there. Like those early sailors on the Sea of Galilee, today’s seminary leaders need to know when to head into the waves, when to tack, and how to trim the sails for prevailing winds. How is your school weathering the economic storm?
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What seminaries need in a president
Here’s Help What do you look for in a presidential candidate? What should you look for? Does your theology inform your methodology in the discernment process?
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A New Religious America: How a “Christian Country” Has Become the World’s Most Religiously Diverse Nation
A review
Title: A New Religious America: How a “Christian Country” Has Become the World’s Most Religiously Diverse Nation Author: Diana Eck Title: HarperSan Francisco
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Evangelical expos?
A review of Evangelicals and Politics in Asia, Africa and Latin America
Title: Evangelicals and Politics in Asia, Africa and Latin America Author: Paul Freston Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Choices examined
A review of <i>Evensong</i>
Title: Evensong Author: Gail Godwin Publisher: Ballantine
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Give them that ol’ time religion
A review of <i>The New Faithful</i>
Title: The New Faithful Author: Colleen Carroll Publisher: Loyola Press
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The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
A review
Title: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity Author: Philip Jenkins Publisher: Oxford
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