Issue
Spring 2005
13 Articles
Feature Articles
Articles
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Seminary leaders reflect on the new papacy
Students and church leaders ponder the future of theological education under Pope Benedict XVI.
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Posing the right questions
Engage boards meaningfully by tapping into their collective wisdom
Boards can move from micromanagement to a more fruitful form of leadership, macroengagement.
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If we could only say, “How blessed we are”
Contributing editor Melinda R. Heppe suspects that theological education might regain respect if we addressed each other more respectfully.
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Reading the signs of the times
New Auburn Center report offers good — and sobering — news about theological faculty
A new study addresses diversity, religious commitment, teaching methods, and job satisfaction among seminary faculty members.
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Tacit understanding shapes tuition trends
Before raising tuition, board asked about past increases
Louis B. Weeks examines his own seminary’s history and finds an unspoken understanding between school and students.
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Anne van den Berg
St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Anne van den Berg of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary reveals how being invited to stay for coffee led (eventually) to board leadership.
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Changing scenes
Three seminaries are leaving their campuses for new homes. Eastern Baptist becomes Palmer Seminary. Utah rules that a seminary is a religious charity. Also, new leaders in theological education.
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Pulling together on behalf of the school
The academic affairs committee balances prerogatives, maintains mission
Members of academic affairs committees can use dashboard indicators to educate other board members about critical issues. Also, leaders at Ecumenical Theological Seminary discovered that their board needed to be strengthened.
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Shared governance at a newly accredited institution
Ecumenical Theological Seminary
President V. Bruce Rigdon has led Ecumenical Theological Seminary to full accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools.
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Practical Wisdom: On Theological Teaching and Learning
A review
Title: Practical Wisdom: On Theological Teaching and Learning Author: Malcolm L. Warford Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
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Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation
A review
Title: Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation Authors: Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen and Douglas Jacobsen Publisher: Oxford University Press
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