A seminary report card
Student, staff, and trustees on what does and doesn't work
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Summer 1998
13 Articles
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A seminary report card
Student, staff, and trustees on what does and doesn't work
This article offers a cross-section of assessments of how well their theological schools are preparing graduates for life in congregations and suggestions of what needs to change. Although the vantage points vary and those interviewed have different roles, they frequently agree. Where does your school fit here, and what would you say if you were…
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An educator looks ahead
Challenges met make for new ones to come
James L. Waits, former dean of Candler School of Theology at Emory University and executive director of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada since 1991, is one of North America’s closest observers of the theological education scene. As he concludes his service with ATS and returns to Atlanta to revive…
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Anatomy of a turnaround
How a suburban church rebuilt itself against the odds
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church was down to under fifty members when it voted in 1982 not to close. Now it has 450 baptized members. How did that happen?
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Letting the rest of us in on the secret
The task of making theology comprehensible
Three selections from a newsletter series published by the Boston Theological Institute raise some questions for your board. Do these visions ring true for our school? What central elements of theological literacy have they missed? Can our graduates communicate effectively? Does our newsletter have content as solid?
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Changing scenes: Lexington sells off its tobacco stock
First use of school's social conscience screening
Lexington Theological Seminary sells its tobacco stock; accusations at the Athenaeum of Ohio result in a termination of one faculty member’s contract and the resignation of another; Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary receives a surprise gift of more than $7 million; Wake Forest University hires its first three divinity school faculty members; Howard University School of…
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Time to regroup
A review of <i>Changing the Way Seminaries Teach</i>, <i>Theological Education in the Evangelical Tradition</i>, and <i>Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation</i>
Title: Changing the Way Seminaries Teach Publisher: Hartford Seminary Center for Social and Religious Research/Plowshares Institute, Paper Title: Theological Education in the Evangelical Tradition Authors: D. G. Hart and R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Publisher: Baker Book House Title: Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation Authors: Jeff Astley, Leslie J. Francis, and Colin Crowder Publisher: Eerdmans
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Deep symbols
A review of <i>Deep Symbols: Their Postmodern Effacement and Reclamation</i>
Title: Deep Symbols: Their Postmodern Effacement and Reclamation Author: Edward Farley Publisher: Trinity International
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Downsized, not out
A review of <i>Losing Your Job—Reclaiming Your Soul: Stories of Resilience, Renewal and Hope</i>
Title: Losing Your Job—Reclaiming Your Soul: Stories of Resilience, Renewal and Hope Author: Mary Lynn Pulley Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Drawn to monasticism
A review of <i>The Cloister Walk</i>
Title: The Cloister Walk Author: Kathleen Norris Publisher: Riverhead Books/Putnam
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Reshaping dialogue in higher education, a call for reconnection with classical heritage
A review of <i>Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom</i>
Title: Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom Authors: Victor Davis Hanson and David Heath Publisher: Free Press
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‘Do’s’ for trustees
Veteran nonprofit board member Frank P. Wendt offers four pointed comments and suggestions for building better boards.
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