Resources
Deborah Core offers practical guidance for beginning seminary students who feel overwhelmed and under-prepared to write the number and quality of papers their courses require. The book begins with reflections on writing as a sacred action, then addresses such practical matters as choosing and researching a topic; outlining, drafting, and polishing a paper; and using the proper format for footnotes and bibliography. Also included are sample papers in MLA and Chicago styles and an overview of grammar and usage. (From the Publisher)
Reports on the challenges of United States accredited schools of Christian theology in teaching master's-level students with little or no preparation, either academically or personally. Theological ignorance of many incoming students; Poor undergraduate training; Remediation efforts done by seminaries.
Discusses information on the comprehensive program in contextual education launched by the Candler School of Theology in 1998. First two stages of a three-stage process under way; Six major aspects of concern.
Journal Issue. Full text is available online.
Journal Issue. Full text is available online.
A 1996 article commissioned by Lilly Endowment Inc. and Auburn Theological Seminary. reflecting on the significance of information technology in seminary education.
Cram and Saunders utilize biblical studies and Christian religious educational praxis to clarify the dimensions of the crisis in theological education, and argue for a practice of teaching which is communal and theological education which is formative, critical and most of all, public. They propose a new concept of theological education built on models of early Christian communities.
Journal Issue.