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Bhashya, Samvada, and Sadhana: Commentary, Debate, Attainment and Other Takeaways from a Monastery in India

Deepak Sarma, Professor of South Asian religions and philosophy at Case Western Reserve University My unpleasant memories of middle school English classes are made much worse when I recall how some teachers taught poetry and prose by picking “important” passages...

A Curriculum Integration Tool for Deans: The Concepts Integration Map

Curriculum integration is an ideal theological school Faculties desire, and sometimes, strive for. Unfortunately, without intentional curriculum design, integration happens more by happenstance and serendipity than by well-crafted intent. Sometimes faculty members attempt occasional team teaching as a way to...

Trading Powerpoint for Play-doh

Karyn L. Wiseman is the Associate Professor of Homiletics at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. One of my goals is to be as creative as I can be – in my preaching and teaching. I have not always thought that...

On Not Lecturing

When I started teaching I relied, like many others, on the examples of my own teachers. When I was an undergraduate, the teachers who moved me most were never straight lecturers. So, I tried to adapt their styles. The more...

Leadership Secrets of Effective Deans

I find a lot of natural connection between the functioning of effective theological school deans and August Turak's list of "11 Leadership Secrets You've Never Heard About" (http://goo.gl/1wXQm4). Credit given for a catchy title, but these are more proven common-sense...

12 Surprises When Lecturing Less (and Teaching more!)

This blog series focuses on the successes and pitfalls of creative uses of class time to achieve learning outcomes.

The Kinds of Problems Deans Solve

Two years into my deanship a friend asked how the job was going: "Is it between '10. The best job ever;' or, '6. I’d rather shoot my eye out with a nail gun;' and '1. I’m recommending my worst enemy...

The Dean and Changing the Culture

One of the most important functions deans provide for their schools is helping to shape the culture of the school. Changing a culture is also one of the most difficult things to do. Steve Denning, author of The Leader's Guide...

When faculty members misbehave

Israel Galindo Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Times of high anxiety tend to bring out reactivity. There’s no question we’re living in anxious times, and theological schools are not exempt from the stress or threats of the era. In anxous...

Does Life Offer us Second Chances?

Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Associate Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Moravian Theological Seminary It was the second week of January, and I was alone with the three kids as my husband was off to sunny California on business. The first night he...

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