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Why should Lutherans care whether there are any ''Lutheran'' colleges and universities? Why should people who study, teach, and work in colleges and universities care whether they are ''Lutheran'' or not? And, maybe most significantly, what does the continued robustness of Lutheran higher education have to contribute to the church and to life and work in the broader public arena? Tom Christenson has thoughtful and persuasive answers to all these questions, and more. (From the Publisher)

The Lutheran model of higher education affirms the diversity and need to dialog with multiple points of view within a context of academic freedom and christian presence. The great challenge for the future of Lutheran higher education is to keep the questions of faith and learning alive on our campuses. (From the Publisher)

An introductory textbook for theological education. To contextualize theological education is to engage three contexts: academy, church, and society. In this new collection, faculty at Candler School of Theology reflect on particular meanings, insights, challenges, and implications of such an engagement. (From the Publisher)

What is the appropriate role of religion in scholarship and teaching? Covering topics ranging from religious influences in faculty lives to questions of academic freedom, proselytization, and appropriate limits to religious expression within the Academy, this book seeks to promote faculty self-awareness and encourage dialogue with colleagues. (From the Publisher)

This report helps theological schools situate their strategic choices in the context of theological education as a whole. What are the kinds of choices that theological schools should be making, both in terms of material assets as well as enrollment? (From the Publisher)

Revenue sources for theological education have changed significantly in the last twenty years with more reliance on endowments, gifts and grants and student fees.

Theological education is vital for the future of World Christianity—this conviction lies at the heart of this publication. Theological education has the potential to be the seedbed for the renewal of churches, their ministries, mission, and commitment to Christian unity. If theological education is neglected by church leaders or in funding, the consequences are far reaching; they might not be visible immediately, but they will certainly become manifest over time in the theological competence of church leadership, the holistic nature of mission, and the capacities for ecumenical and interfaith dialogue and the interaction between church and society. Investment in theological education is investment of hope in the future and mission of World Christianity. The transmission of Christian memory, the education for God’s peace and justice, and the formation for church and community leadership therefore should be priorities in all churches; however, in many places theological education is far from secure or even in crisis at the present time. (From the Publisher)