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March 29, 2017
“ATS Folio: Diversity in Theological Education” (pdf)
- Author
- Seymour, Jack L.; Speller, Julia M.; Liew, Tat-siong Benny; and Aleshire, Daniel, eds.
- Publisher
- ATS Folio (Association of Theological Schools, Pittsburgh 2003)
- Table of Contents
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ch. 1 Using The Folio - Suggests ways in which the various contents of this folio might be used in a range of institutional settings.
ch. 2 Perspectives on Diversity - Presents, in a newsletter format, several short essays on diversity in theology education.
ch. 3 Faculty Member Profiles - Provide specific, personal locations for entry into issues of diversity within theological institutions: Asian Faculty Member Profile, African American Faculty Member Profile, Hispanic Faculty Member Profile
ch. 4 Statistics on Race and Ethnicity - Provides data on racial/ethnic diversity within ATS schools and within the general populace.
ch. 5 Issue - Sheets are designed to be short, provocative entry points into discussion of issues related to tenure, hospitality, isolation, hiring, and curriculum revision.
ch. 6 Seven Cases - Illustrate ways in which institutions have come to work through issues of diversity.
ch. 7 The Do's and Don'ts - Sheet identified a number of concerns regarding diversity and institutional change.
Five perspectives on diversity are provided here for reflection and discussion in your institution. Jack Seymour and Julia Speller offer observations drawn from discussions at the March 2002 ATS Workshop on Diversity. Two fictional cases explore negotiating cultural differences from a faculty member's and a dean's perspectives. Daniel Aleshire's column on "Good Work" is reprinted from the ATS newsletter, Colloquy (From the Publisher)