The Ideal Seminary: Pursuing Excellence in Theological Education

Author: Calian, Carnegie Samuel
Publisher: Westminster John Knox, Louisville, KY
ISBN: 664222668
Table of Contents: Preface
Introduction: Why Seminary Education?

Part I. Institutional Challenges
Seminary Education and Leadership
The Search for Excellence among Theological Schools
Academic Freedom and Seminary Education
) Who Owns the Seminary?

Part II. Program Challenges
Tomorrow's Seminary Curriculum
Making the World Your Classroom
The Globalization and Multiculturalization of Theological Education
Expanding the Horizons of Seminary Education

Part III. Student Concerns
Who Is Qualified to Minister?
Going through Seminary without Losing Your Faith
The Place of Prayer in Seminary Education
Toward the Ideal Seminary

Afterword: Developing a Strategy for Financial Stability
(7) Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

The president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary addresses everyone who has a stake in theological schools and education: educators, administrators, students, and donors. He discusses institutional challenges, program challenges, and student concerns. Each chapter ends with an issue for discussion. (From the Publisher)

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