theological education
New books in theological education
Reformulating the landscape in changing times
Sin and grace in public discourse
“We’ve lost the capacity to talk about the universality of brokenness—and belovedness.”
David Heim interviews Serene Jones
It’s time to rethink our assumptions about where theological education happens
Until 1565, the local church was also the seminary.
Luther Seminary to pilot two-year M.Div.
The M.Div.X program hopes to train innovative church leaders—with no student debt, says seminary president Robin J. Steinke.
When free speech in the classroom hurts
School can't simply admit students from diverse backgrounds and expect them to know how to talk to each other.
The formation of Martin Luther King Jr.
Motivated in part by the whitewashing of a radical legacy, Patrick Parr explores King's seminary years and the roots planted there.
Why I smuggled liberation theology books into Argentina
In a time of terror, the seminary needed the contraband words of Gustavo Gutiérrez.
George Lindbeck was the best teacher I ever had
He was known for the intellectual rigor of The Nature of Doctrine. But what drove him was a commitment to Christian unity.
The inexhaustible spiritual practice of rereading
In a course on contemplative prayer, I assigned just six books—and we read them each twice.
What I learned from our seminary's conflict about hosting Tim Keller
At times, the cost of theological diversity is painfully clear.
The vocation of surviving
Patrick B. Reyes reflects on the soils that have sustained him—and those that have poisoned him.
Episcopal Divinity School to join Union seminary in New York
EDS students will earn Union degrees, and EDS appointed Kelly Brown Douglas as dean.
Forming priests among the people
Chicago's Episcopal seminary goes all in on field education
Seminaries find homes in congregations
Churches have long outsourced theological education. Now it's moving back.
by Jason Byassee and Ross Lockhart
Cultivating ministers: Farminary students get their hands dirty
Princeton Theological Seminary's farm grows food. But this isn't the main point.
Why theological schools need tenure
Theological schools occupy a unique place within higher education. With relatively small enrollments and modest endowments, seminaries feel the cutting edge of change. Online learning, new degree programs, and nontraditional scheduling proliferate. And rumors abound that one school or another might shut down.
Letting suffering in: How a colleague's death changed my teaching
I knew Jannie Swart's witness would have a lasting impact on our seminary. I didn't anticipate how it would challenge me in the classroom.
A seminary’s calculated risk: CBTS president Molly T. Marshall
"We had to be willing to do a clear-eyed assessment of our financial situation—and to risk our old identity for the sake of a renewed mission."
an interview by David Heim