Beyond Profession: The Next Future of Theological Education Aleshire Daniel O.
Beyond Profession: The Next Future of Theological Education Aleshire Daniel O. What should theological education become?Theological education has long been successful in the United States because of…
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Beyond Profession: The Next Future of Theological Education Aleshire Daniel O.
What should theological education become?Theological education has long been successful in the United States because of its ability to engage with contemporary cultural realities. He begins by reflecting on his own extensive experience with theological education and then turns to reviewing its history, dating back to the seventeenth century. Likewise, despite the existential threats facing it today, theological education can continue to thrive if it is once again reinvented to fit with the needs of current times.Daniel Aleshire, the longtime executive director of the Association of Theological Schools, offers a brief account of how theological education has changed in the past and how it might change going forward.
Amid this historical survey, he uncovers an older model of the field that he believes must become dominant once again--what he calls formational