The Future of Theological Education: A Speculative Glimpse at 20321 |
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| Authors: | Daniel O Aleshire |
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| Institution: | Daniel Aleshire is the Executive Director of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Among many works on theological education, he is author of Earthen Vessels: Hopeful Reflections on the Work and Future of Theological Schools (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2008). |
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| Abstract: | Abstract : While the long‐term future is unpredictable, institutions need a way of seeing their work past the present. This article identifies the forces that cause change in theological schools and speculates about the characteristics that theological schools will exhibit in twenty years in light of the most significant forces that will influence them, including denominational and congregational issues, the changing racial/ethnic composition of the American population, the changing character of global Christianity, and the changing practices of American higher education. |
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| Keywords: | theological education future of theological education |
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