Journey of Theological Education (DE8032L)

Content

Multiple journeys converge in contemporary theological education. There is the story of God’s people learning and teaching the faith; the story of development of higher education from the cathedral schools of the middle ages; the story of recent developments in regulation and accreditation in higher education that shape and limit the practice of tertiary teaching; the journey of teacher and student through the theological education process; and the story of the institution/s in which they engage. This unit seeks to provide an understanding of these stories as a basis for teaching and for self-understanding by teachers and students.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

DE8030L Introduction to Theological Education

Pedagogy

Group discovery, peer learning, practice and reflection, self-reflection, literature research.

Indicative Bibliography

• Anthony, Michael. 2001. Introducing Christian education: foundations for the twenty-first century. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
• Astley, Jeff. 2004. The idea of a Christian university: essays on theology and higher education. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster.
• Brookfield, Stephen. 1995. Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Brookfield, Stephen D. and Mary Hess, eds. 2008. Teaching reflectively in theological contexts: promises and contradictions. New York: Wiley.
• Foster, Charles R., Lisa Dahill, Larry Golemon, and Barbara Wang Tolentino. 2006. Educating clergy: teaching practices and pastoral imagination. (JB-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Dovre, Paul John. 2011. The cross and the academy: occasional papers and addresses, 1975-2009. Minneapolis, MN: Lutheran University Press.
• Eaton, Philip W. 2011. Engaging the culture, changing the world: the Christian university in a post-Christian world. London: IVP Academic.
• Iselin, Darren, and John D. Meteyard. 2010. ‘The “Beyond in the Midst”: an incarnational response to the dynamic dance of Christian worldview, faith and learning.’ Journal of Education & Christian Belief 14, no. 1 (Spring): 33–46.
• Kinsler, Ross, ed. 2008. Diversified theological education: equipping all God's people. Pasadena: William Carey International University Press
• Litfin, A. Duane. 2004. Conceiving the Christian college. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
• Newman, John H. 1996. The idea of a university. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press (Originally published: London; New York: Longman, Green, 1899.)

Assessment