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050 _aBV4030
_b.B36 1999
100 _aBanks, Robert
245 0 _aReenvisioning Theological Education :
_bExploring a Missional Alternative to Current Models /
_cRobert Banks
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bW.B. Eerdmans Pub.,
_c1999
300 _axii, 268 p.
_b;
_c23 cm.
505 _aReassessing theological education : the present stage of debate. Retrieving aspects of the "classical" model ; Revising aspects of the "vocational" model ; Developing a more "synthetic" model ; Some final responses to the debate -- Backing into the future : a biblical angle of vision. The relevance of a biblical starting point ; Ministry formation before Christ ; Ministry formation by Christ ; Ministry formation after Christ -- Developing a missional model : from the margins to the center. Beyond mission-oriented and missiological education ; Recasting major issues in the debate ; The nature of learning in a missional model ; Reconceiving teaching as a missional practice -- Bringing about systemic change : some guideposts to reform. Reconfiguring the student profile ; Rethinking personal and communal formation ; Refashioning key institutional cultures ; Reshaping the theological curriculum -- Conclusion. Further barriers to institutional reform ; Other avenues for change.
650 _aTheology—Study and teaching—United States.
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_d52558