Borderlands of Theological Education

Joshua B. Davis has over a decade of experience in theological education, including as faculty at The General Theological Seminary and as dean of the Alabama Integrative Ministry School (AIMS). He currently teaches theology and ethics for the Stevenson School for Ministry and is adjunct faculty of religion at the University of North Alabama. Deirdre Good is a licensed lay preacher in the Diocese of Maine and a faculty member of the Stevenson School of Ministry.

As a professor at a traditional, residential, denominational seminary where almost all of the students attend full-time and are preparing for extended careers in ordained ministry, I read this provocative and counter-cultural volume with considerable interest. Whether you agree with their various arguments or not, the authors' unsparing analysis of the multiple challenges—pedagogical, ecclesial, social, financial, historical, intellectual, ecological, and even moral—now confronting such seminaries and the denominations they serve is required reading for all those engaged in contemporary theological education.

• 1.“In This Interregnum, a Great Variety of Morbid Symptoms Appear”: Seminaries and Local Formation in This Crucial Moment for Theological Education Joshua B. Davis2.The End of Seminary Joseph W.H. Lough 3.The Dramatic Shifts in Theological Education: A Grounded Theory Approach Kelly D. Campbell and Kris Veldheer4.Hope, Theological Education, and the Boardwalk Edwin David Aponte5.Integrity in Seminary Leadership Katie Day6.Tending the Landscapes of Theological Education: Planetary Crisis and the Demands of Ecological Transition Timothy Eberhart