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100	1		_aSmith, Ted A _d1968- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe End of Theological Education
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan _bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company _c2023
300			_a227p _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
440			_aTheological Education Between the Times - 6
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-227).
505	0		_aMachine generated contents note: Table of ContentsA Parable -- 1. Consolidation -- 2. Individualization -- 3. Unraveling -- The End -- 4. Renunciations -- 5. Affordances -- Instead of an Altar Call: For Further Action and Reflection .
520			_a"An assessment of theological education in the twenty-first century, including its fundamental shifts and ultimate hopes"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"How to envision theological education in this time between the times The dominant model of theological education is coming to an end-but Ted A. Smith looks to its ultimate ends as sources of hope and renewal.Smith locates the crisis facing theological education today in a sweeping history of religion in the United States, from the standing orders of the colonial period to the voluntary associations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He then connects today's challenges to shifts in contemporary society, including declining religious affiliation, individualization, rising desires for authenticity, and the unraveling of professions.Smith refuses to tell the story as one of progress or decline. Instead, he puts theological education in eschatological perspective, understanding it in relation to its ultimate purpose: "knowledge of God. . . so deep, so intimate, that it requires and accomplishes our transformation." This knowledge is not restricted to a professional clerical class but is given for the salvation of all. Seeing by the light of this hope, Smith calls readers to reimagine church, ministry, and theological education for this time between the times"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aTheology _xStudy and teaching.
650		7	_aRELIGION / Education _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christian Church / General _2bisacsh
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