AltaMira Press
Pages: 192
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7591-0935-3 • Paperback • August 2005 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Steve Wilkens, Paul Shrier, and Ralph P. Martin are professors of theology at Azusa Pacific University.
1 The Not-So-Great Divide
2 Being Good: An Invitation to Ethical Thinking
3 Phil-LOST-ophy or "Love of Wisdom"
4 Hermeneutics: Why Do We Have to Interpret Scripture Anyway?
5 Old Testament: Congregation and Academy Share a Whole Bible, Not Just a Half
6 The Academic Side of New Testament Studies
7 Church History: Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses
8 Systematic Theology: Theology In, For, and From the Church
9 Youth Ministry: Taking a Seat at the Grown-Ups' Table
10 Pastoral Ministry: A Partnership between Academy and Congregation
11 Practical Theology: A Bridge Across the Divide?
12 Bridging Past and Future
This book shows how higher education can be both Christian and scholarly, theoretical and practical, have intellectual integrity yet still be trustworthy, and educate students to have both competence and commitment. Educators as well as lay people will profit from this fine book. Don Browning, University of Chicago, and author of A Fundamental Practical Theologyyyy
— Don Browning, University of Chicago, author of A Fundamental Practical Theology
In my travels, I consistently see how Christian higher education can function like an open window for faith communities. Without the winds of fresh ideas, communities grow stale, sleepy, and grumpy. The Bible speaks often about the need to seek knowledge, wisdom, and understanding from wise teachers - and this helpful book demonstrates the great value of wise teachers serving the next generation through higher education. Highly recommended! astor and author of A New Kind of Christian.
— Brian McLaren, author and fly fisherman
This book shows how higher education can be both Christian and scholarly, theoretical and practical, have intellectual integrity yet still be trustworthy, and educate students to have both competence and commitment. Educators as well as lay people will profit from this fine book.Don Browning, University of Chicago, and author of A Fundamental Practical Theology
— Don Browning, University of Chicago, author of A Fundamental Practical Theology