Seminary formation : recent history, current circumstances, new directions / Katarina Schuth, OSF ; foreword by Archbishop Blase J. Cupich ; commentaries by Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, Thomas Walters, Leon M. Hutton, Barbara E. Reid, OP, Msgr. Peter Vaccari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schuth, Katarina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic theological seminaries--United States.

Catholic theological seminaries.

United States.

Theology--Study and teaching--Catholic Church.

Theology.

Theology--Study and teaching--United States.

Theology--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xx, 191 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2016]

Summary:

The past thirty years have witnessed tremendous societal and ecclesial changes that continue to inform ministry education in the twenty-first century. In Seminary Formation, Katarina Schuth, OSF, examines the many aspects of theologate-level schools, including their structures and missions, organization and leadership, student enrollment, backgrounds of both seminarians and lay students, and the evolution and development of degree programs, including human and spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation. Seminary Formation also helpfully includes substantial commentaries on Schuth's research by Ronald Rolheiser, Thomas Walters, Leon M. Hutton, Barbara Reid, and Peter Vaccari. An exploration of the changes in seminaries and schools of theology, with statistical analysis, from 1985 to the present, Seminary Formation anticipates the challenges ahead and considers new directions for the future. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Context

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 The Effects of Vatican II on the Present State of Seminaries and Theologates 9

Part II Organization and Personnel

Chapter 2 Mission, Vision, and Structures 35

Chapter 3 Leadership: Boards, Administration, and Faculty 42

Part III Students Preparing for Ministry: Enrollment and Programs

Chapter 4 Seminarians and Lay Students 75

Chapter 5 Human and Spiritual Formation Developments 88

Chapter 6 Intellectual and Pastoral Formation Programs 100

Part IV Conclusion and Commentaries

Chapter 7 New Directions in the Future 117

Toward a Spirituality of Ecclesial Leadership, Ronald Rolheiser, OMI 122

Generational Differences: A Crucial Key, Thomas Walters 132

Human Formation: Fostering Happy, Healthy, and Holy Ministers to Be a Bridge to Christ in Service to God's People / Leon M. Hutton Hutton, Leon M. 143

Trends in Scripture Study and Preaching Preparation in Roman Catholic Seminaries / Barbara E. Reid, OP Reid, Barbara E., OP 154

The Culture of Encounter: The Future of Seminary Formation / Msgr. Peter Vaccari Vaccari, Msgr. Peter 164.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schuth, Katarina, author. Seminary formation

ISBN:

9780814648001

0814648002

OCLC:

920018214