Piety and plurality : theological education since 1960 / Glenn T. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Glenn T., 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.

Theology.

Protestant theological seminaries--United States--History--20th century.

Protestant theological seminaries.

Catholic theological seminaries--United States--History--20th century.

Catholic theological seminaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

I began studying American theological education in the 1970s, and Piety and Plurality is the third of three studies. In Piety and Intellect, I examined the colonial and nineteenth-century search for a form of theological education that was true to the church's confessional traditions and responsible to the intellectual demands of the age. In Piety and Profession, I described how that model was modified under the impact of the new biblical criticism and by the American belief in professionalism. In this volume, I have tried to bring the story up to date. Unfortunately, I did not find one unifyi

Contents:

The professional model in the 1960s

Finances, professionalism, and new directions

The rights revolution and theological schools

Catholic theological education

Theology and governance : evangelicals, Missouri Synod Lutherans, and Southern Baptists in crisis

Basic issues, the theological education debate, and globalization

Under the hood : a new professional model

Visions : a concluding reflective postscript.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781630872038

1630872032