Contextualizing Theological Education »

An introductory textbook for theological education. To contextualize theological education is to engage three contexts: academy, church, and society. In this new collection, faculty at Candler School of Theology reflect on particular meanings, insights, challenges, and implications of such an engagement.

Foreword Kathleen A. Cahalan Cahalan, Kathleen A.

Introduction Theodore Brelsford Brelsford, Theodore 1

Pt. 1 Context and Contextualization In Theological Education

1 Theological Reflection in Contextual Education: An Elusive Practice Elizabeth M. Bounds Bounds, Elizabeth M. 17

2 Origins of Contextualization in the Global Church W. Harrison Daniel Daniel, W. Harrison 29

3 Theological Thinking as Contextual Practice Theodore Brelsford Brelsford, Theodore John Senior Senior, John 42

4 Pedagogical Lessons from Students in Ecclesial Contexts P. Alice Rogers Rogers, P. Alice Robert Winstead Winstead, Robert 56

5 Black Theology and Pedagogy Noel Leo Erskine Erskine, Noel Leo 67

Pt. 2 Contextualizing The Curriculum

6 International and Cross-Cultural Courses: Changing the Context A1 David O. Jenkins 87

7 A Formula for Contextual Theology: Local + Global = Contextual M. Thomas Thangaraj Thangaraj, M. Thomas 98

8 Christian Practices and Feminist Theological Formation: Doing Saving Work Joy Ann McDougall McDougall, Joy Ann Claire Bischoff Bischoff, Claire 108

9 Contemporary (Pop-)Cultural Contexts and the Old Testament Classroom Brent A. Strawn Strawn, Brent A. 126

10 Exegesis as an Ecclesial Practice Luke Timothy Johnson Johnson, Luke Timothy 148

11 Twenty-Five Years of Contextualizing: A Retrospective for the Future Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore Moore, Mary Elizabeth Mullino 167

Bibliography 191