“Forget the Ivory Towers: Seminaries and Their Challenges”
Read an Oct. 17, 2011, column at Patheos.com that discusses the effects of culture-shifts on seminaries.
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“What a Mess! Notes on the Future of Theological Education”
Read another Oct. 17, 2011, column at Patheos that talks about how seminary education can be improved.
“Why Seminary Leadership Matters”
Read an article about the influence of leaders and educators on churches and their members from the September/October 2011 issue of Sojourners.
“Seminaries adapt to changing religious landscape”
Read an Aug. 11, 2011, Associated Baptist Press article in The Baptist Standard about ways that seminaries are adapting to the nation’s changing religious landscape.
“JTS Women Grads Struggling For Pulpits”
Read a May 31, 2011, article in The Jewish Week about female graduates of Jewish Theological Seminary struggling to find pulpit positions.
“Holy Enrollers: Why Boomers Are Going to Divinity School”
Read a Feb. 6, 2011, article in TIME Magazine about the growing number of baby boomers enrolling in theological schools.
“Theology School Becomes 1st Accredited US Seminary to Train Muslim & Jewish Theologians”
Read a June 9, 2010, IslamToday article about Claremont School of Theology’s decision to add clerical training for Muslims and Jews, making the Methodist-affiliated institution “the first truly multi-faith American seminary.”
“Muslims Become Integral to American Seminaries”
Read a Dec. 12, 2010, Huffington Post blog item about a desire for Islamic seminaries in the United States and about non-Muslim seminaries reaching out to Muslims.
“The iSeminary Cometh”
Read an April 23, 2010, article in Christianity Today about the growth of church enrollment due to convenience brought by the internet.