{"product_id":"beyond-profession-daniel-o-aleshire-9780802878755","title":"Beyond Profession: The Next Future of Theological Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat should theological education become?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheological education has long been successful in the United States because of its ability to engage with contemporary cultural realities. Likewise, despite the existential threats facing it today, theological education can continue to thrive if it is once again reinvented to fit with the needs of current times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Aleshire, the longtime executive director of the Association of Theological Schools, offers a brief account of how theological education has changed in the past and how it might change going forward. He begins by reflecting on his own extensive experience with theological education and then turns to reviewing its history, dating back to the seventeenth century. Amid this historical survey, he uncovers an older model of the field that he believes must become dominant once again--what he calls \u003ci\u003eformational \u003c\/i\u003etheological education--and explores educational practices that this model would require.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future of theological education described here by Aleshire would return seminaries to their original role as places where a \"deep, abiding, resilient, generative identity as Christian human beings\" is fostered within emerging Christian leaders. This, he argues, more than professional preparation, is what theological education must be most essentially about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel O. Aleshire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080287875X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802878755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Daniel O. Aleshire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043188830463,"sku":"9780802878755","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a532a0ad-2b81-48b9-bf9b-38940750bf7f.jpg?v=1684965741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-profession-daniel-o-aleshire-9780802878755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}