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A worldview alternative

Is globalization the answer for God's people?

By Alex Araujo

In the multiple-choice test of life, would you choose:
a. Globalization is good.
b. Globalization is essential.
c. Globalization is inevitable.
d. None of the above.

While globalization's effects are having an impact on the spread of the gospel and the world that seminarians will enter to serve, in this excerpt from Global Missiology for the 21st Century: The Iguassu Dialogue, Alex Araujo suggests that its paradigms may not be the best model for missions. The Iguassu Missiological Consultation was convened in Brazil in October 1999.

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Blurred boundaries

Theological schools respond to a many-cultured society, seven stories that tell the tale

A map may be the only place we can find a world with sharp, clear boundaries between countries. Reality is much less precise as territorial imperatives, increased mobility, and new technologies bring people and cultures together in ways never anticipated at the beginning of the century just past. What are the implications for ministry at home and abroad? How does the interweaving of diverse cultures affect the way in which theological schools prepare their students?

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The church universal

Bossey teaches from and for a world view

By Melinda R. Heppe

Fifty years ago, when international students were considered exotic and when the ecumenical movement had not yet reached the grassroots, the World Council of Churches started bringing diverse groups of theology students to spend a semester in a chalet and sort through their differences. Now that virtually every school has students from a variety of traditions and cultures, lessons learned over the years at Bossey’s “ecumenical laboratory” can help create community.

Focal point

The whole world becomes our neighbor

By William R. MacKaye

The new millennium brings startling juxtapositions and unfamiliar insights into daily life.

Soundings

Unbalanced, oops

Waylan Owens and Jean Lawrence take In Trust to task on issues large and small.

Balance sheet

Where in the world do they come from?

By Melinda R. Heppe

Globalization may be a new concept for many seminaries, but others saw the future early on and took steps to incorporate an international perspective in their curriculum and community. Wartburg Theological Seminary in Iowa was one such school, and the effects of their efforts have extended well beyond the campus boundaries. What might the payoff be if your school opened its doors even wider?

Field notes

A message out of Africa

By William R. MacKaye

A friar from Zimbabwe brings a different student dynamic to Episcopal Divinity School, sharing a Zimbabwean view of spiritual healing with those more familiar with mental illness than demonic possession.

Visions

Standing together on uncommon ground

By Robert Blair Kaiser

The marvelous. The inexplicable. The incredible. The extraordinary. Uncommon experiences that leave a life forever changed are not the exclusive preserve of any one religion. In a world that all too often focuses on differences, it may help to look at how events beyond our ken appear to be common ground.

Tool box

Vocation: called to lead, called to head

By Daniel O. Aleshire

Leadership in the theological school setting involves not only orchestrating the institution’s varied constituencies, but a corresponding responsibility on the part of the constituencies, according to ATS executive director Daniel Aleshire. In a speech to new presidents last January in New Orleans, he discussed the vocation of leadership in a theological school. This excerpt from his speech can help trustees understand and support a president’s calling.

Perspective

What should we learn from a sorry past?

By C. Douglas Jay

Mistakes are inevitable. What is truly sad, however, is when no one learns from the mistake. With all the turmoil and soul-searching resulting from the situation in Canada’s residential schools, Jay points out valuable lessons that may be learned and applied to educating future church leaders.

Changing scenes

Union Seminary faces financial crisis

By Bob Bettson , William R. MacKaye

New York’s Union Theological Seminary deals with a severe financial shortfall, and Nova Scotia’s provinical government cuts back funding to Canadian seminaries. Also, A major figure in theological education dies.

Books

Globalization for the greater good

A review of Christianity, A Global History

By J.G. Donders

Title: Christianity, A Global History
Author: David Chidester
Publisher: Harper San Francisco

Books

The disunited states

A review of Democracy in Europe

By Gerry Fitzgerald

Title: Democracy in Europe
Author: Larry Siedentop
Publisher: Columbia University Press

Books

Cultural conflict

A review of Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America

Title: Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
Author: Stephen G. Bloom
Publisher: Harcourt Brace

Books

Political Islam

A review of The Challenge of Fundamentalism

Title: The Challenge of Fundamentalism
Author: Bassam Tibi
Publisher: University of California Press

Books

Pursuit of unity

A review of The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local

Title: The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local
Author: Robert J. Schreiter
Publisher: Orbis

Books

Vanishing Borders: Protecting the Planet in the Age of Globalization

Title: Vanishing Borders: Protecting the Planet in the Age of Globalization
Author: Hilary French
Publisher: Norton

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