In this new age, a school's time of trouble may be a time of great opportunity.

Edward Clark comments on Waylan Owens' letter in the Spring 2001 issue, while John Lindner, Jack Graves, and Ian Douglas raise their voices to set In Trust straight on a few points.

With tuition costs continually rising, student assistance has long been a given. A new wrinkle—tuition discounting—has garnered some attention, with studies questioning its near-term effectiveness and long-term wisdom.

Though funding cuts to Canadian theological schools haven’t been as big as threatened, government funding of theological education isn’t going up either. Bob Bettson reports from Canada on the situation in some ATS schools.

That there has been--for nearly five years--a way for theological schools to gauge financial health may come as a surprise. Vincent Cushing demonstrates how to put this easy-to-acquire tool to use.

In the past thirty years, socially responsible investing has spread from a passionate few to growing numbers of investors, accounting this year for some $2 trillion in the United States alone. It has also moved from filtering one's investment portfolio on the basis of a few issues (the Cold War, apartheid, nuclear arms) to an ever more global view of the world and its problems. The investor who makes investment decisions in part on the basis of the social impact of a given corporation's practices and policies faces challenges that are greater than ever.

A seminary based in Richmond, Virginia, is going to open its doors to students in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the coming school year. It's not alone: many other theological schools have opened branches in and around the hospitable Southern town.

Title: The Wind of the Hundred Days: How Washington Mismanaged Globalization
Author: Jagdish Bhagwati
Publisher: MIT Press

Title: The Business of Peace: The Private Sector as a Partner in Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Author: Jane Nelson
Publisher: Council on Economic Priorities

Title: Development As Freedom
Author: Amartya Sen
Publisher: Vintage Anchor

Title: The Corrosion of Character
Author: Richard Sennett
Publisher: Norton

Title: The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age
Author: Pekka Himanen
Publisher: Random House

Title: The Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and Your Money
Author: Marshall Glickman
Publisher: Ballantine Wellspring