Being There : Culture and Formation in Two Theological Schools.

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This book offers a close-up look at theological education in the U.S. today. The authors' goal is to understand the way in which institutional culture affects the outcome of the educational process. To that end, they undertake ethnographic studies of two seminaries-one evangelical and onemainli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carroll, Jackson W.
Otros Autores: Wheeler, Barbara G., Aleshire, Daniel O., Marler, Penny Long
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Temas:
Theological seminaries > United States > Case studies.
Theology > Study and teaching > United States > Case studies.
Educational sociology > United States > Case studies.
Education, Higher > United States > Case studies.
Séminaires > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Théologie > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Sociologie de l'éducation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Education, Higher
Educational sociology
Theological seminaries
Theology > Study and teaching
United States
Case studies
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Sumario:This book offers a close-up look at theological education in the U.S. today. The authors' goal is to understand the way in which institutional culture affects the outcome of the educational process. To that end, they undertake ethnographic studies of two seminaries-one evangelical and onemainline Protestant. These studies, written in a lively journalistic style, make up the first part of the book and offer fascinating portraits of two very different intellectual, religious, and social worlds. The authors go on to analyze these disparate environments, and suggest how in each case corporate cult.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (310 pages)
ISBN:9780195354126
0195354125

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