Theological education and Christian mission have a history of mutual relations of only a century or so -from the time when missiology as a distinctive course was introduced into the curricula of certain theological schools and seminaries. For almost a generation, I have been involved both in global theological education, through the World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions, and in global Christian mission, through the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, trying to analyze the viability and effectiveness of a missiological formation of future religious leaders.
A New Understanding of TheologyTwenty years ago, the World Council of Churches' (WCC) Ecumenical Theological Education (ETE) called a major global consultation on the viability of theological education, particularly in its ecumenical dimension.
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