Those Who Can, Teach: Teaching as Christian Vocation

by Stanley E. Porter (Editor)

For many aspiring academics, the transition from doctoral student to classroom teacher is a challenging one. The classroom culture, the needed pedagogical skills, and the expected level and type of work are significantly different in the two environments. Nevertheless, most doctoral students go on to teach in undergraduate or seminary classrooms. To prepare the PhD students at McMaster Divinity College to negotiate this transition successfully, the faculty holds a biennial colloquium covering the major dimensions, both theoretical and practical, of a Christian teaching vocation. On the basis of the presentations of the colloquium, the essential topics have been addressed in essays prepared for this volume for the benefit of all who aspire to excellence in their teaching, especially those in Christian higher education.

About the Contributor(s): Stanley E. Porter is President and Dean, and Professor of New Testament, at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He has written widely on the topics of biblical studies and linguistics.

Genres: Education

226 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 2013

About the author

Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, and professor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Wolrdview at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. He has authored or edited dozens of books, including How We Got the New Testament and Fundamentals of New Testament Greek.

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful book for someone moving from the classroom as grad student to the classroom as teacher. It focuses on seminary teaching. Full of practical considerations for developing courses and working up a course syllabus. It also helps the reader to consider what his on philosophy of education is, as well as how to develop a sense of the level of work to be expected for one course among the several that a student may be taking. Not a thrilling read, but very useful for its target audience.