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Workshop of the Holy Spirit: An Invitation to Theological Education
Workshop of the Holy Spirit invites students into the exciting adventure of theological education.
Many aspects of modern theological education have their historic roots in the ideas of the Enlightenment. This foundation creates compartmentalized structures and frameworks that may not lead to the thriving of theological students. In contrast, Pietist leader P. J. Spener asserted in 1675 that theological schools should be “nurseries of the church” and “workshops of the Holy Spirit”—a formative environment that enhances intellectual, spiritual, and missional growth. Using the medieval workshop as a helpful metaphor for us today, and writing at the intersection of the student-faculty relationship, Strong and Bielman describe the components both in and out of the classroom that enhance fruitful ministry preparation.
This book engages theological education in our changing religious context. It offers fresh questions for students, highlighting emerging, innovative, and alternative models of training for life in the Spirit. Each chapter contains relevant stories from theological education students, while including descriptions of the history of theological education.
Many aspects of modern theological education have their historic roots in the ideas of the Enlightenment. This foundation creates compartmentalized structures and frameworks that may not lead to the thriving of theological students. In contrast, Pietist leader P. J. Spener asserted in 1675 that theological schools should be “nurseries of the church” and “workshops of the Holy Spirit”—a formative environment that enhances intellectual, spiritual, and missional growth. Using the medieval workshop as a helpful metaphor for us today, and writing at the intersection of the student-faculty relationship, Strong and Bielman describe the components both in and out of the classroom that enhance fruitful ministry preparation.
This book engages theological education in our changing religious context. It offers fresh questions for students, highlighting emerging, innovative, and alternative models of training for life in the Spirit. Each chapter contains relevant stories from theological education students, while including descriptions of the history of theological education.
168 pages, Paperback
Published November 9, 2022
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October 2, 2024
Generally, I appreciate the impulse that theological education should drive us to action, not a cold, ivory tower attitude. However, I disagree candidly with how woke the authors are, and that theological education should drive us to social justice organizations. Biblical education and the crystallized institutions that were built on cultural Marxism (just read the book, though I’m sure many know what I am talking about) simply do not mesh together. Good general theme, but the application is very misplaced.
December 10, 2024
The book may have been best served as an article. The analogy of a medieval workshop was very helpful, but each chapter felt drawn out once the initial analogy was compared. There were several times where the author advocated social justice advocacy as the calling of Christians, which is a misapplication of Scripture
March 4, 2025
Contributes nothing new theologically, and takes every opportunity to echo the world.
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