Called to Teach

by Ferguson, Duncan S.; Weston, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780664502218
• ISBN10: 0664502210
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Geneva Pr

Summary

Presbyterian educators Duncan Ferguson and William Weston argue that the calling to teach in higher education is distinctively Reformed and a primary mission of the Presbyterian church. This collection of essays first lays the biblical, theological, and historical foundations for this calling, then explores how it is lived out today in educational institutions -- church-related as well as secular. Concluding that today's church must have the nurture of the teacher as a central part of its mission, Called to Teach will be a welcomed resource for all those who have the vocation of teaching. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Contributors	x
Introduction
The Dying Light and Glowing Embers of Presbyterian Higher Education	3	(6)
William Weston
Section 1: The Calling to Teach: Foundations
The Biblical Foundations of Presbyterian Education	9	(15)
Darwin K. Glassford
God, Creation, and Covenant: The Reformed Tradition and the Vocation of the Presbyterian Teacher	24	(19)
Timothy A. Beach-Verhey
The Reformed Understanding of Vocation in History	43	(18)
R. Ward Holder
John Kuykendall
Section 2: The Context of Teaching: Engagement
The American Presbyterian College	61	(13)
William Weston
Dale Soden
Teaching in the Collegiate Institutions of the Church	74	(16)
Duncan S. Ferguson
Teaching in the Theological Schools of the Church	90	(15)
W. Eugene March
Section 3: Case Studies of Teaching: Application
The Vocation of Teaching in the Church-Related College Introduction	105	(25)
Margaret Cowan
The Vocation of Teaching at Maryville College	107	(7)
Margaret Cowan
Faith and Learning at Waynesburg College	114	(7)
Jeffrey Kisner
Rhodes College: More than Historical	121	(9)
Stephen Haynes
The Vocation of Teaching in Secular and Public Colleges and Universities	130	(15)
Iain S. Maclean
Cynthia Boyle
Teaching and Learning in Presbyterian Theological Education Introduction	145	(19)
Edward C. (Ted) Zaragosa
From the Exception to the Norm: Women in Seminaries and Ministry	146	(5)
Cynthia M. Campbell
A Reformed Theological Perspective at Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary	151	(7)
David M. Wallace
Presbyterian Teaching at a United Methodist Seminary	158	(6)
Edward C. (Ted) Zaragoza
The Dawning of the Light	164	(12)
Duncan S. Ferguson
The Vocation of the Presbyterian Teacher: A Select Annotated Bibliography	176	(11)
Arlin C. Migliazzo
Notes	187	(19)
References	206	(9)
Index of Scripture References	215	(1)
Index of Subjects and Names	216