Interesting Times, Indeed: Reflections on the Last Decade at the Toronto School of Theology
The last decade has seen dramatic changes within the Toronto School of Theology (TST). This article explores these changes, beginning with three external forces: a less optimistic view of ecumenism, increasing cultural polarization, and the commodification of education. It then shifts to consider th...
| Subtitles: | Conceptualizing TJT: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Toronto School of Theology, Part 2 |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Toronto journal of theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-22 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDJ Ecumenism |
| Further subjects: | B
educational history
B UTQAP B Toronto School of Theology B academic accreditation B History |
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| Summary: | The last decade has seen dramatic changes within the Toronto School of Theology (TST). This article explores these changes, beginning with three external forces: a less optimistic view of ecumenism, increasing cultural polarization, and the commodification of education. It then shifts to consider the internal forces that have been considered the primary drivers of change by many members of the TST faculty, specifically the responses to accreditation reviews by the Association of Theological Schools in 2011 and the 2012 University of Toronto Quality Assurance Process (UTQAP). The responses, including the creation of a new PhD in theological studies in response to UTQAP, are detailed and analyzed. These responses absorbed enormous energy within TST, and while they created a successful program, they also led to unintended consequences. TST has become a very different theological consortium than it was on it fortieth anniversary, let alone when it was founded. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt-2020-0088 |