A Madness to Our Method: Congregational Studies as A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Contextualizing Teaching and Learning in Theological Education
This article explores congregational studies as a valuable teaching tool for contextualizing theological education across disciplines. As a form of pedagogy, congregational studies situates learning in a particular local ministry context. In addition, such a pedagogy apprentices learners within a pa...
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2006
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Teaching theology and religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 148-155 |
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