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Embodied Virtue: A Model of Virtuous Caring for Practical Theology and Christian Formation
Practical theology article proposing a virtue-based model of caring and Christian formation grounded in moral psychology and Wesleyan thought.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; generative care virtues of generative care; journal article; moral likeness model of spiritual maturity; practical theology; Wesley's affectional moral psychology
A Reflective Guide to Effective Evaluation for Theological Schools
ATS Commission on Accrediting guide presenting a principle-based, practice-oriented framework for institutional and educational evaluation in theological schools.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); Checklist for Effective Assessment; educational effectiveness; evaluation and assessment; institutional planning; student learning; student learning outcomes; theological schools
Standards of Accreditation (with Self-Study Ideas)
Current ATS Commission Standards, articulating principles and expectations for graduate theological education. This version embeds optional self-study ideas to help schools interpret accrediting requirements and demonstrate alignment.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Board of Commissioners; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); Commission on Accrediting of ATS (COAATS); comprehensive visit for accreditation/reaffirmation; educational mission and institutional effectiveness; graduate theological schools; mission and vision; planning, evaluation, and educational assessment; self-study ideas; student learning and formation; theological education
An Assessment Workbook for Roman Catholic Seminaries
A two-part resource by NCEA and ATS (2018) comprising a workbook with case studies designed to help Roman Catholic seminaries evaluate student learning and degree program effectiveness.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2012); Catholicism; degree program effectiveness; educational assessment; priestly formation; seminary curriculum; student learning outcomes; workbook resource; case study
Re-Engaging the Wesleyan-Holiness Tradition in Response to Diversification and Fragmentation in Theological Education
Case study of Nazarene Theological Seminary's Wesleyan-Holiness approach to spiritual formation curriculum and assessment amid diversification and fragmentation of theological learning platforms and contexts.
KEYWORDS: assessment; curriculum; diversification; spiritual formation; Wesleyan-Holiness
Longitudinal Analyses of Religious and Spiritual Development among Seminary Students
Longitudinal study of 119 graduate seminary students testing seven hypotheses from a relational spirituality model regarding intrinsic religiosity, questing, spiritual openness, well-being, and activity over time.
KEYWORDS: development; longitudinal; religion; seminary; spirituality; well-being
Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Resource for Guiding the Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry
USCCB pastoral resource (2005) guiding the development of lay ecclesial ministry through integral formation, theological preparation, professional competence, certification, and pastoral collaboration.
KEYWORDS: agents of formation; Catholicism; certification and credentialing; formation pathways; integral formation; lay ecclesial ministry; pastoral collaboration; professional competence; spiritual development; theological preparation; vocation
On the Priesthood
St John Chrysostom’s (347-407 CE) classic treatise on the dignity, responsibility, and spiritual demands of the Christian priesthood, originally written as a dialogue in six books
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; asceticism; book; early church clergy; Eastern Christianity; ecclesiastical office; moral authority; pastoral care; pastoral theology; Patristics; preaching; priesthood; spiritual formation
Christifideles Laici (Christ's Faithful Laity)
Apostolic Exhortation by John Paul II (1988) on the vocation and mission of the lay faithful, articulating integral human formation, secular character, charisms, and formation for mission.
KEYWORDS: catechetical responsibility; Catholicism; charisms / common priesthood; formation for mission; human dignity; integral human formation; laity / lay spirituality; new evangelization; secular character; vocation