Education

‘What do students want?’

An interfaith space at Virginia Commonwealth University uses asset-based community development to focus on the strengths and interests of the students who walk through its doors rather than telling them what they need.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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What Paul can teach us about distance education

Paul formed many Christian communities without being with them in person.

By Colin Yuckman Senior director of digital learning formation at Duke Divinity School

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Daniel J. Bernardo: Interim leaders aren’t just placeholders

Too often, interim leaders are expected to tread water while an institution searches for a replacement. That’s an important opportunity lost, both for the person and for the organization, says the author of a book on interim leadership in higher education.

Making more than a home in The House Next Door

A nonprofit ministry in Idaho houses single moms rent-free while they pursue their education.

By Hayden Seder Journalist

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Emily Knox: Book bannings are a lagging indicator of society's reaction to change

An associate professor of information science draws on her training in religious studies to frame book banning’s current resurgence.

Terry LeBlanc: A seminary teaches how to be authentically Indigenous and Christian

A North American Indigenous learning community focuses on Indigenous-led theological education.

Freedom Schools offer a summer of possibilities for the next generation

Grounded in history, the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools face the future by forming students from kindergarten through high school.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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For Black teachers and Black churches: A wonder

The work of African American educators can serve as a model for churches, particularly as some public schools limit curriculum, a pastor writes.

By Candace Simpson Minister and religious educator

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TheoEd brings the TED Talk model to Christian leaders

What does it take to engage public audiences in conversations about God, religion and the power of faith to shape lives and communities? Hosting TED-style talks is one answer, writes an assistant professor at Candler School of Theology.

By Ryan P. Bonfiglio Assistant professor, Candler School of Theology

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Mark S. Young: Rediscovering the hope-filled meaning of evangelicalism

Theological education provides a path forward for a movement that has lost its way, writes the president of Denver Seminary in his contribution to the Theological Education Between the Times series.

Latino students succeed in graduate school with the support of the Hispanic Theological Initiative

HTI’s emphasis on mentoring, editorial support and community has created a network that participants refer to as la familia.

By Marilyn Garateix Journalist

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