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The State of Theological Education in Central and East European Universities
Challenges and Prospects in View of Secularization and Globalization
Series: - Studies in Theology and Religion, Volume: 33
Through a geographic spread that surveys theological education in Central and East Europe, this volume provides a local glimpse into the state of theological education but also global reflection on the state and scope of theological education as a type of Christian mission and witness in light of secularization and globalization under the conditions of late modernity.
Nikolaos Asproulis, Ph.D. (2016), Volos Academy for Theological Studies, is deputy director at the Academy. He has published monographs, essays, articles and edited volumes on Eastern Orthodoxy, including, (co-edited with John Chryssavgis) Priests of Creation: John Zizioulas on Discerning an Ecological Ethos T&T Clark, London-New York, 2021 Natallia Vasilevich, Ph.D. candidate (2024), University of Bonn, is a doctoral student at the Department of Philosophy and Theory of Religions of that university. She is a member of the Ecumenical Education Formation Commission of the World Council of Churches. She is an editor-in-chief of Belarusian theological journal âZbożżaâ.
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Notes on ContributorsI
Introduction: Does Theological Education Still Matter?
âNikolaos Asproulis and Natallia Vasilevich
Part 1: Ecumenical Perspectives
1 Ecumenical Theological Education as a Strategic Priority for World Christianity in the 21st Century
âDietrich Werner
2 A Next TIER: Interdisciplinarity in Theological Identity / Education / Research (TIER) in a Post-secular Age
âChristo Lombaard
3 Theosis and Theological Literacy: Identity Formation and Teaching Theology for Undergraduates
âAristotle Papanikolaou
Part 2: Contextual Perspectives 1: the Baltic Region
4 Challenges for Theological Education in Latvia
âLaima Geikina
5 The History and Future of Theological Studies in Lithuania
âGintaras Sungaila
Part 3: Contextual Perspectives 2: Central Europe
6 Theological Education in the Czech Republic
âMartin VaÅáÄ, Petr Jandejsek and Ivana Noble
7 Eastern Orthodox Theological Education in Slovakia
âVáclav Ježek
Part 4: Contextual Perspectives 3: East Europe
8 Theological Education in Belarus: between Church, State, and Academia
âNatallia Vasilevich
9 The Problems of Theological Education in Russia: Church, State, University
âVladimir Khulap
10 The Condition of Theological Education in Ukraine
âVitaliy Khromets
11 Orthodox Theological Education in Post-communist Romania: Structures, Discourses and a Local Profile
âIonuÅ£ Daniel BÄncilÄ
Part 5: Contextual Perspectives 4: the Balkan Region
12 The Forest Paths of Orthodoxy and Orthodox Theology in Serbia
âDavor Džalto
13 New Challenges in Religious Teacher Education in Greek Schools of Theology
âMarios Koukounaras Liagkis
14 A Reflective Evaluation of Bulgarian Theological Education: Missiological and Theological Considerations on the Present and the Future
âViktor Kostov
Index
Readers of the volume include academics, researchers, specialists, graduate/post-graduate students, librarians and institutes. Subject area: History of education, humanities, social sciences, history of ideas, theology, religious studies.