Best The Wabash Center For Teaching Podcasts (2025)

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Adam Bond: Silhouette Interview 20:42

2h ago20:42

20:42

Adam Bond, PhD is Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Baylor University.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Igniting Imagination: Adam Bond 27:38

7d ago27:38

27:38

Adam Bond, PhD is Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Baylor University. Teaching to unlock new abilities to see. Imagining new futures, building new worlds, seeing new possibilities can be incorporated into our classrooms if teachers can unshackle their own creativity. Bond reflects on a recent Wabash cohort experience …

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Sailaja V. Krishnamurti: Silhouette Interview 15:45

14d ago15:45

15:45

Sailaja V. Krishnamurti, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Gender Studies at Queen's University.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Sabbatical Time: Sailaja V. Krishnamurti 21:43

21d ago21:43

21:43

Sailaja V. Krishnamurti, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Gender Studies at Queen's University. A sabbatical provides precious time but also points to exploitation, exhaustion, and rage. What is a generative sabbatical, especially when resisting dehumanizing patterns of productivity? What kinds of synergies are needed for …

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Ways to Survive Grind Culture: Sharon Higginbothan 31:24

28d ago31:24

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Sharon Higginbothan, PhD is the Founder and Principle of the Higginbothan and Associates LLC where they do coaching, group facilitation, and consultation. She is also Adjunct Professor of Liberation and Womanist Theology at Chatham University. For those who feel disillusioned by the professorate - even when having had accomplishments, for those who…

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Teaching as Curating Experience - Sarah Farmer and Rachelle Green 28:43

1M ago28:43

28:43

Sarah Farmer and Rachelle Green are Associate Directors for the Wabash Center. If teaching is not about control, what approach is better? How do you create an environment for learning which takes into consideration the entire experience of the student? What is the prerequisite of learning for adult students? What does it mean to create an arc of le…

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Shatavia Wynn: Silhouette Interview 14:24

1M ago14:24

14:24

Dr. Shatavia Wynn is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Grind Culture - A Detriment: Sharon Higginbothan 34:25

2M ago34:25

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Sharon Higginbothan, PhD is the Founder and Principle of the Higginbothan and Associates LLC where they do coaching, group facilitation, and consultation. She is also Adjunct Professor of Liberation and Womanist Theology at Chatham University. When we work until we are physically, mentally, and spiritually sick we are participating in being exploit…

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The People Who Raised Me Formed My Teaching: Shatavia Wynn 24:28

2M ago24:28

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Dr. Shatavia Wynn is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College. Our communities form us, but effort (to say nothing of time and distance) may be required to understand how. Wynn's folks taught through care, deep listening and storytelling. Wynn discusses the realization of just how formative those relationships are to current teach…

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Valerie Miles-Tribble: Silhouette Interview 27:54

2M ago27:54

27:54

Rev. Valerie Miles-Tribble, PhD DMin is Professor of Ministerial Leadership & Practical Theology at Berkeley School of Theology.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Anne Wimberly: Silhouette Interview 25:44

2M ago25:44

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Dr. Anne E. Streaty Wimberly is Professor Emerita of Christian Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center and Executive Director of the Youth Hope-Builders Academy, a youth theology program funded by the Lilly Endowment.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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To Teach is to Learn 23:33

3M ago23:33

23:33

Sarah Farmer and Rachelle Green are Associate Directors for the Wabash Center. Pursuing one's curiosity, seeking adventure, being open to mystery and problem solving is the stuff of good teaching, even if structures of academia would disagree or discourage. Learning reminds us of our humanity. Students can be some of our best teachers.…

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Rachelle Green: Silhouette Interview 25:03

3M ago25:03

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Rachelle R. Green is an Associate Director for the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and ReligionBy The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Embracing the Variety of Epistemologies: Rolf R. Nolasco 32:28

3M ago32:28

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Rolf R. Nolasco is the Rueben P. Job Professor of Spiritual Formation and Pastoral Theology and Director of the Rueben P. Job Institute for Spiritual Formation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Since we are conditioned to believe that thinking is the best way of knowing, what would it mean to rethink what we consider to be knowledge? Wha…

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Yii-Jan Lin: Silhouette Interview 19:01

3M ago19:01

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Yii-Jan Lin is Associate Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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When Time is Teaching: Stephanie M. Crumpton 30:59

3M ago30:59

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Stephanie M. Crumpton is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of the Trauma Healing Initiative at McCormick Theological Seminary. At what season in your career, if ever, did you make time for your own thoughts and curiosities? Who do we become over time and while teaching? What choices about our teaching are made easier with time?…

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Eric C. Smith: A Silhouette Interview 16:23

4M ago16:23

16:23

Eric C. Smith is Associate Professor of Early Christian Texts and Traditions and Co-Director of the Doctor in Ministry Program at Iliff School of Theology.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Running Wild! 9:03

4M ago9:03

9:03

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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When Reverse-Mentoring Happens: Anne Wimberly 23:36

4M ago23:36

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Dr. Anne E. Streaty Wimberly is Professor Emerita of Christian Education at the Interdenominational Theological Center and Executive Director of the Youth Hope-Builders Academy, a youth theology program funded by the Lilly Endowment. The relationship bonds between faculty and student can be long-lasting and mutually lifegiving. What happens when, i…

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Kelly Campbell: A Silhouette Interview 16:26

5M ago16:26

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Kelly Campbell is Associate Dean of Information Services and Senior Director of the John Bulow Campbell Library at Columbia Theological Seminary.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Challenges of Teaching Bible: Eric C. Smith 23:54

5M ago23:54

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Eric C. Smith is Associate Professor of Early Christian Texts and Traditions and Co-Director of the Doctor of Ministry in Prophetic Leadership Program at Iliff School of Theology. What does it mean to create and sustain learner centered approaches for courses in Bible? When Bible courses are not neutral nor benign, but acknowledge a political dynam…

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Almeda Wright: A Silhouette Interview 16:55

5M ago16:55

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Almeda M. Wright is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at Yale Divinity School. Her research focuses on African American religion, adolescent spiritual development, and the interesections of religion and public life.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Questioning Sacred Texts - oh no!: Laura Carlson Hasler 22:42

5M ago22:42

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Laura Carlson Hasler is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies and Alvin H. Rosen Chair of Hebrew Bible at Indiana University. What are teaching strategies when the religious identity of students presents obstacles to learning in religious study courses? How do you teach academic inquiry when curiosity is considered antithetica…

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Librarians are Partners in Teaching: Kelly Campbell 18:30

6M ago18:30

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Kelly Campbell is Associate Dean of Information Services and Senior Director of the John Bulow Campbell Library at Columbia Theological Seminary. A healthy ecology of teaching includes librarians and libraries. Libraries are magical nonjudgemental spaces. The responsibility of librarians for resourcing, teaching, and technology is invaluable and un…

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Teaching to Live - Almeda M. Wright 23:14

6M ago23:14

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Almeda M. Wright is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at Yale Divinity School. Her research focuses on African American religion, adolescent spiritual development, and the interesections of religion and public life. We discuss Wrights' latest book entitled, Teaching to Live: Black Religion, Activist Educators and Radical Social Change. The…

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For the Sake of Possibility, Nurture Curiosity 6:09

6M ago6:09

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this audioblog, Westfield talks about the fruits from the Wabash Center's recent Curiosity Roundtable.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Mindy McGarrah Sharp: Silhouette Interview 29:55

6M ago29:55

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Mindy McGarrah Sharp is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care as well as Lead Faculty in the Master of Arts in Practical Theology Program at Columbia Theological School.By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Disappointed! in Scholarly Job: Willie James Jennings 31:39

6M ago31:39

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Willie James Jennings is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. The disappointment is real! Early career colleagues report their disappointment after joining a faculty. Many excel during the doctoral program only to feel deflated, marginalized, or overlooked as a “junior” scholar. Many fe…

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Anti-Racism As Daily Practice: Jennifer Harvey 34:03

7M ago34:03

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The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean at Garrett Evangelical Seminary. The New York Times bestselling author discusses why her scholarship of religion focuses upon issues of race and anti-racism. She suggests that the work of translation, interpretation and meaning making (good teaching and good f…

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Dare to Be an Amateur at Something 7:06

7M ago7:06

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this blogpost, Westfield explores a new-found joy in coloring and encourages the listener to do something solely for the joy it brings paying no mind to its "usefulness."By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Administration - Not for Everyone: Willie James Jennings 30:16

7M ago30:16

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Willie James Jennings is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. Administrative duties are a work of care for the thriving of all in the community. Being a good administrator requires the ability to think organizationally, and the willingness to prioritize nurturing faculty, students, and …

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Sharing the Gold? 7:47

8M ago7:47

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this blog post, Westfield wonders about how we define winning in the academy and if we prioritize defeating others to come out on top rather than a mode of collaboration. How do we define success? How do we reward it?…

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About Contract Faculty: Roger S. Nam 21:03

9M ago21:03

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Roger S. Nam is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Emory University Candler School of Theology. What are the constructive aspects of being contract faculty? If you spend your career as a contract faculty person have you failed as a scholar? How do you find your place on a faculty with tenure-track and tenure…

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Aspiring to Power, Influence and Humility 7:46

9M ago7:46

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this blog post, Westfield explores the role of the mid to late(r)career scholar who, having ascended professionally, makes it their mission not to simply coast into retirement but rather to harness their wisdom, influence, and power for the…

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Unchanged Demographics of Faculty 28:42

9M ago28:42

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Dr. Steed Davidson is the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature. Data show that the kinds of persons we bring into doctoral programs and hire onto faculty remain relatively unchanged. In what ways can directors of graduate divisions of religion attend to atrophying doctoral programs? What is the future of religious scholarship if…

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Studying the Institutional Ecology: Roger S. Nam 33:48

10M ago33:48

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Roger S. Nam is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Emory University Candler School of Theology. When at the dawn of your career, how do you learn the institutional power dynamics, the unspoken social and professional obligations, the ways conflict is resolved or left open? How do you acquire agency, get accu…

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Bible in the Public Square: Steed Davidson 27:46

10M ago27:46

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Dr. Steed Davidson is the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature. What does it mean to examen the influences of the bible upon contemporary society? In what ways can classrooms encourage understandings of the bible's complex roles in culture, now and into the future?By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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Coping with Professional Grief: Phillis Sheppard 30:37

10M ago30:37

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Phillis Sheppard is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Religion, Psychology, Culture and Womanist Thought, and Executive Director of the James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements at Vanderbilt University. Our careers will have disappointments, injustices, events which are unfair and, even shaming. How do w…

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Teaching One-on-One 6:37

10M ago6:37

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. While we ordinarily think about the classroom when it comes to teaching, sometimes strong bonds can be forged in the context of one-on-one teaching relationships. Be this student/teacher relationship one of direct instruction or supervisory fo…

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Misperceptions About Administration - Roger S. Nam 25:01

10M ago25:01

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Roger S. Nam is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Emory University Candler School of Theology. What makes for mediocre, good, and exceptional administrators? Who should consider administration as an occupation, and who should remain on faculty? How do you balance the call for transparency in communication a…

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Administration as Vocation: Steed Davidson 26:00

11M ago26:00

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Dr. Steed Davidson is the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature. In what ways do faculty positions prepare you for administrative jobs? What kind of professional formation is needed to be an administrator? How important is your team to achieving an organizational vision? What if imagination is the best skill of an administrator?…

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Transitions in Life & Mental Health: Phillis Sheppard 28:15

11M ago28:15

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Phillis Sheppard is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Religion, Psychology, Culture and Womanist Thought, and Executive Director of the James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements at Vanderbilt University. Life is a series of transitions. Transitions of an academic career can leave one feeling overwhelmed, …

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Artificial Intelligence, Theology and Teaching: Philip Butler 24:19

11M ago24:19

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Philip Butler is Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Post-Human Artificial Intelligence Systems at Iliff School of Theology. What if teaching had the audacity to pose questions which disrupts reality? What if the disruption was generative, imaginative, and healing? This conversation grapples with what it means to teach at the intersection of …

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Judged By Your Behavior 6:59

11M ago6:59

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this audioblog, Westfield notes the importance of making sure that one's actions match one's rhetoric. Talk about inclusivity or creativity or perseverance or punctuality or diligence is just that unless teachers also model their expectatio…

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Understanding Neurodivergence & Accommodations: Phillis Sheppard 25:38

11M ago25:38

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Phillis Sheppard is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Religion, Psychology, Culture and Womanist Thought, and Executive Director of the James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements at Vanderbilt University. When adult learners have learning styles and processes which are not expected, what is the role of the…

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What Counts as Teacher Failure?: Angela Parker 24:01

11M ago24:01

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Angela Parker, PhD is Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek with Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. Adult students sometimes feel confronted or disrespected when their personal faith is disrupted in bible and theological courses. In what ways does a professor prepare students for deeper learning? How do professors cope with bel…

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Questioning to Make Connections: Richelle White 23:39

12M ago23:39

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Richelle White, PhD is Professor of Youth Ministry and Director of Field Practicum and Internships and Kuyper College. Questioning as a tool of teaching is a skill to be developed and honed. Facilitating dialogue with provocative, poignant, even powerful questions takes consideration and practice. Connecting students with the right questions, espec…

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Taking Scholarship to the Public: Angela Parker 22:10

12M ago22:10

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Angela Parker, PhD is Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek with Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. People in the public are curious about, and hungry for, conversations on bible and religion. What if scholars intentionally created public-facing scholarship on, of all places, social media? What if public policy and national dis…

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Senior Scholar as Historian, Gatekeeper, Elder 9:26

1y ago9:26

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Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this audio blog, Westfield discusses three possible roles for senior scholars at an academic institution. There may be more, but the roles of gatekeeper, historian, and elder are common and visible and may offer a framework for scholars to …

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Justice Agendas in Theological Education: Sarah F. Farmer 13:59

1y ago13:59

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Sarah Farmer is Associate Director of the Wabash Center. What happens when scholarship is the work of passion and social change? What happens when learning mobilizes persons for liberation? What if theological education focused upon who we are to become - what then, would that curriculum look like?By The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

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