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Spiritual Formation for Ordained Ministry: An Ecumenical Approach
Author(s) -
Keely Barbara Anne
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9647.00176
Subject(s) - christian ministry , spiritual formation , spiritual growth , spiritual care , curriculum , sociology , pedagogy , theology , spirituality , environmental ethics , psychology , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
. Seminaries have a responsibility to engage students in reflecting upon the spiritual life, as well as providing opportunities to deepen their own spiritual journeys. It also is important that they consider the intentional ways that their understandings and experiences of the spiritual life influence their leadership in the Church. Spiritual formation of seminarians provides particular challenges to faculty of liberal, ecumenical seminaries. This article describes a course designed to address these issues and argues that spiritual formation can be effectively integrated into the curricula of liberal, ecumenical seminaries.