Open AccessTheological education in an ecumenical context: Principles and procedures of the Pretoria model
Author(s) -
C. J. Wethmar
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v21i2.1268
Subject(s) - ideal (ethics) , context (archaeology) , process (computing) , sociology , transformation (genetics) , theology , mathematics education , pedagogy , epistemology , philosophy , history , psychology , computer science , archaeology , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , operating system
During the past three years the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria was involved in a profound process of transformation. In this article, the historical background of the faculty is briefly described as well as the basic characteristics of the present-day South African tertiary education scene in which this process took place. This is followed by an analysis of the basic principles and procedures of the transformation process. Special emphasis is placed on the ecumenical ideal that inspired the development of the new faculty.