Challenging Tradition

The surge of theological education in the rapidly growing church of the Majority World has highlightedthe inadequacy of traditional Western methods of thinking and learning to fully accomplish the task athand. The limitations of current theological education are embodied in the formation and assessmentof the masters or doctoral dissertation; processes that follow a linear-empiricist tradition developed inthe West and exported to the Majority World. Challenging Tradition: Innovation in Advanced TheologicalStudies highlights the need for these traditions to be reconsidered in every context throughout theworld. Drs Shaw and Dharamraj, with their team of contributors, present innovations in research anddocumentation that demonstrate how we may better prepare theological leadership through meansthat are contextually relevant and locally meaningful.