What to Expect in Seminary : Theological Education as Spiritual Formation

Cetuk, Virginia Samuel (signed)

ISBN 10: 0687017289 / ISBN 13: 9780687017287

Published by Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998

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Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1998. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the AUTHOR using just her nickname, "Ginny." Very Fine condition. A beautiful copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO creases. Pages are fresh and crisp - apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Contains an Introduction and 8 chapters, as follows: 1) The Tasks of Ministry; 2) Wrestling with Holy Things: Reframing Theological Education; 3) The Call to Ministry; 4) Life Together: Variety and Community; 5) The Classroom; 6) The Practice of Ministry; 7) Money and Time Management; 8) The Seminary Experience: An Overview. List of chapter notes/sources. Bound in the original pictorial wrappers. From the rear cover: "In WHAT TO EXPECT IN SEMINARY, Virginia Samuel Cetuk looks at the various facets of theological education -- the call to ministry, classroom learning, community life, field education, financial realities, time management challenges -- through the lens of spiritual formation. In each chapter she challenges the reader to view the particular topic as an avenue to spiritual growth rather than an obstacle. Offering the reader the conceptual tool of reframing, she draws upon psychology, scripture, and her many years of experience in theological education to help the reader see both the challenges and the rich opportunities of theological education related to ministry and spiritual formation." . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Fine condition. 200pp. Seller Inventory # 007075

Bibliographic Details

Title: What to Expect in Seminary : Theological ...

Publisher: Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Fine condition

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.

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Synopsis:

In What to Expect in Seminary, Virginia Samuel Cetuk looks at the various facets of theological education -- the call to ministry, classroom learning, community life, field education, financial realities, time-management challenges -- through the lens of spiritual formation. In each chapter she challenges readers to view the particular topic as an avenue to spiritual growth instead of as an obstacle to the same. Offering readers the conceptual tool of reframing, she draws upon psychology, Scripture, and her many years' experiences in theological education to help readers see both the challenges and the rich opportunities of theological education related to ministry and spiritual formation.

About the Author:

Virginia Samuel Cetuk is Associate Dean for Contextual Learning and Director of Supervised Ministry, The Theological School of Drew University and an Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church, Northern New Jersey Conference.