RT Article
T1 Does higher education change the faith of Anglicans and Methodists preparing for church ministries through a course validated by a UK university?
JF Practical theology
VO 12
IS 4
SP 389
OP 401
A1 Village, Andrew
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1687930910
AB Churches often validate their ministry training through Higher Education (HE) institutions in order to assure the academic quality of their awards. Although academic progress is carefully assessed, and churches have long debated formational aspects of ministry training, there has been little quantitative work that examines whether exposure to HE changes the faith of students. This study reports on the effects on various aspects of faith (such as beliefs about the Bible, biblical literalism, morality, exclusivity, quest orientation, and dogmatism) of a ministry programme delivered to Anglicans and Methodists that was validated by a United Kingdom university. A sample of 91 students completed questionnaires at the start and finish of their period of study, which ranged from one to three years. There was no evidence of systematic change in any of the tested variables that coincided with the period of study.
K1 Church of England
K1 Conservatism
K1 Liberalism
K1 Ministry
K1 Quantitative Study
K1 Training
DO 10.1080/1756073X.2019.1635310