Apologia is about contemporary theological education its current state and its future. While many current trends in seminaries and departments of theology bring important new insights to the study of religion, says Max Stackhouse, they also erode sometimes unwittingly the capacity to speak of God, truth, and justice with warranted confidence. Theology is thereby under mind in all arenas not only in academia, but in the life of the church and society. This book not only exposes the frailties of several current ideologies, but also draws noted scholars from five continents and a seminary faculty into a interdisciplinary discussion of the most significant recent literature on theological education. The results are fresh proposals or the reconstructing of theological education on foundations that are contextually alert, globally concerned and mission-oriented.