Assessing the need for better integration in theological education : proposals, progress, and possibilities from the medical education model

This essay assumes that the key to enhancing theological education is intentionally integrating knowing with being and doing, theory with practice, and theology with life and ministry. After outlining the longstanding call for better integration, it analyses evidence of a continuing need in this area, outlines recent proposals designed to address it, and highlights several signs of recent progress. Building on this analysis, the essay explores the potential of medical training in Australia to serve as a foil for reflection on ways of strengthening the relationship between knowing, being, and doing in theological education.