Includes bibliographical references.

Wondering about God: The Conversation Continues / Les Ball -- Part 1: The Role of Research in Theological Education -- Remembering the Future: The Contribution of Historical Research to Innovation in Theological Education / Andrew Dutney -- Reflections on the Practice of Research-Led Teaching in a Small College Context / Willis Salier -- Moving from Instruction to Inquiry: How Complexity Theory Informs Work-Integrated Learning / Stephen Smith -- Reflections on the Experience of Wonder in Research-Led Learning—in Company with Nietzsche and Girard / Nikolai Blaskow -- ‘Unite the Pair So Long Disjoined, Knowledge and Vital Piety’: What is the Role of Research in This Process? / David McEwan -- Researching the Future: the Implications of Activist Research for Theological Scholarship in Teaching and Learning / Steve Taylor and Rosemary Dewerse -- Part 2: The Telos of Theological Education -- ‘To Take You Where You Do Not Wish To Go’: Extending the Telos of Online Theological Education —The ‘Who’ of the Teacher Who Teaches / Peter Mudge and Dan Fleming -- ‘To Take You Where You Do Not Wish To Go’: Extending the Telos of Online Theological Education—The ‘What’ of the Institution That Teaches / Peter Mudge and Dan Fleming -- Vision for The Good Life / Bruce Hulme -- Education, Ministry and the New Covenant / Peter Carblis.

Part 3: Academic Freedom in Theological Education -- Academic Freedom in the Thought-Policed University: Challenges for Christian Educators Today / Barry Spurr -- Exploring the Nexus between Academic Freedom and Ecclesial Expectations / Dean Smith and Rob Fringer -- The Perils of Academic Freedom: the Australian College of Theology as an Australian University of Specialisation / Geoff Treloar -- Part 4: Pedagogical Approaches to Deep Learning -- Windows, Mirrors and Icons as Ways into the Context, Content and Call of Sacred Narratives / Debra Snoddy -- In My Father’s House: the Place of Wonder in Proverbs’ Vision of Education / A. J. Culp -- Text and Interpretation: from Classical Music to Biblical Studies / Sarah Hart -- The Pedagogy of Biblical Fiction: Where Research and Creativity Collide / Ben Chenoweth -- Is the God of the Bible an Ugly Bully? Helping Bible Students Come to Terms with Violence in the Biblical Text / Andrew Jaensch -- An Approach for Deep Theological Learning in Research Methodologies / Denise Goodwin -- The Relational Teacher: Sharing Life as Vocational Essence / Darren Cronshaw -- Deep Learning from a Shallow Surface? Encouraging Good Research in the Internet Age / Peter Bolt -- Making Good Practice Affordable: Understanding your Students with Learning Analytics / Martin Olmos -- Theological Education in Context: Exploring the Delivery of Theological Education in a Multi-Cultural Setting / Bruce Allder -- Integrating Theology in a Questioning Age / Les Ball -- Curiosity and Doubt in Researching the Future: The Contribution of Flipped Learning to Sociality in Theological Innovation / Steve Taylor and Rosemary Dewerse -- Epilogue / Peter Bolt.

A collection of essays originally delivered at the Sydney College of Divinity 2017 Learning & Teaching Theology Conference exploring Research-Led Theological Education.