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The growth of the Christian church among Africans, including the Diaspora, as well as the rest of the Global South, is astounding. The need for well-prepared ministers of the Gospel is greater than ever. Hence, the role of theological education has never been more crucial. But as the church is confronted with excruciating challenges as never before, Eve Parker asks the question: Can theological education, unless fundamentally decolonising, fundamentally transformed and transformational, fundamentally liberational, be trusted? For the Christian church and its theological education, that is indeed the heart of the matter, and this book is a phenomenal engagement of that question. Eve Parker's well-written book cannot have come at a more crucial time. As a teacher, pastor, and preacher, I put this book down with a heartfelt Amen! This is not just a very timely and necessary textbook. It is a magnificent guide in times of great trouble and even greater opportunity for the church. -- Allan Boesak This work brings us to the depth of postcoloniality in which we have yet to realise that canons of theological learning need to change. Indeed, this work is about change, in us, in the Church, in God. It will be an eye opener to some, it will be disliked by others, but the realities described here are indeed our own realities. A seminal work by an emerging younger theologian, this work will remain a classic for years to come, and a challenge to the contemporary colonial state of theology in Europe. A theological education that 'seeks truths' together would be a theological education that is a shaped by a dialogue of mutual respect, where a curriculum is developed that enables multiple truths to be heard. This is a book to be read today, tomorrow, and always. -- Mario I. Aguilar

The growth of the Christian church among Africans, including the Diaspora, as well as the rest of the Global South, is astounding. The need for well-prepared ministers of the Gospel is greater than ever. Hence, the role of theological education has never been more crucial. But as the church is confronted with excruciating challenges as never before, Eve Parker asks the question: Can theological education, unless fundamentally decolonising, fundamentally transformed and transformational, fundamentally liberational, be trusted? For the Christian church and its theological education, that is indeed the heart of the matter, and this book is a phenomenal engagement of that question. Eve Parker's well-written book could not have come at a more crucial time. As a teacher, pastor, and preacher, I put this book down with a heartfelt Amen! This is not just a very timely and necessary textbook. It is a magnificent guide in times of great trouble and even greater opportunity for the church. -- Allan Boesak, Professor of Black Liberation Theology and Ethics, University of Pretoria This work brings us to the depth of postcoloniality in which we have yet to realise that canons of theological learning need to change. Indeed, this work is about change, in us, in the Church, in God. It will be an eye opener to some, it will be disliked by others, but the realities described here are indeed our own realities. A seminal work by an emerging younger theologian, this work will remain a classic for years to come, and a challenge to the contemporary colonial state of theology in Europe. A theological education that 'seeks truths' together would be a theological education that is a shaped by a dialogue of mutual respect, where a curriculum is developed that enables multiple truths to be heard. This is a book to be read today, tomorrow, and always. -- Mario I. Aguilar, University of St. Andrews, UK

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Eve Parker is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education at Durham University. She is the lead on Diversity and Inclusion for Common Awards.

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