ABSTRACT
The educational landscape within the Episcopal Church looks different from that in other Anglican contexts, especially when compared with the Church of England. Anyone pursuing an academic vocation within the life of the Church should be willing to train people in the way Rowan Williams describes: grounded in the deep riches of the Church and postured to engage in the life of the wider world. The clear linking of theological education with mission expressed by both Theological Education for the Anglican Communion (TEAC) and Inter-Anglican Standing commission on Mission and Evangelism (IASCOME) provides us with a clearer lens for understanding the academic vocation today. The working documents from TEAC and IASCOME mirror a trend in the Anglican Communion to foster networks for ministry. Re-envisioning theological education, and hence the academic vocation, as an expression of the mission of the Church provides a productive answer to the question of how to live out the academic vocation in the midst of crisis.
