Women and the Academic Life

Women in academic vocations can have deeply satisfying and significant Kingdom influence, but they also must navigate particular challenges and obstacles from the academic system and the larger social context. This seminar will explore the potential and the pitfalls of the scholarly life as a context for women to exercise their gifts and participate in the mission of God.

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Speakers
Janet Clark

(as of 2012)

Dr. Janet L Clark is Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean of Tyndale Seminary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Clark brings a breadth of experience as a professor, administrator, professional counselor and overseas missionary. Before joining the faculty in 2005 she served as Vice-Dean at McMaster Divinity College, where she taught counseling, pastoral care and field education. She has lectured widely in a number of countries and contexts and is a frequent conference and retreat speaker. Her ministry background includes eight years of mission work in Indonesia. Her teaching, publications and continuing research interests are in the areas of multicultural competence, spiritual care and counseling and professional education. She is passionate about holistic theological education that interweaves the spiritual, intellectual, vocational and missional dimensions of Christian leadership.

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