ATS Publishes New Volume on Women Leaders with Books@Atla Open Press

A series of essays celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Association of Theological School’s (ATS) Women in Leadership (WIL) initiative is now available open access through Books@Atla Open Press. Edited by Mary Young, ATS director of leadership education, ATS Women in Leadership: Celebrating 20 Years focuses on the women’s personal narratives of leadership experiences and research interests, shared with the aim of highlighting the impact and work of women in theological education.

“I am particularly pleased that this volume has been brought to fruition and that we have an opportunity to share aspects of the twentieth-anniversary celebration of the Association’s work with women,” said Young. “Each of the writers speaks to significant aspects of leadership shaped by the unique gifts, callings, challenges, and celebrations that women encounter on the leadership journey.”

The WIL initiative has been included in the Association’s programmatic efforts since 1997, to support the professional development of women in theological education and advise educational programs for women students. The essays included in ATS Women in Leadership volume originated from the 2017 ATS WIL research project and subsequent anniversary event, which brought together women leaders from member schools to share wisdom and discuss professional challenges. A handful of theological educators wrote essays prior to the event, with the majority of them attending the conference to discuss their pieces.

This publication is offered with sincere gratitude to the women leaders who have given of their time and scholarship, and willingly shared their experiences as educators and researchers.

“This publication is offered with sincere gratitude to the women leaders who have given of their time and scholarship, and willingly shared their experiences as educators and researchers. We are grateful to offer this gift to all of our colleagues at ATS member schools,” added Young.

ATS Women in Leadership: Celebrating Twenty Years is available on the Books@Atla Open Press website. The publication is available open access in both PDF and EPUB formats under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (CC-BY-NC) license.