Larry W. Caldwell

Larry W. Caldwell is Chief Academic Officer and Dean, and Professor of Intercultural Studies and Bible Interpretation, at Kairos University, Sioux Falls, SD. He is also Senior Missiologist for Converge Worldwide (formerly Baptist General Conference). He previously taught at Asian Theological Seminary in Manila, Philippines for 20 years as Professor of Missions and Bible Interpretation, as well as a season as Academic Dean.

Rethinking the Old Wineskins of “Academic” for the New Wine of Oral and Oral-Preference Learners

Mar 29, 2025

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Larry W. Caldwell

in Articles, Very Low Orality Reliance ■□□□□, Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025)

For too long, the West has dominated theological education worldwide. This reality is primarily due to the West’s past centuries of colonization of the non-Western world, which has ramifications for…
Orality in Theological Education: Addressing 21st-Century Challenges

Nov 14, 2024

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Laurence Gatawa and Larry W. Caldwell

in Webinar

Our speakers, Larry Caldwell and Laurence Gatawa, made a compelling case for the use of orality in theological education. Laurence focused on the need to teach oral hermeneutics, while Larry…

Larry W. Caldwell

Rethinking the Old Wineskins of “Academic” for the New Wine of Oral and Oral-Preference Learners

Orality in Theological Education: Addressing 21st-Century Challenges