A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. This usually, though not always, applies to Christian and Jewish education. These institutions may also be known as theological colleges, particularly in the United Kingdom. Where they are part of another tertiary education institution they are typically called a school of theology, or divinity school. They usually offer professional gradu ...
Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten official seminaries of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located in Decatur, Georgia.
Columbia Theological Seminary was founded in 1828 in Lexington, Georgia, by several Presbyterian ministers. In 1830, it moved to Columbia, South Carolina. During the years before the American Civil War, Columbia was noted for its role in offering a Christian defense of slavery. The seminary moved to its current location in Decatur, Georgia, in 1928. As of 2005, the seminary enrolled 500 students i ...
Westminster Theological Seminary is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution with campuses located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas and programs of study in New York City, London, and Seoul. In 1982, the California branch of Westminster became an independent institution, Westminster Seminary California.
The seminary was formed in 1929, largely under the leadership and funding of J. Gresham Machen, with the vision of continuing the theological tradition of Princeton Theological Seminary, from which th ...
Westminster Seminary California is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located 25 miles north of San Diego, California in Escondido.
The seminary traces its commitment to Reformed theological education back to the Reformation and especially to John Calvin and his educational approach at Geneva Academy. In America, that education heritage was maintained at Princeton Theological Seminary in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The old Princeton Seminary was devoted to the inerrancy of the Bible, outstan ...
Union Theological Seminary is an independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan, in New York City. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is currently affiliated with Columbia University.
The school confers Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, and Ph.D. degrees. The school has long been associated with ecumenism.
Union Theological Seminary is not to be confused with Unification Theological Seminary (the seminary of the Unification Church), despite their sharing the same acronym. Additionally, Union should not be confused with Union Theological Seminary ...
Covenant Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). It is located in St. Louis, Missouri, and its purpose is to train leaders for work in the church and the world — especially as pastors, missionaries, and counselors. It does not require all students to be members of the PCA, but it is loyal to the teachings of its denomination. Faculty must subscribe to the s ...
Chicago Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary of the United Church of Christ. It prepares women and men for leadership in the church and society through Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts in Religious Studies (M.A.), Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.), Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs. It enrolls approximately 220 students from over 20 denominations / religions traditions.
It is fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and by the North Central Association. It one of the 11 seminarie ...
Western Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan, to educate ministers for the congregations of the Reformed Church in America. It is located adjacent to the campus of Hope College.
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Asbury Theological Seminary was founded in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1923 by its first president, Henry Clay Morrison. Shortly thereafter, the school broke away from Asbury College and became a separate institution. Because of the close proximity of the two schools (across the street), similar name, and common theological heritage, many people confuse the relationship between the College and the Seminary. Today, there is no connection between the two schools.
Succeeding Morrison as president was J.C. McPheeters, who was succeeded by Frank ...
The Crozer Theological Seminary was a multi-denominational religious institution located in both Chester, Pennsylvania and nearby Upland. The school, which occupied the former Crozer Hospital (now the Crozer-Chester Medical Center), mostly served as a Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist Church) school, training seminarians for the entry into the Methodist ministry. Henry Clay Vedder was employed there from 1894 onwards.
The most famous student of Crozer Seminary was the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. He attended the sc
Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is a conservative graduate-level theological seminary located in Dallas, Texas, which has been, according to its mission statement, "equipping godly servant-leaders for the proclamation of His Word and the building up of the body of Christ worldwide" since its founding by Lewis Sperry Chafer in 1924.
Chafer served as President of DTS until his death in 1952 whereupon John F. Walvoord replaced Chafer. Walvoord oversaw massive growth of DTS until he retired in 1986. Donald K. Campbell repl ...
Calvin Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and very closely tied to Calvin College.
The institution primarily prepares candidates for ordained ministry within the denomination, but also grants master's degrees in other subjects including worship, education, missions, and theological studies.
A building e ...
The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, commonly known as AGTS, is a denominationally-funded seminary in Springfield, Missouri.
AGTS serves as the only seminary endorsed by the Assemblies of God for the graduate-level education of ministers. It is one of the world's leading Pentecostal seminaries and has one of the ten largest doctor of ministry programs in America.
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Church of God Theological Seminary, located in Cleveland, Tennessee, is the main theological training center for the Church of God (Cleveland). The school was founded in 1975 as the Church of God Graduate School of Christian Ministries. In 1978 the name was changed to Church of God School of Theology, and later the name was changed once again to Church of God Theological Seminary. The seminary distinguishes itself as one of the few ministry training institu
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, known in the Jewish community simply as JTS, is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism. Along with the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and Machon Schechter in Jerusalem it is one the movement's main rabbinical seminaries. It takes it name and basic ideology from the no longer extant Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau. JTS is affiliated wit ...
Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education is an institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
It is located in the northside of the city of Richmond, Virginia.
For many years, the seminary operated WRFK, a FM radio station at 106.5 MHz. It was sold to commercial interests in 1988.
The Seminary was founded as the theological department of Hampden-Sydney College, located outside of Farmville, Virginia.
Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Educati ...
Originally set up as the alumni association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the official, international body of Conservative rabbis, with some 1400 members.
Rabbinical graduates from JTS, the University of Judaism (California) and The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem, Israel) are automatically members of the RA; Rabbis whose ordination is fro ...
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (or USCJ; until 1992, it was the United Synagogue of America) is the official organization of synagogues practicing Conservative Judaism in North America. It closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly, the international body of Conservative Rabbis, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the primary seminary of the Conservative movement.
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism - Role and Description.
The USCJ has over 800 congregations. The USCJ w ...
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of historic Christianity. In 2003, the student body of Calvin was around 4,300 students, with 54% coming from the state of Michigan, 38% from other U.S. states, and 8% from other countries. Calvin College is named after John Calvin, the 16th century reformer at the center of the Reformation movement.
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The Assemblies of God is the world's largest Pentecostal Protestant Christian denomination.
As of 2004, they have approximately 15 million members worldwide[1], with 12,277 churches in the United States and 268,022 churches worldwide. Its biggest international branch is the Brazilian Assemblies of God, with 3.5 million members[2]. National headquar ...
