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| Formation | 1918 |
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| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA |
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President | Mary McCormick |
Executive Director | Frank M. Yamada |
| Website | www |
The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. [1] [2] [3] ATS has its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It was founded in 1918. [4] The Association's stated mission is "to promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools to the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public." [3]
The ATS Commission on Accrediting provides graduate schools of theology with accreditation. [5] It is recognized by both the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education as an accrediting body. [1] [2] It also publishes the journal Theological Education.
Since July 2017, Frank M. Yamada became the association's executive director. [6] [7]
In 2020, it claimed 270 member schools. [8]
B. H. Carroll Theological Institute is an accredited Christian Baptist institution in Irving, Texas with multiple sources of funding and a self-perpetuating board of governors. It is named after Benajah Harvey Carroll and teaches Baptist principles and practices. It operates in cooperation primarily with Baptist churches, and also cooperates with other Great Commission Christians. The institution offers classes in both conventional classroom settings and by innovative means. It trains students in "“teaching churches” located in multiple Texas cities, as well as through interactive lessons taught over the Internet", with 20 such "teaching churches" in operation throughout Texas as of November 2006. The school plans to focus on the use of distance education to make it easier for students to obtain theological education. As of 2006, the school's second year of operation, B. H. Carroll Theological Institute had 300 students taking courses and an additional 300 students auditing courses. Bruce Corley was Carroll's first president; Gene Wilkes is Carroll's second president.
Tyndale University is a Canadian private interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Toronto, Ontario, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs. Tyndale students come from over 40 different Christian denominations.
Alliance University ) is a private Christian college affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and located in New York, New York. Enrolling just over 1,000 students, the school is organized in three academic divisions, including the Alliance Theological Seminary, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Graduate and Professional Programs. Alliance offers both on-campus and online courses as part of its undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs.
Doctor of Theology is a terminal degree in the academic discipline of theology. The ThD, like the ecclesiastical Doctor of Sacred Theology, is an advanced research degree equivalent to the Doctor of Philosophy.
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is education to teach spiritual care to clergy and others. CPE is the primary method of training hospital and hospice chaplains and spiritual care providers in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. CPE is both a multicultural and interfaith experience that uses real-life ministry encounters of students to improve the care provided by caregivers.
Earlham School of Religion (ESR), a graduate division of Earlham College, located in Richmond, Indiana, is the oldest graduate seminary associated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). ESR's Mission Statement is as follows: "Rooted in the Christian Quaker tradition of contemplation that inspires action, Earlham School of Religion prepares theologically diverse students for a pluralistic world. Our curriculum unites spiritual formation, academic study, social engagement, and vital ministry."
The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), formerly The Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC) is an evangelical Christian organization of bible colleges in the United States and Canada. It is a member of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education. The ABHE is interdenominational but requires annual affirmation of a common statement of beliefs. It is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
Urshan Graduate School of Theology (UGST) is a private seminary affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) and located in Wentzville, Missouri. It opened in 2001 as a Oneness Pentecostal seminary.
The Master of Rabbinic Studies (MRb) is a graduate degree granted by a Yeshiva or rabbinical school. It involves the academic study of Talmud, Jewish law, philosophy, ethics, and rabbinic literature; see Yeshiva § Curriculum. The Master of Talmudic Law is closely related.
The Augustine Institute (AI), located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, is a private Catholic graduate theology school that offers master's degree programs inspired by Pope John Paul II's call for a New Evangelization. In addition, the Institute produces catechetical videos, records audio drama productions, publishes books, and distributes Catholic media materials. It also publishes the ESV Catholic Edition Bible translation in North America.
Higher education accreditation in the United States is a peer review process by which the validity of degrees and credits awarded by higher education institutions is assured. It is coordinated by accreditation commissions made up of member institutions. It was first undertaken in the late 19th century by cooperating educational institutions, on a regional basis.
The Heritage College & Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada.
Houston Graduate School of Theology (HGST) is an independent, evangelical, multicultural, and ecumenical seminary, training students from more than 30 denominational traditions.
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK) is a freestanding theological school located on the campus of Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville, Kentucky, and in Lexington, Kentucky. The seminary's mission is to prepare men and women sensing God's leadership for life and ministry in faithful witness to Jesus Christ in the church and the world. Denominational partners include the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Kentucky, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia, and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida and the Caribbean Islands.
The Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) is an organisation of Christian seminaries and other tertiary institutes of theology. It is based in Manila, Philippines and currently networks 102 member institutions and schools in 16 countries. It also acts as an accreditation agency for theological education in the South East Asian region.
Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries is regional theological education and ministry training institution of the Church of God World Missions (COGWM) and a religious higher education institution recognized by the Philippine government.
Newman Theological College (NTC) is a Roman Catholic school of theology founded in 1969 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada.
Frank M. Yamada is a Japanese-American Old Testament scholar.
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