Korea Presbyterian Theological Seminary

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Korea Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Symbol Mark & Logo of the Korea Presbyterian Theological Seminary.jpg
Motto Sola Scriptura,Solus Christus
Type Seminary
Established 2012
Founder Seung-Moo Ha
Affiliation The Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Korea [1]
President Seung-Moo Ha(1st president)
(17 Jan.2012~4 Sep.2015)
Cheon-Woo Lee(2nd President)
(5 Sep.2015~16 Jan.2018)
Young-Yoon Ko(3rd President)
(17 Jan.2018~Present)
Academic staff
12
LocationGyeonggi, Buchun, South Korea
Colors Crimson     
Nickname Tulip
Website http://www.kpts.or.kr

Korea Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Hangul : 한국장로회신학교; Hanja : 韓國長老會神學校; RR : Hanguk Jangrohoe sinhakgyo) is a seminary in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea founded on 17 January 2012.

Hangul Native alphabet of the Korean language

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great. It may also be written as Hangeul following the standard Romanization.

Hanja Korean language characters of Chinese origin

Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation. Hanja-mal or Hanja-eo refers to words that can be written with Hanja, and hanmun refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is sometimes used loosely to encompass these other concepts. Because Hanja never underwent major reform, they are almost entirely identical to traditional Chinese and kyūjitai characters, though the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters and are written as 敎 and 硏. Only a small number of Hanja characters are modified or unique to Korean. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in Japan and Mainland China have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters.

Revised Romanization of Korean Korean language romanization system

The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to replace the older McCune–Reischauer system. The new system eliminates diacritics and apostrophes in favor of digraphs.

History

The seminary was established in January 2012, as an Orthodox Presbyterian Seminary. This seminary was the only training institution for pastor candidates of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Korea. The main programs of the Seminary's non-degree courses of Master of Divinity equivalent (M.Div., Equiv, M.Div., Equiv. in Missiology Language.) are open. A laity leadership program, pastor refresher courses and Bible Academy were established.

In religious organizations, the laity consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious institutes, e.g. a nun or lay brother.

Features

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Distinctive features of the seminary include historical orthodox Presbyterian church and Reformed churchs and a small number of apprenticeships.

Applicants are selected through a rigorous screening process. The applicant must have at least a bachelor's degree in a regular university. All students receive free tuition.

Founder and chancellor Rev.Seung-Moo Ha [2] of the KPTS leads the school. The honorary chancellor of the Korea Theological Seminary is Th.D. Lee Seung-mi. [3] [4] [5]

Programs

In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divinity schools. In many Christian denominations and in some other religions the degree is the standard prerequisite for ordination to the priesthood or pastorship or other appointment, ordination or licensing to professional ministry. At accredited seminaries in the United States this degree requires between 72 and 106 credit hours of study.

References

  1. Official website
  2. The kookje Daily News
  3. Kukminilbo (Kukmin Daily)
  4. Naver "Knowledge iN" recommended list of Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  5. Korea Presbyterian Theological Seminary

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