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- ↑ Tyndale Theological Seminary Academic Catalog 2007-2008 (PDF). Tyndale Theological Seminary (archived at the Internet Archive). p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ↑ "ACCREDITATION Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute is not accredited, and has no plans to pursue any type of accreditation for several particular reasons: (1) to keep our expenses low, enabling Tyndale to maintain its very low tuition rates – pursuit of accreditation would require a dramatic increase in costs passed on to the student; (2) to maintain doctrinal autonomy, and (3) to continue the utilization of Tyndale educated faculty to ensure theological and philosophical consistency with the doctrinal statement and mission of Tyndale – pursuit of accreditation would make this increasingly difficult. Finally, we believe the quality of Tyndale programs is evident, and Tyndale graduates will be distinguished by their maturity, understanding, and skill in exegetical and expositional disciplines. We believe our programs are of the highest quality, and we are committed to continuous improvement in the academic realm, and therefore we believe that prospective students or any students transferring from other institutions will be impressed by the academic standards of Tyndale."
- ↑ Stutz, Terrence (September 1, 2007). "State can't restrict seminaries, Texas high court rules". Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on November 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ↑ Olson, Ted (July 1, 2003). "Weblog: Texas Court Reinstates $173,000 Fine Against 'Seminary'". Christianity Today . Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ↑ Parro, Lisa (October 19, 2007). "Free from State Oversight: Texas Supreme Court says state has no business regulating Christian schools". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
