John Leland Center for Theological Studies

John Leland Center for Theological Studies
TypePrivate
Established1998
AffiliationBaptist
PresidentRev. Dr. Kenneth R. Pruitt
Location
Arlington County
,
Virginia
,
United States

38°53′08″N 77°10′00″W / 38.8856°N 77.1668°W / 38.8856; -77.1668
Websitehttp://www.leland.edu

The John Leland Center for Theological Studies, known as Leland Seminary, is a nondenominational theological institute in the Baptist tradition based in Arlington County, Virginia, with several satellite locations elsewhere in Virginia.[1] Leland is partnered with the Baptist General Association of Virginia[2] and the District of Columbia Baptist Convention,[3] though the center has ties with a range of denominations and churches.[4] Leland is a member of the Washington Theological Consortium.[5]

The center's namesake, John Leland, was an 18th- and 19th-century Baptist minister in the United States who was a proponent of the separation of church and state[4] and an opponent of theological seminaries.[6]: 235 

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mission & Ministry Partners". Baptist General Association of Virginia. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Partnerships". District of Columbia Baptist Convention. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Witham, Larry A. (2005). Who Shall Lead Them?: The Future of Ministry in America. Oxford University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-19-516697-2. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  5. ^ "Member Institutions". Washington Theological Consortium. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  6. ^ Butterfield, L.H. (1952). "Elder John Leland, Jeffersonian Itinerant" (PDF). Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 62. Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society: 154–252. ISSN 0044-751X.