Type | Private |
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Established | 1856 |
Dean | James T. Robinson |
Academic staff | 36 full-time, 14 associated, 5 visiting, 19 teaching pastors |
Address | 1025 E 58th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 , , , United States |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | University of Chicago, Hyde Park Cluster of Theological Schools |
Website | divinity |
The University of Chicago Divinity School is a private graduate institution at the University of Chicago dedicated to the training of academics and clergy across religious boundaries. Formed under Baptist auspices, the school today lacks any sectarian affiliations.
It is ranked number one in the field of the study of religion according to the National Research Council's measure of faculty quality in its survey of all doctoral granting programs in religious studies.[1]
The scholarly work of the school is organized through the work of three faculty committees, each of which is further subdivided into areas of study. PhD students concentrate their work in one of the eleven areas of study. Students in the various master's programs combine study in these areas with courses specific to their programs. All students are taught by the same faculty.