Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago Theological Seminary in Hyde Park
Motto"Leaders for the Next"
TypePrivate
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Religious affiliation
United Church of Christ
Academic affiliations
University of Chicago
Association of Chicago Theological Schools
PresidentStephen G. Ray Jr.
DeanStephanie Buckhanon Crowder
Academic staff
13 Full-time (Fall 2022)[1]
Students294 (Fall 2022)[1]
Address
1407 E. 60th Street
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United States
CampusUrban 78,000 sq ft (7,200 m2), 4-story seminary with full basement located in the center of the University of Chicago campus
Websitewww.ctschicago.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) is a Christian ecumenical American seminary located in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of several seminaries historically affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Chicago, originally established in 1855 under the direction of the abolitionist Stephen Peet[2] and the Congregational Church (now the United Church of Christ) by charter of the Illinois legislature.[3]

In addition to being a seminary of the United Church of Christ, CTS offers students coursework necessary to be ordained by the Metropolitan Community Church denomination. It was the first theological school to introduce the field education experience into a seminary curriculum,[4] the first to create a distinct Department of Christian Sociology in an American theological school,[5] and the first seminary to award a degree in divinity to a woman in the United States (Florence Fensham, 1902).[6]

  1. ^ a b "College Navigator - Chicago Theological Seminary". Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Archives: Stephen D. Peet". Beloit.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. ^ The Chicago Theological Seminary Register, Volumes 1–4, By Chicago Theological Seminary
  4. ^ "About / History - Chicago Theological Seminary". Ctschicago.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Taylor, Graham - Social Welfare History Project". Socialwelfarehistory.com. September 26, 1938. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "HONOR TO A WOMAN. - Made a Bachelor of Divinity by a Congregationalist Seminary. - Article - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. June 1, 1902. Retrieved February 18, 2015.