Aquinas Institute of Theology
President Mark E. Wedig | | |
Location | , , United States 38°38′03″N 90°14′16″W / 38.6343°N 90.2379°W | |
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Website | www |
Aquinas Institute of Theology is a
Academics
The institute offers a number of graduate degrees in theology and ministry, including a Master of Arts in Theology (M.A.), a Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (MAPS).
Aquinas Institute is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
Community offerings
In addition to its academic programs Aquinas Institute offers several community programs.
History
1900 - The Dominican Order decides not to expand the House of Studies in Washington, D.C., founding a new House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois.
1912 - The
1923 - The Studium faculty moves to the campus of the Dominican College of St. Rose of Lima in Dubuque, Iowa, and experiences a period of rapid change.
1956 - The two Dominican colleges, St. Rose of Lima and the Studium Generale, are incorporated as one, the Aquinas Institute of Philosophy and Theology.
1964 - Aquinas Institute is accredited by the
1965 - The Association of Theological Schools of Iowa is formed, the first ecumenical consortium established in the country.
1967 - The first women students begin their studies.
1968 - Aquinas Institute becomes one of the first five Catholic schools to enter the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and to be accredited by it.
1981 - Aquinas Institute of Theology moves to
2005 - The school moves again, this time to a former factory in Midtown St. Louis, built in 1903 to house the Standard Adding Machine Company, which prospered with the invention of a 10-key adding machine. The renovation of the building was part of a larger urban renovation project which includes residential and commercial space.