Licentiate of Theology

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For the similar degree in the Catholic Church, see Licentiate of Sacred Theology.

The Licentiate in Theology or (in Britain) Licence in Theology (LTh or, in Australia, ThL) is a non-degree qualification in theology awarded in Canada and previously awarded in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

A qualification similar to the LTh is the two-year postgraduate

pontifical universities
.

United Kingdom

The Licence in Theology was one of two courses (the other being the Bachelor of Arts degree course) offered by

United Reformed churches, include a variety of degree and non-degree qualifications. However, these follow the naming conventions of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and do not include a licence in theology.[5]

University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, the successor institution of St David's College, but is now the Graduate Diploma in Bible and Theology in keeping with the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.[7]

St John's College, Nottingham, previously the London College of Divinity, replaced its Associate of the London College of Divinity diploma with a License in Theology diploma when it relocated to Nottingham in 1971.[8] The college closed in 2019.[9]

The University of Aberdeen offered a Licence in Theology until 2002, when it was withdrawn due to the Church of Scotland deciding to no longer recognise the degree.[10]

Australia

The Australian College of Theology offered a Licentiate in Theology from its opening in 1891, originally as a qualification only for ordained clergy.[11] Until the 1970s, most Australian theological colleges were not associated with universities and thus offered non-degree programmes such as the Licentiate in Theology.[12]

New Zealand

In New Zealand the diploma of Licentiate in Theology was offered by St John's College, Auckland from 1951.[13] The course was transferred to the Ecumenical Institute for Distance Theological Studies when it opened in 1993, where it was offered until the institute closed in 2015.[14]

Canada

In Canada, Licentiates in Theology are offered by

College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, and the Montreal Diocesan Theological College.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ J. T. Fowler (1904). Durham university; earlier foundations and present colleges. F. E. Robinson & co. pp. 51–53.
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  3. ^ C.E. Whiting (1932). The University of Durham (1832–1932). Sheldon Press. pp. 262–263.
  4. ^ "Durham University Records: Central Administration and Officers". UND/CC2/112-118. Retrieved 1 November 2021. correspondence of Sir James Duff with Professor E.J.R. Eaglesham, professor of Education, which inter alia reveals that in 1946 the University of Durham gave notice to all affiliated theological colleges that it would abolish the Licence in Theology in 1949 and so the affiliation of all these colleges came to an end
  5. ^ "Programme Specifications". Common Awards. Durham University. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ISBN 9780956127235
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  7. ^ "Graduate Diploma in Bible and Theology". University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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  9. ^ Madeleine Davies (6 December 2019). "St John's College to close after 156 years". Church Times.
  10. ^ Undergraduate programme committee in Divinity. "Minutes of the Meeting Held on 5 December 2002". University of Aberdeen. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Report of the committee appointed to consider the subject of degrees in divinity". The Anglican Church. 1897.
  12. ^ Robert K. McIver. "Theological Education in Australia: The Past and Present as Possible Indicators of Future Trends". The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review. 50 (2): 55.
  13. ^ "The History of St John's Theological College". St John's Theological College. St John’s College 1945 – 1971 – A Semi-Monastic Institution Gradually Modified. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  14. ^ Brian Thomas (13 April 2013). "Writing on the wall for ecumenical institute". Anglican Taonga.
  15. Anglican Church in Canada
    . Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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