Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Type | Seminary |
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Established |
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Religious affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Dean | Kit Kleinhans |
Academic staff | 5[1] |
Postgraduates | 52[1] |
Location | , , United States 39°57′25″N 82°56′26″W / 39.9569°N 82.9405°W |
Website | www |
Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University is an Evangelical Lutheran seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
History
In 1830, the German Theological Seminary of the Ohio Synod, later known as the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary (ELTS), was founded to meet the need for educating pastors in the Ohio region. It generally used the
With the growing closeness and theological friendships during the mid-20th century between major American Lutheran traditions, the decision was made in 1974 that the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary and nearby
The merged institution, renamed as Trinity Lutheran Seminary, opened its doors on September 1, 1978. For the decade from 1978 until the merger creating the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988, Trinity was owned and operated jointly by the ALC and the LCA. At the time they were two of the three largest Lutheran bodies in the United States.[2]
On January 1, 2018, Trinity once again became a part of the university that it founded in 1850, Capital University, to become Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University.
Academics
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is accredited and its degree programs are approved by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Trinity offers First Professional degrees of Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theological Studies (MTS), and Master of Arts in Youth and Family Ministry (MAYFM), and the graduate degree of Master of Sacred Theology (STM).
See also
References
- ^ Association of Theological Schools. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ History and Tradition (Wittenberg University ) "Wittenberg University -- Visitor's Guide". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-30.