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Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York nondenominational, coeducational Christian seminary; opened 1836, chartered 1839. Originally Presbyterian, Union Theological Seminary has been free of denominational control since the early 1890s. It shares cooperative educational programs with Columbia Univ. , Jewish Theological Seminary of America, General Theological Seminary, and other institutions. The seminary's Burke Library, the preeminent theological library in the Western Hemisphere, contains over 1 million volumes, including a number of special collections, and is part of the Columbia Univ. library system. Union Theological Seminary was a major contributor to the revival of Protestant theology in the 1930s and 1940s; through the work of such distinguished faculty as Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr it played important roles in the ecumenical movement and the development of Neo-orthodoxy.
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"Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-UnionThe.html "Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-UnionThe.html |
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Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary, New York. An institution for the training of ministers founded in 1836 by the independent action of ‘New School’ Presbyterians for ‘men of moderate views’ of any denomination.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Union Theological Seminary." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Union Theological Seminary." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-UnionTheologicalSeminary.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Union Theological Seminary." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-UnionTheologicalSeminary.html |
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General Theological Seminary, New York City
General Theological Seminary, New York City. The largest training centre for clergy in the Episcopal Church in the USA. It was founded in 1817.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "General Theological Seminary, New York City." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "General Theological Seminary, New York City." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GenerlThlgclSmnryNwYrkCty.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "General Theological Seminary, New York City." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GenerlThlgclSmnryNwYrkCty.html |
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