Editing Calvin Theological Seminary

{{Short description|Christian Reformed seminary}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Calvin Theological Seminary
|image_name = Calvin Theological Seminary logo.png
|motto = My heart I offer to you, Lord, promptly and sincerely|free_label = Tagline
|free = A community of faith. A center of learning. A life of ministry.
|established = 1876
|type = [[Private university|Private]] [[seminary]]
|religious_affiliation = [[Christian Reformed Church in North America|Christian Reformed Church]]
|faculty = 35
|president = Julius Medenblik
|students = 379
|city = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]]
|state = [[Michigan]]
|country = United States
|campus = {{convert|1|acre|ha|3|adj=on}}, suburban
|colors =  
|mascot = [[John Calvin]]
|affiliations = [[Calvin University]], [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association|MIAA]], [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities]]
|website = [http://www.calvinseminary.edu www.calvinseminary.edu]
}}
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'''Calvin Theological Seminary''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Christian Reformed Church in North America|Christian Reformed Church]] [[seminary]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]. It is closely tied to [[Calvin University]], though each institution has its own board.

==History==
The seminary was founded in 1876 with the purpose of preparing ministers for the [[Christian Reformed Church in North America|Christian Reformed Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calvin Theological Seminary – Christian Reformed Church |url=http://www.crcna.org/pages/calvin_seminary.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207130838/http://www.crcna.org/pages/calvin_seminary.cfm |archive-date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2007-10-06}}</ref> Originally it met on Spring Street in Grand Rapids, but in 1892 it was moved to Madison Avenue and Franklin Street. In 1917 it moved to the Franklin Street location. It began holding classes on the Knollcrest Campus, its current location, in 1960.

In 1894, the seminary began to offer eight literary courses for the preparation for seminary studies. In 1900 these courses were expanded and made open to non-seminary students. The school enrolled its first four female students in 1901. In 1908, the school expanded to include a full four years of high school education and two years of college, and in 1914 this was expanded to three years. In 1919 and 1920 respectively, a college president and a fourth year of college education were added, which led to the formation of [[Calvin College]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.calvinseminary.edu/aboutUs/history.php |title=History<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025094923/http://www.calvinseminary.edu/aboutUs/history.php |archive-date=2007-10-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Presidents===
* [[Geert Egberts Boer]]
* [[Louis Berkhof]]
* [[Samuel Volbeda]]
* [[Rienk B. Kuiper]]
* [[John H. Kromminga]]
* [[James A. De Jong]]
* [[Cornelius Plantinga]]
*[[Jul Medenblik]]

==Academics==
The seminary primarily prepares students for ordained ministry within the denomination through the [[Master of Divinity]] degree, but also grants [[master's degree]]s ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Master of Theological Studies|MTS]]) in other subjects including worship, education, missions, and theological studies.

The seminary also offers a [[Th.M.]] with concentrations in Old Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature, New Historical Theology, Systematic Theology, Philosophical and Moral Theology, Pastoral Care, Church Polity and Administration, Preaching, Worship, Educational Ministry, and Missions, as well as the [[PhD|Ph.D.]] degree in historical, systematic, and philosophical theology, and in ethics.<ref>[http://www.calvinseminary.edu/degrees/index.php Degrees and Programs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In addition to formal degrees, the seminary offers [[continuing education]], including courses that are open to visitors, lectures, book discussion groups, and conferences for clergy and those in the community.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.calvinseminary.edu/continuingEd/index.php |title=Continuing Education<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013121635/http://www.calvinseminary.edu/continuingEd/index.php |archive-date=2007-10-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable alumni and faculty==
* [[Louis Berkhof]]
* [[Clarence Bouma]]
* [[Anthony Hoekema]]
* [[Herman Hoeksema]]
* [[James Kennedy (historian)|James Kennedy]], professor of the [[history of the Netherlands]] at the [[University of Amsterdam]]
* [[Barend Klaas Kuiper]], professor of history, who was dismissed after watching a movie.<ref name="kingsport">[https://www.newspapers.com/image/69676634/ "Saw movie, loses job"]. ''Kingsport Times'' from Kingsport, Tennessee. July 6, 1928, p. 1. via Newspapers.com (subscription required)</ref>
* [[Rienk Kuiper]]
* [[Richard A. Muller (theologian)|Richard Muller]]
* [[James Olthuis]]
* [[Cornelius Plantinga]]
* [[Lewis Smedes]]
* [[John Stek]]
* [[Cornelius Van Til]]
* [[Geerhardus Vos]]
* [[Jeffrey A. D. Weima]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://calvinseminary.edu/ Calvin Theological Seminary website]
*[http://kerux.org/ ''Kerux'', the online student publication of Calvin Theological Seminary]

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