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Woodstock College (Canada)
Woodstock College was a Society of Jesus, Jesuit seminary that existed from 1869 to 1974. It was the oldest Jesuit seminary in the United States. The school was located in Woodstock, Maryland, west of Baltimore, from its establishment until 1969, when it moved to New York City, where it operated in cooperation with the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, Union Theological Seminary and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Jewish Theological Seminary. The school closed in 1974. It was succeeded by the Woodstock Theological Center, an independent, nonprofit Catholic Church, Catholic research institute located at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. History After unsuccessful efforts to establish a divinity school in Boston, New York City, New York, and Washington, D.C., Washington D.C., 249 acres were purchased in Woodstock in 1866, where construction of Woodstock College soon followed. The college was originally located along the Patapsco River in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seminary
A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, in academics, or mostly in Christian ministry. The English word is taken from , translated as 'seed-bed', an image taken from the Council of Trent document which called for the first modern seminaries. In the United States, the term is currently used for graduate-level theological institutions, but historically it was used for high schools. History The establishment of seminaries in modern times resulted from Roman Catholic reforms of the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent. These Tridentine seminaries placed great emphasis on spiritual formation and personal discipline as well as the study, first of philosophy as a base, and, then, as the final crown, theology. The oldest Catholic seminary in the United States is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
