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Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (SWTS) was a seminary of the Episcopal Church, located in Evanston, Illinois.
It ceased operations as a residential seminary granting the 
Seabury-Western was formed in 1933 by a merger of Western Theological Seminary of Evanston (founded in 1883 in Chicago), and Seabury Divinity School of Faribault, Minnesota (founded in 1858). The new seminary endeavored to hold in tension the " High Church" and " Low Church" identities of its predecessors. However, for most of its history, SWTS occupied a place within Anglican churchmanship akin to that of the General Theological Seminary in
"Diploma in Anglican Studies." Retrieved 14 August 2014. In July 2016, Bexley Seabury consolidated on a single campus location at Chicago Theological Seminary in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park/ Woodlawn district. There, it offers the Master of Divinity degree and two Doctor of Ministry degrees (in Preaching, through the Association of Chicago Theological Schools) as well as the Diploma in Anglican Studies and continuing education and lifelong learning courses.
Master of Divinity
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degree in May 2010, and in January 2012 it moved from Evanston to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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headquarters near O'Hare Airport. In 2013, it federated with Bexley Hall
Bexley Hall was an Episcopal seminary from 1824 until April 27, 2013, when it federated with Seabury-Western Theological Seminary as Bexley Hall Seabury-Western Theological Seminary Federation, also known as 'Bexley Seabury For three years, Bexl ...
seminary to form the Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, the federation then moved to the second floor of Chicago Theological Seminary in July 2016 to continue to offer its academic degrees including its Master of Divinity degree. The Federation is commonly known as Bexley Seabury.
Seabury-Western was formed in 1933 by a merger of Western Theological Seminary of Evanston (founded in 1883 in Chicago), and Seabury Divinity School of Faribault, Minnesota (founded in 1858). The new seminary endeavored to hold in tension the " High Church" and " Low Church" identities of its predecessors. However, for most of its history, SWTS occupied a place within Anglican churchmanship akin to that of the General Theological Seminary in New York
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: a liturgical bent toward Anglo-Catholic practices and an acceptance of modern theology and social tolerance
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.
In the fall of 2008, the seminary stopped accepting seminarians for the traditional Master of Divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...
(M.Div.) degree. In 2009, Seabury's Evanston property was acquired by Northwestern University, with Seabury allowed continuing use of it for five years. In January 2012, Seabury formally left the Evanston site, functionally ending its presence as a residential seminary, and its former buildings are now used by Northwestern University. The seminary moved its offices to the national headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), near O'Hare Airport. In March 2012, the boards of Seabury-Western and of Bexley Hall
Bexley Hall was an Episcopal seminary from 1824 until April 27, 2013, when it federated with Seabury-Western Theological Seminary as Bexley Hall Seabury-Western Theological Seminary Federation, also known as 'Bexley Seabury For three years, Bexl ...
Seminary in Bexley, Ohio, voted to federate. Roger Ferlo was named as the federation's first president.
Inaugurated April 27, 2013, Bexley Seabury seminary initially offered the Master of Divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...
degree at the former Bexley Hall campus in Columbus through a partnership with Trinity Lutheran Seminary. From its Chicago campus near O'Hare Airport, the federation offered its Doctor of Ministry degree in Congregational Development and also a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree in Preaching, through the Association of Chicago Theological Schools. A Diploma of Anglican Studies was offered in both Columbus and Chicago."Diploma in Anglican Studies." Retrieved 14 August 2014. In July 2016, Bexley Seabury consolidated on a single campus location at Chicago Theological Seminary in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park/ Woodlawn district. There, it offers the Master of Divinity degree and two Doctor of Ministry degrees (in Preaching, through the Association of Chicago Theological Schools) as well as the Diploma in Anglican Studies and continuing education and lifelong learning courses.
See also
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(b. 1957), professor
* Edith Bideau (1888–1958), director of music
*Mark Bourlakas Mark Allen Bourlakas is the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.
Biography
After studies at Sewanee: The University of the South and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate on May 24, 1997 ...
, alumnus
* James Lloyd Breck (1818–1876), founder of the school
* Albert W. Hillestad, alumnus, Bishop of Springfield
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*Frederick W. Keator
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(1855–1924), alumnus, first Bishop of Olympia
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*Leonel Mitchell
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, professor and lecturer in Liturgics and Church History (1978–2005), professor emeritus until his death in 2012
*Robert S. Morse
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A 1950 graduate of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the diacona ...
, alumnus
*Mark Sisk
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Early education, career, and marriage
Sisk received his B. ...
(b. 1942), president and dean, 1984–1998
*Richard Thieme Richard Thieme (born 1944), is a former priest who became a commentator on technology and culture, founding the consulting firm ThiemeWorks. He is a frequent keynote speaker at government agencies and technology conferences around the world, routine ...
(b. 1944), alumnus
*Charles Vaché
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Early life and education
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* Alan Watts (1915–1973), alumnus
* O'Kelley Whitaker, alumnus
*John Albert Williams
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, alumnus
* Robert M. Wolterstorff (1914–2007), alumnus, first Bishop of San Diego
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