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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. Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. ..... Click the link for more information. , 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 Tillich, Paul Johannes (tĭl`ĭk), 1886–1965, American philosopher and theologian, b. ..... Click the link for more information. and Reinhold Niebuhr Niebuhr, Reinhold (rīn`hōld nē`b ..... Click the link for more information. it played important roles in the ecumenical movement ecumenical movement (ĕk'y ..... Click the link for more information. and the development of Neo-orthodoxy. BibliographySee R. T. Handy, A History of Union Theological Seminary in New York (1987). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is affiliated with Columbia University and located in the shadow of Riverside Church, at Claremont Avenue and 1202h Street in Manhattan. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, founded in 1836, is an independent, ecumenical graduate school of theology with the mission to educate men and women for ministries in the Christian faith, service in contemporary society, and study of the great issues of our time. |
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