"Toward a Higher Quality"
Discovering the Key Qualities of Christian Ministry
A Study of Church Leadership Funded by the Lilly Endowment
The research and development project, “Toward a Higher Quality of Christian Ministry”, combines in-depth study of highly effective clergy leadership in parish ministry with curriculum revision for seminaries and training and coaching initiatives at local and regional levels. To contine reading, click here.
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Posted December 09, 2005 at 03:54 PM
Continuing Education Opportunities at Seabury
Seabury invites you to explore our course offerings. Whether you’re interested in knowing more about the Bible or church history, or want to learn about the worldwide Anglican Communion, or longing for rich theological conversation, Seabury has something for you.
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Posted September 20, 2005 at 04:44 PM
Professor Paula Barker Leads England Pilgrimage
Nineteen pilgrims set out on July 22 to experience sites like this in a travel course, “Exploring the Foundations of English Spirituality,” led by Seabury’s Professor Paula Barker. The group included students, graduates, and friends of the seminary. Photos of the trip may be viewed at Seabury’s photo album site.
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Posted August 09, 2005 at 03:24 PM
Gospel Mission Curriculum - Masters of Divinity Degree
The goals of the curriculum are divided into three sections:
• Habits are those things that students should come to do almost instinctively; all aspects of the curriculum work to develop these habits in students.
• Familiarities suggest more than just general knowledge of something — students need to be “familiar” with these issues so that they can communicate with others about them in ways that demonstrate their confidence.
• Skills should be a fairly self-explanatory category.
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Posted July 14, 2005 at 03:35 PM
2005 Seabury Annual Student Body Awards
The Seabury Cross Honoris Causa and the Seabury Staff award given.
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Posted May 27, 2005 at 01:57 PM | Comments (0)
Seabury Academic and Service Awards for 2005
Awarded during the Eucharist on May 26, 2005, the following annual awards were given:
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Posted May 27, 2005 at 01:54 PM | Comments (0)
The Winslow Lectures and the Installation of Gary Hall
The Winslow Lecture series "State of a Theological Art:Four Theologians in Search of a Hermeneutic" took place April 20-22, with the installation of Seabury's ninth dean and president, Gary Hall on April 21st. Seabury's Professor of New Testament, A.K.M. Adam, gave his inaugural lecture "Poaching on Zion: Biblical Theology as Signifying Practice" on April 21st.
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Posted April 19, 2005 at 08:59 AM | Comments (0)
Doctoral Degrees
Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development
Seabury offers the degree of Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development through the Seabury Institute. For more information on the Institute and its programs, click here.
Doctor of Ministry in Preaching
The D.Min. in Preaching is a joint program of six seminaries in the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS): Chicago Theological Seminary, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, McCormick Theological Seminary, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, North Park Theological Seminary, and Seabury-Western. The program involves a three-week residency each summer for three years and independent parish projects conducted after each residency. The culminating project is a thesis of publishable quality. During each residency students will take a required core course and an elective course relevant to the student's learning goals, as well as participate in a colloquy. The colloquy serves to develop learning goals, determine electives, design the parish course and thesis, and examine students' preaching.
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Posted April 01, 2005 at 01:54 PM
Learning Opportunities at Seabury
Seabury’s courses are open to everyone as continuing education for personal enrichment, or even for academic credit. Students at Garrett or other ACTS schools can cross-register for any of these courses as part of their regular curriculum.
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Posted March 08, 2005 at 03:24 PM
Masters of Divinity
Course Requirements:
Thirty-five academic units are required for the M. Div. degree (1 unit represents 4 quarter hours). Students must take the following core courses. Substitutions for these courses, and decisions about waivers by exam, must be approved by the faculty. The core curriculum comprises:
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Posted January 02, 2005 at 02:10 PM
Academic Calendar
Click here to see the 2005-2006 calendar in PDF format.
Posted January 01, 2005 at 10:51 PM
Course Schedule
The Michaelmas Term at Seabury runs from September 26-December 9, 2005. The Epiphany Term 2006 runs from January 3-March 10. The Easter Term runs from March 20-May 31. Here are the courses Seabury will offer for these terms:
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Posted January 01, 2005 at 10:37 PM
Student Handbook
The Student Handbook comprises Seabury policies relative to student life, academic standards, and various other important institutional rubrics.
Click here if you would like to download a copy of the current (2005-2006) edition of the Handbook.
Posted January 01, 2005 at 10:28 PM
The United Library
Seabury-Western shares the United Library with Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, the United Methodist seminary across the street). The library has an outstanding collection of 320,000 volumes and subscriptions to 1,500 periodicals with strengths in Bible, Patristics, Anglican and Methodist studies, Liturgics and nineteenth-century American Protestantism.
Users have on-line access to the holdings of the Northwestern University Library and over half of the holdings of the United Library. Users are also able to access several hundred databases from terminals in the United Library and for those databases on the Web are able to access them outside the library.
Seabury-Western’s special collections include the Hibbard Library of Ancient Near East material and the Hale Rare Book Collection with exemplars of early prayer books on the Seabury side; and the Wesleyana Collection and the Keen Bible Collection of English editions of the Bible located at Garrett-Evangelical.
Posted January 01, 2005 at 09:49 PM
Masters in Theological Studies
The Master of Theological Studies is a two-year program providing a foundation in theological disciplines and a concentration in a particular area of study and practice. All applicants must have completed a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent. The M.T.S. degree is not designed as the basic degree program for persons preparing for ordination to the priesthood. Persons holding an M.Div. degree or who otherwise have completed at least two years of full-time graduate study of theology and who wish to become more competent in a particular theological concentration may apply to be admitted with advanced standing, in order to complete the degree in one year of study.
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Posted January 01, 2005 at 02:03 PM
Certificates
Licentiate in Theology
Students not holding a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent may be admitted as candidates for the diploma, Licentiate in Theology. To qualify, students are required to complete all course requirements for the M.Div. degree with no grade below C (2.00).Continue reading "Certificates"
Posted January 01, 2005 at 01:44 PM
ACTS Cross-Registration
Cross-Registration Opportunities at Seabury
Seabury is a member of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS) consortium. This consortium comprises all the major seminaries in the Chicago area:
Catholic Theological Union (Roman Catholic)
Chicago Theological Seminary (United Church of Christ)
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (Methodist)
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (Lutheran)
McCormick Theological Seminary (Presbyterian)
Meadville/Lombard Theological School (Unitarian/Universalist)
Mundelein Seminary (Roman Catholic)
North Park Theological Seminary (Evangelical Covenant)
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (Baptist)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Evangelical Free Church)
Loyola Institute for Pastoral Care (Roman Catholic)
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Posted January 01, 2005 at 01:35 PM
Cooperative Programs
Cooperative Master of Divinity Programs
Seabury offers two programs for students who are not able to come to Evanston for a full three year residential program.
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Posted January 01, 2005 at 11:12 AM
Westcott House Program
Study Abroad at Cambridge
Seabury has a student exchange program with Westcott House, Cambridge University, England. One student from each school may attend the other, usually in the fall quarter; the Seabury student is usually a third-year M.Div. student. A four-week parish placement, before the term begins, is also possible. Students pay the usual fees for tuition, room, and board at their own institution while attending the other.
Posted January 01, 2005 at 11:09 AM
Course Catalog
This listing includes both active and inactive course descriptions. Generally speaking, courses that have been offered in the past four years will bear a four-letter prefix in their identification number; courses that were offered before Seabury adopted its new curriculum begin with a two-digit numerical prefix.
Click here for a printable PDF version of this course listing.
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Posted January 01, 2005 at 11:07 AM
Financial Aid
Click Here to View the 2006-2007 Financial Aid Application
Click Here to View Information on Loans
Click Here to View the 2006-2007 Verification Worksheet for the Federal Student Aid Programs
Click Here to View Sources of Theological Education Financial Assistance
Financial Aid Overview
The fundamental purpose of financial aid at Seabury is to assist students who demonstrate need for financing their education. Seminary, like all graduate school, is expensive. The problem of financing a degree program is generally the student’s responsibility. In conjunction with the student’s resources, outside sources of support (including diocesan and parish aid), Seabury is committed to offering need-based aid to full-time students who demonstrate need.
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Posted December 30, 2004 at 11:37 PM
