Church Divinity School of the Pacific
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Other name | Holy Hill |
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Type | Seminary |
Established | 1893 |
Religious affiliation | Episcopal Church in the United States |
Academic affiliations | Graduate Theological Union |
Endowment | $16.2 million (2019)[1] |
President | Stephen Fowl |
Dean | Stephen Fowl |
Students | 83 |
Location | , U.S. |
Website | www |
Church Divinity School of the Pacific(CDSP) is anEpiscopalseminaryinBerkeley, California.It is one of the nine seminaries in theEpiscopal Churchand a member of theGraduate Theological Union.The only Episcopal seminary located in the Far West, CDSP has, since 1911, been designated the official seminary of theEpiscopal Church's Eighth Province,the Province west of theRocky Mountains.
The Church Divinity School of the Pacific, or CDSP, and Trinity Church Wall Street announced March 4, 2019 that the New York parish had acquired the seminary. The Very Rev. W. Mark Richardson, CDSP president and dean, told Episcopal News Service in an interview that the deal will put the school on a solid financial footing and position it for growth. CDSP and its assets now belong to Trinity, he said, and the value of those assets “will be a fund, among other resources they have, that supports the program at the school and operation.”[2]
CDSP is accredited by theAssociation of Theological Schools in the United States and Canadaand offers degree and certificate programs aimed at training clergy and lay leaders for ministries in theAnglican Communion.
History
[edit]Church Divinity School of the Pacific was founded in 1893 inSan Mateo, California,by the second Episcopal Bishop of California, William Ford Nichols, after the gift of 4 acres (16,000 m2) of land, funds for construction of the first building, and an endowment from George and Augusta Gibbs. Several of the seminary buildings were destroyed in the1906 San Francisco earthquake,and the seminary relocated to San Francisco in 1911 to a new building on the grounds ofGrace Cathedral.
In 1914, CDSP was declared to be the official seminary of what is now known as Province VIII of the Episcopal Church, which comprises seventeen dioceses of the western United States and Taiwan. A move to Berkeley in 1930 facilitated cooperation with other seminaries in the East Bay, as well as with theUniversity of California, Berkeley.CDSP was one of the founders of theGraduate Theological Union(GTU), established in 1962, and is now one of nine member schools and eight affiliated centers in this ecumenical consortium.
Academics
[edit]CDSP offers students a variety of degree programs and courses of study. In order to keep up with changes and advances in the Church and in theological education, faculty members continually review curricula and make changes as appropriate. Currently, CDSP offers several degree programs:
- Certificate of Anglican Studies, geared towards students with M.Div. degrees from non-Anglican schools who are seeking ordination in the Episcopal Church.
- Master of Divinity(M.Div.) [on campus and low residence in January and July]
- Master of Divinityin cooperation with Bloy House, an Anglican house of study in Claremont, California.
- Master of Theological Studies(M.T.S.) [on campus and online]
Jointly with theGraduate Theological Union,CDSP also offers three advanced academic degree programs:
- Master of Arts(M.A.)
- Doctor of Theology(Th.D.)
- Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.)
Students may enroll in the M.Div. and M.A. programs concurrently. A separate admission process for each program is necessary, as is the completion of all requirements for each degree. Concurrent M.Div./M.A. programs can be completed in no less than four years.
Certificates of one, two, or three years of study may be given to non-degree students who have successfully completed the appropriate full academic years. These certificate programs include:
- Certificate of Anglican Studies (C.A.S) [on campus and low-residence in July]
- Certificate of Theological Studies (C.T.S) [on campus and online]
St. Margaret's Visiting Professorship
[edit]The St. Margaret's Visiting Professorship of Women in Ministry is named in honor of St. Margaret's House, a school that trained deaconesses and lay women for ministry in the Episcopal Church when deaconesses were separate orders from deacons. The school itself was named afterSaint Margaret of Scotland.In the early 20th century, students from St. Margaret's House were able to take classes with CDSP students. By 1966, with the gradual dismantling of separate orders of ministry for men and women, the House was merged into CDSP.
The first St. Margaret's Visiting Professor of Women in Ministry is Dr. Jenny Te Paa Daniel, who was a theology graduate of theGraduate Theological Unionand the first Maori woman to earn a doctorate in systematic theology. She was followed by Dr. Suzanne Guthrie, who has served as parish priest and chaplain atVassar CollegeandCornell University.The third St. Margaret's Visiting Professor will be the 26th Presiding BishopKatharine Jefferts Schoriwho is a CDSP alumna (1994) and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity in 2001 when she was elected bishop of Nevada.
Affiliated schools
[edit]The Episcopal School for Deacons is on the grounds of the CDSP. This school trainsdeaconsfor the Diocese of California.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Keith Andrews,bishop of theDiocese of Western Anglicans
- Lani Hanchett,Bishop of Hawai'i
- Mark Hollingsworth(born 1954), bishop ofOhio
- Katharine Jefferts Schori(born 1954), 26th presiding bishop of theEpiscopal Church
- Edward J. Konieczny,bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Oklahoma
- Paul Kwong(born 1951), 2nd Primate ofHong Kong Anglican Church,and Archbishop of Hong Kong
- Brian Prior, bishop ofMinnesota
- Nedi Rivera(born 1946), bishop suffragan ofOlympia,provisional bishop ofEastern Oregon
- Michael Roberts,Principal ofWestcott House, Cambridge
- Chester Talton(born 1941), bishop suffragan ofLos Angeles,provisional bishop ofSan Joaquin
- Brian Thom, bishop ofIdaho
- Fran Toy(born 1934), First Asian American Woman to beordainedin theEpiscopal Church.[3]
Notable faculty
[edit]- L. William Countryman (born 1941), faculty member, biblical scholar
- Sherman E. Johnson, Dean, faculty member, biblical scholar
- Massey H. Shepherd(1913-1990), faculty member, liturgical scholar
- Louis Weil(1935-2022)
References
[edit]- ^As of June 30, 2019."U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)".National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA.RetrievedSeptember 14,2020.
- ^ENS Episcopal New Service, March 4, 2019
- ^"Episcopal News Service: Press Release # 060810-04".episcopalarchives.org.Retrieved2023-11-29.
Sources
[edit]- Robinson, Mary Judith (2001).From Gold Rush to Millennium:150 Years of the Episcopal Diocese of California.San Francisco:Episcopal Diocese of California.
External links
[edit]- Episcopal Church (United States)
- Episcopal Church in California
- Seminaries and theological colleges in California
- Anglican seminaries and theological colleges
- Universities and colleges in Alameda County, California
- Educational institutions established in 1893
- Education in Berkeley, California
- 1893 establishments in California
- Graduate Theological Union