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Seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, Early-Morning Seminary, and
divinity school are educational institutions for educating students (sometimes
called seminarians) in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for
ordination as clergy, academia, or ministry.[1] The English word is taken from the
Latin seminarium, translated as seed-bed, an image taken from the Council of Trent
document Cum adolescentium aetas which called for the first modern seminaries.[2]
In the West, the term now refers to Catholic educational institutes and has widened
to include other Christian denominations and American Jewish institutions.[3][4] In
the USA, the term is currently used for graduate level institutions, but in history
it has been used for high schools.

Contents
1 History
2 Accreditation and recognition
3 Other uses of the term
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
The establishment of modern seminaries resulted from Roman Catholic reforms of the
Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent.[5] The Tridentine seminaries placed
great emphasis on personal discipline as well as the teaching of philosophy as a
preparation for theology.[6]

Accreditation and recognition

In North America, four entities that accredit religious schools in particular are
recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation: Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Association of Theological Schools in
the United States and Canada, and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges
and Schools.[7]

Other uses of the term

In general use, a seminary can be a secular institution, or part of an institution,
designated for specialized training, e.g. a graduate course.[3] It has occasionally
been used for military academies, though this use is not well attested after the
nineteenth century.[3]

In some countries, the term seminary is also used for secular schools of higher
education that train teachers; in the nineteenth century, many female seminaries
were established in the United States.[8]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) hosts seminary classes
for High School students ages 14 to 18, as part of the Church Educational System.
Unlike use in other religious contexts, the word "seminary", in an LDS Church
context, does not refer to a higher education program designed to train students
that they may obtain a church-based career.[9] LDS seminary students do not get
high school credit for their seminary studies.

See also
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Judaism portal
Bible college
List of Roman Catholic seminaries
Minor seminary
References
"Seminary". Encyclop�dia Britannica Concise. Archived from the original on 2014-
12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
XXIII Session, Council of Trent, ch. XVIII. Retrieved from J. Waterworth, ed.
(1848). The Canons and Decrees of the Sacred and Oecumenical Council of Trent.
London: Dolman. pp. 170�92. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
"Seminary, n.1". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). 1989.
"History". The Jewish Theological Seminary. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
Glazier, Michael; Hellwig, Monika, eds. (2004). "Ecumenical Councils to Trent".
The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia. Collegeville, MI: Liturgical Press. p. 263. ISBN
978-0-8146-5962-5.
Rose, Michael S. (2002). Goodbye, Good Men. Regnery Publishing. pp. 217�25. ISBN
0-89526-144-8.
"Accreditation in the United States: Specialized Accreditation Agencies". U.S.
Department of Education. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
"The Rise of Women's Colleges, Coeducation". The Women's College Coalition.
Retrieved June 24, 2011.
Mauss, Armand L. (2003). All Abraham's Children. University of Illinois Press. pp.
84�85. ISBN 978-0-252-02803-8. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
External links
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