Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
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Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is an evangelical
Christian
seminary located in Deerfield, Illinois
. TEDS is one of the largest seminaries in the world, enrolling more than 1,200 graduate students in professional and academic programs, including more than 150 in its PhD programs. The most popular degree at the school (the Master of Divinity degree or MDiv) prepares pastors, teachers, and missionaries for many kinds of service. The school also offers a range of more focused Master of Arts programs in counseling ministries, Christian thought, New Testament, Old Testament, and other disciplines.
TEDS is operated by the Evangelical Free Church of America
and is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
. It publishes the Trinity Journal
.
.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
seminary located in Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and is located approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, Illinois. A portion of the village is in Cook County, Illinois, United States...
. TEDS is one of the largest seminaries in the world, enrolling more than 1,200 graduate students in professional and academic programs, including more than 150 in its PhD programs. The most popular degree at the school (the Master of Divinity degree or MDiv) prepares pastors, teachers, and missionaries for many kinds of service. The school also offers a range of more focused Master of Arts programs in counseling ministries, Christian thought, New Testament, Old Testament, and other disciplines.
TEDS is operated by the Evangelical Free Church of America
Evangelical Free Church of America
The Evangelical Free Church of America is an evangelical Christian denomination. The EFCA was formed in 1950 from the merger of the Swedish Evangelical Free Church and the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Association.-History:...
and is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ATS has its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has more than 250 member institutions...
. It publishes the Trinity Journal
Trinity Journal (theology)
Trinity Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal. It was established in 1980 and is published twice a year by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School....
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History
Trinity International University traces its roots to 1897 when the Swedish Evangelical Free Church began a ten-week Bible course in the basement of a Chicago church. From those humble origins, the school grew significantly in the early 20th century. Then, during the 1960s, the seminary moved to its present Deerfield Campus (just north of Chicago). In 1995, Trinity College (located on the same campus), Trinity College at Miami, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School were united to form Trinity International UniversityTrinity International University
Trinity International University is an evangelical Christian institution of higher education headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. It comprises an undergraduate college, a graduate school, a theological seminary , and a law school--together with nearly 3,000 students...
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Notable faculty
- Richard E. Averbeck -- Old Testament scholar and professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages
- D.A. Carson -- New Testament scholar and research professor of New Testament
- John S. Feinberg -- Chair of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology
- Murray J. Harris-- Professor emeritus of New Testament exegesis and theology
- James K. Hoffmeier -- Egyptologist and professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern History
- Harold A. Netland -- Professor of philosophy of religion and intercultural studies and the Naomi A. Fausch chair of missions
- Grant R. OsborneGrant R. Osborne-Works:*The Resurrection Narratives , Baker.*, original edition, InterVarsity Press, 1991 ISBN 0-8308-1288-1*Three Crucial Questions about the Bible , Baker.*, revised edition, InterVarsity Press, 2006 ISBN 0-8308-2826-5-External links:...
-- Professor of New Testament and author of The Hermeneutical Spiral - Ekhard Schnabel -- Professor of New Testament
- John Woodbridge -- Professor of Church History
- Willem A. VanGemeren -- Director of the Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies program and professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages; editor of New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis
- K. Lawson Younger, Jr. -- Professor of Old Testament, Semitic Languages, and Ancient Near Eastern History
- David Pao -- Professor of New Testament
- Douglas Sweeney--Professor of Church History, Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding
- Dr. Robert Priest--Professor of Mission and Intercultural Studies, Director of the Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies Program
Notable alumni
- John F. Ankerberg, host of the "John Ankerberg Show"
- Mark BattersonMark BattersonMark Batterson is an American pastor and author. Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. NCC was recognized as one of the Most Innovative and Most Influential Churches in America by Outreach Magazine in 2008...
, lead pastor of National Community ChurchNational Community ChurchNational Community Church is a multi-site church located in the Washington, D.C. area, pastored by Mark Batterson. The vision of the church is to meet in movie theaters at metro stops all across the Washington DC area...
in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... - Craig BlombergCraig BlombergCraig L. Blomberg is an American New Testament scholar. Since 1986 he has been Distinguished Professor of the New Testament at Denver Seminary in Colorado.-Life:...
, New Testament scholar at Denver Seminary - Elie BuconyoriElie BuconyoriDr. Elie Buconyori, is the rector of Hope Africa University and Free Methodist bishop in Burundi.Buconyori received his PhD in Educational Studies with High Honors from Trinity International University in Chicago, Illinois, United States...
, founder and President of Hope Africa University and Bishop of the free methodist church in BurundiBurundiBurundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
and Kenya. - William Lane CraigWilliam Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, philosophical theologian, and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism...
, apologist and professor of philosophy at Biola UniversityBiola UniversityBiola University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located near Los Angeles. Biola's main campus is in La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California. In addition, the university has several satellite campuses in Chino Hills, Inglewood, San Diego, and Laguna Hills.-...
's Talbot School of TheologyTalbot School of TheologyTalbot School of Theology is a non-denominational, conservative evangelical Christian theological seminary located near Los Angeles. Talbot is one of the seven schools that comprise Biola University, located in La Mirada, California.-History:... - W. Kent FuchsW. Kent FuchsW. Kent Fuchs is the current Provost of Cornell University. Fuchs was previously the Joseph Silbert Dean of the Cornell University College of Engineering . He was formerly Head of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, and Michael J. and Catherine R. Birck...
- Provost of Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... - Bill HybelsBill HybelsWilliam Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, one of the most attended churches in North America, with an average attendance of nearly 24,000 as of 2011...
, founder and senior pastor of Willow Creek Church (did not graduate) - Douglas J. MooDouglas J. MooDouglas J. Moo is a New Testament scholar who, after teaching for more than twenty years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois, has served as Blanchard Professor of New Testament at the Wheaton College Graduate School since 2000. He received his Ph.D. at the University of St. Andrews,...
, New Testament scholar and theologian - James MacDonald (pastor)James MacDonald (pastor)Dr. James S. MacDonald is the founding and senior pastor of meeting in six locations throughout the greater Chicago, Illinois, area. He is a popular non-denominational teacher and author.-Biography:...
, popular pastor and speaker - Scot McKnightScot McKnightScot McKnight is a New Testament scholar who has written widely on the historical Jesus, Christian spirituality, and the Emerging Church. He is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University. Prior to joining the NPU faculty in 1994, he was a professor at Trinity...
, noted author and New Testament scholar at North Park UniversityNorth Park UniversityNorth Park University is a four-year university located at 3225 W. Foster Avenue on the north side of Chicago, Illinois in the North Park neighborhood. It was founded in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church and shares its campus with the denomination's only seminary... - Mark NollMark NollMark A. Noll is a historian specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame...
, noted Christian scholar and historian, professor of History at Notre Dame - John D. RobbJohn D. RobbJohn Robb is the Chairman for the , and has served as Director of Prayer Mobilization for World Vision. The IPC, which he chairs, is a network of regional and national prayer ministries and networks around the world...
, Chairman of the International Prayer Council - David Falconer Wells, Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Jim WallisJim WallisJim Wallis is an American evangelical Christian writer and political activist. He is best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine, and of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian community of the same name....
, author, activist, founder and editor of Sojourners MagazineSojourners MagazineSojourners magazine, a progressive monthly publication of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners, was first published in 1971 under the original title of The Post-American. The magazine publishes editorials and articles on Christian life, the church and the world, Christianity and... - Ravi ZachariasRavi ZachariasFrederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist. Zacharias is the author of numerous Christian books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God? and bestsellers Light in the Shadow of Jihad and The Grand Weaver...
, Christian apologistApologeticsApologetics is the discipline of defending a position through the systematic use of reason. Early Christian writers Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of reason. Early Christian writers... - Kazuhiko Uchida, noted Christian author and pastor and former dean of Japan Bible SeminaryJapan Bible SeminaryJapan Bible Seminary is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Hamura, Tokyo.JBS is first founded in 1958 in Suginami,Tokyo by Junichi Funiki and Akira Hatori...
- Randy Newman (Author, teacher, integrationist), author of Questioning Evangelism and Bringing the Gospel Home