Academic Life
Academic Life
A rich tradition of academic excellence combined with a commitment to living out new life in the Spirit surrounds and informs General Seminary. We are about intellectual inquiry and rigor; we invite exploration and encourage independent thinking; we are committed to the Gospel of Christ and to fulfilling our vocations as members of the body of Christ.
Our faith is rooted in scripture and informed by a rich and cherished tradition of Christian theology and scholarship, and through reason, we seek to integrate intellectual disciplines with an engagement in the world around us.
Each of our faculty members are expert in their field, is committed to both scholarship and teaching, and to participating in a community of faith. They live on the Close with their families and are readily available to students. The St. Mark’s Library, with its extensive collections of primary and secondary materials and periodicals, is an important resource for students, faculty, and the community at large, and the computer lab, Smart Classrooms, and the I.T. staff provide significant resources for research, teaching, and learning.
Classroom learning is enriched by the resources of New York City, including additional library resources, museums, movies, and other cultural institutions, diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious traditions, and the opportunity for a variety of field placements and internships. Through the consortium of theological schools, GTS students may cross register at several prestigious institutions, including Union Seminary.
The Center for Christian Spirituality, in addition to offering the MA and STM in Christian Spirituality, provides Quiet Days, lectures, and prayer groups which enrich the life at GTS, and the Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations through it inter-seminary dialogue brings students and faculty from many seminaries together for lectures and conversation on different religious issues throughout the year.
We offer degrees, part-time study, diplomas, certificates, summer programs, continuing education, and lectures to persons preparing for ordained ministry or already engaged as ordained clergy, and to lay persons seeking to increase their knowledge of the Bible and theology, to enhance their lay ministry, and/or to bring a theological perspective to their daily life and work.
GTS is a vibrant, exciting place where conversations continue outside the classroom, where discussion is enriched by the experience of the city, and where faith, intellect, and friendship are nurtured as gifts of the spirit.
9/19/06
