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Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten theological institutions of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located in Decatur, GA.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Basic Degree Programs 1.2 Advanced Degree Programs 2 Important figures associated with the seminary 3 External links

Columbia Theological Seminary was founded in 1828 in Lexington, Georgia, by several Presbyterian ministers. In 1830, the seminary was moved to Columbia, SC, and in the late 1920s to its current location in Decatur, GA.

Students : 475 in six degree programs (see below). Faculty: 32. Alumni/ae 3,500 living.

• Master of Divinity - prepares students for ordained ministry (M.Div.).

• Master of Arts in Theological Studies - academic training in theology (M.A.T.S.).

• Master of Theology - prepares students for Doctorate studies (Th.M., like the S.T.M.).

• Doctor of Ministry - advanced degree for ordained ministers (D.Min.).

• Doctor of Educational Ministry - advanced Christian Education training (D.Ed.Min).

• Doctor of Theology - offered for Pastoral Care and Counseling (Th.D).

Columbia's Center for Lifelong Learning offers non-degree programs and events for lay persons and clergy.

• James Henley Thornwell, (1812-1862) professor of theology post-1855; president of South Carolina College, leader in organizing the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States.
• Erskine Clarke, current Professor of American Religious History and acclaimed writer nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
• Charles Colcock Jones, Sr., professor (1835-38, 1847-50), patriarch of the family chronicled in Children of Pride (1972) and Erskine Clarke's Dwelling Place (2005)
• Joseph R. Wilson, father of Woodrow Wilson, faculty member following the Civil War.
• Peter Marshall, graduate.
• D. James Kennedy, graduate.
• Shirley Guthrie, Emeritus Professor of Theology, student of Karl Barth.
• Walter Brueggemann, Old Testament Professor Emeritus, theologian and writer.
• Alan Bancroft, Future Janitor of the General Assembly, Blogger.
• Barbara Brown Taylor, former Adjunct Professor of Christian spirituality, and famous Episcopal priest and writer.
• John H. Leith, graduate.

• Columbia Theological Seminary web site.

Georgia private colleges and universities

Agnes Scott College • American Intercontinental University • Andrew College • Argosy University • Art Institute of Atlanta • Atlanta Christian College • Atlanta College of Art • Bauder College • Berry College • Brenau University • Brewton-Parker College • Clark Atlanta University • Columbia Theological Seminary • Covenant College • Emmanuel College • Emory University • Georgia Military College • Interdenominational Theological Center • LaGrange College • Life University • Mercer University • Morehouse College • Morehouse School of Medicine • Morris Brown College • Oglethorpe University • Oxford College of Emory University • Paine College • Piedmont College • Reinhardt College • Savannah College of Art and Design • Shorter College • South University • Spelman College • Thomas University • Toccoa Falls College • Truett-McConnell College • Wesleyan College • Westwood College • Young Harris College