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The
Saint Andrew's Institute of Theology
The Institute
of Theology is a seminary whose primary focus is to prepare
and train men for Holy Orders in the American Anglican Church.
Courses are open to anyone who desires a rigorous course of
instruction in the traditional Anglican tradition. For course
listings, please contact the Dean of Theological Studies.
The Saint Andrew's
Institute of Theology is an Anglican seminary founded for the
purpose of educating Christians for the ministry in the Church
of Jesus Christ, using the resources of the Anglican Tradition:
catholic, reformed, and evangelical. It is the goal of the Saint
Andrew's Institute of Theology to maintain all of the Anglican
tradition. Theological education is more than academic study.
A Seminary must also build the spiritual life of the student,
while building a lifelong ethos of study, worship, prayer, and
Christian service. Knowing about Christ is only a small step
in the total formation of His ministry. The Saint Andrew's Institute
of Theology is committed to the excellence and understanding
of the Christian Ministry as a Christian Life dedicated to God's
glory and to God's purpose.
Our philosophy
of a seminary education is that it is a communion between the
teacher, the student, and his spiritual advisors. All students
must submit to spiritual formation as well as the academic program.
We teach on the English system, where the student is prepared
through advising, directing, and spiritual guidance. When the
student is prepared, he is invited to take the Comprehensive
Exams, as justification for his preparedness for the ministry.
What we are not is a correspondence school.
It is assumed
that each student who enters our program of study for the purpose
of becoming ordained into Holy Orders is truly called by God
to serve Him in that capacity. Ordination is a sacrament of
character as well as being schooled as a minister of the Holy
Gospel. We are looking for those who are called to be a lifelong
Apostle of Jesus Christ and to follow in His Holy ways. This
includes the creation and maintenance of an active ministry
from the very beginning.
The student
is expected to respond to the professors and spiritual director
in a timely way, while maintaining a dialogue regarding his
progress. This means completing assigned work in the prescribed
and timely manner as well as keeping within the reasonable timelines
for completion of study. Maintaining a regular discipline for
study will be essential for your success.
The curriculum
is designed as a two-year program of study (as a full time commitment
of time). extensions for special circumstances may be granted
for up to one more year for completion. We operate on a semester
calendar. College background or the equivalent is recommended
as the curriculum presumes sufficient competence to complete
the work. The student may start at any time, but exams are due
twice a year, on or before, the February Ember Day, and the
December Ember Day.
The
Rev. Canon Andrew David Bixler, OSA
Dean of Theological Studies
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