Church Divinity School of the Pacific
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Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) is one of the eleven seminaries of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is located in Berkeley, California, and is a member of the Graduate Theological Union.
The only Episcopal seminary located in the Far West, CDSP has since 1911 been designated the official seminary of the Episcopal Church's Eighth Province, the Province west of the Rocky Mountains.
CDSP trains seminarians who are working towards Holy Orders, and students who are pursuing more academic theological degrees including:
- Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
- Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.)
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min)
- Certificate of Anglican Studies (C.A.S)
- Certificate of Theological Studies (C.T.S)
[edit] History
CDSP was founded in 1893, in San Mateo, California, after the gift of four acres of land, funds for construction of the first building, and an endowment for a professorship.
Several of the seminary buildings were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and the seminary moved in 1912 to a new building on the grounds of Grace Cathedral.
The seminary moved to its current home in 1930.
[edit] References
- Robinson, Mary Judith (2001). From Gold Rush to Millennium:150 Years of the Episcopal Diocese of California. San Francisco:Episcopal Diocese of California.
