Knox Theological Seminary

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Knox Theological Seminary is a seminary in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida founded by D. James Kennedy in cooperation with the South Florida Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America. The founding faculty were Joseph Hall (Professor of Church History), George W. Knight III (Dean and Professor of New Testament), and Robert L. Reymond (Professor of Systematic Theology). The first president was The Rev. Dr. Cortez Cooper. Knox Theological Seminary is governed by a board of directors operating under the auspices of the Session (board of elders) of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (PCA).

[edit] Academics and accreditation

Knox Theological Seminary graduated its first class of Master of Divinity students in 1993. Knox first received accreditation in 2005 through Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.^[1] However, it does not have regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Its theological viewpoint is Calvinist, reflecting Dr. Kennedy and his faculty. Situated as it is in the global city environment of South Florida, the seminary seeks to reflect the tradition and values of "Old Princeton" for a new generation in order to fulifll the Great Commission and the Cultural Mandate. Faculty must subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith, with its Larger and Shorter Catechisms, as the system of doctrine taught in Scripture. Knox offers the Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry, and several Master of Arts degrees. Current and former faculty include E. Calvin Beisner, Joseph Hall, D. James Kennedy, George W. Knight III, Sam Lamerson, Robert L. Reymond, O. Palmer Robertson, R. C. Sproul, and R. Fowler White. Adjunct faculty have included Robert Evans, George Grant, John Guest, Laird Harris, Michael A. Milton, and Collins Weeber.