Church Divinity School of the Pacific

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Walkway near the CDSP Chapel
Walkway near the CDSP Chapel
The CDSP Refectory
The CDSP Refectory
Students gathered before worship
Students gathered before worship
President and Dean of Students Donn Morgan (left) with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori '94,'01 (right)
President and Dean of Students Donn Morgan (left) with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori '94,'01 (right)

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.

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[edit] History

Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) was founded in 1893 in San Mateo, California by the second Episcopal Bishop of California, the Rt. Rev. William Ford Nichols, after the gift of four acres of land, funds for construction of the first building, and an endowment from George and Augusta Gibbs. Several of the seminary buildings were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and the seminary relocated to San Francisco in 1911 to a new building on the grounds of Grace Cathedral.

In 1914, CDSP was declared to be the official seminary of what is now known as Province VIII of the Episcopal Church, which comprises seventeen dioceses of the western United States and Taiwan. A move to Berkeley in 1930 facilitated cooperation with other seminaries in the East Bay, as well as with the University of California. CDSP was one of the founders of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), established in 1962, and is now one of nine member schools and eight affiliated centers in this ecumenical consortium.

[edit] Academic Information

CDSP is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and offers a variety of degree and certificate programs aimed at training clergy and lay leaders for ministries in the Anglican Communion.

[edit] Degree Programs

CDSP offers students a variety of degree programs and courses of study. In order to keep up with changes and advances in the Church and in theological education, faculty members continually review curricula and make changes as appropriate. These degree programs include:

Students may enroll in the M.Div. and M.A. programs concurrently. A separate admission process for each program is necessary, as is the completion of all requirements for each degree. Concurrent M.Div./M.A. programs can be completed in no less than four years.

[edit] Certificate Programs

Certificates of one, two, or three years of study may be given to non-degree students who have successfully completed the appropriate full academic years. These certificate programs include:

  • Certificate of Anglican Studies (C.A.S)
  • Certificate of Theological Studies (C.T.S)

[edit] Center for Anglican Learning & Leadership (CALL)

CALL is a program of Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Every year, CALL brings together some of the best leaders and scholars in the Episcopal Church and the Church at large to offer summer courses, online courses, and conferences.

[edit] Affiliated Schools

The Episcopal School for Deacons is on the grounds of the CDSP. This school trains Deacons for the Diocese of California.

[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.

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Member seminaries of the Graduate Theological Union