Nashotah House
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Nashotah House is an Anglo-Catholic seminary of the Episcopal Church located in Nashotah, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles from Milwaukee, in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. It opened its doors in 1842, and received its official charter in 1847. The institution is generally regarded as one of the more theologically conservative seminaries within the Episcopal Church.
Currently there are fifty students who live on campus. The average age of students is 37.5, which means that the school has the youngest student body among Episcopal seminaries. Forty-four of these students are male and six female. [1]
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[edit] Degree and certificate programs
Nashotah House offers a variety of degree and certificate programs aimed at training clergy and lay leaders for ministries in the Anglican Communion:
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
- Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.)
- Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
- Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.)
- Master of Arts in Ministry (M.A. in Ministry)
It also offers a one-year certificate program in Anglican Studies, geared toward students who have received an M.Div. from a non-Anglican institution and wish to be ordained within the Anglican tradition. The M.A. in Ministry degree may be earned through a combination of residential and online study. The M.Div., M.T.S., S.T.M., D.Min. and M.A. in Ministry degrees are Accredited by Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS).[2]
[edit] History
Nashotah House was founded by three young deacons of the Episcopal Church: James Lloyd Breck, William Adams, and John Henry Hobart, all recent graduates of General Theological Seminary in New York City, at the bidding of Bishop Jackson Kemper. Gustaf Unonius was the first graduate.
Nashotah House was, from the beginning, a center for High Church thought and discipline. Breck, the first dean, was highly committed to the principles of the Oxford Movement. Later, famous professors such as James DeKoven would bring Anglo-Catholic worship and practice to the seminary. This began with the daily celebration of the Eucharist as well as the use of vestments, candles, and incense.
[edit] Main buildings
- Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin
- Sabine Hall (The Cloister)
- James Lloyd Breck Hall (Refectory)
- Shelton Hall (Bookstore)
- Lewis Hall (Classrooms)
- Kemper Hall (Classrooms)
- Webb Hall (Classrooms)
- The Library
- Administrative Offices
- Faculty Offices
- Gymnasium
- The Tender Hearts Day Care Center
There are also apartments for both single and married students.
[edit] Daily worship
- Monday - Wednesday
- †Morning Prayer - 8:00AM
- †Sung Mass - 8:30AM
- †Evensong - 4:30PM
- Thursday
- †Sung Morning Prayer (Matins) - 8:00AM
- Spoken Evening Prayer - 4:30PM
- †Family Solemn High Mass - 5:00PM
- Friday
- †Morning Prayer - 8:00AM
- †Sung Mass - 8:30AM
- Spoken Evening Prayer - 4:30PM
- Saturday
- Morning Prayer - 8:30AM
- Low Mass - 8:45AM
- Evening Prayer - 4:30PM
- Sunday
- Evening Prayer - 4:30PM
- Modern Mass - 5:00PM
† Required for students
[edit] Student Life
Nashotah began as a community of self-help, and it has largely stayed that way. All students have work crew assignments - cleaning bathrooms, mowing lawns, sweeping floors, and taking other chores. Daily routine includes Morning Prayer, Mass, Breakfast, Classes, Lunch, and Solemn Evensong. Always anticipated on the campus is the annual Lavabo Bowl, a flag football game played against Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.
[edit] Faculty
- The Very Rev. Robert S. Munday, Ph.D. - Dean and Professor of Systematic Theology
- The Rev. Canon J. Douglas McGlynn, D.Min. - Assoc.Dean for Academic Affairs/Assoc.Prof. of Pastoral Ministry
- The Rev. Charles R. Henery, Th.D. - Prof. of Church History and Homiletics (has resigned effective February 2008), the seminary is currently searching for his replacement)
- Canon Joseph A. Kucharski, D.Mus. - Prof. of Church Music and Director of Chapel Music
- The Rev. Daniel A. Westberg, D.Phil. - Assoc. Professor of Ethics and Moral Theology
- The Rev. Arnold W. Klukas, Ph.D. - Assoc. Prof. of Sacramental and Ascetical Theology
- The Rev. Thomas L. Holtzen, Ph.D. - Assoc. Prof. of Historical and Systematic Theology
- Timothy J. Johnson, Ph.D. - Assoc. Prof. of Old Testament and Hebrew
- Eric Tully, Doctoral Student at University of WI - Adj. Prof. of Old Testament
- Garwood P. Anderson, Ph.D. - Assoc. Prof. of New Testament and Greek
- David G. Sherwood, M.A., M.L.I.S., M.T.S. - Director of the Library and Assoc. Prof. of Bibliography
- Carol Klukas, Ph.D. - Registrar, Director of Admissions
- The Rt. Rev. Donald J. Parsons, Th.D., D.D., D.C.L. - Prof. Emeritus of New Testament [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Mary Frances Schjonberg, "Episcopal seminaries' enrollment statistics show varying trends," (November 6, 2007), episcopallife online (New York: Episcopal Life Online, 2007).
- ^ Nashotah House - Degree Programs
