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Wycliffe College is an Anglican Church of Canada seminary at the University of Toronto. It is evangelical and Low church in orientation. On the other hand, the University of Toronto's other Anglican college, the University of Trinity College is Anglo-Catholic in outlook and is a federated university.
[edit] History
The Anglican seminary was founded in 1877 as the Protestant Episcopal Divinity School, by the Church Association of the Diocese of Toronto, a lay Evangelical group at the Cathedral Church of St. James. The Association had been formed in 1873 after a group of clergy in the diocesan synod attempted to exclude Evangelicals from important diocesan positions. The name Wycliffe College, inspired by the English theologian John Wycliffe, was given first to the college's building and then to the college itself.
To ensure its long-term viability, Wycliffe College began considering various forms of union with the University of Toronto towards the end of the 19th century. Wycliffe College became affiliated with the University of Toronto in 1885 and federated in 1889. Thereby, Wycliffe College gave up the right to confer all save theology and divinity degrees. [2]
In 1969 the Toronto School of Theology (TST) was created as an independent federation of 7 schools of theology, including the divinity faculties of Wycliffe college. Within its own federation, U of T granted all but theology or divinity degrees. Since 1978, by virtue of a change made in its charter, the university of Toronto has granted theology degrees conjointly with Wycliffe College and other TST's member institutions.
[edit] Academics
The college was accredited by Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada in 1978.[1] It currently has 8 full time faculty and 11 part time.[2] It is allowed to award the following degrees:
In addition, students may study for the PhD in Theology, which is awarded by the University of St. Michael's College. Diploma programmes are offered in Lay Ministry and Christian Studies. A Certificate in Anglican Studies is available for candidates for the Anglican priesthood and vocational diaconate who hold an MDiv from a non-Anglican seminary.
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[edit] Institute of Evangelism
The Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism provides a wealth of resources - teachers and practitioners of evangelism, print and A/V materials, conferences and seminars - to help nurture and grow evangelizing commuunities. Mission of the Institute of Evangelism is to "encourage and equip the church for the work of evangelism, empowering it to engage in this ministry confidently, joyfully and expectantly." The director of the Institute is Prof. John Bowen.
[edit] See also
- Arnold Edinborough, ed. 'The Enduring Word: A Centennial History of Wycliffe College' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978)
- Martin L. Friedland 'The University of Toronto: A History' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 2002)
- Dyson Hague et al. 'The Jubilee Volume of Wycliffe College 1877-1927' (Toronto: Wycliffe College, 1927)
- Robin Harris 'A History of University of Toronto' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 1970)
- Rick Helmes-Hayes 'Forty Years, 1963-2003: A History of the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto.' (Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, 2003, 215 pp.)
- Professor Brian McKillop, 'Matters of Mind: The University in Ontario, 1791-1951' (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press ©1951)
- Marian Packham '100 Years of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto: An Illustrated History' 1908-2008, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 2008)
- Dr. Brian J. Fraser Church, College, and Clergy: a History of Theological Education at Knox College Toronto 1844-1994 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 1994)
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