Andover Newton Theological School

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Andover Newton Theological School
President	The Rev. Nick Carter
University type	Private (Seminary)
Religious affiliation	United Church of Christ and American Baptist Churches USA
Founded	1965, in a merger of Andover Theological Seminary (established 1807) and Newton Theological Institution (established 1825)
Location	Newton, Massachusetts
Enrollment	approx. 400
Faculty	15
Website	http://www.ants.edu

Andover Newton Theological School, located in Newton, Massachusetts, is the oldest graduate school of theology in the United States. It maintains covenantal ties with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It is also a member of the Boston Theological Institute.

Andover Newton offers Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.), and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree programs. The Master of Arts is offered in five concentrations: Theological Studies, Psychology and Religion, Theology and Arts, Religious Education, and Theological Research.

Nearly 400 students from over 35 denominations attend Andover Newton. United Church of Christ students remain the largest segment of the student body (35%) followed by Unitarian Universalists (24%) and Baptists (12%).

[edit] Mission Statement

Andover Newton adopted the following mission statement:

As a graduate theological school in the Reformed tradition, in faithfulness to Jesus Christ, we strive to educate leaders who are:

enlivened by rigorous study in a community embracing diversities of faith and life;

devoted to the renewing of church and society through ecumenical witness and creative expression of the Gospel; and

committed to enacting God's ways of justice and love in the world.

[edit] Faculty

Dr. Matthew Myer Boulton, Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching
Dr. Mark S. Burrows, Professor of the History of Christianity
Dr. Valerie Elverton Dixon, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
Dr. Sarah Birmingham Drummond, Assistant Professor of Ministerial Leadership and Director of Field Education
Dr. Carole R. Fontaine, Taylor Professor of Biblical Theology and History
Dr. Brita L. Gill-Austern, Austin Philip Guiles Professor of Psychology and Pastoral Theology
Dr. S. Mark Heim, Samuel Abbot Professor of Christian Theology
Dr. William R. Herzog II, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
Dr. Daniel Jeyaraj, Judson-DeFreitas Professor of World Christianity
Dr. Gregory Mobley, Associate Professor of Old Testament
Dr. Elizabeth C. Nordbeck, Moses Brown Professor of Ecclesiastical History
Dr. Robert W. Pazmiño, Valeria Stone Professor of Christian Education
Dr. Sharon Thornton, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care
Dr. Benjamin Valentin, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture, and Director of the Orlando Costas Latino/a Studies Program
Dr. Sze-kar Wan, John Norris Professor of New Testament Interpretation