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− | St. Vladimir's Seminary currently offers four graduate level degrees. The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) offers training for future Church leaders such as priests, choir directors, and religious educators. The Master of Arts | + | St. Vladimir's Seminary currently offers four graduate level degrees. The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) offers training for future Church leaders such as priests, choir directors, and religious educators. The Master of Arts (M.A.) program in general theological studies is intended for those wishing to explore the major academic areas within the theological curriculum without the professional preparation demanded of M.Div. candidates. The Master of Theology (Th.M.) is intended for those desiring to prepare for higher-level studies, teaching, and research. The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) enhances the practice of ministry for ordained and lay ministers in the Orthodox Church. |
==History and influence== | ==History and influence== |
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St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York) is one of three institutions of professional theological education in the Orthodox Church in America. The other two schools are St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania) and St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska).
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Degree programs
St. Vladimir's Seminary currently offers four graduate level degrees. The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) offers training for future Church leaders such as priests, choir directors, and religious educators. The Master of Arts (M.A.) program in general theological studies is intended for those wishing to explore the major academic areas within the theological curriculum without the professional preparation demanded of M.Div. candidates. The Master of Theology (Th.M.) is intended for those desiring to prepare for higher-level studies, teaching, and research. The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) enhances the practice of ministry for ordained and lay ministers in the Orthodox Church.
History and influence
Protopresbyter Georges Florovsky was instrumental in its founding after his departure from Orthodox Theological Institute of St. Sergius (Paris, France). It has counted among its deans Protopresbyters Alexander Schmemann, John Meyendorff, and Thomas Hopko—nearly a who's who list of twentieth century theology. St. Vladimir's counts as alumni bishops and priests of many jurisdictions, professors of numerous colleges, universities and seminaries, and noteworthy lay leaders in worldwide Orthodoxy. It would be difficult to overestimate the impact of the seminary on Orthodox theology in the last fifty years.
Library and publishing
St. Vladimir's library is one of the largest Eastern Christian resources in North America. The seminary also houses a large publishing house, SVS Press. It publishes a quarterly theological journal, St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly.
Deans
- Bishop Makary (Ilyinsky), 1938–1944
- Archimandrite Dionysius (Diachenko), 1944–1947
- Bishop John (Shahovskoy), 1947–1950
- Protopresbyter Georges Florovsky, 1950–1955
- Metropolitan Leonty (Turkevich), 1955–1962
- Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, 1962–1983
- Protopresbyter John Meyendorff, 1984–1992
- Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko, 1992–2002
- Archpriest John H. Erickson, 2002-June 2007
- Archpriest John Behr, July 2007–present
Current Events
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