The Rise of Theological Schools in America

Professional Schools in the United States, whether of medicine, law, engineering, or theology, are of relatively recent orgin. It is a matter of interest that the ministry was the first profession in America for which a technical and standardized training was provided. While the first law school in...

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Main Author: Sweet, William Warren 1881-1959 (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1937]
In: Church history
Year: 1937, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 260-273
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Professional Schools in the United States, whether of medicine, law, engineering, or theology, are of relatively recent orgin. It is a matter of interest that the ministry was the first profession in America for which a technical and standardized training was provided. While the first law school in America was founded in the same year as the oldest theological seminary (1784), the courses were loosely organized and there was no definitely prescribed amount of work required of graduation and no academic requirement for the practice of law. In all the institutions where there were law departments or law schools, even as late as the middle of the last century, the law students were considered as distinctly inferior to the regular college students.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3160828