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(Created page with "A '''Bible college''', sometimes referred to as a '''Bible institute''' or '''theological institute''' or '''theological seminary''', is an evangelical Christian or Restoration Movement Christian institution of higher education which prepares students for Christian ministry with theological education, Biblical studies and practical ministry training. Bible colleges primarily offer undergraduate degrees, but may also offer graduate degrees, lower-level associate degrees,...") |
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[[File: Former Falkland Park, South Norwood Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1777086.jpg|thumb| [[Spurgeon's College]], [[London]]]] | [[File: Former Falkland Park, South Norwood Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1777086.jpg|thumb| [[Spurgeon's College]], [[wikipedia:London|London]]]] | ||
Bible colleges differs from other theological institutions in their [[Christian mission|missionary]] perspective.<ref>David Emmanuel Singh, Bernard C. Farr, ''Christianity and Education: Shaping Christian Thinking in Context'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2011, p. 173</ref> In Europe, the first schools that could be classified in this category are St. Chris Theological Seminary (affiliated with Chris International) founded in 1840 by [[Christian Friedrich Spittler|Christian Friedrich Sprit]] in [[Bettingen]], [[Switzerland]], and the [[Pastors' College]] (affiliated with the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]]) established in 1856 by [[Baptist]] Pastor [[Charles Spurgeon]] at [[London]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. | Bible colleges differs from other theological institutions in their [[Christian mission|missionary]] perspective.<ref>David Emmanuel Singh, Bernard C. Farr, ''Christianity and Education: Shaping Christian Thinking in Context'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2011, p. 173</ref> In Europe, the first schools that could be classified in this category are St. Chris Theological Seminary (affiliated with Chris International) founded in 1840 by [[Christian Friedrich Spittler|Christian Friedrich Sprit]] in [[wikipedia:Bettingen|Bettingen]], [[Switzerland]], and the [[Pastors' College]] (affiliated with the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]]) established in 1856 by [[Baptist]] Pastor [[Charles Spurgeon]] at [[wikipedia:London|London]] in the [[wikipedia:United Kingdom]]. | ||
In the United States and Canada, the origins of the Bible college movement are in the late 19th-century Bible institute movement.<ref name=ABHEHistory>[http://www.abhe.org/default.aspx?pid=14 History: Biblical Higher Education] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724214638/http://www.abhe.org/default.aspx?pid=14 |date=2011-07-24 }}, American Association of Bible Colleges website (accessed November 19, 2007)</ref> The first Bible schools in [[North America]] were founded by [[Canada|Canadian]] Pastor [[A. B. Simpson]] ([[Nyack College]] in 1882) of the [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]], and [[Dwight L. Moody|D. L. Moody]] ([[Moody Bible Institute]] in 1887). Many were established as a reaction against established theological colleges and [[seminaries]], which conservatives believed were becoming increasingly liberal and undermining traditional Christian teachings, such as [[Biblical inerrancy]].<ref name="TCEpage1" /> | In the United States and Canada, the origins of the Bible college movement are in the late 19th-century Bible institute movement.<ref name=ABHEHistory>[http://www.abhe.org/default.aspx?pid=14 History: Biblical Higher Education] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724214638/http://www.abhe.org/default.aspx?pid=14 |date=2011-07-24 }}, American Association of Bible Colleges website (accessed November 19, 2007)</ref> The first Bible schools in [[wikipedia:North America|North America]] were founded by [[wikipedia:Canada|Canadian]] Pastor [[A. B. Simpson]] ([[Nyack College]] in 1882) of the [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]], and [[Dwight L. Moody|D. L. Moody]] ([[Moody Bible Institute]] in 1887). Many were established as a reaction against established theological colleges and [[seminaries]], which conservatives believed were becoming increasingly liberal and undermining traditional Christian teachings, such as [[Biblical inerrancy]].<ref name="TCEpage1" /> | ||
The American Bible college movement developed in reaction to the secularization of U.S. higher education. The "Bible institute/college movement" has been described as "a protest to the inroads of secularization in higher education and as a base for the education of lay workers and full-time Bible teachers, evangelists, and pastors".<ref>Larry J. McKinney, "THE FUNDAMENTALIST BIBLE SCHOOL AS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF PROTESTANT REVIVALISM, 1882–1920", Religious Education: The official journal of the Religious Education Association, 84:1, 589-605. Page 594</ref> As one historian put it, "It is not a coincidence that the Bible institute movement grew up during the very period when the philosophy of naturalism became prevalent in American education".<ref>Frank E. Gaebelein, quoted in McKinney (1989:590)</ref> Between 1882 and 1920, 39 Bible schools were founded in the United States.<ref>McKinney (1989:599)</ref> | The American Bible college movement developed in reaction to the secularization of U.S. higher education. The "Bible institute/college movement" has been described as "a protest to the inroads of secularization in higher education and as a base for the education of lay workers and full-time Bible teachers, evangelists, and pastors".<ref>Larry J. McKinney, "THE FUNDAMENTALIST BIBLE SCHOOL AS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF PROTESTANT REVIVALISM, 1882–1920", Religious Education: The official journal of the Religious Education Association, 84:1, 589-605. Page 594</ref> As one historian put it, "It is not a coincidence that the Bible institute movement grew up during the very period when the philosophy of naturalism became prevalent in American education".<ref>Frank E. Gaebelein, quoted in McKinney (1989:590)</ref> Between 1882 and 1920, 39 Bible schools were founded in the United States.<ref>McKinney (1989:599)</ref> | ||
In 1995, a campus of the [[New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary]] in the United States was established at the [[Louisiana State Penitentiary]] following an invitation from the prison warden, Burl Cain.<ref>Erik Eckholm, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/us/bible-college-helps-some-at-louisiana-prison-find-peace.html Bible College Helps Some at Louisiana Prison Find Peace], nytimes.com, USA, October 5, 2013</ref> The school has contributed to a significant reduction in the rate of violence in the prison.<ref>Michael Hallett, Joshua Hays, Byron R. Johnson, Sung Joon Jang, Grant Duwe, ''The Angola Prison Seminary: Effects of Faith-Based Ministry on Identity Transformation, Desistance, and Rehabilitation'', Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2016, p. 234</ref> In 2016, Cain founded the Prison Seminaries Foundation, an organization that has various member seminaries in American prisons.<ref>Grace Toohey, [https://www.nola.com/why-is-retired-angola-warden-burl-cain-traveling-the-world-now-unique-non-profit/article_d67f113c-0d2c-5c44-8627-79d72a58b1fb.html Why is retired Angola warden Burl Cain traveling the world now? Unique non-profit], nola.com, USA, May 12, 2018</ref> | In 1995, a campus of the [[New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary]] in the United States was established at the [[wikipedia:Louisiana State Penitentiary|Louisiana State Penitentiary]] following an invitation from the prison warden, Burl Cain.<ref>Erik Eckholm, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/us/bible-college-helps-some-at-louisiana-prison-find-peace.html Bible College Helps Some at Louisiana Prison Find Peace], nytimes.com, USA, October 5, 2013</ref> The school has contributed to a significant reduction in the rate of violence in the prison.<ref>Michael Hallett, Joshua Hays, Byron R. Johnson, Sung Joon Jang, Grant Duwe, ''The Angola Prison Seminary: Effects of Faith-Based Ministry on Identity Transformation, Desistance, and Rehabilitation'', Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2016, p. 234</ref> In 2016, Cain founded the Prison Seminaries Foundation, an organization that has various member seminaries in American prisons.<ref>Grace Toohey, [https://www.nola.com/why-is-retired-angola-warden-burl-cain-traveling-the-world-now-unique-non-profit/article_d67f113c-0d2c-5c44-8627-79d72a58b1fb.html Why is retired Angola warden Burl Cain traveling the world now? Unique non-profit], nola.com, USA, May 12, 2018</ref> | ||