Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary: Difference between revisions

'''Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary''' is a [[Calvinist|Reformed]] [[seminary]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]].<ref name="grpress">{{cite news|title=Seminary expansion blazes future 'path'|author=Morrison, Gary W. |newspaper=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|date= 2004-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.refdag.nl/artikel/1367670/Gezonde+bevinding+hoort+in+een+Bijbelse+preek.html |title=Gezonde bevinding hoort in een Bijbelse preek |date=2008-10-17 |work=Reformatorisch Dagblad |trans-title=Healthy belongs in finding a biblical sermon |language=Dutch |accessdate=19 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222221922/http://www.refdag.nl/artikel/1367670/Gezonde+bevinding+hoort+in+een+Bijbelse+preek.html |archivedate=22 February 2010 }}</ref> [[Joel Beeke|Joel R. Beeke]] was the president of Puritan Reformed from 1995 to 2023 and currently serves as the chancellor, while Adriaan C. Neele serves as the president and Gerald M. Bilkes as the vice president. Founded by the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]] in 1995, Puritan Reformed is a graduate school that offers both [[Master's degree|masters']] and [[Doctoral degree|doctoral]] degrees. All of its faculty subscribe to the [[Three Forms of Unity]] and the [[Westminster Standards]]. Since 1998, the [[Free Reformed Churches of North America]] (FRCNA) has sent its theological students to Puritan Reformed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kerkredactie|date=2012-04-02|title=Digibron.nl, Seminarie Grand Rapids breidt uit|url=https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/offset/2/zoekwoord/PRTS/id/tag:RD.nl,20120402:newsml_34a8e6bf635de53dd8b2154bd38db96f|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Digibron.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

Apart from the main campus in Grand Rapids, Puritan Reformed has five global extension campuses for the ThM degree in Africa ([[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]]), Asia ([[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]), Europe ([[London]], [[United Kingdom]]), the Middle East ([[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]) and South America ([[São José dos Campos]], [[Brazil]]).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://prts.edu/global-campuses/ | title=Global Campuses }}</ref>

[[Michigan|The state of Michigan]] has granted Puritan Reformed a degree-granting [[University charter|charter]] and has approved their degree offerings. Puritan Reformed offers six accredited degrees: the [[Master of Divinity]] ([[Master of Divinity|MDiv]]), [[Master of Arts in Religion|Master of Arts]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]), Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling (MABC), [[Master of Theology]] ([[Master of Theology|ThM]]), [[Doctor of Ministry]] ([[Doctor of Ministry|DMin]]), and [[Doctor of Philosophy]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prts.edu/about/accreditation/?parent_menu=6| title=Accreditation }}</ref>

In February 2014, Puritan Reformed became [[higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]].<ref name=accreditation>{{cite web|title=Member Schools: Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary|url=http://www.ats.edu/member-schools/puritan-reformed-theological-seminary|publisher=ATS|accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref>

The Master of Theology (ThM) degree program is also approved at the following five extension sites: Alexandria Governorate-[[Cairo]] Governorate, [[Egypt]], [[London]] in [[United Kingdom]], [[São José dos Campos]], [[Brazil]], [[Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]], [[Pretoria|and Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].

The '''Puritan Research Center''' began in conjunction with the [[Theological University of Apeldoorn]] in [[Netherlands]] to establish an associated combined doctoral program and to encourage research in [[Puritans|Puritan]] studies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TUA en PRTS starten onderzoekscentrum puriteinen|url=https://www.rd.nl/kerk-religie/tua-en-prts-starten-onderzoekscentrum-puriteinen-1.1429015|access-date=2020-10-01|website=RD.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

The '''Jonathan Edwards Center''' is part of international network centers dedicated to research, education, and publication on [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] and his context. The first Jonathan Edwards Center began at [[Yale University]], and subsequently many such centers were planted in six continents. It was announced during the International Jonathan Edwards Conference at Yale University, on October 4, 2019, that Edwards Center-Midwest would be moving to Puritan Reformed.

The '''Center for Classical Reformed Systematic Theology''' was established in cooperation with the [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]] for postdoctoral research in Reformed systematic theology.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prts.edu/research-centers/| title=Research Centers }}</ref>

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