Endowments; Theological seminaries; Theology--Study and teaching; New York (N.Y.); Bible Teachers Training School (New York, N.Y.)
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Origin Information
1902
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
digitized microfilm
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 80
Note
PDF may contain multiple grant documents.
New York Theological Seminary began its life in 1900 as the Bible Teacher’s College in Montclair, NJ. Under the direction of its founder, Wilbert Webster White, the school sought intentionally to bridge the divide that had then begun to open between u niversity-based and Bible school forms of theological education. A gifted scholar and teacher, President White was a leading proponent of what was known as 'the inductive Bible study method.' He believed that the Bible ought to be taught in English and allowed to occupy the central position in the theological curriculum. The method lent itself easily to an emphasis on practical training for ministry, which characterized the institution from its inception. President White moved the school to New York City in 1902 in order to provide what he called a more 'cosmopolitan' setting for the ministerial training of students, renaming it the Bible Teachers’ Training School. In 1921 the corporate name was changed to The Biblical Seminary in New York, and then in 1967 to New York Theological Seminary." [SOURCE: "New York Theological Seminary." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Theological_Seminary. Accessed 20 Sep. 2018.]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University