 Seal of Andover Newton Theological School | |
Former names | Andover Theological Seminary (1807–1965), Newton Theological Institution (1825–1965), Andover Newton Theological School (1965–2018) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1807 |
Religious affiliation | United Church of Christ, American Baptist Churches USA |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Affiliations | NEASC |
| Website | andovernewton |
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Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) was a graduate school and seminary in Newton, Massachusetts, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It was the product of a merger between Andover Theological Seminary and Newton Theological Institution. In recent years, it was an official open and affirming seminary, meaning that it was open to students of same-sex attraction or transgender orientation and generally advocated for tolerance of it in church and society.[1]
In November 2015, the school announced that it would sell its campus and become part of Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut,[2] a process it completed in July 2017.[3]
- ^ "List". UCC Open and Affirming Coalition. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ MacDonald, G. Jeffrey (November 13, 2015). "Oldest US graduate seminary to close campus". Religion News.com.
- ^ "YDS and Andover Newton sign historic agreement". Yale Divinity School. July 20, 2017.