Seminary question..

[Aymn27]

:wave: Hello friends,

I was wondering if any of you ladies/gents knew if an Anglican student would be accepted into a MDiv program at a Lutheran seminary? I am looking for an orthodox (no same-sex approval, inclusive language, etc) seminary - preferably in the southern US(but willing to consider elsewhere). There are only two Anglican programs that I would consider and one is in Canada (my wife does not want to move there) and the other is in Pittsburgh - which is fine, except that their schedules are limited and it would be difficult to work (I will be paying my own way through). Are there any ELCA seminaries that are more orthodox than others? I'm not sure where else I'd feel "comfortable" theologically.

I probably should say also, that I'm not positive I want to be ordained - but if so it would be in the Anglican Mission in America. I AM looking for a MDiv to possibly go on to receive a PhD or ThD.

Thanks for any help/insights.

Blessings
Aaron

[IowaLutheran]

I'm pretty sure that each ELCA seminary welcomes students from other denominations.

I am taking classes online from Luther Seminary in St. Paul to become an Associate in Ministry, a rostered lay ministry of the ELCA. I am definitely not the most qualified person to answer this, but I think Luther has traditionally had the most "conservative" (I don't like to use that political term in connection with religion but I'll go with it) professors in the ELCA. I believe some of the more "conservative" ones are retiring, however.

Here is a list of professors who signed the letter opposing the allowance of exceptions for gay clergy and the places they are from:

+ Dr. Robert Benne, director, Center for Religion and Society,
Roanoke College, Salem, Va.
+ The Rev. Carl E. Braaten, retired professor of systematic
theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
+ The Rev. James R. Crumley Jr., presiding bishop of the former
Lutheran Church in America
+ The Rev. Karl P. Donfried, professor of religion and biblical
literature, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
+ Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain, professor of social and political
ethics, Divinity School and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago
+ The Rev. Gerhard O. Forde, retired professor of systematic
theology, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
+ Dr. George W. Forell, retired professor of religion, University
of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
+ The Rev. Roy A. Harrisville, retired professor of New
Testament, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
+ Dr. Hans J. Hillerbrand, professor of religion, Duke
University, Durham, N.C.
+ The Rev. Robert W. Jenson, senior scholar for research, Center
of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, N.J.
+ The Rev. Marc Kolden, professor of systematic theology, Luther
Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
+ The Rev. William H. Lazareth, former bishop of the ELCA
Metropolitan New York Synod
+ The Rev. James A. Nestingen, professor of church history,
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
+ Dr. Michael J. Root, ELCA associate in ministry, dean and
professor of systematic theology, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.
+ The Rev. William G. Rusch, director, Foundation for a
Conference on Faith and Order, New York
+ The Rev. Walter F. Taylor Jr., professor of New Testament
studies and director of graduate studies, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
+ Dr. David S. Yeago, professor of systematic theology, Lutheran
Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.

[SPALATIN]

Right now I believe that the LCMS is only looking for candidates within it's own synod. One of the requirements is that the candidate belong to an LCMS church for 2 years minimum prior to attending the synod. We have 2 primary synods. One in Fort Wayne, IN and the other in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis would probably be the southernmost location for you.

[filosofer]

You might want to check with Trinity, Deerfield, IL (not Lutheran, but a good MDiv program).

In Christ's love,
filo

[LutherNut]

Right now I believe that the LCMS is only looking for candidates within it's own synod. One of the requirements is that the candidate belong to an LCMS church for 2 years minimum prior to attending the synod. We have 2 primary synods. One in Fort Wayne, IN and the other in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis would probably be the southernmost location for you.

I think you meant 2 primary seminaries...

(I spent some time as a teacher in a previous life...;) ... I can't help it.)


Jay:wave:

[SPALATIN]

I think you meant 2 primary seminaries...

(I spent some time as a teacher in a previous life...;) ... I can't help it.)


Jay:wave:

Gosh darn golly Beaver. You are correct. 2 primary seminaries.;)