colgate r ochester cr ozer
Divinity School
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Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
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— H O W A R D
T H U R M A N
Rochester Theological Seminary, Class of 1926
For nearly two centuries
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School has been preparing visionary leaders
who are pastoral, prophetic, and learned. Our academically rigorous program integrates a deep commitment to biblical faith with a passion for social justice and ecumenical diversity. If you are ready to embark on an educational and spiritual journey that will change your life, take a few moments to
learn more about us.
“CRCDS envisions ministry broadly. I think of my ministry as one of hosting and hospitality, particularly when the guests get to ask questions of each other and learn things that might have otherwise slipped through the cracks. In my ministry among the Religious Society of Friends, I often try to serve as a catalyst, inviting people to experience the transforming holy power of the Spirit of God.” — C A L L I D
K E E F E - P E R R Y
M. Div. Student, 2010 Fund for Theological Education Ministry Fellowship Recipient
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…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School prepares women and men for ministry in a world undergoing unprecedented challenge and change. We do so by providing theological education that integrates critical scholarship with practical experience. The curriculum includes training in biblical studies, church history, Christian ethics, theology and homiletics, as well as multicultural studies. This well-rounded education encourages our graduates to look beyond what has been done before and to explore new visions of leadership for the future. We offer a number of degree programs, including Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry degrees. We also have an extensive lifelong learning program, which aims to engage clergy and lay persons who desire to deepen and enrich their faith and life in the world.
P R E P A R A T I O N
“In the Iona Community the words ‘ALL ARE WELCOME’ weave their way through the life and liturgy like a Celtic knot. In much the same way, at CRCDS the ethos of ‘all are welcome’ weaves its way through classes and conversations, through lectureships and liturgy. All are welcome to explore and express what it means to be a person of faith, what it means to be faculty and students from different cultures, classes, climates – regionally and theologically, from different communions and denominations. All are welcome to be heard and honed as we seek to learn and grow; as some edges are sharpened and others are made smooth, in the season of perfecting called ‘theological education.’ All are welcome to be transformative leaders, ready to embrace the challenges and wonders of the 21st Century.” — S T E P H A N I E
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Vice President for Academic Life and Dean of Faculty, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, and Director of Supervised Ministry
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…all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
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We do not live, work, or minister in cultural, ethnic, gender, or denominational isolation. It is no accident that Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School attracts and welcomes a very broad spectrum of individuals. We believe it’s good for them, and we know it’s good for us. As different expressions of faith, ethnic backgrounds, and personal histories are engaged, the ability of our graduates to connect with their congregations and communities is enhanced.
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“The classroom becomes a venue in which new insights about scripture, often drawn from unexpected sources—music, film, other literatures—can be entertained, tried, and tested. The approaches we take to working with text at CRCDS are influenced by reading strategies from around the globe.” — M A R K
B R U M M I T T
Associate Professor of Old Testament Interpretation
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All [people] are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. — M A R T I N
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Crozer Theological Seminary, Class of 1951
The world is becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent. This changing global reality challenges the 21st century Church and its leaders to address social, economic, and political concerns in new ways. Our students are encouraged to examine these complicated issues from varying perspectives and to formulate solutions that are informed by their biblical faith and committed to prophetic witness. We do more than educate excellent ministers. We prepare progressive leaders who are globally conscious, passionate about their beliefs, and ready to become agents of change in the world around them.
C O N S C I O U S
“The academic program at CRCDS is incredibly enriching because you are studying with people from so many different denominations and backgrounds. This ecumenical environment inspires deep theological conversation in the classroom that I don't think I could get anywhere else.” — K A T R I N A
M A C A L U S O
M. Div. Student
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Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children cannot reach it. — W A L T E R
R A U S C H E N B U S C H
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Rochester Theological Seminary, Class of 1886
We take great pride in our academic standards. Our faculty consists of men and women with advanced degrees from such schools as Harvard University, Yale Divinity School, the University of Glasgow, and Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. Most have published extensively, helping to define and set direction in their fields of study. Our belief is that scholarship should maintain respect for the understandings of the past while encouraging a freedom of theological inquiry for the future. Innovative programs that embody this viewpoint include curricula in Black Church Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Interfaith Studies.
C E L L E N C E
“The spirit of this sacred institution impacts this world in many ways. Notable alumni/ae include the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this nation’s youngest Alfred Nobel Peace Prize laureate and civil rights advocate; Howard Thurman, the great mystic-theologian who beckoned our hearts and souls to go deeper and grow truer in our understanding of community; and Walter Rauschenbusch, the noted Social Gospel theologian who echoed again the Great Commission. These leaders and servants exemplify the honest intellectual pursuit, genuinely inclusive community, and unflinching love that mark the CRCDS heritage.” — W I N T E R B O U R N E
M.Div. Student
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Our heritage merges the strengths and traditions of four different schools over a 190-year period. The first, in 1817, was the Hamilton Theological and Literary Institute in rural Hamilton, New York. The institute would later become Colgate Theological Seminary— the theological division of Colgate University. An offshoot of Colgate Theological Seminary was then planted in Rochester in 1850, when a number of faculty and students came from Colgate to Rochester to help begin a new university and seminary. Consequently, the Rochester Theological Seminary was founded concurrently with the University of Rochester.
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In 1928, the Colgate and Rochester seminaries merged to become Colgate Rochester Divinity School. As part of that merger, the present campus was built on one of the highest hills in the southeastern corner of Rochester, New York. In 1961, the Baptist Missionary Training School joined the campus on the hill, bringing its strong legacy of training women for ministry. In 1970, Crozer Theological Seminary affiliated with Colgate Rochester Divinity School to form Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, bringing to the community Crozer’s commitment to social justice and theological education oriented to the work of ministry.
H I S T O R Y
is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope.
— H O W A R D
T H U R M A N
Rochester Theological Seminary, Class of 1926
We are proud of the generations of ministers, thinkers, and leaders who have been part of our history. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School claims as its own such luminaries as Martin Luther King, Jr., Walter Rauschenbusch, Marjorie Matthews, Howard Thurman, and J.C. Wynn. We are confident that the new generations being trained at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School will carry on this legacy of personal, social, and global transformation through their ministries. If you would like to learn more about becoming part of our community, please call us or visit our web site, then plan a personal visit to our campus today. An exciting journey awaits you!
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School 1100 South Goodman Street Rochester, NY 14620
585-340-9500 888-937-3732 admissions@crcds.edu
www.crcds.edu
1100 South Goodman Street Rochester, NY 14620 585-340-9500 888-937-3732 admissions@crcds.edu www.crcds.edu