Auburn Theological Seminary
Auburn Theological Seminary, located in New York City, teaches students about progressive social issues by offering workshops, providing consulting, and conducting research on faith leadership development.
| Founded | August 16, 1818 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) charitable organization |
Tax ID no. | 15-0532053 |
| Focus | Religious education and activism |
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| Coordinates | 40.810789°N 73.963749°W |
| Method | Education, advocacy |
President | Emma Jordan-Simpson |
Senior Vice Presidents | Sophia Amaro, Keisha E. McKenzie |
| Website | www www |
The seminary was established in Auburn, New York, in 1818 to prepare young ministers for the frontier. In 1939, weakened by the Great Depression, the seminary relocated from Auburn to the Union Theological Seminary's campus in New York City, although it maintained its independence from Union Theological Seminary. In 2014, it designed and moved to a new leadership development lab in The Interchurch Center in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City.
Auburn Theological Seminary houses a research center focused on the study of seminaries, divinity schools, and the preparation of faith leaders working for social justice.
It was one of the first seminaries in the country to admit African Americans (Moses A. Hopkins, 1877), Japanese (Naoomi Tamura, 1882) and later, female seminarians (Ida Thorne Parker, 1917).