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===Libraries===
===Libraries===
[[File:NBTS Gardner Sage Library 1959 LOC Image.jpg|thumb|right|The seminary's library, the Gardner A. Sage Library (built 1873–1875) combines Romanesque and Victorian architecture.]]
The Gardner A. Sage Library, was built in 1873, and dedicated in 1875. The building, designed by nineteenth-century German-American architect [[Detlef Lienau]], employs the design of a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque]] fourth-century [[basilica]] with elements of a "Victorian bookhall" and was intended to provide a space conductive to "the contemplation of God."<ref>Lienau, Detlef. [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/archival/collections/ldpd_3460628/ Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, circa 1835-1886] at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University Libraries Archival Collections. Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref><ref>"gamaru" and School of Communication & Information at Rutgers. [http://whereru.rutgers.edu/photosynths/30/Gardner-Sage-Library Gardner Sage Library at WhereRU] (virtual digital media portal). Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref><ref name="NBTSSageLibrary">New Brunswick Theological Seminary. [http://www.nbts.edu/newsite/sage.cfm Gardner A. Sage Library]. Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref> The library presently houses the official archives of the Reformed Church in America.<ref name="NBTSSageLibrary" /> Containing over 150,000 books and 10,000 bound periodicals, the library's collection includes "rare manuscripts and several of the world's earliest printed books dating from the 15th century."<ref name="NBTSSageLibrary" /> It maintains current subscriptions for over 300 periodicals.<ref name="NBTSSageLibrary" />
The seminary's library, the Gardner A. Sage Library, was built in 1873–1875. The building, designed by nineteenth-century German-American architect [[Detlef Lienau]], employs the design of a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque]] fourth-century [[basilica]] with elements of a "Victorian bookhall" and was intended to provide a space conductive to "the contemplation of God."<ref>Lienau, Detlef. [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/archival/collections/ldpd_3460628/ Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, circa 1835-1886] at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University Libraries Archival Collections. Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref><ref>"gamaru" and School of Communication & Information at Rutgers. [http://whereru.rutgers.edu/photosynths/30/Gardner-Sage-Library Gardner Sage Library at WhereRU] (virtual digital media portal). Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref><ref name="NBTSSageLibrary">New Brunswick Theological Seminary. [http://www.nbts.edu/newsite/sage.cfm Gardner A. Sage Library]. Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref> The library presently houses the official archives of the Reformed Church in America.<ref name="NBTSSageLibrary" /> Containing over 150,000 books and 10,000 bound periodicals, the library's collection includes "rare manuscripts and several of the world's earliest printed books dating from the 15th century."<ref name="NBTSSageLibrary" /> It maintains current subscriptions for over 300 periodicals.<ref name="NBTSSageLibrary" />


This collection of theological works is ecumenically rich, and supplemented by unusually strong resources in the [[Classics]], [[fine arts]], [[social sciences]], [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [[Dutch colonization of the Americas|Dutch Colonial Studies]], and [[Reformed Church History]]. This collection is augmented by reciprocal borrowing rights with the [[Rutgers University]] library system (over 10.5 million holdings).
This collection of theological works is ecumenically rich, and supplemented by unusually strong resources in the [[Classics]], [[fine arts]], [[social sciences]], [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [[Dutch colonization of the Americas|Dutch Colonial Studies]], and [[Reformed Church History]]. This collection is augmented by reciprocal borrowing rights with the [[Rutgers University]] library system (over 10.5 million holdings).

Revision as of 14:56, 12 August 2013

New Brunswick Theological Seminary
TypePrivate
Established1784
AffiliationReformed Church in America (Calvinism)
Location
New Brunswick
,
New Jersey
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 8 acres (32,000 m²)
WebsiteNew Brunswick Theological Seminary

New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a seminary with its main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Founded in 1784, it is the oldest seminary in the United States. Since 1986, it has offered classes at a satellite campus on the grounds of St. John's University in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York. While rooted in the Reformed faith, the Seminary is dedicated to providing a comprehensive Christian education as "an inter-cultural, ecumenical school of Christian faith, learning, and scholarship committed to its metro-urban and global contexts."[1]

New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers professional and graduate degree programs for candidates for ministry, and to those pursuing careers in academia or non-theological fields. It also offers certificates and training programs to lay church leaders seeking advanced courses in Theology, Bible studies, Church History, and Servant Leadership.[2]

History

Moving first to Brooklyn, New York in 1796 and subsequently to New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1810, the institution in its formative years shared facilities with Queen's College (now Rutgers University) and the Queen's College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School) in New Brunswick. In 1856, with the college and seminary both expanding, and facilities overcrowding, the seminary decided to relocate to a 7 acre (28,000 m²) tract of land less than one half mile (800 m) away. Today, the New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers classes through two campuses, the first in New Brunswick, New Jersey and since 1986 on the campus of St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

College Avenue redevelopment (2012-2014)

New Brunswick Theological Seminary has partnered with Rutgers University, and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) on a $300,000,000 project to redevelop their NBTS and Rutgers campuses in New Brunswick.[3] Citing a declining enrollment, and recognizing empty and unused on-campus student housing (as their student body transitioned to commuter students), the seminary has sold a five-acre portion of their eight-acre campus to Rutgers.[3] On 20 June 2012, the outgoing president of Rutgers University, Richard L. McCormick announced that Rutgers will "integrate five acres along George Street between Seminary Place and Bishop Place into the College Avenue Campus" to build a "500-student Honors College", a dining facility, and a major academic building featuring lecture halls and departmental offices.[4] The seminary's Board of Trustees approved this plan and the sale on 20 May 2013.[5] The seminary's planned new campus is is described as being "technologically smart and environmentally green."[5]

The seminary will reconstruct its New Brunswick campus on three acres at the corner of Seminary Place and College Avenue, with a 30,000-square-foot central building featuring "a chapel, classrooms, offices, conference facilities and space for commuting students as well as a 100-car parking lot" while preserving the Gardner A. Sage Library.[5]

Campus

New Brunswick campus

The New Brunswick Theological Seminary has been located in the College Avenue section of New Brunswick since it moved to the city in 1810 at the invitation of Rev. Dr. Ira Condict (1764–1811), the third president of Queen's College (1795–1810). For the first 46 years, the Seminary shared facilities with Queen's, later Rutgers College, before building a campus in 1856 on a hill a few hundred yards to the west.

In 2013, the Seminary sold five of its eight acres to Rutgers and was redeveloping its New Brunswick campus on the remaining three acres on the corner of College Avenue and Seminary Place.

Jamaica Queens campus

The New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers courses on the campus of St. John's University in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York.

Academics

New Brunswick Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.[6]

Degrees and programs offered

The New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers courses and programs leading to the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree and offers cross-registration and joint programs with Rutgers University, St. John's University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Western Theological Seminary, and the Wesley Theological Seminary.

Libraries

The seminary's library, the Gardner A. Sage Library (built 1873–1875) combines Romanesque and Victorian architecture.

The seminary's library, the Gardner A. Sage Library, was built in 1873–1875. The building, designed by nineteenth-century German-American architect Detlef Lienau, employs the design of a Romanesque fourth-century basilica with elements of a "Victorian bookhall" and was intended to provide a space conductive to "the contemplation of God."[7][8][9] The library presently houses the official archives of the Reformed Church in America.[9] Containing over 150,000 books and 10,000 bound periodicals, the library's collection includes "rare manuscripts and several of the world's earliest printed books dating from the 15th century."[9] It maintains current subscriptions for over 300 periodicals.[9]

This collection of theological works is ecumenically rich, and supplemented by unusually strong resources in the Classics, fine arts, social sciences, Dutch and Dutch Colonial Studies, and Reformed Church History. This collection is augmented by reciprocal borrowing rights with the Rutgers University library system (over 10.5 million holdings).

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

Faculty members listed below in bold text were also alumni of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.

  • William Henry Campbell, (1808–1890), professor of Oriental Languages, later eighth President of Rutgers College (1862–1882).
  • William Henry Steele Demarest (1863–1956), NBTS Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government, eleventh president of Rutgers University
  • Philip Milledoler (1775–1852), professor of didactic theology, fifth president of Rutgers College (1825–1840)

References

  1. ^ New Brunswick Theological Seminary. "Our Mission". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ New Brunswick Theological Seminary. "Certificate Program". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b Development Department of New Brunswick Theological Seminary "NBTS Departs 'Holy Hill' to Build a New Future on College Ave." in New Brunswick Theological Seminary Newsletter. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ Rutgers University Office of the President. "A Plan for Enhancing the College Avenue Campus" (20 June 2012). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b c New Brunswick Theological Seminary. "Land Sale Will Further the Mission of NBTS" (press release) (21 May 2013). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  6. ^ New Brunswick Theological Seminary "Accreditation and Licenses". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. ^ Lienau, Detlef. Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, circa 1835-1886 at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University Libraries Archival Collections. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  8. ^ "gamaru" and School of Communication & Information at Rutgers. Gardner Sage Library at WhereRU (virtual digital media portal). Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Gardner A. Sage Library. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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