The Beginnings of Anglican Theological Education in South Africa, 1848–1963
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10092115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippe Denis (0000-0001-6102-9569, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 516-533 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046910002988 |
| OpenAlex | W2079926228 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Various attempts at establishing Anglican theological education were made after the arrival in 1848 of Robert Gray, the first bishop of Cape Town, but it was not until 1876 that the first theological school opened in Bloemfontein. As late as 1883 half of the Anglican priests in South Africa had never attended a theological college. The system of theological education which developed afterwards became increasingly segregated. It also became more centralised, in a different manner for each race. A central theological college for white ordinands was established in Grahamstown in 1898 while seven diocesan theological colleges were opened for blacks during the same period. These were reduced to two in the 1930s, St Peter's College in Johannesburg and St Bede's in Umtata. The former became one of the constituent colleges of the Federal Theological Seminary in Alice, Eastern Cape, in 1963
Archaeology · Art · Cape · Period (music · Sociology · Theological seminary · Theology · White (mutation · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |