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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is an American, private, non-profit institution of higher education, associated with the Southern Baptist Convention, and located in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of the largest seminaries in the world〔SWBTS had a non-duplicating headcount of 3,567 students in all schools and all locations as of the 2005–2006 academic year. ("About Us" ''SWBTS Official Website'' )〕 and is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada〔Year of last comprehensive evaluation visit: 2001; ("Fall 2011 Data - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary" );("Fall 2008 Data - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary" );("Fall 2006 Data - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary" ) The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada〕 and also by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award diploma, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.〔(Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Official Catalog p. 11 )〕 The school uses the Baptist Faith and Message (2000) as its confessional statement (see also the ''Southwestern Declaration on Academic and Theological Integrity''〔("Southwestern Declaration on Academic and Theological Integrity" Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary )〕). ==History== The seminary was established in 1908, with B. H. Carroll as its founding president.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Texas State Historical Commission )〕 It grew out of the Baylor University theological department, which was established in 1901. By 1905, Carroll had managed to convert the department of five professors into the Baylor Theological Seminary, but still under Baylor University. In 1907, while Baylor University President Samuel Palmer Brooks was on vacation in Europe, B.H. Carroll, then chairman of the Baylor Board of Trustees, made a motion that the department of religion be separated from the University and chartered as a separate entity. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary received its charter on 14 March 1908, but remained on Baylor's Waco campus until the summer of 1910, when the board accepted an offer made by Fort Worth citizens for a campus site and enough funds to build the first building.〔 The campus was located on what came to be known as "Seminary Hill," the highest natural elevation in Tarrant County. The first building was named "Fort Worth Hall" in honor of the seminary's new location. In 1925, the Baptist General Convention of Texas passed control to the Southern Baptist Convention. In 1994, the seminary experienced a sudden change in leadership with the dismissal of Russell H. Dilday as president, during the Southern Baptist Convention conservative resurgence. On March 9, 1994, Dilday was called to a board meeting where he was removed without warning and his office was locked while he was still at the meeting, preventing his removal of personal effects. The appointment of Ken Hemphill followed.〔Hawkins, Merrill M., Jr. (2007) "Columns: Glimpses of a Seminary Under Assault" ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 42(1): p. 117–118〕 President Dilday was the only president of SWBTS ever to be removed.〔 In 2006 the seminary imposed a prohibition on professors or administrators promoting charismatic practices, such as private prayer languages.〔Staff (December 2006) "Briefs" ''Christianity Today'' 50(12) p. 17〕 In 2007 a sexual discrimination suit was filed by Professor Sheri Klouda over her dismissal.〔Staff (3 April 2007) "Lawsuit filed against Southwestern Baptist" ''Christian Century'' 124(7): p.17〕〔(Thomas, Oliver Buzz (2007) "Having faith in women" ''USA Today'' 8 April 2007 )〕 The Klouda lawsuit was dismissed because of church-state concerns.〔"U.S. District Judge John McBryde dismissed Klouda’s case, ruling that SWBT is, for First Amendment purposes, a church, and that Klouda is a minister." ("Sheri Klouda and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary" ), with quoations from Judge McBryde and links to court documents.〕〔Marus, Robert (24 March 2008) ("Judge dismisses Klouda lawsuit against Patterson, Southwestern" ) ''Associated Baptist Press''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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