Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School
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For the predecessor institution at Newton, Massachusetts, see Andover Newton Theological School.
Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School is an American seminary program founded in 2017 within Yale Divinity School and located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the successor institution of Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS), the oldest graduate seminary in the United States and the nation's first graduate institution of any kind.
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Former names | Andover Theological Seminary (1807–1965) Newton Theological Institution (1825–1965) Andover Newton Theological School (1965–2018) |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2017 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | andovernewton |
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In November 2015, ANTS, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ, announced that it would sell its campus in Newton, Massachusetts and relocate, after a presence of 190 years on that site.[1] In July 2017, ANTS and Yale Divinity School completed a formal affiliation to create Andover Newton Seminary within the Divinity School.[2]