Presbyterian and Reformed Colleges and Seminaries Worth Considering

The post introduces a list of Presbyterian and Reformed colleges, universities, and seminaries. It notes that these schools aim to prepare students for what many Reformed Christians confess as their chief purpose, to glorify God and enjoy him forever. The colleges typically offer a wide range of humanities and science programs, while the seminaries train men and women for ministry centered on the Word and the sacraments. Both kinds of institution hold a high view of Scripture and seek to bring all of faith and life under God’s revealed will.

The author identifies a commitment to Reformed theology as the shared thread among these schools. The post describes Reformed theology as a historic, confessional form of Christianity that stresses God’s sovereignty, the authority of Scripture, salvation by grace, the importance of the church, and covenant theology. It traces these roots to the sixteenth-century Reformation and to John Calvin. Many of the listed schools adopt either the Three Forms of Unity or the Westminster Standards as their doctrinal standards, and most have close, if not official, ties to Reformed or Presbyterian denominations.

The post also explains that “Reformed” and “Presbyterian” are sometimes used interchangeably, though the terms can mark a difference between the Continental Dutch stream and the Scottish stream. It then gives short histories of several institutions, including Calvin University, Dordt, Erskine, Geneva Hall, Covenant Theological Seminary, Knox Theological Seminary, Mid-America Reformed Seminary, and PRTS. These sketches cover how each school began, where it has been located, and how its name or affiliations developed over time.

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