Arnulf Seminary of Theology

The Arnulf Seminary of Theology is a small élite school of theology for the Christian Church International, equivalent to a private college or university for postgraduate students.[1][2][3] For postgraduate students (people who already hold a university degree) the Arnulf Seminary of Theology offers a specialized range of course studies in biblical science, theories of trinity, gnosticism, the teachings of Master Eckhart, the philosophy of Karl Jaspers, advanced methods of missionary work. Teaching Christian process theology for missionaries makes the seminary one of a kind.

Arnulf Seminary of Theology
TypeSeminary
Established1982
PresidentDean Father Rahim
Location
Boston area, Massachusetts
,
USA
WebsiteOfficial website

Teachings/Theology

The course studies at the Arnulf Seminary of Theology are tuition-free, however open only for students who have passed strict acceptance tests which are an imperative prerequisite, because the seminary's main function is to educate and train future staff members, missionaries and clerics of the Christian Church International with its 1.5 million followers (October 2018) in the world of social media,[4] as well as grassroot missionary churches and communities in more than 70 countries around the globe.[5] What makes this seminary unique is it teaching Christian process theology as a major subject.[6]

History

The moderate conservative, evangelical Christian seminary was founded in 1982 by Ari Samaria, a former catholic theologist, in the Boston area as a small school for missionaries. Later the school was taken over by the Christian Universal Life Church and Ari Samaria joined this congregation in a leading position. His successor as dean is the more liberal Father Rahim, also a former catholic priest, who was born and educated in Lebanon and being a specialist for missionary work in dangerous social environments.[7] Under his leadership the Arnulf Seminary of Theology was transformed into a professional seminary, and the Arnulf Seminary of Theology joined several networks of seminaries, like PA, IAA and ULCO.[8] A branch in Berlin, Germany once existed but was closed in late 2017.[9] Nowadays, the Arnulf Seminary of Theology has approximately 150 students per term, full-time and part-time.

Ecclesiastical

As a seminary for postgraduate students the Arnulf Seminary of Theology does not offer academic qualifications since the students are expected to already hold an academic degree. All course studies lead to ecclesiastical graduations after a minimum education of two to four years, and the possibility to do missionary work, especially in developing countries.[10]

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References
  1. Massachuetts Department of Higher Education: “The Board of Higher Education's authority and procedures apply to institutions of higher education chartered after 1943 and/or institutions that changed their charters after 1943. Independent institutions of higher education are not licensed by the Board; rather they are granted the authority to award degrees in accordance with the Code of Massachusetts Regulations.” Retrieved December 17th, 2018
  2. Law Library: Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR). Retrieved December 17th, 2018
  3. U.S. Department of Education: State Regulation of Private Schools. Retrieved December 17th, 2018
  4. The Church site on Facebook with 1.3 mio. followers as an example. Retrieved October 30th, 2018
  5. Blasting News: “The Christian Universal Life Church has enacted a new dogma. The members of the liberal grassroot church with over one million believers worldwide received a new dogma by their Supreme Leader.” Published March 31st, 2017, retrieved October 30th, 2018.
  6. The Seminary’s webpage, retrieved Oct 30th, 2018
  7. Blasting News, “Christian News” section: “Why two percent of all Afghans are now members of a church.” April 1st, 2017. Retrieved November 1st, 2018
  8. Church Finder, retrieved Oct 30th, 2018
  9. Press Release, February, 28th 2018 (German)
  10. The seminary’s website, retrieved Nov 9th, 2018
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