Modern theological college institutions
The organisation of modern theological college institutions was a straight outcome of Roman Catholic reforms of the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent which asserted on the improvement of the teaching of clergy through the introduction of Seminaries as live-in establishments under the direct control of elder clergy. Since at least the fourth century there have been Seminaries for the training of clergy. The original recognized group of Systematic Theology was seen by St. Basil of Ancyra. The term degenerated out of general use in the Middle Ages, when most theological education was in religious residencies, and later, in the universities. After Reformation and the emergence of new denominations, Seminaries again came into use, particularly in the U.S. The 16th-century Council of Trent prescribed Theology seminaries to be opened up in every diocese.In several areas, the word seminary college is also employed for secular schools of higher education that teach teachers. While the responsibility of the instructing Theology seminaries and religious seminaries is dissimilar, the terminology has not varied. Throughout the Nineteenth century in the USA, Seminaries trained women for the only socially acceptable job: teaching. Only unmarried women could become instructors. Many older women’s colleges started as theology seminaries and created an crucial corps of educators.
