Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago Theological Seminary in Hyde Park

Seal of Chicago Theological Seminary
Motto	"Leaders for the Next"
Type	Private
Established	1855
Affiliation	United Church of Christ
President	Alice Hunt
Dean	Ken Stone
Address	1407 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Campus	urban 78,000 gross square foot, 4-story seminary with full basement located in the center of the University of Chicago campus
Affiliations	University of Chicago Association of Chicago Theological Schools
Website	ctschicago.edu

The Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) is an Christian ecumenical American seminary located in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of several seminaries historically affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Chicago, originally established in 1855 under the direction of abolitionist the Rev. Stephen Peet and the Congregational Church (now the United Church of Christ) by charter of the Illinois legislature. In addition to being a seminary of the United Church of Christ, CTS offers students coursework necessary to be ordained by both the United Methodist Church and the Metropolitan Community Church denominations.

In the 19th century, the Chicago Theological Seminary lead the Christian Abolitionism movement, while during the 20th century, the seminary stood as a bastion of Social Gospel Christianity. The seminary's preeminent religious activists and theologians among its faculty and alumni include Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Graham Taylor, Howard Schomer, G. Campbell Morgan, John W. de Gruchy, and Otis Moss III among others.

Chicago Theological enrolls a diverse student population representing more than 40 different faith traditions, perspectives and denominations, and houses the Center for the Study of Black Faith and Life (CSBFL), the Center for Jewish, Christian, & Islamic Studies (JCIS), the Center for the Study of Korean Christianity (CSKC), and the LGBTQ Religious Studies Center. CTS students hold academic reciprocity with the University of Chicago, the University of Chicago Divinity School, and with member schools of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools consortium.