Tennessee Baptist Seminary
| Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
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| Website | www.templebaptistseminary.edu |
Temple Baptist Seminary is the graduate school of Christian theology of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Though originally established as "Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary" on January 26, 1948, the name was changed to Temple Baptist Seminary five years later, after the Southern Baptist Convention founded its own Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Temple Baptist Seminary was accredited in 2000 as part of Tennessee Temple University's Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) accreditation. Prior to that it was accredited by the American Association of Bible Colleges (now known as ABHE). Both ABHE and TRACS are accreditors recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
On July 3, 1946, Highland Park Baptist Church, under the leadership of the pastor, Dr. Lee Roberson, voted to establish Tennessee Temple College (now University). Then, recognizing the lack of sound Biblical training in the majority of the seminaries, Dr. Roberson led the church in establishing Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on January 26,1948. Dr. Roberson served as president, and Dr. Alfred Cierpke as dean. Five years later, the name was changed to Temple Baptist Theological Seminary since the Southern Baptist Convention founded a seminary by the former name. Since 1985, the institution has been known as Temple Baptist Seminary. In 1962, Dr. Douglas Cravens assumed the position of dean.
With the assumption of the presidency of the university and seminary by Dr. J. Don Jennings in 1985, Dr. Roger Martin was named dean.
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