Brite Divinity School is a

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Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...

, a private university in

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. It is affiliated with the

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, approved by the University Senate of the

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, and receives support for its

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Studies program from the

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. About thirty different denominations are represented in the student body of Brite, with the largest two usually being members of the

Disciples of Christ The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...

and the

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Churches. The current 20 full-time faculty members represent several different denominations.

History

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rancher Lucas Charles "L.C." Brite and his wife, Edward "Eddie" Anderson Brite, built the First Christian Church in

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and endowed the Brite Divinity School at TCU. Initially named Brite College of the Bible, it received its current name in 1963.

Academics

Brite Divinity School is

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by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and the

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(ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the graduate degrees in theology and the ministry. Brite Divinity School offers seven different theological degrees as well as two collaborate Master's degrees: Masters of Social Work and Masters of Business Administratio

References

External links

Official website
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