Chongshin University is a Christian university in

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. It has deep historical ties to conservative

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, reformed theology, and belongs to the

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. The current president is Jae Seo Lee.

Academics

Undergraduate education is provided through eight departments: Social Work, Child Studies, Church Music, Early Childhood Education, History Education, English Education, Christian Education, and Theology. Postgraduate education is divided between the seminary and the graduate schools. The main graduate school offers degrees of Master of Theology (Th.M.), Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Music (M.M.), Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). In addition, there are separate graduate schools of Education, Mission, and Social Work.

History

The school was founded as a

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

in 1901 by the Korean Presbyterian General Assembly. It was located in

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at the time, and known as

Pyongyang Theological Seminary The Pyongyang Theological Seminary (also known the Pyongyang Theological Academy, but commonly known simply as the Pyongyang Seminary) is a Protestant theological seminary in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It is run by the government-cont ...

(평양 신학교). The first president was an American missionary by the name of

Samuel Austin Moffett Rev. Samuel Austin Moffett (1864–1939, ko, 마포삼열, Hanja: ) was one of the early American Presbyterian missionaries to Korea. He studied at Hanover College, Indiana, and in 1888 at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. In 1889, he w ...

. The school was forced to close by the Japanese occupation government in 1938. It was reopened in 1948, now located in

. A four-year college was created in 1969. The seminary became an accredited graduate school in 1978. It became a university in 1995.

Criticism: Problems with Subway Station

Before the construction of

Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 (Jangam- Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section 17 km. Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and On ...

, Isu Station's name was officially Chongshin University Station. However, after the construction of Line 7,

Seoul Metro Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (Hangul: ), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail. History * May 31, 2017: ...

changed the name of the station to Isu Station and Namseong Station became Namseong (Chongshin University) station because Namseong station is especially close by Chongshin University. But the university sued Seoul Metro because the university wanted to express their school name to transfer station (It means Isu station) to publicize their university. Although the university had lost their suit, the decision was reverted because of the university's violent protest. So Isu station has different station names by subway route, "Chongshin University (Isu) station" (Line 4) and "Isu station" (Line 7).

References

External links

Official school website, in KoreanOfficial school website, in English
Universities and colleges in Seoul Private universities and colleges in South Korea Educational institutions established in 1901 Presbyterian universities and colleges 1901 establishments in Korea {{ROK-university-stub

Academics

History

Criticism: Problems with Subway Station

See also

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