Tyndale Theological Seminary is an American private Christian

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, ...

with its campus in

Hurst, Texas Hurst is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in the densely populated portion of northeastern Tarrant County and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. It is considered a Dallas and Fort Worth suburb and is part of the Mid-Ci ...

. It has chosen not to seek state

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for religious reasons.

Accreditation and lawsuit

Tyndale's 2007-2008 ''Academic Catalog'' states that "Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute is not accredited, and has no plans to pursue any type of accreditation for several particular reasons..." In 1998, Tyndale Theological Seminary was fined $173,000 for issuing degrees as a seminary without a license. The case led to public criticism of the seminary. On August 31, 2007, an 8 to 0 decision by the Supreme Court of Texas returned the $173,000 to Tyndale.

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* Seminaries and theological colleges in Texas Unaccredited Christian universities and colleges in the United States Universities and colleges in Fort Worth, Texas {{Seminary-stub