The Centre for Christian Studies is a Canadian

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theological school in

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, that is affiliated with the Anglican and

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churches of Canada. It is a training centre for those becoming

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s and diaconal ministers; it provides continuing education for

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and offers a variety of programs and workshops for others seeking to deepen their faith or explore

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. The centre's primary areas of study include pastoral care,

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, transformative education, and social ministry.

History

The Centre for Christian Studies is historically rooted in the diaconal training schools of the

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, and Anglican churches established in Canada in the late nineteenth century. The Social Gospel movement combined with the influence of early

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, which was fighting for more vocational opportunities for women, as well as the increasing need of churches to fill overseas missionary sites were the major impetuses for the formation of these schools. In 1893, the Methodist National Training Centre was opened and the Presbyterian Missionary and Deaconess Training Home followed in 1897.

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* 1969 establishments in Manitoba Anglican Church of Canada Christian schools in Manitoba Seminaries and theological colleges in Canada United Church of Canada {{seminary-stub