Andover Newton Theological School

Andover Newton Theological School
Seal of Andover Newton Theological School
Former names
Andover Theological Seminary (1807–1965), Newton Theological Institution (1825–1965), Andover Newton Theological School (1965–2018)
TypePrivate
Established1807
Religious affiliation
United Church of Christ, American Baptist Churches USA
Location, ,
United States
CampusSuburban
AffiliationsNEASC
Websiteandovernewton.yale.edu

Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) was a graduate school and seminary in Newton, Massachusetts, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It was the product of a merger between Andover Theological Seminary and Newton Theological Institution. In recent years, it was an official open and affirming seminary, meaning that it was open to students of same-sex attraction or transgender orientation and generally advocated for tolerance of it in church and society.[1]

In November 2015, the school announced that it would sell its campus and become part of Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut,[2] a process it completed in July 2017.[3]

  1. ^ "List". UCC Open and Affirming Coalition. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ MacDonald, G. Jeffrey (November 13, 2015). "Oldest US graduate seminary to close campus". Religion News.com.
  3. ^ "YDS and Andover Newton sign historic agreement". Yale Divinity School. July 20, 2017.

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