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A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of higher education for educating students ( seminarians) in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, sometimes at the postgraduate level, to prepare students for ordination as clergy or for other ministry. The English word is taken from the Latin seminarium, translated as seed-bed, the image from the Council of Trent document Cum Adulescentium Aetas which called for the first modern seminaries. [1][2] As such, in the West the term historically referred to Christian educational institutes, but has widened to include American Jewish institutions. Since at least the 4th century there have been seminaries for the training of clergy.[citation needed] The first known group of seminarians was gathered by St. Basil of Ancyra. The term dropped out of general use in the Middle Ages, when most theological training was in monasteries, and later, in the universities.[citation needed] The establishment of modern seminaries resulted from Roman Catholic reforms of the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent. Seminaries became live-in institutions under the direct control of senior clergy.[citation needed] This later led to the creation of minor seminaries to educate young boys for the priesthood at a time when literacy was not widespread. The Tridentine model of seminary was similar to that of a monastary.[citation needed] These seminaries stood in contrast to the freer intellectual atmosphere of the universities.[citation needed] The Tridentine seminaries placed great emphasis on personal discipline as well as the teaching of philosophy as a preparation for theology; an approach that was explicitly rejected by Protestant reformers such as John Calvin.[3] The Tridentine model of seminaries has since been adopted and adapted by other Christian denominations as well as by modern American Judaism, though now in a more open fashion than the Tridentine model and often without the Catholic emphasis on the pre-requisite study of philosophy and the Catholic requirement to live on campus within the Christian community of the seminary.
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1. Dealing With Difficult People: A Minister's Guide
November 04, 2009
While attending seminary and taking Bible study courses may prepare a minister to preach and teach the Word of God, very few pastors enter the ministry ready to face the most challenging part of doing God’s work, interacting with people.
Ministers work with a wide variety of people on any given day. Many of these people are blessings, offering encouragement, support, prayer, and compassion. Others, however, are a bit more challenging to deal with. A lot has been written on the subject of dealing with difficult people. Here are a few tips on how you can deal with the difficult people in yo... (read more)
Author: Jacqueline Davidson
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2. How To Learn Japanese With Using Audio
September 18, 2009
Learning Japanese with audio is lacking suspect the best and most useful way to get happening. If you are fluky enough to have some Japanese links who can help then you are already before of the plucky. In most suitcases people will look to sunset classes at their local seminary or on the internet for online chief Japanese education.
Of course the best way to learn any dialect is in the country itself. This has evident advantages but for most of us this is not feasible and we have to elect more realistic methods of how to learn Japanese.
The more you learn about Japan and its peopl... (read more)
Author: Jessica Santoli
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3. Is it Difficult to Become an Ordained Minister?
September 06, 2009
So you have decided to become an ordained minister or ordained pastor. There are so many things going through your mind often you don't know where to initiate. How do I become a preacher? How do I become a minister. Do I got to seminary? What is an online ordination? Is online ordination officially permitted? What about being a Christian Pastor or Christian Minister.
The Bible teaches that every child of God is a priest and there is but one superior priest, Jesus Christ. "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated people, and a people claimed by God intended for his own, t... (read more)
Author: Bob Paulson
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4. What to do if you want to be a minister
September 06, 2009
So you have decided to become an ordained minister or ordained pastor. There are so many things going through your mind often you don't know where to initiate. How do I become a preacher? How do I become a minister. Do I got to seminary? What is an online ordination? Is online ordination permissible? What about being a Christian Pastor or Christian Minister.
The Bible teaches that every child of God is a priest and there is but one superior priest, Jesus Christ. "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated people, and a people claimed by God on behalf of his own, to proclai... (read more)
Author: Bob Paulson
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5. How to become an Ordained Pastor
September 06, 2009
So you have decided to become an ordained pastor. There are so many things going through your mind often you don't know where to initiate. How do I become a preacher? How do I become a minister. Do I got to seminary? What is an online ordination? Is online ordination permissible? What about being a Christian Pastor or Christian Minister.
The Bible teaches that every child of God is a priest and there is but one superior priest, Jesus Christ. "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated people, and a people claimed by God on behalf of his own, to proclaim the triumphs of him... (read more)
Author: Bob Paulson
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6. Pakistan Pounds Militant Hideouts Following Mosque Attacks
June 13, 2009
A member of the Pakistani bomb disposal squad uses a metal detector following a suicide bomb attack at the Jamia Naeemia madrassa, an Islamic seminary in Lahore, 12 June 2009Pakistani warplanes pounded militant hideouts throughout the northwest
Saturday, following two suicide bombings on mosques that killed at
least seven people, including a prominent cleric.Military
officials said at least seven militants were killed in the airstrikes
targeting the South Waziristan tribal region, where Taliban-linked
militant leader Baitullah Mehsud is based.A spokesman for
Mehsud claimed responsibility for F... (read more)
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7. Two Blasts Hit Pakistani Cities
June 12, 2009
Pakistani authorities say suicide bombings took place within minutes of each other in two different cities Friday, killing at least five people, including a prominent Islamic cleric who spoke out against the Taliban.A member of the Pakistani bomb disposal squad uses a metal detector following a suicide bomb attack at the Jamia Naeemia madrassa, an Islamic seminary in Lahore, 12 June 2009Police say the cleric, Sarfraz Naeemi, was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the Jamia Naeemia Islamic school in the eastern city of Lahore, soon after Friday prayers. At least one ... (read more)
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8. Turkey Under Increasing Pressure to Reopen Greek Orthodox Church
May 27, 2009
When U.S. President Barrack Obama visited Turkey last month, he raised the plight of a small religious school of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Halki seminary was closed by the government in 1971, and despite intense pressure by the church and diplomats the school has remained shut. But pressure is growing on Ankara to reopen the school. Deacon Doratheos looks after the 165-year old Halki theological school, for the long-awaited time when it reopens its doors. "Here is one of the classes, when the school was at its height there were never more than 120 students. Very few students, good profess... (read more)
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9. How important is to choose the auto transport company
March 10, 2009
In ancient time, people had to purchase cars from confined dealers due to the intricacy in transporting a vehicle from one destination to another. But now the scenario has been changed, with the aid of auto transport companies, people can purchase cars from anywhere in the world. Auto transport companies are useful for military personnel, personage or seminary students who frequently changes their locations and have to transmit the vehicles to its new destination. Many people think it’s vital and not as much of expensive to bond an auto transport companies to ship their cars, rather than trans... (read more)
Author: shijina mukundan
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10. World Jewish Leaders Praise Argentina's Decision to Expel Holocaust-Denying Bishop
February 20, 2009
Seminary of the Society of St. Pius X, directed by traditionalist bishop Richard Williamson, is seen in La Reja, some 40 kilometers west of Buenos Aires, 19 Feb. 2009World Jewish leaders on Friday praised Argentina's decision to order the departure of an ultra-traditionalist British Catholic bishop who caused an international uproar by denying the Holocaust. Bishop Richard Williamson has been given 10 days to leave the country or face expulsion. Jews all over the world welcomed the Argentine government's decision ordering the expulsion of British bishop Richard Williamson. Argentina's Interior... (read more)
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11. Minister Ordained
February 06, 2009
The Minister Ordained
So you have decided to become an ordained minister or ordained pastor. There are so many things going through your mind often you don't know where to begin. How do I become a pastor? How do I become a minister. Do I got to seminary? What is an online ordination? Is online ordination legal? What about being a Christian Pastor or Christian Minister.
The Bible teaches that every child of God is a priest and there is but one high priest, Jesus Christ. "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, and a people claimed by God for his own, to proc... (read more)
Author: Bob Paulson
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12. Mother, Marriage, Continuing College, Family, And Career
October 20, 2008
In April of 1954 I decided to call Lida Healey, the last girl I had been dating prior to reentering the Seminary. We had broken up in the spring of 1953 when I found out that she had a boy friend in the Military Service whom she really cared about and I had been a convenient fill-in while he was gone for months at a time. I had really liked her and on impulse decided to call her because we had been friends for six years in our Grange Youth Group. The telephone call was very warmly received so I asked her if she’d like to go to a square dance the following Saturday and she said, “Yes.” ... (read more)
Author: Bernard Fleury
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13. Mother During My College And Seminary Years
October 20, 2008
Gramp King was still living with us when I graduated from St. Michael’s High School in 1949 and would stay with us until his death on Christmas Day 1958. Even though I had to give up my bedroom upstairs so Gramp could have a room of his own, and share the larger bedroom with my brother Frank, I never regretted doing so. Gramp was the kindest man who cared deeply for all of us. Although he was a Methodist, he helped his grandchildren learn their Catholic Catechism. He treated my mother as his “little girl” every day and couldn’t do enough for her, and my dad and he became best friend... (read more)
Author: Bernard Fleury
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14. Forgiveness
September 28, 2008
Universal Life Church Hello, This is a sample of the Master of Metaphysics course through the ULC Seminary. This discourse is about forgiveness. This is a concept that we have all heard a lot about throughout our lives. It’s especially prevalent in most religions, but do we really know exactly what it is and how to achieve it? ... (read more)
Author: Amy Long
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15. Israeli Police, Jewish Activists Clash in Jerusalem
March 16, 2008
Israeli police have clashed with hundreds of right-wing Jewish activists trying to destroy the East Jerusalem home of a Palestinian who killed eight students at a Jewish seminary earlier this month.
Police had put up barricades outside the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood where the gunman's family lives, but many demonstrators managed to evade the cordon. They threw stones at cars and houses before police moved in, arresting 13 people. No injuries have been reported.
Police said the Jewish group did not get near the home of Alaa Abu Dheim, who was killed during his assault on the Merkaz Harav Yesh... (read more)
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16. Olmert Says Seminary Shooting Was Attack on Zionism
March 09, 2008
Last week's Jerusalem seminary attack, in which eight students were killed, topped the agenda at the weekly meeting of the Israeli Cabinet. Israel also announced plans for new settlement construction in the West Bank, putting further strain on the peace process. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet that the deadly seminary shooting was an attack on the "flagship of religious Zionism." The seminary is a source of inspiration for Jewish settlement in the West Bank, and Mr. Olmert said that is why it was targeted by a Palestinian gu... (read more)
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17. Israel Restricts West Bank Travel After Religious School Shooting
March 07, 2008
Israeli forces have restricted travel from the West Bank until Saturday evening in the wake of a deadly attack by a Palestinian gunman inside a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Jerusalem Friday, at funeral processions for students killed in Thursday's attack.
Witnesses said a gunman entered a crowded room at the rabbinical seminary and opened fire with a rife, killing eight people and injuring 35 others. An Israeli police spokesman said the attacker was killed on the scene.
Police said the gunman was a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem. Hezbollah's... (read more)
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18. Israel: Peace Talks to Continue Despite Religious School Shooting
March 07, 2008
Israeli officials say peace talks with the Palestinians will continue despite an attack by a Palestinian gunmen inside a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem that killed eight people and wounded 35 others.
A spokesman with the Israeli foreign ministry, Arye Mekel, said Thursday's attack was aimed at killing chances for peace. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also condemned the attack.
Witnesses say a Palestinian gunman entered a crowded room at the rabbinical seminary, Merkaz Harav Yeshiva, Thursday evening and opened fire with a rife. An Israeli police spokesman says the attacker was kill... (read more)
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19. Terror Attack in Jerusalem Kills 8 in Rabbinical Seminary
March 06, 2008
A Palestinian gunman shot and killed eight people inside the library of a rabbinical seminary in Jerusalem late Thursday. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the attack comes as tensions are high in the region after a week of violence in the Gaza Strip.
Witnesses say the gunman entered the library of the Merkaz Harav seminary and opened fire on about 80 people in the room who were preparing for an upcoming Jewish religious holiday. Panicked students began jumping out of windows and the shooting continued for several minutes.
Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld says the attacker was armed with a ... (read more)
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20. Muslim Scholars in India Denounce Terrorism as 'Un-Islamic'
February 25, 2008
Leading Muslim groups attending an anti-terrorism conference in northern India have denounced terrorism as "un-Islamic."
The declaration was made by thousands of scholars and clerics Monday at the country's top Islamic seminary - the 150-year-old Darul-Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh.
Their statement said any terrorist activity targeting innocent people contradicts Islam's concept of peace. It described Islam as a religion of mercy, and it condemned all kinds of oppression, violence and terrorism.
However, the statement also called on the Indian government to ensure that members of the M... (read more)
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21. Hello from Montreal: Exploring Montreal's History with the Old Montreal Walking Tour
December 17, 2007
Every time I go to a new city, the spirit of adventure and discovery heightens my energy level and 6:10 am I was already awake. I read my guidebook for a while and then doze off again, only to be awakened by a major thunderstorm that drenched the city with a downpour. So I got up and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and by 9:30 or so things had calmed down again, just in time for my explorations of the city. The Old Montreal Ghost Tour last night had already given me a bit of an overview of the old historic centre of Montreal and introduced me to some interesting characters.
Five minutes fro... (read more)
Author: Susanne Pacher
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22. Are you Fighting the Devil or Fighting For Satan?
December 13, 2007
Jesus Saves
What Team Are You On?
Just the other day I was fortunate to run into an old friend from high school. We got the chatting and then he asked what I was doing with my life. I humbly said that I am studying at Palmer Seminary for Biblical Studies. His reaction was "Geeze you sure are taking this Christian thing serious, what are you going to be a preacher or something?"
I was use to hearing this from people who knew me from the past. I was one of the most corrupted drug dealing, bootlegging, and heathen among heathens. So when people now hear that I am doing Biblical st... (read more)
Author: The Ab Guy Six Pack Abs
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23. Shooting in Jerusalem's Old City Kills One, Injures 10
August 10, 2007
An Israeli security guard has shot dead a Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City after the Palestinian grabbed a gun from another Israeli guard and opened fire.
Israeli police say the gunfight Friday began when the Palestinian snatched a gun from an Israeli guard outside a Jewish seminary in the Old City's Christian quarter. They say the attacker, roughly 20 years old, shot and wounded the guard and fled.
Another Israeli guard chased the Palestinian and shot him dead after a brief exchange of fire. Ten bystanders also were wounded by the gunfire.
Several witnesses say the Israeli guard kept... (read more)
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24. Islamic Hard-liners Kidnap Four Policemen in Pakistani Capital
May 19, 2007
Pakistani security forces are on high alert in the capital, where Islamic students kidnapped four policemen. VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports from Islamabad that the incident is the latest challenge to the government from the radical "Red Mosque."
A spokesman for Pakistan's Interior Ministry, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema says the four officers were taken Friday from the main road outside the Lal Masjid mosque in central Islamabad.
He says 15 to 20 students from the nearby seminary kidnapped the unarmed policemen as they drove past the mosque.
The mosque's pro-Taleban clerics say the of... (read more)
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25. Blast Kills Two Suspected Militants in Central Pakistan
February 24, 2007
Police in central Pakistan's Punjab province say three suspected militants were killed Saturday when a bomb they were carrying on a bicycle accidentally exploded.
The explosion happened in Cheecha Watni, a town about 100 kilometers from the city of Multan.
It is not immediately clear what sort of attack the men were planning. Police say at least two of the suspected militants were students at a local seminary, and had links to Sipah-e-Sahaba, an outlawed Sunni Muslim group.
Police have been on high alert in Pakistan after a series of suicide bomb attacks in recent weeks.
Last week, a su... (read more)
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