September 10, 2021
1971
CTS begins offering graduate degree programs in pastoral care and counseling. Methodist theologian Willie White becomes the first African American…
September 10, 2021
1970s
A “new ethos” develops at CTS, emphasizing the church’s active engagement with contemporary issues and social scientific approaches to the…
September 10, 2021
1968
CTS launches its Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree program, one of the first seminaries in the U.S. to do so.
September 10, 2021
1958-59
The School of Religion and Butler University enter into a separation agreement, but maintain continued cooperation in some academic programs.…
September 10, 2021
1930s
The Butler School of Religion succeeds in admitting women, students of color, and those of varied theological worldviews.
September 10, 2021
1927
The College of Missions closes, and many of its resources are integrated into the Butler School of Religion.
September 10, 2021
1926
Rabbi Morris Feuerlicht of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation joins the faculty, initiating the ongoing commitment of the seminary to Jewish-Christian…
September 10, 2021
1924
The Butler School of Religion opens, offering theological education to “all students on an equal basis,” including women, students of…
September 10, 2021
1910
The College of Missions is established to offer graduate degrees in the discipline of “missiology.”
September 10, 2021
1877
North Western Christian University is renamed Butler University.
