Shelton College
Former name | National Bible Institute |
|---|---|
| Active | 1907–1991 |
| Principal | J. Oliver Buswell |
| Location | New Jersey, United States |
Shelton College was a private, Christian, liberal arts college that was located in Cape May, New Jersey. It was involved in a landmark case regarding the state licensing of religious schools.
The college motto was "Training Christian Warriors."[1]
History
Shelton College was founded in 1907 as "National Bible Institute" by Dr Don Odell Shelton and located in New York City.[2]
The Rev Dr Carl McIntire was influential in the leadership of the college from the early 1940s until the it closed in the early 1990s.
It became Shelton College in the early 1950s. The college had a campus in Ringwood, New Jersey, moving to Cape May, New Jersey in 1963.[3]
In 1971 the College moved to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1971 and then back to Cape May in 1979.
In September 1973, McIntire became Chancellor.[4]
In 1980 the United States Supreme Court upheld a decision of the Supreme Court of New Jersey that forbade Shelton from granting degrees.[5][6][7] The school became a certificate granting institution until it closed in 1992.
In 2014, the roof collapsed and the building was demolished.[8]
Academic Programmes
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB)
- Bachelor of Theology (BTh)
- Bachelor of Divinity (BD)
- Bachelor of Religious Education (BRE)
- Master of Religious Education (MRE)
Notable alumni
- Edwin M. Yamauchi, historian
- William E. Chilton, US Senator from West Virginia
- Spiros Zodhiates, author and Biblical scholar
- Ronald E. Manahan, president of Grace College and Theological Seminary
- Timothy Tow, principal of Far Eastern Bible College
Notable faculty
- Francis Nigel Lee, Theology
- Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, English
- Gary G Cohen, Physics
Publications
Shelton College publishes a theological journal, The Bible Today.
Leadership
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References
- ↑ Rhoads, Gladys Titzck and Nancy Titzck Anderson (2012). McIntire: Defender of Faith and Freedom. Maitland, FL: Xulon Press. p. 101. ISBN 9781619962316.
- ↑ "The Bible Today". PCA Historical Center: Periodical Holdings - The Bible Today (1941-1951). Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ Laplaca, Bryan (18 February 1965). "Shelton College". Retrieved 18 September 2015 – via NorthJersey.com.
- ↑ "Rules Are Strict At Shelton". St. Petersburg Times. 26 December 1973.
- ↑ See Russell Kirk, "Shelton College and State Licensing of Religious Schools: An Educator's View of the Interface Between the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses," Law & Contemporary Problems, 44:2 (Spring 1981), 169-184 [Kirk's article is excellent in what it asserts, but some historical details are in need of correction]. The Ringwood Campus, called "Skylands," became the New Jersey Botanical Gardens in 1984 New Jersey Botanical Gardens website
- ↑ "What ever happened to Shelton College?". Cape May New Jersey. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Kirk, Russell (1981). "Shelton College and State Licensing of Religious Schools: An Educator'S View of the Interface Between the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses". Duke University.
- ↑ "Former Shelton College building to be demolished after roof collapse". Shore News Today.