Practice what you preach.

Ministry doesn’t stop once you enter seminary. Opportunities for formal and informal ministry are varied, instructive, relevant to your future, and impactful to the diverse community around us.

We are surrounded by a world in need and opportunities to make a difference are many. The immediate vicinity offers a surprising range of social services that operate largely on a volunteer basis. These include several local food banks, a USDA sponsored summer meal program for children, court appointed special advocates (CASA) for children in the court system, as well as residence programs for women and their children. Less than an hour away are organizations that offer support services to immigrant populations where Spanish language skills are much-needed.

A SEMINARY THAT CHANGES THE WORLD

The School of Theology has been recognized as a "Seminary that Changes the World" each year since 2014, as designated by The Center for Faith and Service.

Annually, Seminaries that Change the World identifies a select group of seminaries and divinity schools offering innovative courses, programs, and opportunities for students seeking to engage in social justice and service work while in seminary. The School of Theology’s recognition as a Seminary that Changes the World reflects the ongoing work to provide innovative theological education, integrated with classical approaches for learning, while working to expand the sometimes narrow definitions of traditional ministry.

The School of Theology was recognized for its educational programs that reach beyond the classroom—programs that build bridges globally, generationally, sustainably, and transformatively. Globally, the school hosts regular study-abroad trips to Cuba and has a vigorous student exchange program with Westcott House. Seminarians interact with the undergraduate students of the University of the South by mentoring multiple social justice and service programs. Sustainability is a high priority on the Mountain as the School is situated on a 13,000-acre “living laboratory."

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Live Together In Unity

Commitment to Diversity

What does it mean to be the University of the South? The answer to that question changes from one generation to the next and from one individual to the next. Being “of the South” means that we are both the beneficiaries and the critics of a rich tradition. While we are deeply invested in this region, we also engage with other communities, locally and globally. Diversity and variety—of the South and of the world—inform and underpin our institution, and all our community’s citizens must confront this question on some level.

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Inclusive Language Policy

Language matters. It shapes our sense of reality and is therefore crucial for our understanding of God and others. Through language we forge and maintain our relationships with God and one another.

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The Roberson Project on Slavery, Race, and Reconciliation

The Roberson Project on Slavery, Race, and Reconciliation at the University of the South is a six-year initiative investigating the university’s historical entanglements with slavery and slavery’s legacies. Our Project’s name memorializes the late Professor of History, Houston Bryan Roberson, who was the first tenured African American faculty member at Sewanee and the first to make African American history and culture the focus of their teaching and scholarship.

About the Project