St. Andrew's College (Affiliated College)
1121 College Drive
Saskatoon SK S7N 0W3
Tel: 306-966-8970
Fax: 306-966-8981
Website:
www.standrews.caThis College, established by the General Assembly in 1912, was incorporated in 1913 as the Presbyterian Theological College, Saskatoon, and authorized to confer degrees in Divinity. In 1924 its name was changed to St. Andrew's College. On June 10, 1925, it passed into The United Church of Canada. It is now recognized by the United Church as its primary centre for theological education for ordination for the Prairie region. St. Andrew's College operates in cooperation with the Anglican College of Emmanuel and St. Chad and the Lutheran Theological Seminary in the Saskatoon Theological Union.
The college offers theological education and training to candidates for ministry, to lay people interested in theological studies, and to people in the ministry seeking further education. The new distance education program offers several introductory courses available through local cluster groups from British Columbia to Ontario. Many University of Saskatchewan students take advantage of the College's course offerings, especially the introductory courses in Hebrew Bible and Christian Ethics. In all of its educational programs, the College recognizes that students come with diverse backgrounds and resources to offer to the study of Christian faith, and therefore it employs methods of education that draw on the prior experience of adult learners.
The college library, with 38,000 volumes and 90 periodicals, specializes in feminist theology, church history, liberation theology and ethics. The library catalogue is integrated with the catalogues of the other member colleges of the Saskatoon Theological Union.
Throughout its history, St. Andrew's College has taken its prairie context seriously. It emphasizes the study of scripture, theology, history, ethics, education, and pastoral care with careful attention to the significance of the gospel for the cultural, economic, and political realities facing the people of the prairies.
The college offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.), Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.), Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.), and a one-year Diploma in Theology.
Faculty
Rev. Dr. S. Beardsall, B.A.(Tor.), M.Div., Th.D.(Emmanuel Coll.), Professor of Church History and Ecumenics
Dr. L. Balas, Principal
Dr. C. Mitchell, B.A.(Wilfred Laurier), M.A.(Carleton), Ph.D.(Carleton), Professor of Hebrew Scriptures
Rev. Dr. D. R. Schweitzer, B.A.(Tor.), M.Div.(Queen's), S.T.M.(St. Andrew's Coll.), Ph.D.(Princeton), Registrar and McDougald Professor of Theology
Dr. N. Wiebe, B.A., M.A.(Sask.), Ph.D.(Calgary), Professor of Church and Society
I. Otterbein, Internship Coordinator
L. Marchand, B.F.A.(Alta.), M.L.S.(London), M.F.A.(Sask.), Librarian
G. Martinson, Executive Assistant to the Principal
M. Smith-Windsor, B.Comm.(Sask.), Controller