Augustana Divinity School (Neuendettelsau)

The Augustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau is a divinity school of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria is a Protestant church in the German state of Bavaria. The seat of the church is in Munich....

in Neuendettelsau

Neuendettelsau

Neuendettelsau is a local authority in Middle Franconia, Germany. Neuendettelsau is situated 20 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 12 miles east of Ansbach. Population: 7.833 ....

, Germany

Germany

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. As an outcome of the Church’s struggle with National Socialism it was founded in 1947 upon decision by the Provincial Synod [Landessynode] of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria.

The Divinity School is independent of the state. It has close ties with the church’s social and welfare work and with its missionary work. In 1990, the Divinity School was conferred the right to award doctoral degrees

Doctorate

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and in the near future a master’s program

Master's degree

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will be established.

There are good contacts with the nearby Theological Faculty of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

The Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is a Roman Catholic university in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.The Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is the one and only Roman Catholic university in the German-speaking world. Compared to other German universities The...

, the MF Norwegian School of Theology

MF Norwegian School of Theology

The Norwegian School of Theology , is a private, independent, accredited Norwegian specialised university...

in Oslo

Oslo

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(Norway) and the Wartburg Theological Seminary

Wartburg Theological Seminary

Wartburg Theological Seminary is a Lutheran seminary located in Dubuque, Iowa. It offers three graduate-level degrees , a TEEM Certificate, and a Diploma in Anglican Studies, all of which are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Higher Learning Commission of the...

, Dubuque

Dubuque

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, Iowa

Iowa

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. The school also maintains connections with the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Papua New Guinea

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea is a Protestant church denomination located in Papua New Guinea that professes the Lutheran branch of the Christian faith...

, Brazil

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil, or Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil , was founded in 1904 in Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state in Brazil. The IELB is a conservative, confessional Lutheran Synod that holds the Book of Concord. It started as a mission of the Lutheran Church -...

, Tanzania

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania is the federation of Lutheran Churches in the African nation of Tanzania. In 1938, seven Lutheran churches founded a federation known as the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika...

and Zaire through a scholarship

Scholarship

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program.

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