Free Church College
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The Free Church College is a theological seminary in Edinburgh
connected to the Free Church of Scotland. It traces its origins back to the foundation of New College, Edinburgh
at the time of the Disruption of 1843
. At the formation of the United Free Church
, the United Free Church was granted
the New College buildings, and so the continuing Free Church moved to new premises in 1907.
The Free Church College has a Bachelor of Theology
programme with degrees validated by the University of Glasgow
.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
connected to the Free Church of Scotland. It traces its origins back to the foundation of New College, Edinburgh
New College, Edinburgh
New College was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the home of the School of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh...
at the time of the Disruption of 1843
Disruption of 1843
The Disruption of 1843 was a schism within the established Church of Scotland, in which 450 ministers of the Church broke away, over the issue of the Church's relationship with the State, to form the Free Church of Scotland...
. At the formation of the United Free Church
United Free Church of Scotland
The United Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland...
, the United Free Church was granted
Bannatyne v Overtoun
Bannatyne v Overtoun, [1904] A.C. 515 , was a protracted legal dispute between the United Free Church of Scotland Bannatyne v Overtoun, [1904] A.C. 515 (more correctly cited as General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland v Lord Overtoun: Macalister v Young [1904] AC 515:1904 7 F (HL) 1 and...
the New College buildings, and so the continuing Free Church moved to new premises in 1907.
The Free Church College has a Bachelor of Theology
Bachelor of Theology
The Bachelor of Theology is a three to five year undergraduate degree in theological disciplines. Candidates for this degree typically must complete course work in Greek or Hebrew, as well as systematic theology, biblical theology, ethics, homiletics and Christian ministry...
programme with degrees validated by the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
.
Notable faculty
- William Menzies AlexanderWilliam Menzies AlexanderReverend William Menzies Alexander M.D. was a Scottish medical and theological writer....
- Allan HarmanAllan HarmanAllan Macdonald Harman is an Australian Presbyterian theologian and Old Testament scholar. He has been described as a "well-known and highly regarded figure in Christian and especially evangelical circles within Australia and overseas."...
- Donald MacleanDonald Maclean (principal)Donald Maclean was principal of the Free Church College in Edinburgh. He was appointed Professor of Church History and Church Principles in 1920, and principal in 1942, but died the following year. He also co-founded The Evangelical Quarterly....
- J. Douglas MacMillanJ. Douglas MacMillanJ. Douglas MacMillan was a Christian minister in the Free Church of Scotland. MacMillan was born the youngest of six children, on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Argyll. He was converted at the age of 21, and studied at the University of Aberdeen and at the Free Church College. After his ordination,...
- Hugh M. Cartwright