Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

, is a private, non-profit institution of higher education

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, associated with the Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention

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. It is one of the largest seminaries in the world and is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

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 and also by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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 to award diploma, bachelor's

Bachelor's degree

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, master's

Master's degree

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, and doctoral

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 degrees. The school uses the Baptist Faith and Message

Baptist Faith and Message

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 (2000) as its confessional statement (see also the Southwestern Declaration on Academic and Theological Integrity).
The seminary was established in 1908, with B.