Clarksville School of Theology

Clarksville School of Theology was a seminary in Clarksville, Tennessee. Now defunct, it was shut down in 1982 by legal action after it was determined that its curriculum did not meet state standards for granting an academic degree.[1][2] In the case, Tennessee ex rel. McLemore v. Clarksville School of Theology, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld broad state regulation of a theological school that trained only ministers, offered no secular courses, and granted only theological degrees.[3][4]

Clarksville has now moved to Clayton, North Carolina and complies with local laws for institutions of higher learning.

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References

  1. ↑ "Respondents' Brief on the Merits; HEB Ministries, Inc., Southern Bible Institute, and Hispanic Bible Institute, Petitioners, v. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Commissioner Raymund Paredes, Respondents (No. 03-0995)" (PDF). Supreme Court of Texas. 2005.
  2. ↑ Berkshire Eagle 5 November 1985
  3. ↑ Supreme Court of Tennessee (August 2, 1982). "State of Tennessee ex rel. Brooks McLemore, Attorney General and Reporter for the State of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Clarksville School of Theology, Dr. W. Roy Stewart, President, Ernestine King Stewart, Roy Machen, George H. W. Phillipp, and Frank G. Ester, Defendants-Appellants".
  4. ↑ Supreme Court of Texas (August 31, 2007). "HEB Ministries, Inc., Southern Bible Institute, and Hispanic Bible Institute, Petitioners, v. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Commissioner Raymund Paredes, Respondents".


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