King's College Theological Department, 1909-1979

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King's College Theological Department, 1909-1979

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  • King's College London Faculty of Theology

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1909-1979

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King's College London Department of Theology was established in 1846 for the preparation of graduates and other candidates for Holy Orders. The Transfer Act of 1908 separated the secular and theological components of King's, creating institutions known respectively as The University of London, King's College, and the Theological Department of King's College London. The College Council retained all its powers in relation to the Faculty of Theology, but a Theological Committee was instituted to advise the Council and to superintend, under its direction, the work carried on in the Theological Department of the College. The Theological Department was thereafter a School of the University within the Faculty of Theology and the Head of the Theological Department was the Dean of King's College. Undergraduate courses available included the BD, intended as a first stage for teaching in schools or as a preparation for ordination, and the AKC, which overlapped with the BD but contained a more practical element for those meaning to enter ordained ministry. Postgraduate courses included the MTh, MPhil and PhD. In 1958 the University decided to make money available for more teaching posts in Theology, which were established within the Faculty of Arts, King's College. This led to the development of more non-vocational theological classes including courses in Religious Studies.

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King's College London Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (1979-1989)

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temporal

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King's College London Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies

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King's College Theological Department, 1909-1979

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King's College London Faculty of Theology (1893-1908)

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King's College London Faculty of Theology

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King's College Theological Department, 1909-1979

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King's College London Council, 1829- (1829)

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KCL-AF1172

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hierarchical

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King's College London Council, 1829-

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King's College Theological Department, 1909-1979

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