Knox College, Canada

Affiliations

Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC)

Knox College is a seminary of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. Deeply rooted in the reformed tradition, the PCC partners with Knox College financially and provides support and strength for our students to share the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.

The Presbyterian Church in Canada has about 1,000 congregations with members coming from many national and racial backgrounds, including English, French, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Ghanaian. Within the denomination there are many different languages and styles of worship.

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University of Toronto (U of T)

Knox College is a federated college of the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto, a world-renowned university in a celebrated city, is Canada’s largest University with more than 70,000 students studying at three campuses.

Being located at the heart of U of T’s downtown campus provides Knox students access to its rich resources, both academic and in student life (libraries, athletic facilities, health insurance, food services, advocacy, counseling offices, computer services, cultural opportunities, etc.). It provides an ecumenical and multi-faith community within which to situate the realities of the Christian world.

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Toronto School of Theology (TST)

Knox College is a founding member of the Toronto School of Theology, the largest ecumenical consortium for theological education in Canada. TST has seven member schools and four affiliate schools representing Anglican, Protestant, Reformed, Roman Catholic and Anabaptist traditions.

Bringing together people from a wide variety of Christian and non-Christian traditions, the federation offers students an unusually rich environment to research and understand the Bible, Christian thought, and the history of Christianity.

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Association of Theological Schools (ATS)

Knox College is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, a membership organization that accredits more than 250 graduate schools in the United States and Canada. Its mission is to promote excellence in theological education for the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public.

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Ecumenical Chaplaincy at U of T (ECUT)

Founded by Knox and now joined by Emmanuel College, ECUT provides a Christian voice, rooted in the traditions of the Presbyterian and the United Churches of Canada, for those studying, working, and living at the University of Toronto. Worship and prayer are offered through its founding colleges. ECUT fellowship offers small groups and sensitive pastoral care.

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Partnerships

In places where The Presbyterian Church in Canada has experience and history, Knox establishes partnerships with seminaries: to foster an international exchange of students and faculty between two theological schools; to increase awareness of our respective heritages; to enhance education and mutual understanding; and to enable a deeper comprehension of the mission of the church and the respective institutions as they are embodied in different cultural contexts.

Partnership agreements currently exist between Knox College and the following seminaries:

Honam Theological University and Seminary: Gwangju, Korea

Presbyterian Church in Taiwan: Taiwan

Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (PUTS): Seoul, Korea

Seminario Evangelico de Teologia (SET): Matanzas, Cuba

Seoul Theological University (STU): Seoul, Korea

Tainan Theological College and Seminary: Tainan, Taiwan

Taiwan Graduate School of Theology (TGST): Taipei, Taiwan

Youngnam Theological University and Seminary: Seoul, Korea

Yu-Shan Theological College and Seminary: Hualien, Taiwan