Oral Roberts University Digital Showcase History of Theological Education at Oral Roberts Theological Heritage of ORU University Spring 2016 The eS minary: A History of Graduate Theological Education Larry Hart Oral Roberts University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/theo_history Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, and the Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Hart, Larry, "The eS minary: A History of Graduate Theological Education" (2016). History of Theological Education at Oral Roberts University. 1. http://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/theo_history/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Theological Heritage of ORU at Digital Showcase. It has been accepted for inclusion in History of Theological Education at Oral Roberts University by an authorized administrator of Digital Showcase. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Seminary A History of Graduate Theological Education at Oral Roberts University A Golden Jubilee Celebration By Larry Hart, PhD INTRODUCTION Oral Roberts University (ORU) houses a world class College of Theology and Ministry which has offered theological higher education continuously for fifty years. This is not the story of this globally influential institution which pioneered Pentecostal/charismatic theological education at the university level. That story must be written in detail at a later time. This is a brief history of graduate theological education at ORU written in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the university (1965-2015) by Dr. Larry Hart, a graduate of the university, a former chaplain, and a highly regarded current professor. Initiated enthusiastically by Oral Roberts, graduate theological education at ORU began in 1965 under the capable leadership of Dr.