About the DSPT
The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) is a Center of Studies
of the Order of Preachers, offering masters-level degrees in philosophy and
theology as well as a degree completion program for the Bachelor of Arts in
Philosophy. We seek to form a community of scholars, modeling our approach
on the teacher-student relationship between St. Albert the Great and St. Thomas
Aquinas, who sought to understand God and the world through the study of nature
and the classical Greek, Jewish and Islamic philosophical traditions of their
day, integrating their study into their understanding of the Christian Gospel.
Following their example, we strive to engage contemporary ideas and culture
in mutual transformation.
President: Michael Sweeney, O.P.
Dean of Academics: Chris Renz, O.P.
Enrollment: 101 students (50 lay students and
51 religious students); over 1,300 students across the Graduate
Theological Union (GTU)
consortium.
Faculty: 11
regular faculty, 16 adjunct faculty, and 3 emeriti faculty; Over 150 full-time
faculty across the GTU consortium; students may also take courses from the
faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library: More
than 440,000 volumes, 1500 periodical subscriptions, and 292,000 non-book holdings;
6,000-7,000 new titles added per year.
Accreditation: The DSPT is fully accredited by the Association
of Theological Schools and the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition, it is established by
the Master of the Order of Preachers as a Center of Studies for the Order.
This school is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant students.
Degrees Offered:
And non-degree study options:
Religious communities represented in the student body:
The DSPT is a member of the Graduate Theological
Union (GTU). Other GTU Member
Schools include:
GTU Academic Centers and Affiliates include:
In the About Us section you will find:
Why a Dominican School of PHILOSOPHY and Theology? Why should philosophy be taught at all at the Graduate THEOLOGICAL Union?
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