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Nashotah House is an Anglican seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin. The seminary opened in 1842<ref name=whs_chapel/> and received its official charter in 1847. The institution is independent and generally regarded as one of the more theologically conservative seminaries in the Episcopal Church. It is also officially recognized by the Anglican Church in North America.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Nashotah House is the oldest institution of higher learning in Wisconsin.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> Its campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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The oldest buildings on campus: Red Chapel and Blue House

History

Nashotah House was founded in 1842 by three young deacons of The Episcopal Church (TEC): James Lloyd Breck, William Adams, and John Henry Hobart, Jr., who were all recent graduates of the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Bishop Jackson Kemper had asked them to undertake this task. Gustaf Unonius was the first graduate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Theological tradition

Nashotah House was, from the beginning, a center for High Church thought and discipline. Breck served as the first dean, and was highly committed to the principles of the Oxford Movement, which in part revived liturgical practices. Later, noted professors such as James DeKoven would bring Anglo-Catholic worship and practice to the seminary. It included daily celebration of the Eucharist and the liturgical use of vestments, candles, and incense.

Nashotah identifies as being within the orthodox Anglo-Catholic tradition. Overall, the faculty support traditional theology and conceptions of Christian doctrine, in opposition to liberal theologies. Historically, the school had a reputation for admitting only high-church seminarians, although the school has sought to broaden its appeal to other forms of churchmanship.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> Nonetheless, as of 2023, Nashotah House was the only seminary affiliated with the Episcopal Church that does not admit students who have entered into same-sex marriages.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

21st century

In the 21st century, Nashotah House has dealt with various challenges associated with the 2009 split within The Episcopal Church, during which several theologically conservative parishes broke away to form the Anglican Church in North America.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref> Unlike Trinity Anglican Seminary, which disaffiliated from TEC in 2022,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Nashotah House remains affiliated with TEC, although it educates students from the Anglican Communion as a whole. In 2023, 45% of seminarians were affiliated with TEC, 45% were affiliated with ACNA, and 10% were affiliated with other denominations.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref> TEC students outnumber ACNA students in the residential M.Div. program.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref>

Robert Munday led Nashotah House from 2001 to 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He enjoyed the longest tenure for a dean in school history, but was criticized for what some called his "overly sympathetic" attitude towards the ACNA.<ref name=":2" />

Dean-Bishop Edward L. Salmon Jr. led the seminary from 2011 to 2015 with the goal of improving the seminary's relationship with TEC, particularly the Diocese of Milwaukee.<ref name=":2" /> In February 2014, Salmon invited the liberal TEC Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to preach at the school.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jefferts Schori had previously sought to steer away prospective students from Nashotah House.<ref name=":0" /> The decision was condemned by the seminary's largely conservative supporters, including ex-Dean Munday,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who cited Jefferts Schori's policy of suing breakaway ACNA parishes to keep their resources within TEC, as well as what they considered her heretical views. Two bishops who were members of the Nashotah House Board of Trustees resigned or distanced themselves from the school;<ref>Mary Ann Mueller, "Katherine Jefferts Schori's Invitation to Nashotah House Stirs Hornet's Nest", VirtueOnline, February 22, 2014. Accessed February 26, 2014.</ref> one of the bishops' dioceses had been sued by Jefferts Schori after joining the ACNA.<ref name=":0" />

Salmon stepped down in 2015, although the chairman of the board stated that the resignation was "pre-planned" and not related to the Jefferts Schori controversy. He was succeeded by Steven Peay, who retired in 2017 citing health issues and other personal factors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During the mid-2010s, enrollment dipped significantly, falling from 110 full-time students (143 total) in 2012-13 to 52 full-time equivalent students in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

Under Garwood Anderson (dean 2017-24), who made efforts to recruit ACNA members<ref name=":4" /> and low church adherents<ref name=":1" /> as seminarians, full-time equivalent enrollment rebounded from 52 to 119.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Anderson stepped down and returned to the classroom in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was succeeded by religious historian Lauren Whitnah, the first woman to lead the seminary in 182 years, and a member of an ACNA congregation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The seminary typically runs at a deficit, and the endowment stood at $10-11 million in 2023;<ref name=":1" /> it was $10 million in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Academics

Nashotah House offers degree and certificate programs aimed at training clergy and lay leaders for ministries in the Anglican Communion:

It also offers a one-year certificate program in Anglican studies, geared toward students who have received an M.Div. from a non-Anglican institution and wish to be ordained within the Anglican tradition. The Master of Pastoral Ministry and the Master of Ministry degree may be earned through a combination of residential and online study.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The DMin, STM, MDiv, MPM, MTS, MM and MSM degrees are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Campus

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The Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin

The property of the Nashotah House Theological Seminary covers 365 acres (148 ha) of land.

The main buildings of the seminary include, from oldest:

There are also apartments for both single and married students, and several houses for the dean and other faculty, as well as maintenance facilities.

Construction has been completed on a substantial addition to the refectory. The newly dubbed Adams Hall includes a large meeting hall and additional classrooms.

Student life

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Interior of the Red Chapel

Nashotah began as a community inspired by traditional monastic life of prayer, work, and study. James Lloyd Breck's vision was to create a center for Christian formation in the (then) wilderness that would also be movement to propagate other communities for the purpose of evangelizing the frontier. Today, much of this vision remains intact and students still live a Benedictine cycle of prayer, work, and study. The life of the Seminary seeks to form the character of priests and leaders into the image of Christ. Various students have been involved in mission work around the Anglican Communion as well.

"Seminarians are invited to participate in an ascetic, disciplined, prayerful season of spiritual growth in Christ" in which they "practice the Benedictine Rule of daily prayer, labor, and study."<ref>A Holy Renaissance</ref> All students have work crew assignments - cleaning bathrooms, mowing lawns, sweeping floors and taking other chores. Daily routine includes Morning Prayer, Mass, breakfast, classes, lunch, and Solemn Evensong. Always anticipated on the campus is the annual St. Laurence Cup, a flag football game played against students from Sacred Heart School of Theology and St. Francis Seminary (Wisconsin).<ref name="stlcup">The Missioner, Advent 2009 Template:Webarchive "Sacred Heartbreaker: Anglicans Fall to Romans 14-6", p. 7.</ref> The formerly annual Lavabo Bowl game was played against Seabury-Western Theological Seminary which stopped granting residential Master of Divinity degrees in 2010 after ceasing to accept new M.Div. seminarians in 2008<ref name="swts">Seabury-Western Theological Seminary</ref>

Notable alumni

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Gustaf Unonius, first graduate of Nashotah
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Michael the bell which calls the community to prayer

Notable faculty

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Grave of James Lloyd Breck in the Nashotah House Cemetery

References

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