Woodstock Theological Center

{{Short description|Catholic theological research institute in Washington, D.C.}}

The Woodstock Theological Center (1973-2013) was an independent, nonprofit Catholic theological research institute in Washington, D.C.

History

Founded in 1973, the center took its name from Woodstock College, a former Jesuit seminary located in Maryland.{{cite book|title=Re-Formed Jesuits: A History of Changes in Jesuit Formation During the Decade 1965-1975 | author=Becker, Joseph M.|year=1992|publisher=Ignatius Press | isbn=978-0-89870-402-0|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=35m-A71VNMkC&q=%22Woodstock+Theological+Center%22&pg=PA136 | pages=136–137}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bPN1QTc7zLYC&q=%22Woodstock+Theological+Center%22&pg=PA119| pages=119–120|title=A Testimonial to Grace and, Reflections on a Theological Journey | author=Dulles, Avery |author-link=Avery Dulles | year=1996 | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield | isbn=978-1-55612-904-9}} The center was an associate member of the Washington Theological Consortium.{{cite web|url=http://washtheocon.org/wtc_members/woodstock-theological-center/ |title= Woodstock Theological Center| publisher=Washington Theological Consortium|access-date=2013-07-17}} Until it closed, the center was housed at Georgetown University.{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstockcenter.org/history |title=History of the Woodstock Theological Center|publisher=Woodstock Theological Center|access-date=2013-07-17}}

In February 2013, the center announced that it was scheduled to close on June 30, 2013, citing a lack of Jesuit staff as a reason.{{cite news |url= http://www.thehoya.com/woodstock-center-to-close/ |title= Woodstock Center to Close |first= Hiromi |last= Oka |date= February 18, 2013 |work= The Hoya |access-date= 2013-07-17}} On July 1, 2013, the Board of Trustees announced the center would no longer be an independent ministry, but that the library would be maintained as the Woodstock Theological Library, a part of the Georgetown University Library.{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstockcenter.org/archives/2452 |date=July 1, 2013 | title=Woodstock Theological Center Closed|publisher=Woodstock Theological Center|access-date=2013-07-17}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://woodstock.georgetown.edu}}

Category:Educational institutions established in 1974

Category:1974 establishments in Washington, D.C.

Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2013

Category:2013 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.

Category:Georgetown University