{"id":47,"date":"2022-07-06T00:54:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T00:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcateee"},"modified":"2025-12-12T18:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:40:28","slug":"mission-vision-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cst.edu\/yue\/about\/mission-vision-history\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4f7f\u547d\u3001\u9858\u666f\u540c\u6b77\u53f2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c46f08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c46f08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d626e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d626e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d96325 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d96325\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79273c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79273c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission Statement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2664c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e2664c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Claremont School of Theology (CST) forms spiritual, academic, and community leaders for compassion, justice, and belonging, through interreligious and intercultural graduate theological education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7716b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7716b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision Statement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8633e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b8633e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">One of 13 seminaries of The United Methodist Church, Claremont School of Theology (CST) aspires to nurture communities of compassion, justice, and belonging by promoting learning through interreligious, intercultural, and global contexts. To that end, we seek to form leaders and lifelong learners who are adept at engaging the wisdom in sacred textual and artistic works; tending the movements of the interior life; practicing liberative and creative action; exploring the complex legacies of their traditions; cultivating cultural humility; celebrating diversities; and striving for equitable and accountable sustainability in the institutions, communities, and ecologies of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2363e04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2363e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Core Values<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f1c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f1c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Compassion<\/strong><span class=\"m_-3400232818607081026apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 We believe that leaders must have the capacity to be moved by suffering in the world and the courage to act to alleviate it.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p><strong>Justice<\/strong><span class=\"m_-3400232818607081026apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 We are committed to the just and equitable treatment, inclusion, and representation of the incredible diversity reflected in today\u2019s world.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p><p><strong>Belonging<\/strong><span class=\"m_-3400232818607081026apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 We know that human flourishing is deeply tied to relationships, and we thrive when we are in community with one another.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c665dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c665dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f6360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c5f6360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/830370934?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c49679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c49679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claremont School of Theology is fully recognized and approved as one of thirteen official theological schools of The United Methodist Church. CST has close relationships with other Protestant denominations, especially the Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.<\/p><p>The school traces its history to 1885 with the founding of the Maclay College of Theology in San Fernando, California. In 1900, Maclay College moved to the campus of the then Methodist-affiliated University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In 1956, the School withdrew from the University and became an independent corporation, related to the Southern California-Arizona Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. The School moved to its present Claremont site in 1957.<\/p><p>The following distinguished presidents have provided extraordinary leadership for Claremont School of Theology:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ernest Cadman Colwell (1957-1968)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Gordon Elliott Michalson (1968-1977)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Richard Wilson Cain (1977-1990)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Robert W. Edgar (1990 \u2013 1999)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">F. Thomas Trotter\u00a0(1999 \u2013 2000, <em>interim<\/em>)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Philip A. Amerson (2001-2006)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jerry D. Campbell (2006-2013)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan (2013 \u2013 2023)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Grant Hagiya (2023 \u2013 2025)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Grant Hagiya and Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan \u2013 Co-Presidents (2025 \u2013)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20af26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a20af26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Road Ahead<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeccf2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeccf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claremont School of Theology (CST) has faced significant financial and legal challenges over the years, primarily centered around a restrictive property agreement with the Claremont Colleges. This agreement, originating in 1957, allowed the Colleges to buy back CST\u2019s land at a fraction of its value, leading to a prolonged legal battle as CST sought fair market value.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to its financial pressures, CST has explored various pathways to ensure its future, including plans to sell its Claremont campus and relocate or merge with other institutions. CST explored relocating to Willamette University in Oregon, but the merger fell through due to the ongoing litigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, CST successfully sold its campus and relocated to Westwood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, a move that aligns with its mission and provides a sustainable path forward. CST has its own offices and classrooms at that new location.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the financial hurdles, CST continues to thrive as an educational institution, with an unwavering commitment to training pastors, imams, rabbis, chaplains, professors, and nonprofit leaders who can engage empathetically with a diverse world. With this strong foundation and a growing student body, CST is poised to continue its vital role in shaping the future of theological education.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8699a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8699a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Logo and Seal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886be50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"886be50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The seal of the Claremont School of Theology (below), was designed by its first president Ernest Cadman &#8220;Pomp&#8221; Colwell and symbolizes the spirit of this community of scholars.\u00a0<\/p><p>In his words, &#8220;The cross represents our central concern for the Christian Gospel. The cross is joined to an arc to create an anchor, an ancient Christian symbol of salvation, the healing of the [human] spirit. A lamp of knowledge, symbolic of the community&#8217;s abiding commitment to the disciplines of the mind and of learning, is a central feature of the figure. The circle, symbol of wholeness and unity, surrounds the elements. 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