Divinity School
On December 15, 2010, the Louisiana College trustees received a $1 million contribution from an anonymous foundation in order to launch a divinity school at Louisiana College. This is Louisiana College's third announced graduate school since 2008. The school is named the Caskey School of Divinity, after a Southern Baptist minister who "tirelessly worked and evangelized in Louisiana". The founding dean for the school is Dr. Charles Quarles, who is currently serving as the Vice President for Integration of Faith and Learning and Research Professor of New Testament and Greek in the Christian Studies Division. Currently Louisiana College is able to grant up to the master's degree under Level 3 status of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The school began classes in Fall 2011. The school planned to initially accept up to one hundred students and will offer free tuition, something unprecedented. Dr. Quarles explained the goals of the Caskey School of Divinity:
"Louisiana College will establish a Divinity School that will train coming generations of Christian leaders:
- To correctly handle the word of truth (2 Tim 2:15)
- To preach the word (2 Tim 4:2)
- To emphasize the great truths of the Christian faith in their preaching and teaching(1 Tim 4:16)
- To share the gospel passionately with the lost (2 Tim 4:5)
- To model outstanding Christian character (1 Tim 3)."
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