About Us
As a faculty of theology in a Catholic university founded by the Basilian Fathers, we are committed to theological teaching and research that is interdisciplinary, ecumenical, and sensitive to multi-faith and multicultural contexts.
Mission
We seek to form students for service in Church and society through faithful and rigorous scholarship grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Identity
We are a Faculty of Theology engaged in the exploration and proclamation of the mystery of God in contemporary culture.
Like the University of St. Michaelās College, our identity is explicitly Christian and Roman Catholic, rooted in the heritage of the Congregation of St. Basil and expanded through cooperation with the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Sisters of Loretto.
We commit ourselves to the faithful and creative interpretation and articulation of the biblical, liturgical, theological, ethical, pastoral, historical, and cultural dimensions of our Catholic faith for the sake of the Church in the world of today.
We reflect our Catholic identity in our faculty, our programs, and our commitment to the formation of our students for service in the Church and society.
Values
The Faculty of Theology reflects the diversity of the Church and Canadian society.
Like the University of St. Michaelās College, our identity is explicitly Christian and Roman Catholic, rooted in the heritage of the Congregation of St. Basil and expanded through cooperation with the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Sisters of Loretto.
Faithful to the Second Vatican Council, we are nourished by approaches emerging from our globalized context, including ecumenical, liberationist, feminist, ecological, and interreligious concerns. In the spirit of our Basilian heritage, we are guided by the principles of goodness, discipline, and knowledge.
Our commitment to diversity in terms of gender, ethnicity, race, and culture is reflected in our students, staff, and faculty.
We strive to create a community of hospitality, equality, collegiality, and justice for all that fosters the intellectual, moral and spiritual development of its members. Our communal life hinges upon the habits of study and worship.
The future of the Faculty is shaped by our discernment of the evolving character and needs of the Church. Like any faculty in higher education, we need constantly to reflect on who we are, and what forms and preserves our identity.
We share the common commitment of USMC to be Canadaās leading English-speaking Catholic university. To realize this general mission, however, means we must articulate a specific mission that reflects our Catholic heritage and identity, and one that provides a rationale for each professor, staff member and student to pursue their work.
History
Since 1955, the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michaelās College has been preparing men and women, lay and religious, to serve the Church and the world. Our reputation for forming students through faithful and rigorous scholarship grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition is internationally recognized.
Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, the Faculty of Theology is committed to a theological enterprise that is interdisciplinary, ecumenical and attuned to multi-faith and multicultural contexts.
As the graduate division of the University of St. Michaelās College, a Roman Catholic university established by the Congregation of St. Basil and federated with the University of Toronto, we offer both basic and advanced graduate degrees.
A long tradition of excellence in both teaching and research ensures that St. Michaelās remains a leader in theological education.
Our students have access to a wealth of programs and services, from the resources of one of the largest research libraries in North America to an active Student Life Committee dedicated to creating a welcoming, supportive and intellectually stimulating community.
A founding member of the Toronto School of Theology, we are located in the heart of downtown Toronto, one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the world. Both here in Toronto and around the world, you will find our graduates engaged in ministry, chaplaincy, teaching, research and countless forms of service to society, offering daily testament to our mission to be a centre for faithful and creative theology, today and tomorrow.
Accreditation
The University of St. Michael’s College Faculty of Theology is accredited by theĀ Association of Theological Schools.