According to this article in the St. Louis Dispatch, one out of every five Air Force chaplain candidates is enrolled in Liberty Seminary’s chaplaincy MDiv program. Most of them are taking online courses. Here is a taste:
Critics say that high rate of enrollment could add to an imbalance of evangelical Christians among the military’s corps of chaplains. And some even within the military have raised questions about the quality of Liberty’s program.
Liberty’s pairing of evangelical Christianity and patriotism is exemplified during Liberty’s annual Military Emphasis Week. According to the school’s website, the highlight of that week is “the patriotic convocation, occurring the Wednesday closest to Veterans Day, featuring patriotic music, veteran testimonies and an inspirational message from a Christian combat veteran.”
Liberty is not accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, the national accreditation agency for graduate-level seminaries. Instead, it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Department of Defense requires only that seminaries that train chaplain candidates be listed with the American Council on Education, which is not an accrediting body.
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