Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

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accrediting agency membership organization nonprofit organization

The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is a major accrediting and membership organization for graduate-level theological and religious education institutions across North America.

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Label	Occurrences
Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada canonical	17
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools	2
Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (through Emmanuel College)	1
The Association of Theological Schools	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T403471 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Context triple: [Princeton Theological Seminary, affiliatedWith, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]

A. Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary is a Reformed Christian graduate school of theology that trains pastors and church leaders, located in Holland, Michigan.
B. International Federation of Catholic Universities
The International Federation of Catholic Universities is a global association that brings together Catholic higher education institutions to promote collaboration in research, teaching, and service inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition.
C. Perkins School of Theology
Perkins School of Theology is the graduate theological seminary of Southern Methodist University, known for training clergy and religious scholars within the Christian tradition.
D. National Council of Churches
The National Council of Churches is a major U.S. ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, and historically African American denominations for cooperative ministry and advocacy.
E. Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a historic and influential graduate institution of theological education and research associated with the Presbyterian tradition in Princeton, New Jersey.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Target entity description: The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is a major accrediting and membership organization for graduate-level theological and religious education institutions across North America.

A. Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary is a Reformed Christian graduate school of theology that trains pastors and church leaders, located in Holland, Michigan.
B. International Federation of Catholic Universities
The International Federation of Catholic Universities is a global association that brings together Catholic higher education institutions to promote collaboration in research, teaching, and service inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition.
C. Perkins School of Theology
Perkins School of Theology is the graduate theological seminary of Southern Methodist University, known for training clergy and religious scholars within the Christian tradition.
D. National Council of Churches
The National Council of Churches is a major U.S. ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, and historically African American denominations for cooperative ministry and advocacy.
E. Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a historic and influential graduate institution of theological education and research associated with the Presbyterian tradition in Princeton, New Jersey.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	accrediting agency ⓘ membership organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
abbreviation	ATS ⓘ
activity	accreditation visits ⓘ professional development for theological educators ⓘ research on theological education ⓘ standards development ⓘ
collaboratesWith	member schools ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
field	religious education ⓘ theological education ⓘ
focus	divinity schools ⓘ seminaries ⓘ theological schools ⓘ
governance	board of directors ⓘ
hasAccreditationCommission	Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools ⓘ linked to: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
hasMemberType	divinity school ⓘ seminary ⓘ theological school ⓘ
hasPart	Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools ⓘ linked to: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
language	English ⓘ
levelOfProgramsAccredited	doctoral programs ⓘ master’s programs ⓘ
operatesIn	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
organizationalForm	association of institutions ⓘ
purpose	to accredit graduate-level theological education programs ⓘ to promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools ⓘ
regionServed	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
regulates	standards for member theological schools ⓘ
religiousFocus	Christian theological education ⓘ
scope	graduate-level education ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
sectorServed	church-related higher education ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ
subjectOf	accreditation policies for theological education in North America ⓘ
typeOfAccreditation	institutional accreditation ⓘ
website	https://www.ats.edu ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Princeton Theological Seminary → affiliatedWith → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Union Theological Seminary → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

United Lutheran Seminary (Gettysburg campus) → accreditedBy → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada → hasPart → Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools ⓘ

linked to: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada → hasAccreditationCommission → Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools ⓘ

linked to: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Duke Divinity School → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Candler School of Theology → hasAccreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Victoria University in the University of Toronto → academicAffiliation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (through Emmanuel College) ⓘ

linked to: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Emmanuel College → academicAffiliation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

subject linked to: Emmanuel College, as part of Victoria University theological tradition

Chicago Theological Seminary → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Fuller Theological Seminary → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Westminster Theological Seminary → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

School of Theology and Ministry → hasAccreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education → hasAccreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Iliff School of Theology → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Saint Paul School of Theology → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Gateway Seminary → accreditation → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

Asbury Theological Seminary → accredits → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

ATS → fullName → The Association of Theological Schools ⓘ

linked to: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada

Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology → accreditedBy → Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ⓘ

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