Latin: Unio Catholica Theologica | |
Motto | Preparing effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ's good news of justice, love, and peace. |
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Type | Private graduate school of theology |
Established | 1968 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Academic affiliations | Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS), The Association of Theological Schools (ATS), DePaul University, Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, McCormick Theological Seminary, University of Chicago Divinity School |
Endowment | $41.7 million (FY23)[1] |
President | Barbara E. Reid, O.P. |
Dean | Ferdinand Okorie, C.M.F. |
Academic staff | 16 full-time, 20 full-time equivalent[2] |
Administrative staff | 42[3] |
Postgraduates | 193, 127 full-time equivalent[4] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is a private Roman Catholic graduate school of theology in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English-speaking world and trains men and women for lay and ordained ministry within the Catholic Church.[5] CTU is run and staffed by religious and lay men and women. International students constitute nearly one third of the student body.[6]
It was founded in 1968, when three religious institutes united their separate theology programs to form one school. The institution has since gained the sponsorship of twenty-three religious communities.[7]
The main library of CTU is the Paul Bechtold Library, named after CTU's founding president.[8] The library holds hundreds of thousands of books[9] as well as an archive of records with information related to CTU.[10] Distinctive collections in the library include in Catholic religious communities, dialogue across ecumenical and inter-religious lines, and pastoral theology.[11]