holy wisdom theological

A progressive institute for religious studies and spiritual enrichment.

Holy Wisdom is a religious institute of higher learning that prepares participants to become ordained priests in the unbroken lineage of Apostolic Succession. Candidates for ordination are required to demonstrate competence in the following core areas: comparative religions and traditions, interfaith dialogue, ethics, liturgy, mysticism, pastoral care studies, psychology, and theology, christology & religious studies.

Our seminary is a distance-learning program. Students complete courses through correspondence. Upon completion of the seminary program sequence, seminarians are awarded a Licentiate of Ministry.

Perhaps you have had inner whisperings since childhood that have spoken to your heart, mind, and whole being. Some call this voice “God,” hearing it in a church or temple. You may hear the voice in the silence as you sit on your meditation cushion—a voice that says, “Serve with compassion.”

Your moment of calling may have been experienced hiking up a mountain and feeling the wind tugging at your soul. Your life may have been touched in some way by a clergy person of your own faith, or by a person from a faith totally different from your own.

The seminary and ordination program is designed to be compatible with your mundane work and life. The seminary program lasts for a minimum of two years, with the added flexibility to work at your own speed. Candidates from independent religious jurisdictions not affiliated with the Seminary must have their local bishop’s approval before registering with the school.

While no prior college experience is required for entrance into the Seminary, an Associate’s degree or other foundational degree in any field is preferred. Clergy formation is supervised by the Rector of the school in consultation with spiritual directors that are assigned to the student, as well as with the bishop from the
diocese in which the student canonically resides.