[according to ENS] “Episcopal Divinity School will cease to grant degrees at the end of the upcoming academic year, the seminary\u2019s board of trustees decided July 21 on a 11-4 vote. During the next year, the board will explore options for EDS\u2019s future, some of which were suggested by a specially convened Futures Task Force to make plans for EDS\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
\u201cA school that has taken on racism, sexism, heterosexism, and multiple interlocking oppressions is now called to rethink its delivery of theological education in a new and changing world,\u201d\u009d said the Very Rev. Gary Hall \u201976, chairman of the board, in introducing the resolution. \u201cEnding unsustainable spending is a matter of social justice.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Translation: \u201cHaving abandoned anything to do with orthodox Christianity, we find that we have made ourselves completely irrelevant. If we spin our theological and financial bankruptcy as a sign of our virtue, maybe we won\u2019t look so bad.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n