A defunct theological seminary that operated in Tennessee before closure in 1982.
Clarksville School of Theology was a seminary originally founded in Clarksville, Tennessee. The institution was shut down in 1982 following legal action by the State of Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court determined in Tennessee ex rel. McLemore v. Clarksville School of Theology that the school's curriculum did not meet state standards for granting academic degrees. The court upheld broad state regulation of theological schools that trained only ministers, offered no secular courses, and granted only theological degrees.
The school focused exclusively on theological education and ministerial training. It offered only theological degrees and did not include secular coursework in its curriculum, which became a central issue in the legal proceedings that led to its closure.