Evangelical Theological Faculty

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The ETF is found in Heverlee, a suburb of the century’s old yet vital city of Leuven. Leuven is only a stones-throw away from Brussels, the heart of Europe, and close to the national airport. The history of Leuven as a university town goes back to 1425, when the university was founded. Erasmus, Vesalius and Mercator are some of the great minds that studied here. The buildings of the oldest un...iversity in the Low Countries adorn almost every corner, and the city life is buzzing during the academic year due to over 55,000 students residing here. It makes sense that Leuven is known as the student city in Belgium.
Leuven has many treasures: a beautiful historical city center with pearls such as the town hall built in 1439 or the even older Grand Béguinage. But also the new museum M, the botanical garden, charming shopping streets, restaurants and outdoor cafes. You will find plenty of opportunities to enjoy culture, nature and sport. In Leuven, there are a number of small Protestant Evangelical Churches. In the surrounding area, you will find even more.
It is easy to get around in Leuven by bicycle or public transport. Leuven itself is also easily accessible: the town lies at the intersection of two major motorways, there is a train station in the center of the town and Brussels airport is 15 km away.
ETF has as its goal to deepen, strengthen and equip the international evangelical movement at an academic level. This is why our faculty is a destination for anyone who wishes to prepare him/herself scientifically to take on roles in churches, religious education, Christian organizations and the mission field. Through scientific research, publications and life-long learning, ETF contributes to the theological reflection of the evangelical movement in Belgium, the Netherlands and worldwide. The task of ETF is therefore to place all its activities in service of God and our neighbor.
The ETF wants to equip people to take their place in Church and society in order to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in the world. Our approach is Bible-based, at academic level and culturally enriching.
In the Reformation tradition and in line with the world-wide evangelical movement, we study the Bible as the primary and authoritative source for Christian life and thinking. The attention we spend on the Scriptures does not eliminate the importance of tradition, reason and experience. But to perceive the Bible as the Word of God, emphasizes the importance of scientific exegesis of the Old and New Testaments. It also means that the Bible receives a central place in our education, research and our service.
We are convinced of the importance of up-to-date and scientifically grounded education and offer recognized degrees at an academic level (Bachelor, Master and PhD). At the same time we stimulate spiritual formation in combination with the development of leadership skills.
People from a whole range of countries/continents and church backgrounds study and work at our institution. This multicultural atmosphere enriches the formation, broadens the horizon and prepares our students working, living and believing together in an intercultural society and church context.
As an academic institution, ETF is rather young, born out of the work of the Bible Institute Belgium, which in turn originated in mission work among Belgian soldiers during World War I.
ETF is located in a former Jesuit seminary at the outskirts of Leuven city. From a great distance, you can see the small tower on the top of our buildings peeking out from over the trees. You find this very peaceful and open environment at only a 30 minutes walk from the historical and lively city center of Leuven.
ETF has its own student accommodation and chapel in two wings of the older part of the building. In a newer, and recently renovated wing (the Jesuits’ ‘book tower’) the academic center is located, where you find our library, classrooms, and offices.
Our theological library contains a quickly growing collection of about 100,000 books, along with access to important digital databases such as EBSCO and ProQuest. The library of ETF serves a dual purpose: it stimulates and supports study and research of students and professors and also serves as an evangelical study center for Belgium and the Netherlands.
The library of ETF is located on the first and second floor of the academic building. On the third floor, works older than 1960 are kept. Periodicals older than 1995 are kept on the eighth floor. The materials on these floors are available on request. You can consult the largest part of our collection through the online catalog.
The ETF library provides wireless internet, scanning, printing and copying facilities, but primarily: a quiet place to study. Interested parties can gain access to the library by means of a visitor’s card, available at the library office.
Anyone in need of books outside of our own collection will find the largest theological library in Europe at less than five kilometers of ETF: the Maurits Sabbe Library of the KU Leuven. A membership card to this library also gives access to the Central Library and other relevant specialist libraries of the KU Leuven, such as the one of the Higher Institute of Philosophy.
The Evangelical Theological Faculty (ETF) in Leuven is a unique institution for higher, university education. We are located in the oldest University City in the Benelux, in a country where Protestants are only a small minority. At the same time, as one of the few evangelical institutions for higher education in Europe, ETF has an impact which reaches far beyond our national borders.