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Date: February 25, 2015 06:39AM
Moody Bible Institute is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognize the Commission as the assigned regional accrediting organization for nineteen states.
Wheaton College in Illinois was ranked 56 out of more than 240 colleges on the U.S. News and World Report 2015 list. It has achieved similar rankings by other organizations. It is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review's 2015 guide.
http://wheaton.edu/About-Wheaton/ProfilePrinceton Theological seminary holds academic reciprocity with Princeton University. Students of the seminary are allowed to cross register with the Ivy League institution. It has the second largest theological library in the world, second only to the Vatican library, and trains ministers for many different denominations along with future academics and others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_Theological_Seminary_______________________________________________
Yes, these are all seminaries and/or religiously affiliated institutions. If a scholar wants to engage in biblical scholarship he or she will likely need to go to those or similar schools. But they are respected institutions. It would be a mistake to assume that the study of biblical texts is not approached in a way that promotes critical thinking at those institutions.