St. John's University

St. John's University, School of Practical Theology was a school licensed by the State of Louisiana, formerly located in Springfield, Louisiana, It was founded by E. Arthur Winkler, a minister of the United Methodist and Disciples of Christ denominations and state licensed clinical psychologist who died in 1998. He held both the ThD & PhD doctorates in Theology & Clinical Psychology, as well as post graduate seminary degrees. He founded an inter-faith church, the Congregational Church of Practical Theology. St. John’s emphasized Judeo-Christian thought, as well as conventional & evidence based holistic modalities in healing. In 2005, the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina forced the university to close.