Seigakuin is a community based on a culture of academic research and education, whose members are dedicated to the pursuit of truth in the atmosphere of liberty and piety originating in the spirit of Protestant Christianity, and who endeavor to develop the whole person with spiritual maturity and thus to contribute to the progress of human society and the world.
The University considers worship to be the source of its community life. In worship, the Gospel, as witnessed by the Bible and the Reformation, is proclaimed. Out of worship come the freedom and responsibility for research and education vital to the university community.
Protestant Christianity has made a unique contribution, particularly to the formation and development of the modern world. Accordingly, it also has special responsibility for modern society. The University, utilizing severe academic research, relevant education, and emphasis on spiritual concerns, endeavors to carry out this responsibility of Protestant Christianity--a global and historical task about modern culture--in all of its activities and structures, thereby contributing to the formation of a world full of hope.
The University acknowledges its indebtedness to the Protestant Christian tradition in Japan and its achievements in the realms of faith, culture, and education while humbly learning from its hardships and suffering. The University aspires to make new progress in faith, cultural and educational activities and establish a new standard for Japanese society. With this in mind, the University cultivates cooperation with Protestant churches that are faithful to the Gospel. It maintains a close cooperative relationship with Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, which Seigakuin Bible College merged with in years past. It also establishes relationships of cooperation with domestic and overseas Protestant colleges and universities.
The University offers opportunities to research issues of modern culture and Christianity. It is hoped that as an open university and in the spirit of Protestant Christianity, problems of this age of internationalization and turbulent societies and local and regional problems will be taken up decisively. That creative action will make full use of Christian and cultural distinctive characteristics.
The University is integrated with the other Seigakuin Schools both spiritually and financially. Furthermore, the University respects the other schools' positions and challenges in educational matters, maintaining close connections and cooperative relationships. The University is responsible for the post-secondary education of the Seigakuin Schools' kindergarten-through-graduate school educational system.
While faculty members are expected to have reverence for the liberty and truth found in the Gospel, to make diligent efforts in academic research, and to actively respond to the issues of the day through that research and education, they are also to nurture the coming generation of students intellectually, practically and spiritually, and to endeavor to establish and take as theirs own inheritance the University's spirit, academic discipline, traditions and the responsibility for creating new traditions.
Students are expected to mature not only intellectually and practically but also spiritually. They are to master their academic specialties, grapple with title issues of modern society, acquire the education and good judgment necessary to shoulder tomorrow's society's responsibilities, and form a well-rounded and unique personality.
Based on the ideals mentioned above and principles, the University will not tolerate control or interference from any organization or ideology, nor will it tolerate any destruction or obstruction by an individual or collective violence.
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