Richmond, IN!

Earlham School of Religion

The Earlham School of Religion (ESR) is a small Friends' seminary on the campus of Earlham College. It was founded by Quakers in 1960 and sits on the northeast corner of the campus next to Bethany Theological Seminary, a Church of the Brethren seminary. Both seminaries are located on the historic National Road which runs through Richmond and is just a 20 minute walk from downtown. 

Earlham College

800 National Road West, Richmond, IN 47374

    ph. 1-800-EARLHAM

       www.earlham.edu

Earlham College is a small Quaker liberal arts college on the west side of Richmond, Indiana. It was built in 1847 and has a student body of about 1100. Earlham's historical beginning in Richmond, is rooted in the Great Migration of Quakers from the eastern United States in the first half of the nineteenth century. Originally a co-educational "select" school, open only to Friends, by 1865 the school accepted non-Quaker students and hired its first non-Quaker professor in 1886. Today, about 11% of Earlham's faculty and 12% of its students identify as Quakers.

During May, Earlham holds a special month long intensive term, so don't be surprised if you see students. At the center of the campus is a circular patch of green space, endearingly referred to as The Heart where students play frisbee, talk politics, or pursue other interests on warm days.  Behind the campus on the North West side is an area known as "Back Campus." Here there is a series of easy and beautiful trails that lead to the local Clear Creek and through a beautiful wooded area. Earlham is just a 20 minute walk from Richmond's down town area.  

                                

  

For a campus map see:  earlham.edu/media/435772/campusmap.pdf