LTh is the usual abbreviation for the Licence in Theology or Licentiate in Theology, a theological qualification commonly awarded for ordinands and laymen studying theology in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The academic rank varies from undergraduate degree to masters degree. LTh is the usual abbreviation for the Licence in Theology or Licentiate in Theology, a theological qualification commonly awarded for ordinands and laymen studying theology in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ...

The University of Wales, Lampeter LTh (Licence in Theology), introduced in 1940 by the then St David's College Lampeter, was intended for graduate ordinands, and is one year full-time, or two years part-time. The University of St Andrews also offered the LTh (Licence in Theology), a three-year course open to non-graduates. A three-year LTh is also available from the University of Edinburgh. University of Wales, Lampeter Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan   University of Wales, Lampeter (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) is a university in Lampeter, Wales, the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, and the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge. ... A license or licence is a document or agreement giving permission to do something. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The University of St Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, being founded between 1410 and 1413. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

In Canada, a four-year LTh is offered by Emmanuel College, Toronto Emmanuel College is the United Church of Canada seminary of Victoria University at the University of Toronto. ...

A similar two-year post-graduate qualification (Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL)) is available from the Milltown Institute, Ireland. A Licentiate in Sacred Theology, commonly known in academia as STL, is an advanced degree offered by colleges and universities specializing in theology. ... STL is a TLA that can stand for Licentiate of Sacred Theology Sea Train Lines, Inc. ...

In Australia in former years theological colleges that were not associated with Universities offered programes which led to the award of a Licentiate in Theology, abbreviated ThL. For many years the ThL was a prerequisite to ordination as an Anglican priest, however nowadays the ThL is a "non award" course; that is it is not recognised by other institutions for entry to higher degrees, and persons wishing to be ordained usually complete a Bachelor of Theology at an accredited university, to enable them to later take an advanced degree if desired. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ...

In New Zealand the LTh is offered by the Ecumenical Institute for Distance Theological Studies and was the standard avenue to ordination in the Anglican Church; it remains the standard for part-time distance ordinands. Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...