Harding School of Theology exists primarily to train religious ministers for congregations of the Churches of Christ.
It is located in East Memphis on a campus which consists of part of a large estate given by a wealthy donor, on property shared with the K-12 church affiliated private school Harding Academy.
[1] The name changed represented a "rebranding strategy that seeks to reflect better the School's goal of equipping and inspiring servants of Christ with deeper faith and higher standards of scholarship"—as indicated in the alumni magazine.
[2] Harding University began offering graduate studies in Bible and ministry at its campus in Searcy, Arkansas, in 1952.
The 13-acre (53,000 m2) Harding School of Theology campus is located at 1000 Cherry Road in Memphis on land that used to be part of the E. L. King Ranch.