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Originally known as The Institute of Lay Theology (ILT) and located at the University of San Francisco, SAT pioneered the education of full-time lay ministers for parish work.  The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) of Berkeley, California, recognized the unique contribution ILT made to lay theology and invited ILT to become an affiliate with its cluster of theological schools.  In 1960, Eugene Zimmers, SJ, founded the School of Applied Theology as an affiliate with the GTU and SAT has broadened its mission.