Masters degrees in Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior.
At the M.A. level, this area deals with the way in which art and religion inform each other. Students focus on a variety of media, especially the visual arts, film, dance, and drama and their contemporary as well as historic expressions. Each school may have a distinct emphasis. E.g., CDSP offers poetry and music; DSPT offers visual arts and film, literature, and aesthetics; JSTB offers aesthetics and visual arts; PSR offers dance, drama, and visual...
This area explores the contemporary disciplines of psychology, religious traditions, and modes of care and healing. Inherent to the area is the assumption that the resources of contemporary psychology, including social psychology, racial-ethnic, feminist, and cross-cultural perspectives, provide crucial theories and methods that enhance the quality of human life and enrich understandings of religion and theology....
The general MA degree program in religion is designed to give students a strong foundation in the scholarly study of religion through courses and research in three major areas of the study of religion. Students may choose 3 areas from the following: Comparative Scriptures; History of Christianity and Religions of North America; Islamic Studies; Jewish Studies; Philosophy of Religion and Theology; Theology, Ethics and Culture; and Women‘s Studies Religion...
The specialized MA degree program in Comparative Scriptures is designed to give students a strong foundation in the scholarly study of scriptures and their histories, including the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East, the New Testament and early Christianity, and the Qur‘an and early Islam. This foundation is given through courses and research in the following areas: biblical Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, and other ancient languages; the history of the...
The specialized MA degree program in History of Christianity and Religions of North America is designed to give students a strong foundation in the scholarly study of either or both the history of Christianity or/and religion in North America. This foundation is given through courses and research in the following areas: Early Christianity, Medieval/Reformation Christianity, Reformation/Early Modern Christianity, Modern Christianity, American History,...
The specialized MA degree program in Philosophy of Religion and Theology is designed to give students a strong foundation in Philosophy of Religion and Theology through a rich variety of courses in major issues, movements, and thinkers in philosophy of religion and theology. There is no primary source language requirement. The degree will provide preparation for a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion and theology, for Ph.D. studies in other areas of the...
The Ph.D. in Practical Theology is a theological, research, and professional degree that prepares students for teaching in colleges or theological schools or for professional leadership in the church and society. The program prepares students for the competent scholarly development of a special field of study in the context of theological disciplines. Students will understand the methodological and epistemological presuppositions of the field of concentration...
The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies program prepares students to confidently and compassionately serve in a variety of cultural and missions-oriented settings. Through this program, students will participate in intensive study of personal evangelism, doctrinal learning, and techniques for effective ministry in both local and international mission fields. Specialized courses provide students...
The Master of Arts in Religion with a concentration in Intercultural Studies program prepares students to confidently and compassionately serve in a variety of cultural and missions-oriented settings. Through this program, students will build a strong religion foundation, and build pillars in intensive study of personal evangelism, doctrinal learning, and techniques for effective ministry in both local...
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