Theological and Ministerial Studies
Overview
Instructional programs that focus on the intramural study of theology and that prepare individuals for the professional practice of religious vocations
Related Majors
A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life
A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies
Examples: Divinity/Ministry (BD), Divinity/Ministry (MDiv)
A program that prepares individuals to enter a seminary or other program leading to religious ordination, or a related religious vocation
A program that prepares individuals for ordination as Rabbis. Includes instruction in Talmud, Halacha, Liturgy and Rituals, Rabbinical Thought, Jewish Ethics, Jewish Education, Pastoral Counseling and Homiletics
Examples: Rabbinical Studies (M.H.L./Rav)
Moved from 39.0606 to 38.0207
Any instructional program in theological and ministerial studies not listed above, including preparation for religious vocations in faiths other than Christianity and Judaism
Colleges and Universities
Other member colleges & universities that offer Theological and Ministerial Studies and related majors.