2024-2025 Catalog

 

Specialization in Church History

A specialization in Church History will prepare a student to analyze the beliefs and practices of the history of Christianity and to evaluate contemporary beliefs and practices in dialogue with history of Christianity.
The specialization will total 12 semester hours with at least 9 hours from Historical Theology.

In addition to the Master of Divinity learning outcomes, students with a specialization in Church History should, with graduate-level competency, be able to:

  • Analyze the beliefs and practices of the history of Christianity.
  • Evaluate contemporary beliefs and practices in dialogue with history of Christianity.
 

Specializations

Specialization in Church History (15 credits)

The specialization will total 12 semester hours with at least 9 hours from Historical Theology.

Historical Theology

Must take at least 9 hours.
CHST-585History of Early Methodism

3

CHST-536Wesleyan Church History and Polity

3

CHST-610Social Justice in the Wesleyan Tradition

3

CHST-525Spiritual Traditions

3

CHST-510History of Christian Missions

3

Systematic and Biblical Theology

May take up to 3 hours.
THEO-586The Theology of John Wesley

3

THEO-615Women in Leadership and the Wesleyan Tradition

3

BIBL-550Historical Context of Jesus and the Gospels

3

BIBL-552Historical Contexts of Scripture

3

Electives

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Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:75

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