Master of Arts Philosophy of Religion
Launching Fall 2021 - Pending approval by the Association of Theological Schools.
The Master of Arts Philosophy of Religion offers rigorous training in a wide range of philosophical topics presented from a Christian frame of reference with a view to equipping graduates to engage in (para)church ministry, to make an impact in the public square, and to do further work in philosophy.
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About our Master of Arts Philosophy of Religion program:
PBA’s MAPR program offers a well-rounded education from top-tier Christian philosophers in the context of a kingdom-minded graduate student community preparing for church ministry.
- The Church: This program will straddle academy and church, which includes preparing some graduates to serve in (para)church settings and for academically-oriented graduates to bring the resources of the academy to the church
- The Public Square: The MAPR will also raise up Christian public intellectuals who can speak insightfully and clearly within various spheres of public life—politics, law, economics, media, broader culture
- The Academy: The MAPR will prepare graduates for Ph.D. philosophy programs in leading universities in order to have an influence for Christ in the academy
This program will offer other distinctives:
- Training in philosophical theology (analytic theology)
- Preparation for engagement in cultural apologetics
- Top-notch Christian philosophy professors with strong ministry experience
- Hands-on engagement in ministry in church and university settings
The program would prepare graduates for the following career paths:
- Church staff positions (pastorate, youth work, international student ministry, evangelism/discipleship ministry)
- Campus ministry workers (Cru, IVCF, Ratio Christi)
- Public representatives of the Christian faith in think tanks, corporations, businesses
- Professors in the academy
- Systematic (analytic) theologians
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