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Prepare for a Career in Academia
Claremont School of Theology is recognized as one of the
leading academic institutions in the theological disciplines, including:
- Hebrew Bible
- New Testament
- Historical, philosophical, systematic & practical theology
- History of Christianity & religions
- Ethics & political theory
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Degrees for Academic Preparation (52 units)
Master
of Arts Option A
(General Theological Studies)
Master
of Arts Option B
(Theological Discipline)
-- Ethics
-- Hebrew Bible
-- History of Christianity
-- New Testament
-- Pastoral Care & Counseling
-- Practical Theology
-- Philosophy of Religion
--Spiritual Formation
-- Theology (systamatic, historical, philosophical)
Master
of Arts Option C
(Interdisciplinary and Comparative Studies)
Emphases include:
-- Community Organizing
-- Spiritual Formation
-- Inter-religious Understanding
-- Sacred Music
Peace and Justice Emphasis
An emphasis in Peace and Justics Studies can be combined
with any of the options above.
Ph.D.
in Practical Theology
-- Religious Education
-- Pastoral Care and Counseling
Ph.D. in Religion
Note: Beginning in Fall 2010, Claremont
School of Theology will offer the Ph.D. in four new fields. (CGU
will simultaneously discontinue these degrees)
-- Hebrew Bible
--New Testament and Christian Origins
-- Religion, Ethics and Society
-- Process Studies
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Today, the faculty are also pioneering in emerging fields of research
and practice, including
- Interreligious Understanding
- Community Organizing
- Neuro-spirituality
- Narrative pedagogy
- Eco-theology
Unlike many theological schools, Claremont is also a leading institution
in the study of ancient manuscripts as well as process studies. Many of
our masters students have gone on to doctoral work in all of these fields
and have become leading scholars in their own right.
But exciting changes are emerging at Claremont. We are beginning
a bold new experiment to become one of the world's first inter-religious
theological universities. As this transformation proceeds, we will
hold to the highest standards of religious scholarship. But we do not
believe that religion should be studied in a neutral or distanced way.
Instead, we look for ways to enhance the positive roles that religions
can play in society and in the world. Where religious beliefs and practices
have become a source of dissent or harm, we seek to rectify the wrongs
and reestablish its positive role in the world.
The Claremont of the future will continue to be recognized as one of
the nation's leading institutions in all of the above fields. Not
replacing any of these fields, but in addition to them, we are also expanding
our mission. In the future, Claremont will also be known for advanced
critical scholarship in other religious traditions as well.
 Over
time, therefore, the theological university will add faculty from other
religious traditions. This will create an educational environment in which
students can extend the depth of their knowledge of their own tradition
(if they have one) while expanding the breadth of their understanding
of other traditions. The faculty expects that their graduates will work
more effectively across religious divisions to help end conflict within
the human family.
Claremont is a unique place for the study of theology and religion.
The degree programs at Claremont are designed for forward-looking
individuals who seek to become critical thinkers and advances scholars,
whatever their traditions may be.
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