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Master of Divinity
Download the program description (PDF)Compulsory Courses: 45 credits
- IPA 4321 Pastoral Ministry and Psychology
- IPA 4322 Sociological Perspectives on Christian Community
- IPA 4481 Practicum in Ministry and Service I
- IPA 4482 Practicum in Ministry and Service II
- THO 2189 Can we talk about God?
- THO 3160 Introduction to the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Historical Books
- THO 3161 Introduction to the New Testament: Synoptic Gospels
- THO 3162 Christian Faith: Encounter with a Self-Revealing God
- THO 3165 Ecclesiology in an Ecumenical Age
- THO 3166 The Good Life: Ethics and Christian Tradition
- THO 3169 Liturgy Life of the Church
- THO 3171 Introduction to Pastoral Practice I
- THO 4201 Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist
- THO 4205 Theology and Practice of Ministry
- THO 4206 Personal Integration Seminar
Optional Courses: 45 credits
1. Three Credits from each category:
(a) Old Testament Sources
- THO 4100 Wisdom Texts and Intertestamental Literature
- THO 4101 The Prophetic Books
(b) New Testament Sources
- THO 4102 Pauline Literature and Theology
- THO 4103 Johannine Literature
(c) Human Reality and Saving Mystery
- THO 4107 Humanity: Creature and Creator
- THO 4108 Grace and Christian Existence
- THO 4109 Sin and the Question of Evil
(d) Growing in Communion with Other Christians
- THO 2167 Catholic Commitment to Ecumenism
- THO 3175 Anglicans and Unity
- THO 3316 Ecclesiology and East-West Ecumenism
(e) Foundations for Dialogue with People of Other Faiths
- MIS 2108 Theory and Praxis of Interreligious Dialogue
- THO 2410 Introduction to the Religions of the World
- THO 4204 Christianity and Religious Pluralism
(f) Contextual Issues in Church and Theology
- THO 3172 Faith and Contemporary Culture
- THO 4124 Feminist Perspectives in Theology
- THO 4202 Global Christianity
- THO 4203 Christianity in a Secular Age
(g) Christian Leadership
- ECS 2123 Dialogue
- THO 4302 Leadership in Faith Formation
- THO 4303 Leadership in Christian Liturgy
2. Six Credits from each category:
(a) Divine Self-Disclosure: The Foundation of Christian Hope
- THO 3163 The Christian God: Speaking of the Divine Mystery
- THO 3164 Jesus the Christ and the Language of Christian Hope
- THO 4125 Christologies, Past and Present
(b) Gathered Together in Prayer and Praise
- DCA 3106 Sacramental Law
- THO 3170 Proclaiming the Word of God in the Liturgy
- THO 3176 Theology of Christian Marriage
- THO 4111 Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation, Anointing, Funeral Rites
(c) Tradition Shaped in the Crucible of History
- THO 3123 The Medieval Church (600-1400 CE)
- THO 3124 The Church in the Reformation Period (1400-1648 CE)
- THO 3167 Early Christianity: The First Five Centuries (0-600 CE)
- THO 3250 Modern and Contemporary Church History (1648 – present)
(d) Spiritual Depth and Moral Integrity
- THO 3168 Ways of Christian Life and Prayer – Spirituality
- THO 4104 The Sexual Self and Ethics
- THO 4105 Spirituality and Social Justice
- THO 4106 The Ethics of Medicine, Sickness and Health