MA in Ministry | Apologetics Concentration
Overview
- 36 credits (2 years full-time)
- Completely online
- Weekly live video conferences with professor and classmates
The Apologetics concentration is designed to equip students for reasonable articulation and defense of the faith with philosophical, biblical and theological tools.
Course Outline
The 18-hour Apologetics concentration builds on the 18-hour MA Ministry core.
| MA Ministry Core | 18 hours | |
| BITH500 | Biblical Languages and Technology | 3 hours |
| BITH580 | Biblical Hermeneutics | 3 hours |
| BITH610 or 611 | Old Testament or New Testament Theology | 3 hours |
| HITH | Historical or Wesleyan Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| SYTH | Systematic Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| BITH612 | Biblical Theology of Holiness | 3 hours |
| Apologetics Concentration | 18 hours | |
| PRTH570 | Apologetics and Cultural Engagement | 3 hours |
| PRTH574 | History and Methods of Apologetics | 3 hours |
| PRTH572 | Creation, Science and the Problem of Pain | 3 hours |
| PRTH573 | Miracles, Resurrection and the Afterlife | 3 hours |
| Apologetics, Ethics or Missiology Electives | 6 hours | |
| Total: | 36 hours | |
Graduate Program Calendar
Summer 2021 Dates
- May 31: Summer graduate classes convene
- July 31: Summer graduate classes end
Fall 2021 Dates
- Aug. 16: Fall graduate classes convene
- Oct. 24-30: Fall break
- Nov. 12: Last day to withdraw from Fall 2021 classes
- Nov. 21-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 11: Fall graduate classes ends
