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The Master of Arts in Christian Studies is a 36 semester hours degree program for anyone who desires or requires an initial graduate degree for vocational or personal study.

Upon successful completion of the Master of Arts in Christian Studies, students will demonstrate:

A heart for and commitment to Christian service.
The ability to lead others in cultivating essential and effective ministry skills based on applying biblical principles.

MA - Christian Studies Program Sheet

Required Courses

This course is designed to give the student advanced instruction and practice in the process ofinductive 68 Bible studies. Various methods of Bible study will be surveyed with the heart of the course being written assignments. The steps of observation, interpretation, and application will be engaged, along with charting of Scripture.
This course presents an overview of the historical-cultural background and the contents of the Old Testament, and how each is best read in the context of Scripture as a whole.
This course introduces the content of the books of the New Testament. The focus will be on the message of each book within its historical-cultural setting, with attention given to its contribution to the theology of the New Testament as a whole.
This course is a systematic study based on the topics of Prolegomena (introductory matters), Theology Proper (studyof God) and Bibliology (the Scriptures – the written word of God). In this theological methods course students will continue to deepen their theological thought process and world view.
The doctrine of salvation stretches from the beginning of time and encompasses eternity and is one of the grandest and most profound themes of Scripture. The doctrines of election, grace, redemption, reconciliation, justification, and faith, among others, will be examined in depth. The student will be guided through some of the most controversial and deviational issues in Scripture, finding biblical answers that are exegetically sound.
This course covers the methodology, history, and basic issues surrounding biblical theology (such as unity vs. diversity and continuity vs. discontinuity). An emphasis will be placed on exploring different frameworks for doing and applying biblical theology in ministry contexts.
The course covers the Christian persecution and the development of Christian doctrines in the early church. Scholasticism, the Renaissance, and the Crusades during the Medieval Period are also covered. The course deals with the Reformation doctrines, and the development of the modern church from the Age of Reason in the 17th century to the 21st century. The student will be able to understand the modern church in the light of this historical perspective.