Theology, M.A.

The Theology M.A. program (44 hrs) equips students at Wheaton's Litfin Divinity School through flexible course offerings to study theology that is engaged with biblical understanding, attune to the historical context, responsive to social and cultural conversations, conscientious of the global church, and doctrinally systematic in its constructive undertakings. Theology students are directed to choose from the following concentrations: systematic, historical, ecclesial, or open.

Core courses provide each student with a foundation in Bible, Christian Theology, Global Church History, and World Religions. Students also receive training in Biblical Interpretation. Over the course of the program, students are prepared for advanced theological study through seminars that impart methodological training and elucidate seminal doctrines such as the doctrine of God, Christology, Trinity, Scripture, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, and Theological Anthropology. The option of an MA Thesis or an independent study is also a possibility depending on a student’s abilities and commitments.

In addition to the pursuit of academic excellence, skills for service to the church and society worldwide are fostered in the classroom through the practices of the integration of faith and learning. Students who excel in the program will be supported in the pursuit of doctoral studies in the fields of systematic theology or historical theology. This program seeks to form students who can serve effectively as faithful stewards and constructive communicators of Christian thought in the church and academy.

Program Director, Franklin S. Dyrness Professor in Biblical and Theological Studies, Jennifer Powell McNutt
Professor of Theology, Marc Cortez
Carolyn and Fred McManis Professor of Christian Thought, Professor of History, Timothy Larsen
Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Theology, Daniel Treier
Adjunct Professors, James Arcadi, Jeremy Lundgren

Master of Arts in Theology

The M.A. in Theology requires the completion of 44 hours. The degree requires: