Master of Divinity
Spirituality Specialization
This specialization will prepare students to provide more informed spiritual leadership and a more nuanced approach to the care of souls in their place of ministry. They will examine in depth the lived experience of belief, with specific attention to the exploration of spiritual teachings and devotional practices as they are understood and practiced in diverse cultural communities and historical contexts.
Requirements
12 credit hours from the following list of courses and an integrative paper or project:
(Students may not use ME-530, PT-550, or PT-610 for both the specialization and the required M.Div. spirituality course.)
Required for all students:
CH-629: History of Christian Spirituality
One of the following:
CH/WO-612: History of Christian Worship
CH-645: Spiritual Autobiography in the Wesleyan Tradition
CH-736: Julian of Norwich
CT/SR-733: The Nones: Spirituality and Belief Beyond Religion
HB-760: Psalms
One of the following:
ED-615: Ministry with Young Adults: Intimacy, Vocation and Community
HM-765: Auto/biographies for Preaching
PC-613: Theories of Development of the Self and the Life-Cycle
PT-610: Spiritual Formation and Social Change
PT-615: Prophetic Hope and Creative Practice
PT/SR-635: Celtic Spirituality
PT/CH-755: Howard Thurman
WO-575: African-American Christian Worship
One of the following:
HM-725: Spirituality as a Foundation for Preaching
ME-530: Spirituality for Ministry
PC-756: Spiritual Dimensions of Illness and Recovery PLUS PC-772: Integrating Spirituality and Pastoral Care
PT-550: Spirituality
WO-600: Liturgical Prayer PLUS WO-525 Congregational Song
WO-625: Sacraments of Initiation and Eucharist
Advisor
A note about dual degrees and specializations: There are some limitations to overlapping requirements between M.Div. specializations and dual degree requirements. For example, in the dual M.Div./MAPT degree, students cannot use the M.Div. required Spirituality course in a MAPT specialization as well.
Also, dual degree students cannot combine certain specializations because of the overlap. For example, in the M.Div. program a student may have a Spirituality specialization, but if that student is also seeking a MAPT degree, the student may not specialize in Spiritual Formation and Small Group Ministry. Please contact the registrar for more details.