Master of Arts in Theology Degree (MA-THEO)

Program overview

When you pursue a Master of Arts degree at Seattle Pacific Seminary, you combine a core study of general theology with course work in the concentration of your choosing: Christian Scripture, Christian Traditions, Worship and The Arts, Christian Ministry, Theological Integration, Theology and Ethics, or Reconciliation and Intercultural Studies. The core classes in the program focus on the classical theological disciplines of Scripture, Church history, theology, and ethics, and reflect Seattle Pacific University’s vision to engage the culture and change the world with the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ.

Overview

Concentrations

Don’t need to be ordained? This theology degree is for you.

Are you interested in theological study? This low-residency Master’s Degree in Theology: Christian Ministry is a highly flexible, self-designed master’s degree for those in congregational or parachurch ministries — or who are considering further advanced academic study in theology. 

Combine classical theological disciplines and vocational discernment to reach your goals.

Focus of this degree

If you are preparing for leadership in a church or denomination — including various non-ordained ministries in congregational settings, parachurches, and Christian organizations that do not require a Master of Divinity degree — the Master of Arts in Theology with a Christian Ministry concentration is intended for you.

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Focus of this degree

The Master of Arts in Theology degree with the Christian Traditions concentration is designed to expand your knowledge of the church’s global heritage from the era of the New Testament to the present. You will discover the amazing breadth and depth of God’s redemptive work through time and throughout the world, as well as the ways in which the people of God have sometimes failed to live up to Jesus’ command to love one another.

Consequently, in addition to encountering the biblical texts as texts, you will study them within the context of the church’s larger canonical context: its foundational theology, ethics, and history of interpretation.

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Deepen your understanding of the Bible as the church’s Scripture. 

The Master of Theology degree with the Christian Scripture concentration is designed to deepen your understanding and appropriation of the Bible as the church’s Scripture — originating with God’s people living in