Evangelical and Charismatic Studies – (M.A.)

Contents

You can study this programme full-time for one year or part-time over three years. Part-time classes are scheduled in three 72- hour residentials to ensure the course is as accessible as possible for those with other family, church or work commitments.

You will take six taught modules (three per semester for full-time students and three per year in years one and two for part-time students). There are two compulsory modules:

* Research Methodology

This module provides an introduction to the study of graduate-level Theology and to research in this field.


* History and Theology of Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism

This module concentrates on the origins, history and development of Evangelicalism in different parts of the world. There is a particular emphasis on the theological and historical precedents to Pentecostalism in late 19th- and early 20th- century Evangelicalism and the significance of Pentecostalism to global Christianity.



You can then choose to study any four of these optional modules:

* Pentecostal Charismatic Theology in Context

This module examines key theological issues relating to the global Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. Particular attention is given to the subjects of spirituality, mission, culture and society, and globalisation. Contextual and multi-disciplinary approaches to Pentecostal and Charismatic studies will inform the theological reflection.


* Evangelical Theology in Comparative Perspective This module will be a reading-based course, focusing on the close reading and comparison of systematic theologies of selected evangelical theologians with non-evangelical ones.


* Contemporary Theology of the Holy Spirit

This module will consider the theological distinctives of contemporary Evangelicalism, tracing their historic roots and practical outworking today.


* Evangelical and Pentecostal Approaches to Music and Worship This module will look at the growth and development of worship in the Evangelical and Pentecostal movements since the 1970s and include consideration of the theology of music and worship and a historical survey, as well as a discussion and analysis of contemporary practice.


* Evangelical and Pentecostal Hermeneutics This module will examine the use of the Bible in the Evangelical and Pentecostal/Charismatic traditions, highlighting similarities and differences between their approaches to and appropriation of the biblical text.



Alternatively, you may select up to two modules from other programmes in the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, which includes courses in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Religion and Culture, Religion and Politics, Religion and Law, Global Ethics, the History of Christianity and the Philosophy of Health and Happiness.

Learning, teaching and assessment

The course material will be covered in formal lectures and interactive seminars as well as in private research. The programme will be assessed by an essay for each module and a 12,000-word final dissertation.

Skills gained

You will gain professional expertise in critical engagement and analysis; core academic and theological skills such as textual analysis and sustained critical argument and debating abilities; the ability to reflect critically on personal practice; and specific critical insight into the nature of this major tradition of world Christianity.

Careers

You will be equipped for pursuing careers in church-related work; social concern and social policy; youth work; politics and community affairs; education; and for further study in the field. You will also have the opportunity to build key transferable skills such as reflective practice, administration, critical examination and communication, and therefore improve your general employability.