Christian Education – (M.A.)

The programme offers the opportunity to explore the educational dimension of faith formation, mission and church policy. The theology of education, grounded in the Gospels' designation of Jesus as 'teacher', is a relatively under-explored dimension of Christian life. It focuses on education provision in local Christian communities, Christian and secular schools, and the interface of the church and the public sphere, combining a focus on practical issues with a concern for the theological underpinnings of practice.
The MA in Christian Education connects cutting-edge academic research with contemporary issues of Christian life and ministry. Programme participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own professional responsibilities in the light of innovative practice and the ongoing debate surrounding the Christian theology of education.
There are purely historical and theological MAs available in other universities, and there are vocational courses in seminaries and training colleges, but this programme presents a significant alternative. It will do justice to the complexity of academic debates but it will always relate them to the practical and the present. Drawing on the expertise of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies and the Department of Education & Professional Studies, this programme exemplifies the strengths of King's as both a leading research university and a centre for professional training. It promises a level of interdisciplinary excitement and pastoral engagement that would be hard to match elsewhere.