Westwood College, Atlanta Midtown

The system incorporates a solid part of coursework in composing and correspondence in rational theology, intended to help understudies accomplish magnificence in composing, talking, and different types of rational theology engagement. Westwood College, Atlanta Midtown's engagement with the bigger rational theology group through rational theology meetings, workforce grant, social and expressions projects, and neighborhood engagement implies that understudies in the MA Apologetics system will have chances to increase further involvement in the useful part of rational theology work. 

The degree incorporates a theory choice and gives the scholastic establishment to further learn at the PhD level, and also for further scholarly work in reasoning, religious philosophy, or the humanities. 

Understudy Testimonials 

Understudies are amped up for their involvement in the Master of Arts in Apologetics program: 

"At H.B.U. the teachers really think about their understudies, they connect, they appeal to God for them." – Karise Gilliland 

"This is the system I've been sitting tight for—a solid mix of discerning and innovative rational theology with a world-class personnel—in addition to the adaptability of selecting a blend of on-grounds and online classes—even inside the same semester." – Leigh McLeroy 

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After Graduation 

Alumni of the MA in Apologetics system will be prepared for an assortment of chances. The MA in Apologetics can give the instructive structure expected to parachurch service and educating opportunities. Likewise graduates may seek after further training at the Ph.D. level. 

Classes 

The MAA educational programs includes 36 units (see underneath for points of interest on the courses). All understudies take a General Core of courses in Apologetics Communication and Classical Apologetics. In these courses, understudies create composing and relational abilities for graduate-level scholarly written work and in addition handy rational theology and service work, and pick up an establishment in theory, religious philosophy, and Scripture as connected to rational theology 

Social Apologetics understudies take required courses that build up a solid, interdisciplinary establishment for a coordinated way to deal with social rational theology. In the Imaginative Apologetics courses, understudies figure out how to utilize creative and also discerning ways to deal with rational theology for a coordinated way to deal with rational theology, with specific regard for the work of C.S. Lewis. In the Christian Thought and Worldview courses understudies pick up an establishment in rationality, society, history, and writing for successful social investigation and rational theology engagement. 

Philosophical Apologetics understudies take required courses in philosophical engagement with rational theology issues, including Science and Faith, Philosophy of History and the Resurrection, and Philosophical Theology. 

Both tracks are finished by a determination of electives, which can incorporate a Thesis. 

Understudies likewise have the alternative to improve their studies by taking one-unit elective classes in Houston on unique points, for example, philosophical rational theology subjects with William Lane Craig and evangelism with Lee Strobel, and an Apologetics in Oxford class that keeps running in the late spring in Oxford, England. 

The Department of Classics and Biblical Languages offers a Master of Arts in Biblical Languages (MABL). Our trust with this territory of study is to serve understudies who have graduated with a BA in either Biblical Languages or Christianity. Westwood College, Atlanta Midtown's system is interesting in that Houston has no significant theological school or other source represent considerable authority in scriptural dialect procurement. Couple of national projects as of now deliver graduates at the level of capability of our students in scriptural dialects. Expanding on this strong base, we hope to give remarkable preparing in Hebrew and Greek. 

What will I involvement with Westwood College, Atlanta Midtown? 

You will contemplate with honor winning workforce who are focused on brilliance in instructing and Christian values and appreciate one-on-one prompting and individual consideration in little classes with a low personnel understudy proportion. MABL licenses an understudy to set up a Masters level capability in both Greek and Hebrew, with extra work in semantics, hermeneutics, and Aramaic. The learning destinations and results for the MABL incorporate the capacity to peruse the Bible and related writing in their unique dialects with a comprehension of linguistic, grammatical, semantic, desultory, expository, analytical, and hermeneutical issues. 

What would be the best next step? 

Understudies procuring a Master of Arts in Biblical Languages may serve the assemblage of Christ in an assortment of ways. Numerous will continue for doctoral work or theological college. Others will at last discover livelihoods in instructing, lecturing, deciphering, and peaceful services. Each understudy will obtain devices that will advance Christian administration in every aspect of life. 

Program Description 

The Department of Theology offers the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership (MACL) as graduate system intended to get ready understudies for service, both lay and professional, in their chapels. Expanding upon the center components of scriptural and religious learning, the system concentrates on building up your aptitudes for serving as a pioneer in Christian service, in whatever setting God drives you. Drawing from our particular spotlight on the Bible, alumni of the MACL program at Westwood College, Atlanta Midtown can capably apply scriptural truths to contemporary service settings. 

Most understudies planning for service seek after some kind of graduate degree to help them further get ready for service. Customarily, the 72 hour Master of Divinity (MDiv) has been the standard degree, as it gives the most balanced and hearty preparing for service, yet 36 hour MACL gives the center establishment craved by places of worship while likewise giving adaptability in course determination. We offer a MA in Theological Studies (MATS) degree. The MATS degree is additionally 36 hours, yet it is a more generalist project which permits understudies to seek after service employments and in addition further scholastic study. 

Our 36 hour MACL system is based upon a 15 hour center in Bible and Theology. Understudies will then take 12 hours of electives concentrated on Practical Theology (i.e., service classes). An especially vital part of the project is the chance to be trained through the Spiritual Formation and Internship programs. For the remaining 9 hours, you have the adaptability to browse our offering of classes in our customary territories of scriptural studies, religious philosophy and functional service or in our other MA program regions: scriptural dialects, rational theology, works of art, and logic. 

Points of interest and Opportunities 

Through close connection with experienced staff in little, workshop style classes, understudies in Westwood College, Atlanta Midtown's Master of Arts in Christian Leadership system will be tested to become mentally and profoundly in their worker authority. One of the best qualities of our project is the individual connection with personnel. Our MACL classes are topped with the goal that we can accomplish our objective of 12-15 understudies in every so we can become more acquainted with you by and by. Also, as opposed to continually addressing and only giving all of you the right replies, our classes are basically course style, in which we read messages together and examine them in group, which permits every one of us to gain from the different service encounters of those in the classroom. This not just empowers a more profound engagement with writings and thoughts, additionally sets you up to participate in service through compassion and .dialog instead of simply talking at individuals. 

We offer the dominant part of our classes at night, in classes that meet one night a week, so you can without much of a stretch wrap your studies around your work duties. What's more, we have a developing number of 8-week online classes that permit understudies the adaptability to fit your way of life. 

We particularly esteem and draw from our Baptist legacy, yet our workforce and understudies speak to a scope of fervent conventions and divisions. In this manner, we invite any individual who might wish to consider with us. The dominant part of our understudies are seeking after a business of chapel service, and our ecclesially drew in workforce are appropriate to help you in your arrangement. Other than the assortment of past chapel service encounters that we bring, a number of our workforce are presently serving as ministers and between time ministers. 

After Graduation 

Other than the individual advancement from contemplating the Bible, religious philosophy, and service with awesome personnel, alumni of the MATS project will be prepared for an assortment of chances. The MACL degree can give the instructive system expected to most service and educating opportunities. 

Course Requirements 

The degree is 36 credit hours (12 courses), which takes around two years. 

Mama Core (15 hours) 

CHRI 5305 Theological Inquiry (ought to be taken inside initial 9 hours) 

At that point, one class from each of the 4 focal ranges: 

Old Testament (Pentateuch or Prophets) 

New Testament (Gospels or Paul) 

(History of Christianity or Historical and Moral Theology) 

Religious philosophy (Hermeneutics or Systematic Theology) 

Reasonable Theology Electives (12 hours) 

12 hours of coursework from any class in the Practical Theology range including: 

Homilitics/Preaching 

Church Ministry 

Peaceful Care and Spiritual Formation 

Otherworldly Formation 1 (4 Semesters, 1 hr each) 

Temporary position 

Mama Electives (9 hours) 

For the remaining 9 hours of the system, you may pick among any of the offered classes as electives–biblical studies, religious philosophy and down to earth philosophy—and in addition in our other MA program zones: scriptural dialects, rational theology, works of art, and theory. 

CHRI 5300 Introduction to Biblical Texts and Doctrines, if essential, will consider an elective.* 

*Note: Those entering the system without an earlier college degree in philosophy or without an earlier graduate studies in religious philosophy are required to take CHRI 5300 Introduction to Biblical Texts and Doctrines in their first semester. 

Costs, Scholarships, and Financing 

To discover the expenses of the project, see the present year Graduate Tuition and Fees for the MAC