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Office: Humanities Center, Room 042c
Telephone: 410-617-2290
Website: www.loyola.edu/academics/theology

Chair: Claire Mathews-McGinnis, Professor
Director of Graduate Studies: Trent Pomplun, Professor
Director of Program Operations: Nicole Reibe

Professors: Frederick C. Bauerschmidt; James J. Buckley; Angela Russell Christman; John J. Conley, S.J.; Stephen E. Fowl; Claire Mathews-McGinnis; Joseph S. Rossi, S.J.
Associate Professors: Rebekah Ann Eklund; John R. Kiess; R. Trent Pomplun; Arthur M. Sutherland
Assistant Professors: Daniel P. Castillo

The Master of Theological Studies (MTS) thoroughly embodies the University's mission, encapsulated by the Jesuit motto ad maioram dei gloriam. The MTS is a rigorous program designed to give students a broad exposure to the Christian tradition and a variety of theological specialties, and to allow students to explore a topic in depth through the preparation of a thesis. The program is staffed by faculty internationally recognized for their scholarly excellence. The department includes Catholic and non-Catholic faculty who together nurture a collegial atmosphere within a community in which rigorous, lively debate and intellectual generosity flourish.

The MTS aims to help form future generations of theologians through a program of study that covers Scripture, historical and systematic theology, comparative theology, and ethics. Rather than treating these as isolated areas of technical expertise, the program considers each of them as a crucial element of an integrated theological vision. Loyola's MTS can be excellent preparation for beginning a PhD, or it can lead into further work in other fields such as library science, social work, law, or publishing. The aim is that whether MTS graduates go on to work in the academy, churches, or any other realm of society, they will be equipped to think and respond theologically with depth, precision, and charity.

Nondegree Students

Nondegree students are those who have at least a bachelor's degree and wish to enroll in graduate courses without pursuing a graduate degree at Loyola. Nondegree students are limited to enrollment in eleven graduate credits. Individuals who wish to continue beyond the eleven credit nondegree limit must formally apply for admission to a degree, postbaccalaureate, or postmaster's program. Students may not continue to enroll beyond the eleven credits until they have been admitted into the degree program of choice. To avoid program interruption, students should apply after their third course, otherwise there may be a break or semester lost in the continuity of the program. Credits earned by a nondegree student may transfer to either the Certificate in Theology and Ministry or Master of Theological Studies degree upon student's admission to the respective program. Nondegree students are ineligible for financial aid.

Admission requirements include an application, the application fee, and official transcripts which verify receipt of college/graduate degree(s).

Programs

• Theology and Ministry, PBC

• Master of Theological Studies

• Theology, Master's Plus

Courses

• TH 600 - Old Testament Survey
• TH 601 - New Testament Survey
• TH 602 - Prophets and Prophecy
• TH 603 - Genesis and Exodus in the History of Interpretation
• TH 604 - Old Testament Texts in Hebrew
• TH 605 - Jesus and the Gospels
• TH 606 - The Life and Writings of Saint Paul
• TH 607 - New Testament Texts in Greek
• TH 608 - Ways of Reading Scripture
• TH 609 - Psalms
• TH 619 - Independent Study in Scripture
• TH 621 - Historical Theology I (Patristic to Medieval)
• TH 622 - Historical Theology II (Early Modern to Modern)
• TH 623 - The Theology of Thomas Aquinas
• TH 624 - Patristic Biblical Interpretation
• TH 625 - Introduction to the Theology of Saint Augustine
• TH 626 - Medieval Women Authors
• TH 627 - The Virgin Mary in Scripture and Tradition
• TH 630 - Readings in Greek and Latin Patristics
• TH 633 - Mysticism and the Interior Life
• TH 639 - Independent Study in Historical Theology
• TH 640 - Survey of Systematic Theology
• TH 641 - Christianity and Its Critics
• TH 642 - Christ, Sin, and Salvation
• TH 643 - Nature and Grace
• TH 644 - Vatican II and the Postconciliar World
• TH 645 - Contemporary Doctors of the Church
• TH 646 - Debates and Twentieth-Century Theology
• TH 647 - Theology after the Enlightenment
• TH 648 - Theology and Phenomenology
• TH 649 - Theological Anthropology
• TH 650 - Catholic Theology in Modernity
• TH 651 - Faith and Reason
• TH 652 - God and Radical Evils
• TH 653 - Hope, Death, and the End of the World
• TH 654 - Philosophical and Theological Metaphysics
• TH 655 - Liberation Theology
• TH 659 - Independent Study in Systematic Theology/Doctrine
• TH 660 - Comparative Theological Readings of the Qur'an
• TH 661 - Comparative Theological Approaches to Islam
• TH 662 - Buddhism and Christianity
• TH 663 - Jews, Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages
• TH 664 - Comparative Theology: Its History and Methods
• TH 665 - Christianity and Hinduism
• TH 667 - Independent Study in Comparative Theology
• TH 668 - Encounters between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
• TH 669 - Independent Study in Comparative Theology
• TH 670 - Ethics: Roman Catholic Moral Theology
• TH 671 - Contemporary Catholic Moral Theology
• TH 672 - Natural Law in the Catholic Context
• TH 673 - Catholic Social Doctrine
• TH 674 - Christianity and Global Justice
• TH 675 - Faith and Film: The Apostle's Creed in American Cinema
• TH 676 - God, Good, and the Good Life
• TH 677 - Theologies and Ethics of Social Justice
• TH 678 - Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation
• TH 679 - The Theological and Religious in International Cinema
• TH 690 - Independent Study in Ethics and Culture
• TH 699 - Capstone Project in Theology and Ministry
• TH 702 - Introductory Greek I
• TH 703 - Introductory Greek II
• TH 704 - Intermediate Greek I
• TH 705 - Intermediate Greek II
• TH 706 - Introductory Hebrew I
• TH 707 - Introductory Hebrew II
• TH 708 - Intermediate Hebrew I
• TH 709 - Intermediate Hebrew II
• TH 710 - Introductory Latin I
• TH 711 - Introductory Latin II
• TH 712 - Intermediate Latin I
• TH 713 - Intermediate Latin II
• TH 714 - Latin Sight Reading
• TH 715 - Independent Study in Ancient Language I
• TH 716 - Independent Study in Ancient Language II
• TH 717 - Independent Study in Ancient Language III
• TH 718 - Independent Study in Ancient Language IV
• TH 719 - Introductory Arabic I
• TH 720 - Introductory Arabic II
• TH 721 - Intermediate Arabic I
• TH 722 - Intermediate Arabic II
• TH 723 - Advanced Greek I
• TH 724 - Advanced Greek II
• TH 725 - Biblical Hebrew Exegesis: Special Topics
• TH 730 - Theological Research Language I
• TH 731 - Theological Research Language II
• TH 800 - Master's Thesis I
• TH 801 - Master's Thesis II
• TH 802 - Masters Thesis III

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