The Concentration in Religious Practices and Practical Theology

THE CONCENTRATION ENABLES STUDENTS IN ANY COURSE OF STUDY within the GDR to incorporate a focus on religious practices as part of their doctoral training and to be part of an emerging vital conversation important to both religious and theological studies.  It is a way of augmenting and focusing work, while fulfilling the normal program requirements.  It is designed especially for students who either:

• want to specialize in one of the practical theological fields (e.g., religious education, pastoral care, homiletics, liturgics, congregational leadership), or
• wish to specialize in any other area within the study of religion (e.g., Asian religions, ethics, Hebrew Bible, history, New Testament, psychology or sociology of religion, theology) in relation to the teaching and scholarship of religious practices.

The Concentration offers special opportunities to participate in colloquia and to apply for funds to support travel for research or conferences, teaching assistantships, field-based research, or dissertation preparation in relation to scholarship in religious practices or practical theology.