MA Pastoral Theology

What does the programme cover?

The MA aims to promote reflection on the relationships between faith, humanity, experience, practice, professional and working life, church, culture, social context and theology, taking account of different traditions. Through honing skills of analysis and reflection, it aims to develop your capacity for ongoing systematic theological reflection on experience, pastoral ministry and the specific situations of your life and work.

Several of the academic staff contribute their expertise to an introductory foundation module, which includes a guidance session on essay writing. You then have an opportunity to choose from a varied range of options. These cover Church and Ministry, Spirituality and Evangelisation, Moral and Ethical questions, different practical theologies such as Political and Liberation Theology.

Not all modules are available every year, but details of what is available over a two year period are published when you start. From time to time new modules are introduced and changes made to what is on offer.