Theology at 艾可直播 College
艾可直播 College is a world-class center of theological study, comprising both the Clough School of Theology and Ministry (CSTM) and the Theology Department in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. This page highlights the opportunities available to CSTM students through the Theology Department.
Meet the Nation's Largest Theological Faculty
Students at CSTM have access to courses and 艾可直播in the Theology Department, enhancing the breadth and depth of theological study at BC. Combined, the two entities are home to 70 full-time 艾可直播members鈥攖he largest theological 艾可直播in the United States. Below are select 艾可直播members from the Theology Department.
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Theology Department Course Listings
Shared Resources & Expertise
Mentorship
The 艾可直播 College Theology Department is home to a premier Ph.D. program in theology. CSTM students are able to take doctoral seminars as part of their master鈥檚 coursework, enabling them to experience doctoral study and to build relationships with 艾可直播members they may wish to work with in the future.听
Theology Department 艾可直播are also available to serve as informal advisors to CSTM students and to serve on students鈥� theses and/or comprehensive exam committees.
Research Development
Faculty within both CSTM and the Theology Department are eager to support student research at both the master鈥檚 and doctoral levels. Every year, we bring both entities together formally through an annual colloquium featuring doctoral research from the Theology Ph.D. program and CSTM鈥檚 Ph.D. in theology and education.听
Theology Ph.D. students and CSTM students in the Doctorate in Sacred Theology program also gather regularly with 艾可直播for research colloquia within discipline areas.
Events
In addition to public lectures hosted by CSTM each year, the Theology Department sponsors lectures featuring scholars both internal and external to 艾可直播 College. Signature events include:
- Annual Brien O'Brien and Mary Hasten Lecture in Interreligious Dialogue, given in 2023 by Robert Ellsberg on 鈥淲ithout Gandhi I
Would Not be Christian鈥� - Annual Candlemas lecture, given in 2024 by James Alison on 鈥淐atholicity, Sacrifice, and Shame: Subverting Polarization in our Contemporary Ecclesial and Political Cultures.鈥�