Section
Eastern University Social Work

StudentThe Department of Christian Studies houses three academic disciplines: Biblical Studies, Theology, and Philosophy. Currently the department offers two majors and three minors:

Majors

Biblical Studies
Theology

Minors

Biblical Studies
Theology
Philosophy

(Students may petition to major in philosophy via an "individualized major.")

Departmental Distinctives:

  • Commitment to excellent teaching and to consistent mentoring
  • Intentional integration of Christian faith and scholarship
  • Disciplines of theology, philosophy and biblical studies intentionally interwoven and mutually supportive
  • Upper level classes with individual attention in small classes
  • Faculty with broad expertise in biblical, Patristic, medieval, Reformation, and modern thought
  • Professors from a broad spectrum of denominational affiliations and convictions within the evangelical tradition
  • Opportunity for travel and study abroad, including study in the Middle East