The 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