Poll on Seminary, theology, and related degrees

Seminary, theology, and related degrees are a big segment on this board. It'd be nice to see a category for these posted under "Career and Specific Degree Topics."

 

I am at best an irregular visitor to this website and, as a result, do not know how all the different threads/boards/etc work. What would such an additional category accomplish.

Separately, I also graduated from University of Chester's Department of Theology and Religious Studies, having finished my doctorate there.

 

I was just thinking that there should be a science and math sub-forum.

 

A separate section would make the relevant posts easier to access since they would be centrally located, especially for occasional visitors such as yourself.

Nice. I received acceptance into their DProf in Theology and Religious Studies but had my heart set on another institution.

 

I see from a brief scan of the faculty at Forge that there is at least one other who is attending/has completed their studies at Chester. I am assuming he is doing so via some form of Open Learning, or doing a research only program that allows him to be non-resident.

The DProf is a good program but was introduced a year or so after I had initiated my studies through Spurgeon's College and validated by Chester. I think had I been directly enrolled at Chester I would have ended up in the DProf.

 

His was through KEDS. He is in the last stage of his dissertation and, knowing him personally, I can say he definitely enjoyed that program.

Ahh, Spurgeon's! You must've done a DMin. I have high regard for the Prince of Preachers and thus the school but was disappointed with the whole Rick Warren debacle. That was weird. Are you an Anglican or in the RCC?

 

Are there a lot of Science and Math posts (people discussing those degrees)?

 

I appreciate that Steve. Thank you.

 

I can see how a STEM group would be helpful, especially for undergrads.

 

I imagine there are students looking to fill in basic math and science courses. I have heard of people doing online labs (undergrad and graduate) but have no idea what that would look like.

If Medical Schools like Oceania are able to do first and second year science courses online, it must be possible.

 

I did a DMin at Spurgeon's/Chester (but not must have done - there was a PhD option). Curiously, the British Museum has my DMin from Spurgeon's/Chester classed as a PhD in their repository of theses. For me, the challenge I find in the States is an America-centric understanding of what a DMin entails that is not what my DMin entailed (having been a research thesis in the field of practical theology - rather than a local parish project).
As a result, I would be better served with the DProf because then people would at least ask the question of "What is this?", and I could explain it rather than it be dismissed out of hand as non-academic. Also, the DProf would have been substantially shorter (I think by 20K words) but that is a trifle in comparison - hitting word minimums is never the issue.

Formerly an Anglican, now in a non-papal priestly society.

 

That is very interesting. At SBTS, I had the option of doing a traditional research dissertation or a project that contained significant research elements (2-3 chaps.). Having already done a dissertation, and because I am a local church pastor, I opted for the project.

Fascinating. I've read a bit on sedevacantism. Do you affirm the canons of Trent and(or) Feeneyism?

 

Seminary, theology, and related degrees are the ones that interest me the most and the ones I feel the least safe asking about on this forum.

 

Who is the owner?

 

I believe Chip White was at one point.

 

I think a science, math, and engineering sub-forum would get some traffic, or it could be merged with the IT sub-forum. I usually don't have a place to put my science and engineering posts. LOL. If they don't fit under computer-related or healthcare, then I just put them in the general forum.

 

I know I've dumped a bunch of DMin and MDiv stuff in the general forum. I've also dumped a lot of law stuff here. Maybe there should be a humanities sub-forum? It would cover law, religion, philosophy, foreign language, cultural studies, history, and art.

 

I'm all for it.