These strengths are matched by a commitment to high quality teaching standards. The MTheol offers students a sound knowledge of Divinity through a range of foundational and more advanced modules, and is detailed below. Students who seek more flexibility early in their university career may opt to study Divinity through various MA degree programmes. See page 82 for details about the MA degree programmes in Biblical Studies and Theological Studies respectively. The list of combined Honours programmes is given on pages 66-75.
Divinity is a subject of immense variety.
Its roots lie in evidence of spiritual awareness from the earliest times of humanity. In relation to the Christian faith, its origins are found in the ancient biblical world - the history of Israel, the person of Jesus of Nazareth, the rapid growth of the early church, and contacts between Christianity and Greek and Roman philosophy. Its dialogue partners have been philosophy, history, literature, the natural and social sciences. But the concerns of Divinity are not only related to ancient times. Religious belief remains a significant component of human existence in the modern world.