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Christian Studies
Chesley and Elizabeth Pruet School of Christian Studies

Pruet School of Christian Studies  “Educating for Life” Curriculum

Basic Requirements (34 hours):
Freshman Seminar, Spiritual Formation, Introduction to Christian Ministry, Introduction to Philosophy, Biblical Exegesis, Introduction to Christian Missions, Communicating the Gospel, History of Christianity, World Religions, Biblical Studies elective (junior/senior), Christian Ethics, and Christian Theology.

Specific Emphases (12 hours in one of the five areas of study):

Biblical Studies
Biblical Studies Trip, Pentateuch, Old Testament Prophets, Life of Christ, Life and Letters of Paul, Old Testament Writings, Old Testament Historical Books, General Epistles, Revelation

Christian Ministries
Introduction to Student Ministry, Christian Counseling, Discipleship Ministry in the Church, Advanced Student Ministry, Evangelism & the Church, Advanced Christian Ministry, Christian Ministries Internship, Issues in Christian Counseling, Homiletics, Supervised Hospital Ministry (Summer 1 only)

Christian Missions
Missions Study Trip, ESL, Missiology, Contemporary Cults, History of Missions, Missions Internship, Missions Methodology, Cross-Cultural Communication, Islam

Christian Theology
Theology of Worship, Christian Apologetics, History of American Christianity, Old Testament Theology, New Testament Theology, Spiritual Life in Romans

Philosophy
Logic, Death & Dying, Western Political Thought, Metaphysics & Epistemology, Issues in Science & Religion, Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Bioethics, Contemporary Philosophy, On the Ouachita