Divinity (academic discipline)

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Divinity is the study of

divinity school, university, or seminary. The term is sometimes a synonym
for theology as an academic, speculative pursuit, and sometimes is used for the study of applied theology and ministry to make a distinction between that and academic theology.

While it most often refers to

Religious Studies
, which deals with religion more broadly, to describe classes that include theology and philosophy in the context of religion as a whole, rather than just the Christian tradition.

Areas and specializations

Divinity can be divided into several distinct but related disciplines. These vary, sometimes widely, from church to church and from one faith tradition to another, and even among various programs within a particular church. For example, Scottish divinity programs are traditionally divided between biblical and theological studies.[1]

A typical divinity program will include many of the following:[citation needed]

Philosophical theology

Practice of worship

Ministry in the field

Scriptural study and languages

See also: Sacred language

Miscellany

Degrees

Studying divinity usually leads to the awarding of an

divinity school
, or at a university.

List of degrees

Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. (The Doctor appears here in his Convocation habit, rather than his full ceremonial dress.) From Rudolph Ackermann's History of Oxford, 1814.

The following is a list of most of the common degrees in divinity:

See also

References

  1. ISSN 0048-721X
    . Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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