| Trinity Graduate School Of
Apologetics And Theology DLit: Doctor Of Letters In Bible Theology |
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| Overview: | DLit: A
post doctoral course in theology and Christian apologetics than
the
previous courses. It is meant for those who take up senior positions in
Apologetics, Creationism, Communication, Theology, Counseling, and
Polemics-related
organizations.
Also, those completing this course are adequately equipped to teach Christian Apologetics, Theology, Counseling, etc. in Seminary level courses. Students completing this course are able to work independently in these fields as researchers, writers, and trainers. |
| Qualification: | ThD
or a secular
doctorate. People having no theological qualification can apply if they
have doctoral degree in any secular subject.
Each student would have to write a thesis and defend a given subject in Apologetics, Polemics, or Hermeneutics, in addition to fulfilling the other course requirements. |
| Duration: | Maximum 2 years, Can Be Renewed for 3 More Years |
| Syllabus
Part I:
In the right-hand section, Topic-group are shown in red and topics within that section in black. The number of topics within a given section keep changing in keeping with Trinity policy of revising and upgrading the courses. Thus at times a topic might be missing and couple of extra topics might find their way into each section. We supply all this text
material
FREE. The text supplied to you might ranging in length from 20 to 500
pages
each topic. Each topic is considered a "module" and several modules
make
up a Topic-group.
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Foundations
2: Introductory studies on Abortion, Baptism, Bible Code Claims
And Reality, Church Discipline, Church Leadership, Cloning, Genetic
Engineering,
Christian Counseling, Creationism, Doctrines Of Election, Eternal
Security,
Healing, Inerrancy of the Bible, The King James Version Controversy,
The
Lord's Supper, Marriage and Divorce, Moral and Non-Moral Issues,
Parachurch
agencies, Prophecy, Repentance, Spiritual Warfare, Christian's
Obligation
to the Law, Church and Government, Church and Politics, The Gift of
Tongues,
The Unreached, The Will of God, Women's Roles in the Church
Apologetics 1: Introduction To Christian Apologetics, Presuppositions of Christian Apologetics, Historical Apologetics, Reliability of The Canon, Revelation And The Pagans [Each topic here represents a textbook supplied by us] Apologetics 4: Errors of Interpretation, Bible Difficulties, Scientific Truth, Propaganda Techniques, Mind Manipulation, Resisting Mind Manipulation, Logic And Fallacies, Debating Techniques, Countering Debating Techniques, Leading Questions Theology 1: Intro Systematic Theology, Covenants I, Christology I, Incarnation, Sin: A Theological Study I, Trinity I, Atonement, God: Attributes I, Theology Proper Intro, Theology Proper, Heresies & Schisms In Early Church Hermeneutics I: Hermeneutics I, Hermeneutics Of Progressive Revelation, Science Of Biblical Theology, Parables I, Parables 2 Readings: The above sections will have plenty of additional reading prescribed. This material is provided on the Textbook CD sent to students |
| Syllabus Part II: | The student will have to opt for three additional Topic-groups from the sections related to Apologetic Theology, Issues, or Polemics. |
| Syllabus
Part III:
We will supply all these CDs free of cost |
In addition to syllabus 1, the student will have to study 3 sets of 40 audio lectures each on Apologetics, 40 on Theology, and 40 on Hermeneutics. These are provided on CDs, MP3 format |
| Practical Work: | The student will have to develop two intermediate level and two advanced-level self-study courses on biblical and apologetic topics, similar to what is seen at ApologeticsCourses |
| Thesis: | 200 pages, double spaced thesis in a selected area of Apologetics, Polemics, Christian Ministry, or 20 Credit Hours of Text-based study in lieu of Thesis |
| Additional
Work:
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Additional topics [both
text as
well as audio] will have to be studied, based upon whether the student
joins after theological studies, or secular studies. The Academic
Council
determines the additional subjects based upon a students qualification
Those who have already studied the above-mentioned modules as part of another degree program will be required to study the corresponding alternate modules. For example, for them instead of Apologetics 1, 4 and 6A we might require a study of Apologetics 2, 3, 5 etc. The actual modules are decided either by the Academic Council or by your Mentors. Also, they will be sent alternate audio CDs in Apologetics, Bible, Theology, etc. Kindly notice that there is more than one Audio CD in a given series, such as Apologetics, Counseling, Issues, or Bible. |
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