The Biblical Studies concentration is designed for students seeking an even deeper level of expertise in the study of Scripture. Study with world-class faculty as you learn to use biblical languages as a tool for deeper study, engage the perspective of multiple methodologies and viewpoints, and consider the broader issues and topics in Scripture.

Sample courses include Women in the Old Testament: Text and Context; Histories of Exile in the Old Testament; and Jesus, the Church, and Violence.

This concentration equips students with the skills and experience to engage with the Bible at an advanced level, to go on to doctoral work in biblical studies, and/or to serve ecclesial or other communities in ways that draw on this expertise.

The Ethics and Public Theology concentration equips students to intellectually engage with the church, society, and academy. Learn from world-class faculty and interact with the Richard John Mouw Institute for Faith and Public Life as you gain understanding around the core issues pertaining to the relationship between biblical faith and contemporary social and political life.

Sample courses include Creation Care and Sabbath Economics, The Ethics of Life and Death, and Politics and the Global Church.

This concentration prepares students to be thought leaders who deeply understand issues of ethics, economics, and social studies as they engage biblically and theologically in the public sphere.

The Theology and the Arts concentration is designed both for practicing artists who wish to explore their work theologically and for theology students who wish to explore the artistic dimension of faithful scholarship and faithful living. Study with diverse faculty with wide-ranging expertise who will teach you to examine art through an interdisciplinary set of critical viewpoints, engage in a robust dialogue with both high art and popular culture, and imagine what it might look like for people of faith to serve as credible witnesses in the increasingly public domain of the arts and culture.

Sample courses include Theology of Beauty, Theology and Pop Culture, The Arts in Worship, and The Vocation of an Artist.

This concentration equips students to serve as thought leaders in the public square of the arts or to work as theologically attuned, practicing artists. This concentration also prepares students who aim to enroll in Fuller’s PhD in Theology and Culture.

The Theology and History concentration is designed for those seeking critical and contextual thinking in theological studies in order to prepare to be a thought leader in the church or marketplace or for advanced academic studies. Learn from diverse faculty who model this contextual and critical approach, and develop an understanding of how to address the challenges of our complex and changing world with the deep commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sample courses include Women in Church History, Theologies of the Holy Spirit, and Early African/Asian Christianity.

This concentration equips students to be theological thought leaders in their fields, whether as scholars, researchers, and teachers, or church, ministry, and marketplace leaders.

The World Christianity concentration is designed for students who wish to develop a relevant theology of mission and partnership for our intercultural and multireligious world. Learn from world-class faculty whose courses challenge a Eurocentric interpretation of history, allowing students to gain an understanding of the various cultures and traditions that shaped Christianity throughout the scope of its history and geographical spread.

Sample courses include The Making of Global Christianity; Christian Anthropology from the Margins; and Globalization, Poverty, and Christian Mission.

This concentration equips students who are called to be global church or mission leaders, serve in culturally and ethnically diverse contexts, or aim to move into Fuller’s PhD in Intercultural Studies.