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Originally Posted by SemperEruditio  Well...SBTS is as Calvinistic as a Reformed guy can hope for....HEY WAIT! Aren't you a SBTS grad?
I'm looking into their Christian Philosophy concentration. We'll see what the Lord has is store. I figured this would be the best option for those such as you in the chaplaincy. Since I pray that's where I'm headed this looks like a good alternative to the traditional route. Heck my whole college education has been non-traditional why stop now.... 
BTW which concentration are you interested in? |
Yes, I am a graduate of Southern. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. You are right in that many of the professors are unabashedly Calvinistic. If I was a Baptist - or a calvinistic credobaptist evangelical - Southern is hands down the best place to attend.
I wouldn't attend Southern for my PhD primarily because I'm not one to get multiple degrees from the same institution. I want to avoid the "inbreeding" that can occur when that happens.
My Bachelor's degree was from Moody - an independent dispensational school, my Master's degree was from SBTS - a Southern Baptist school ... my next degree is going to be from a Reformed school. To round out my formal education.
In terms of an emphasis, I'm interested in systematic theology.
The Army will pay for a DMin... this has caused me to look at RTS-Charlotte's DMin program that has an emphasis in theology, which is pretty unique for a DMin program.
Because I need a modular format, I'm leaning towards the DMin though I'd prefer a PhD... but if an accredited Reformed school (yes, I will only consider accredited institutions... not going to argue the point, that's just the way it is. Period.) - if an accredited Reformed school would follow SBTS's lead in this area, and offer an emphasis more inline with my interests... I'd be all over that.