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I know RTS Orlando offers a ThM degree. What other reformed seminaries off this degree?
I know RTS Orlando offers a ThM degree. What other reformed seminaries off this degree?
Hi Seth,
This question really deserves two answers. First, lots of Reformed seminaries exist that offer the Th.M. However, I’d encourage you to look at those that are regionally and ATS accredited, both for utility and quality assurance. If you go to the trouble of seeking a Th.M., make it count! R. Scott Clark had a recent 3-part article on why this is important which I thought was quite valuable. Of those schools, the ones I generally recommend to Reformed friends are: Westminster Seminary California, Covenant Theological Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (interdenominational, but many Reformed profs). None are perfect, and probably each could be criticised for something if one wanted to look hard enough.
The second and perhaps more important part of the answer relates to specialisation. A Th.M. is not just another year of classes after the M.Div. The program should be training you within a specific area, and developing your research skills with a substantial thesis. Even a generally great school might not have strengths in a particular area. For early church history, I chose the Th.M. at GCTS, but if I had been seeking to specialise in systematic theology, it would likely have been WSC. You get the idea.
May God bless your studies!