CharlieJ
Puritan Board Junior
I'm currently searching for a masters program that will help round out my education. I'm looking for a program that focuses on the history and development of intellectual thought and social structures. So, a "liberal arts" type of curriculum, but not just random courses. If anybody knows anything, I'd love to hear it.
I'm looking at interdisciplinary programs that would let me draw together strands from philosophy, history, theology, and possibly political theory or social studies. I would likely concentrate on the modern period, but not necessarily on a particular century. One of my interests is Calvinistic approaches to education (particularly Abraham Kuyper's ideas and Scottish Realism). Another research interest would be the differing views on the interaction between individual, church, and society found in Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Reformed theology, and Dispensationalism. I'm not locked into either of these, but they are examples of my interests. I am *probably* heading toward a PhD in theology somewhere, but after 2 degrees in theology from very conservative American schools, I feel the need to broaden my horizons.
I wouldn't mind education in a foreign, English-speaking country. For example, I've noticed the M Phil in Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, and I'm heading to Villanova University in March to check out their M.A.L.S.
Requirements:
1. Top-tier school
2. Financial aid (scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, etc.)
3. Interdisciplinary
4. Research/Thesis component
I'm looking at interdisciplinary programs that would let me draw together strands from philosophy, history, theology, and possibly political theory or social studies. I would likely concentrate on the modern period, but not necessarily on a particular century. One of my interests is Calvinistic approaches to education (particularly Abraham Kuyper's ideas and Scottish Realism). Another research interest would be the differing views on the interaction between individual, church, and society found in Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Reformed theology, and Dispensationalism. I'm not locked into either of these, but they are examples of my interests. I am *probably* heading toward a PhD in theology somewhere, but after 2 degrees in theology from very conservative American schools, I feel the need to broaden my horizons.
I wouldn't mind education in a foreign, English-speaking country. For example, I've noticed the M Phil in Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, and I'm heading to Villanova University in March to check out their M.A.L.S.
Requirements:
1. Top-tier school
2. Financial aid (scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, etc.)
3. Interdisciplinary
4. Research/Thesis component