Baptist Studies Certificate

Program Code: D-BAPTST-C
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: Divinity School
Website: divinity.duke.edu/academics/degree-certificates/baptist

Program Summary

The Certificate in Baptist Studies can be earned within the residential and hybrid MDiv degrees and is designed to serve the academic and formational requirements of those preparing for ministry—ordained and lay—in the Baptist tradition. Students who declare their interest in the certificate are assigned a Baptist advisor.

Academic Requirements

• XTIANTHE 760 (The Free Church)

• XTIANTHE 761 (Free Church Theology)

• Baptist elective (or Elective with Baptist component approved by director) (complete any)

  • BCS 760 (Theology in the Black Church Traditions)

  • BCS 763 (The Ethical and Political Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.)

  • BCS 766 (Deep River: Howard Thurman, Spirituality, and the Prophetic Life)

  • BCS 863 (The Ethical and Political Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.) (for MDVR students only)

  • LTS 730 (Introduction to Christian Worship)

  • WXTIAN 820 (History and Theology of Integral Mission)

  • XTIANTHE 951 (Roger Williams: Life and Thought)

  • Other pre-approved courses may also count

• Field Education in Baptist setting

• Portfolio Review - Middler

• Portfolio Review - Senior