Brite divinity school

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Degrees [ edit ]

Brite Divinity School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges [ 1 ] and the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) and approved by ATS to grant the following degrees: [ 2 ]

Curriculum [ edit ]

Candidates for the Master of Divinity choose from four concentrations: [ 3 ]

Concentration in Black Church Studies

Concentration in Pastoral Care

Concentration in Pre-Ph. D. Studies

General M. Div

Master of Divinity [ edit ]

Candidates for the M. Div. are required to take: [ 3 ]

Three courses in the Bible. one of which must be in Hebrew Bible (HEBI 60003 Interpreting the Hebrew

Bible and Apocryphal /Deuterocanonical Books) and one in New Testament (NETE 60003 Interpreting the New Testament).

Two courses in History

Four courses in Theology and Ethics

Five courses in Practical Theology

Four courses in Integrative Studies

Two courses in Contexutalization

One to seven courses of electives depending on whatever Denominational requirements for Ordination that are needed for their particular tradition

Master of Theology [ edit ]

Candidates for the Master of Theology (Th. M.) Choose from the following areas of study: [ 4 ]

Hebrew Bible. Apocryphal /Deuterocanonical Books, and Literature of Early Judaism. The history, theology, literature, religion, and language of ancient Israel and Early Judaism in Ancient Near Eastern and Jewish settings. Contemporary methods of biblical interpretation .

New Testament and Literature of Early Christianity. The history, theology, literature, religion, and language of early Christianity in Graeco-Roman and Jewish settings. Contemporary methods of biblical interpretation.

Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling. The theory and practice of ministry in pastoral theology and pastoral counseling.

History and Theology. Preparation in theological analysis and constructive formulation, including study in history, theology, historical theology, and ethics.

Women’s Studies Certificate for Th. M. and Ph. D. Students In 2005, Brite began cooperating with other Texas Christian University graduate departments and schools in offering a Women’s Studies Certificate Program. This program is currently open to Brite Th. M. and Ph. D. students and to others on a case-by-case basis. To earn the Certificate, students must complete twelve hours of course work: BRIT 90003: Graduate Colloquium in Feminist Methodology and Theory, and three additional Brite courses approved for the program. [ 5 ]

Doctor of Philosophy [ edit ]

Brite Divinity School offers the Doctor of Philosophy in two areas: Biblical Interpretation and Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling [ 6 ]

Ph. D. In Biblical Interpretation [ edit ]

Ph. D. in Biblical Interpretation includes successful completion of forty-eight semester hours, qualifying examinations leading to candidacy, and a dissertation. A cumulative minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or better is required. All courses, an area of concentration in either Hebrew Bible or New Testament, and a second area of study, must be selected in collegial dialogue with the student’s advisor. Areas of Study: [ 7 ]

Hebrew Bible, Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and Literature of Early Judaism. The history, literature, religion, and language of ancient Israel and Early Judaism in ancient Near Eastern and Jewish settings, including contemporary methods of biblical interpretation.

New Testament and Literature of Early Christianity. The history, literature, religion and language of early Christianity in Graeco-Roman and Jewish settings, including contemporary methods of biblical interpretation.

Themes and Issues in Biblical Theology. The theology of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament as both distinctive, separate collections, and as two related parts of the larger Christian Bible, including contemporary models of approaching biblical theology.

History of Biblical Interpretation. The major historical interpretations of the Bible, beginning with biblical writers’ interpretations of earlier texts and traditions and continuing through the major periods of Christianity (patristic, medieval, renaissance and reformation, and modern and contemporary).

Theological Hermeneutics. The major models of modern and contemporary theology, their interpretation, and their use of the Bible in constructive work.

Ph. D. In Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling [ edit ]

Ph. D. in Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling [ 8 ] The Ph. D. program in Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling is designed to train women and men in the academic disciplines of pastoral theology, pastoral care, and pastoral counseling. In keeping with the mission of Brite Divinity School, graduates of this program will make significant contributions to the Academy and to the Church through scholarship, original research, and practice. Graduates will serve as teachers and supervisors in educational institutions(universities, colleges, seminaries, medical schools), as pastors and pastoral care specialists in local churches, and as chaplains and pastoral counselors in clinical contexts (pastoral counseling centers, medical centers, hospitals).

Research and Special Programs [ edit ]

Notable Professors [ edit ]

Warren Carter Professor of New Testament

Leo G. Perdue Professor of Hebrew Bible

Stephen V. Sprinkle Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of Field Education and Supervised Ministry. The first open and out Gay scholar in the history of the Divinity School and author of Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims.

Toni Craven, I. Wylie and Elizabeth Briscoe Professor of Hebrew Bible and noted author on Feminism and Scripture and related issues.

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Faculty Compensation and Workload

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Faculty Salary

As a rule, adequately compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Monthly faculty salaries at Brite Divinity School vary approximately from $6,000 to $12,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $106,000 a year, which is 8% higher than Texas average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $9,174 a month on average; which is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $8,664 a month.

Brite Divinity School

Overview of Brite Divinity School

Students attend Brite Divinity School in Forth Worth, TX, a large city. The school is proud of its Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) status. Brite Divinity School is a private, not-for-profit institution. The school degrees go up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Brite Divinity School is known for its programs in religion and philosophy.

Brite Divinity School Selectivity

The school is selective and does not offer open admission.

Brite Divinity School maintains a faculty/student ratio (full-time) which is better than most colleges. The school has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at Brite Divinity School is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

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Rev. Jo Hudson joins Brite faculty

The Rev. Jo Hudson

Joretta Marshall, dean of Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, announced that the school has hired the Rev. Jo Hudson, former pastor of the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, as an adjunct faculty member. Brite is on the campus of Texas Christian University.

Hudson, who resigned from COH after nine years in April, will be part of the Carpenter Initiative in Gender, Sexuality and Justice, which produces “programs that promote a critical engagement with issues of gender and sexual justice” and promotes attention to these issues in church and culture. Marshall directs the Carpenter Initiative.

Marshall said Hudson will teach part time, working with the school’s United Church of Christ students, lecturing, conducting workshops and preaching in chapel this fall. She said she hopes some of the programs will be open to the public and plans are still being formed.

“We extremely excited to have her on staff,” Marshall said.

Hudson will not be the first LGBT staff member at Brite. Both Marshall and the Rev. Stephen Sprinkle are also gay.

Marshall said Hudson is also working as the gathering pastor of Extravagance UCC. described on the website as, “a web-based spiritual community that gathers in a new way of defining church in the 21st century.”

— David Taffet