Theology, MA (Hons)

The Master of Arts (MA) in Theology at Edinburgh provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of Christianity and other religious traditions. Students may study diverse faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, indigenous religions, and new religious movements. The program incorporates various methods, such as examining classical languages, sacred texts, ethics, literature, the arts, philosophy of religion, systematic theology, anthropology, sociology, law, politics, race, gender, science, and practical theology.A wide range of courses is available, enabling students to focus on specific areas or approaches. Topics include Christian intellectual history and its challenges, ethics in society and politics, philosophy of religion, the history of Christian churches and global Christianity, scriptural texts and languages, non-Christian religions like Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, the interplay of science and religion, literature and the arts in theology, liberation theology, decolonial thought, and practical theology and ministry.