Interdisciplinary Study

Then
Graham Taylor established the first distinct Department of Christian Sociology in an American theological school at CTS. Working closely with Jane Addams in Chicago, Taylor established the Chicago Commons settlement house and a graduate school of social work, which later became the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration.

Now
CTS offers Ph.D. concentrations in Bible, Culture and Hermeneutics (Jewish and Christian Scriptures) and Theology, Ethics and the Human Sciences, concentrations that experientially and theoretically integrate theology with the human sciences. CTS also enjoys a close working relationship with the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, offering a joint M.Div./M.A. (M.S.W.) degree.