Masters of Arts for Religious Leadership

Learning Goals

• Demonstrate the capacity for competent practice in and critical reflection on religious leadership in specific contexts.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and the ability to engage for religious leadership, biblical, historical, and religious traditions.
• Demonstrate understanding of the dynamics of personal, social and organizational transformation and their relevance for the practices of religious leadership
• Demonstrate integration of theological and hermeneutical understanding with reflection on the practices of religious leadership.

Degree Concentrations

The Master of Arts in Religious Leadership (M.A.R.L.) at CTS is a single program with four concentrations:

Religious Leadership for Interfaith Engagement will develop the capacity to understand diverse faith traditions for purposes of interfaith collaboration toward personal and social transformation.

Religious Leadership for Social Transformation will develop the capacity to understand and engage the dynamics of community transformation in relation to specific contexts and religious traditions.

Religious Leadership for Spirituality and Pastoral Care will develop the capacity for care, counsel and spiritual guidance in specific contexts.

Religious Leadership for Word and Worship will develop the capacity to bring particular religious texts and traditions to bear on specific contexts through interpretation and liturgy.

Each concentration includes:

• Seven core courses required of all MARL students
• 1 unit of Theological Field Education
• Capstone
• Four free electives
• Four courses specific to the concentration

M.A.R.L. Courses of Study
M.A.R.L. Application
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