Cuddesdon School of Theology and Ministry
Are you exploring your vocation? Looking to deepen your discipleship? Beginning to grapple with theology? Longing to understand how Christianity can flourish in contemporary culture?
....then this course will enable you to become more confident in your faith, discipleship and Christian understanding. Your time spent at Cuddesdon will help you grow in knowledge, and enable you to draw effectively on a solid understanding of the Bible and the Christian tradition. You will be able to explore and be open to a variety of pathways in response to God's call to discipleship and ministry, growing in awareness of yourself and others.
This is a three-year part-time course introducing key areas of study in theology and ministry. The course is divided into nine terms of five sessions, with the option of participation in Study Days and in a twelve-day residential Summer School in Biblical Studies. The course may be used as a way to deepen your faith and understanding and to explore your own vocation, and to hear more cleraly what God is calling you to do and be. Alternatively, it can lead to the completion of Level 1 of the Foundation degree in Mininstry offered by Oxford Brookes University, offering a good basis for further study.
Students will attend fortnightly lectures at Ripon College Cuddesdon on a Thursday evening between 5.45pm and 9.00pm. Evenings begin with worship, Usually Evening Prayer with the College, at 5.45pm, followed by supper at 6.15pm. The teaching sessions take place from 7.00pm until 9.00pm. Students benefit from the wide range of theological resources, open seminars and excellent teaching at Cuddesdon, as well as having the opportunity to meet and chat with residential ordinands and staff.
Course Content
Each term's modules will have a thematic core. In the autumn term, sessions will focus on the introduction to the Bible and on developing skills in theological reflection. Teaching in the spring term will explore questions of history and theology. The summer term will focus on ministry and spirituality. The Summer School in Biblical Studies aims to reflect on the use of the Bible in today's world, encouraging creative engagement with its texts in ways which innovate and cultivate good practice in the varied fields of teaching and ministry. The theme of the 2010 Summer School will be 'Inclusive and Exclusive? Creative approaches to reading the Bible today'. It will consist of seminars with leading scholars, small group discussions, excursions, worship, social events, time to reflect and a gala dinner.
For full details of the Programme and Fees please download the course leaflet: