DMin Faith & Culture Track
This DMin degree track equips leaders to engage complex cultural challenges with robust theology and apologetics. Courses such as Modern and Postmodern Philosophy and Culture, Theology and Imagination (including an optional week in Oxford), Theological Aesthetics, World Religions, and Faith & Culture draw upon HCU鈥檚 interdisciplinary approach. Students study with top apologetics and theology faculty including聽Michael Licona,听Christopher Sneller,听Phil Tallon, and聽Michael Ward.
Meet our Faith & Culture faculty experts.
The Doctor of Ministry program at Houston Theological Seminary is designed to be a formative experience for Christian leaders who want to be subject-matter experts. The Faith & Culture Track allows leaders to engage the challenges facing the church with substance and conviction. The complex challenges demand the nuance of HTS鈥檚 interdisciplinary approach that engages culture through the arts, humanities, and philosophy.
Key Areas of Study
- Cultural Exegesis
- Public Theology
- Theology and the Arts
- Literature and the Imagination
- Cultural Apologetics
- Missiology and Cross-cultural Dialog
Though not limited to the courses listed here, the catalog descriptions of the 7000-level classes will give you a sense of the direction of the electives. Faculty expertise and student interest will help guide the selection of electives each semester.
Faculty
Our international and ecumenical faculty provides opportunities for holistic formation, including鈥�
- Michael Ward– (Oxford, 2008), (Cambridge, 2010)
- Phil Tallon 鈥� (Oxford, 2011), Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith (Seedbed, 2016), (Kentucky, 2012).
- Michael Licona– (Oxford, 2017), (IVP Academic, 2010)
- Austin Freeman – (Lexham, 2022)
- Chris Sneller– (Western Seminary, 2019), ,
Other related faculty on campus:
- Bruce Gordon 鈥� History and Philosophy of Science
- David Davis 鈥� History, Theology, and the Arts
- Emily Steltzer鈥� Theology and Literature
- Barbara Elliott 鈥� Nonprofit Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship
More Information
Explore more detailed information about the DMin program:
- DMin Summary Information
- DMin Program Distinctives
- DMin Costs and Scholarships
- DMin Program Structure and Semester at a Glance
- DMin Program Entry and Advancement
Please feel free to contact Andrew Garbarino (agarbarino@hc.edu), DMin Program Coordinator, who can help guide you through the application and shape a program that fits your interests and ministry goals.