Undergraduate Programs
The School of Theology’s mission is to educate and prepare all of our students to engage the culture as thoughtful people.We seek to foster their intellectual, personal, and spiritual growth, and help them master those critical skills and multicultural sensitivities needed to understand Christian faith and to translate it into practices that change the world.
Learning Goals
As an academy we foster an intellectual community that promotes a thoughtful faith. We teach so that, students will:
1. Develop an informed and reflective faith.
2. Develop confidence in the Christian faith.
3. Be able to interpret Scripture deftly and thoughtfully.
4. Understand how the divine revelation of Scripture and the canonical tradition is informed by reason and the experience of the Holy Spirit.
5. Learn and evaluate different worldviews operative from the perspective of Christian faith.
As an abbey we foster a relational community that promotes love for God and neighbor. We teach so that students will:
6. Shape their lives around Christian character and values.
7. Cultivate personal spiritual disciplines in their lives.
8. Engage others of different beliefs in civil discourse and with a catholic spirit.
9. Be able to nurture others in Christian faith.
10. Recognize their membership in the body of Christ, entering into the moral and theological discourse of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
As an apostolate we foster a missional community that promotes service in the Church and the world. We teach so that students will:
11. Be prepared to discern, own, and be equipped for their vocation.
12. Be deeply rooted in the worship and ministry of a local congregation.
13. Articulate their faith in a winsome and engaging manner, in order to share it with others.
14. Be prepared to engage global and intercultural settings.