As the Director of the Graduate Program in Theology,
I want to welcome you to our program's website.
These pages provide information about the M.A. in Theology:
the admissions criteria and procedure, the requirements and
offerings of our program of studies, information about financial aid.
After exploring the site, if you have questions or wish to discuss your interest in the program, please feel free to contact me
at your convenience.

As noted on the previous page,
the Department of Theology offers three graduate programs:
the M.A. in Theology, which I direct;
the M.A. in Christian Spirituality,
directed by Fr. Richard Hauser;
and our new M.A. in Ministry,
directed by Dr. Eileen Burke-Sullivan.

If you are interested in graduate studies in theology
but are unsure which degree to pursue, I would be happy
to meet with you to talk about your hopes and interests
and to discuss which degree program would be most appropriate
to your interests and aspirations.

Finally, I want to add a word about what I consider
to be the two greatest assets of our program,
our faculty and our students,
partners in the educational enterprise.

The faculty of the Department, an immensely talented group
of individuals, has earned a reputation
for teaching and scholarly excellence.
Through teaching, research, publications,
and public speaking to church and community groups,
we seek to respond to the Church's need
for theological education and inquiry in the contemporary context.

Our diverse areas of expertise insure
the kind of broad coverage of the theological tradition
that the program intends to provide.
For an introduction to the diverse interests of the faculty,
I suggest that you examine
Practical Theology: Perspectives from the Plains
(Creighton University Press, 2000), a collection of essays
by members of the faculty,
edited by Dr. Michael G. Lawler and Gail S. Risch.

Our students - men and women, lay and ordained,
from diverse Christian denominations and walks of life -
enliven the shared educational endeavor
by the diverse perspectives, questions, and aspirations
that they bring to the classroom.
Rich in faith, in ministerial experience,
in desire to serve the Church in various capacities -
as teachers, pastoral ministers,
diocesan personnel, directors of religious education -
they share the conviction that their current or future service
to the Church will be enhanced by solid grounding in theology,
"faith seeking understanding."

The current program here at Creighton, designed for part-time study
and allowing each student to pursue the degree at his/her own pace, affords the kind of flexibility that people engaged
in full-time employment or ministry need.

If you, too, are interested in pursuing theological study
in the midst of a busy life,
I urge you to explore the possibilities here at Creighton.

Dr. Susan Calef
Director, Graduate Program in Theology
(402) 280-5807
scalef@creighton.edu

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