Advanced Degrees Program

June 11-29, 2012

The Advanced Degrees Program at The School of Theology is a summer program designed to increase professional knowledge in the practice of ministry for clergy. Classes build the relationship between the practice of ministry and biblical, historical, and theological studies by combining learning in community with a cycle of daily prayer and worship in the Anglican tradition.

2012 Summer Courses

The Rev. Dr. Mark Chapman, Vice-Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, University of Oxford
Types of Anglican Theology

The Rev. Dr. Gregory C. Ellison II, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Candler School of Theology, Emory University,
Caring for Marginalized Populations: Pastoral Care in Context

Dr. Charles M. Stang, Assistant Professor of Early Christian Thought, Harvard Divinity School
An Introduction to Ancient Eastern Christianity

Dr. Paul A. Holloway, Professor of New Testament, The School of Theology, University of the South
The Historical Jesus

The Rev. Dr. William F. Brosend, Associate Professor of Homiletics, and the Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. King, Assistant Professor of Church History, The School of Theology, University of the South
Preaching in the Liturgical Tradition

The Rev. Dr. Mark Chapman

Guest Lecturer, June 20–21

The Rev. Dr. Mark Chapman, Vice-Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, University of Oxford, England
The National Church and the International Church:
Lecture #1 The Quadrilateral
Lecture #2 The Anglican Communion Covenant

These lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures begin at 7 p.m. in Hargrove Auditorium in Hamilton Hall, The School of Theology, 335 Tennessee Ave.

2012 Advanced Degrees Program Schedule

Sept. 1, 2011 — Application process begins  (review list of admission requirements) (review financial aid guidelines) (review tuition and fees)
March 15, 2012 — Registration for ADP classes begins
April 9 — Financial aid applications due
May 1 — Deadline for completed applications and housing forms 
May 31 — Registration forms due 
June 11 — Opening Day (pay balance due if any, have ID card made (if new student), dorm keys, etc.) Includes check-in beginning at 9:30 a.m., opening Eucharist at 12pm, a general information session, and a welcome reception.
June 12 — Classes begin 
June 20-21— Public summer lectures, Rev. Dr. Mark Chapman 
June 29 — Last day of class 
Sept. 1 — All papers & assignments due 
Oct. 1 — Faculty submits grades to the Registrar and grades will be e-mailed to students after October 1 
Jan. 15, 2013 — Students planning to graduate in May submit thesis draft to advisor 
March 1, 2013 — Thesis due to second reader (if applicable) 
April 1, 2013 — Two final-form copies of project/thesis, including the $25 library-binding fee, must be received for student to graduate

The Rev. Dr. Benjamin King and the Rev. Canon Martin Seeley on the grounds of Westcott House, Cambridge

Cambridge Summer Preaching Conference

The Rev. Dr. Benjamin King, director of the Advanced Degrees Program, is excited to announce a new opportunity for students currently enrolled in the summer program. The Cambridge Summer Preaching Conference, hosted by The School of Theology, Wescott House (U.K.), and the Episcopal Preaching Foundation, invites 12 priests from the United States and 24 from the United Kingdom to attend. The conference will be held July 2-5 with an extended session for ADP students July 5-9. See details including cost, payment information, and online registration.