Lecture Replays:
2/7 7 pm: Copts and Muslims: From Early Islam to the Ottoman Period
2/8 3 pm: Copts and Muslims in the Early Nationalist Movement (1879-1919)
The Department of Religion and Philosophy at McMurry University provides a superior theological education grounded in historic Christianity and open to the challenges of contemporary culture. Our programs prepare students for seminary and many forms of Christian service. Three Methodist bishops, the president of Claremont School of Theology, a Vice-President of Asbury Theological Seminary, the head librarian at Duke Divinity School, a former president of the Society of Biblical Literature, and countless pastors and youth workers got their start at McMurry. Recent graduates have pursued master’s degrees at Asbury, Boston, Brite (TCU), Duke, Emory, Harvard, Perkins (SMU), Princeton, and Yale. In many cases, our students receive full-tuition scholarships for their seminary studies.
Professors play a vital role in preparing students for success in seminary programs. Dr. Philip LeMasters comments that “our faculty studied at top-tier institutions, regularly publish scholarship of national and international significance, and know what it takes to prepare students for academic work at the highest level.” McMurry’s small classes provide an ideal opportunity to help students grow intellectually and spiritually as they wrestle with challenging texts in biblical studies, theology, ethics, church history, and the development of Western thought. The faculty teaching these subjects model commitment to the church, as they themselves serve in capacities ranging from Sunday school teacher to pastor.
Our students also benefit from a week-long tour of theological seminaries sponsored by the Office of Religious Life every other year during spring break. Missions groups have gone recently to China and Haiti; several students attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Australia in 2009; and the department sponsors a study-abroad program in Biblical archaeology every year in Jordan.
The department offers both a major and a minor in religion, as well as minors in Greek, Christian ministry, and philosophy. It is also possible to complete a BIS concentration in Christian ministry and a minor or BIS concentration in ethics.
The department intends for the program in religion to serve the mission of McMurry University by accomplishing the following goals:
The goals of the McMurry University philosophy program are:
For more information, contact Dr. Bryan Stewart, Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy, at stewart.bryan@mcm.edu ; or Dr. John Miller, Professor of Religion and Pre-Ministry Advisor, at millerjb@mcmurryadm.mcm.edu .
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Dr. Bryan Stewart, Chair
Department of Religion and Philosophy
1 McMurry University #1028
Abilene, TX 79697
Office: Old Main 205B
Phone: 325-793-3899