Master of Theology from SBTS

[TomVols]

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[Siberian]

To the Op: It is a little late to ask this, but I was wondering why you are not interested in Liberty's Th.M. (or their non-residency version, the STM)? If you have the language pre-requisites, admissions should not be an issue.

 

[Havensdad]

To the Op: It is a little late to ask this, but I was wondering why you are not interested in Liberty's Th.M. (or their non-residency version, the STM)? If you have the language pre-requisites, admissions should not be an issue.

#1 Academic inbreeding. I do not want 3 different degrees from the same school. My M.Div. is from Liberty.

#2 Academic rigor/acceptance. I am Southern Baptist; thus many ministerial positions and teaching positions, desire a degree from one of the "Big Six." They are also one of the (if not THE) most respected Baptist Seminaries in the Country (at least, among the non-liberal groups).


#3 Beyond this, SBTS is much more in line with where I am theologically.

 

[TomVols]

#4: SBTS is the greatest seminary on the planet, therefore, LBTS would be far inferior :tongue3:

 

[Siberian]

#1 Academic inbreeding. I do not want 3 different degrees from the same school. My M.Div. is from Liberty.

#2 Academic rigor/acceptance. I am Southern Baptist; thus many ministerial positions and teaching positions, desire a degree from one of the "Big Six." They are also one of the (if not THE) most respected Baptist Seminaries in the Country (at least, among the non-liberal groups).


#3 Beyond this, SBTS is much more in line with where I am theologically.

I did not know that your undergrad was from Liberty. A lot of people do their MDiv and ThM at the same institution, and I don't think that that is inbreeding at all (and I usually think of that term as an institution that hires its faculty from its pool of alumni). But variety is always good, and SBTS is obviously a well-regarded institution with top-rate academics.

 

[Havensdad]

I did not know that your undergrad was from Liberty. A lot of people do their MDiv and ThM at the same institution, and I don't think that that is inbreeding at all (and I usually think of that term as an institution that hires its faculty from its pool of alumni). But variety is always good, and SBTS is obviously a well-regarded institution with top-rate academics.

My undergrad is not from Liberty. But I may be doing a D.Min through Liberty, depending on how the ThM goes.

Also, you are right "academic inbreeding" is not the correct term. However, I believe it is best to get education from a wide spectrum of schools (within orthodoxy, of course). Getting all of your ed. from one school, tends to limit diversity in views, reading etc.

 

[ReformedBaptist]

I just want Biblical views.

 

[Havensdad]

I just want Biblical views.

True enough. But I would say that, for example, both Westminster, RTS and SBTS have Biblical views; but they certainly differ on some interpretations!