DMin Faith & Culture Track
The Doctor of Ministry program at Houston Theological Seminary is designed to be a formative experience for Christian leaders who want to be subject-matter experts. The Faith & Culture Track allows leaders to engage the challenges facing the church with substance and conviction. The complex challenges demand the nuance of HTS’s interdisciplinary approach that engages culture through the arts, humanities, and philosophy. Come study with the likes of noted apologetics scholars like Michael Ward and Philip Tallon.
Key Areas of Study
- Cultural Exegesis
- Public Theology
- Theology and the Arts
- Literature and the Imagination
- Cultural Apologetics
- Missiology and Cross-cultural Dialog
Though not limited to the courses listed here, the catalog descriptions of the 7000-level classes will give you a sense of the direction of the electives. Faculty expertise and student interest will help guide the selection of electives each semester.
Faculty
Our international and ecumenical faculty provides opportunities for holistic formation. Come study with one of the largest apologetics faculties in the world, including…
- Michael Ward – Planet Narnia (Oxford, 2008), The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis (Cambridge, 2010)
- Phil Tallon – The Poetics of Evil (Oxford, 2011), Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith (Seedbed, 2016), The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes (Kentucky, 2012).
- David Baggett – Good God (Oxford, 2011); The Moral Argument (Oxford, 2019); and Morals of the Story (IVP Academic, 2018) – CT 2019 Award of Merit
- Mary Beth Baggett – Morals of the Story (IVP Academic, 2018) – CT 2019 Award of Merit
- Michael Licona – Why Are There Differences in the Gospels? (Oxford, 2017), The Resurrection of Jesus (IVP Academic, 2010)
- Holly Ordway – Tolkien’s Modern Reading (Word on Fire Academic, 2021), Apologetics and the Christian Imagination (Emmaus Road, 2017)
- Chris Sneller – Diaspora Missions to International Students (Western Seminary, 2019), The Smell of Jesus’s Presence, Kingdom Vision
- Nancy Pearcey – Love Thy Body (Baker, 2019), Total Truth (Crossway, 2008)
Other related faculty on campus:
- Jerry Walls – Philosophical Theology and Eschatology
- Bruce Gordon – History and Philosophy of Science
- David Davis – History, Theology, and the Arts
- Emily Steltzer – Theology and Literature
- Barbara Elliott – Nonprofit Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship
More Information
Explore more detailed information about the DMin program:
- DMin Summary Information
- DMin Program Distinctives
- DMin Costs and Scholarships
- DMin Program Structure and Semester at a Glance
- DMin Program Entry and Advancement
Please feel free to contact Andrew Garbarino (agarbarino@hc.edu), DMin Program Coordinator, who can help guide you through the application and shape a program that fits your interests and ministry goals.