PhD in Practical Theology in Spirituality Studies

Spirituality studies is a fascinating and deeply rewarding field of scholarship that draws upon multiple disciplines. The Boston University PhD program in Practical Theology with a concentration in Spirituality Studies offers students a rigorous program with a high degree of flexibility to tailor coursework and research around particular interests. The program takes a particular interest in spiritual practice, religious experience, and spiritual traditions as we explore significant spiritual questions for contemporary living, drawing upon excellent faculty resources in practical theology, history of Christianity, liturgical studies, religious education, sociology of religion, psychology of religion, feminist and womanist thought, Latino/a theology, cultural theory, and congregational studies