Graduates with a major in Religion or Religious Studies are specifically prepared to be able to:
- Envision the practice of the pastoral arts with Christian imagination
- Carry out disciplined reflection on the Christian faith
- Embody the habits and practices of the Christian faith
- Know the significant events, persons, and themes of the biblical narrative
- Be acquainted with current exegetical methods and practices
- Define the Christian faith with special attention to the place of the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition within it
- Know the major movements of the history of the Christian Church
- Understand the history and polity of the Church of the Nazarene within the history of the Christian Church
- Define the major figures and movements of philosophy
- Understand the significance of philosophical reflection for theological understanding
- Within the context of the above outcomes, know and demonstrate rudimentary skills in the practice of professional Christian ministry in the areas of:
a. Preaching and teaching
b. Leadership and discernment
c. Worship and the administration of the sacraments
d. Compassionate service and evangelism;
e. Congregational administration and care.
