洛约拉大学的神学博士课程是为那些打算从事高级教学和学术研究职业的人设计的。我们提供两个专业。在我们的“伦理学与神学综合研究”（ISET）计划中，学生特别关注神学（历史学和系统学）和基督教伦理学在特定思想家之间以及在具体的神学和伦理学问题上相互影响的方式。我们的ISET计划的学生被录取了以伦理学或神学为主要学科的重点。新约圣经和早期基督教专长集中于新约圣经及其历史，文化和宗教背景下的紧密相关文本。文本的解释涉及文学和历史两种方法的使用。在研究新约圣经多方面的现实的同时，学生们探索了当代犹太人和希腊罗马世界的
Loyola University's doctoral program in theology is designed for those who envision a career primarily in teaching and scholarly research at an advanced level. We offer two specializations. In our Integrative Studies in Ethics and Theology (ISET) program, students give particular attention to the ways in which theology (historical and systematic) and Christian ethics intersect with and influence one another in particular thinkers and with respect to concrete theological and ethical questions. Students in our ISET program are admitted with a primary disciplinary focus in either Ethics or Theology. The New Testament and Early Christianity specialization concentrates on the New Testament and closely related texts in their historical, cultural, and religious context. The interpretation of texts involves the use of a variety of methods, both literary and historical. While studying the New Testament in its multifaceted reality, students explore the fascinating history and culture of contemporary Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds, the richness of the Jewish Scriptures, and the challenging diversity of Second Temple Judaism. Most of our students aspire to careers that will include teaching. Pedagogical training and experience is an important asset when our graduates embark upon the search for academic employment. Accordingly, doctoral students who have completed their course work typically take two non-credit courses in Theological and Religious Studies Pedagogy, and also serve as teaching assistants during their third year. The courses provide opportunities to seriously reflect on the craft of teaching and how we, as teachers, might best encourage student learning. Among other activities, students will develop a course syllabus, write their philosophy of teaching statement, and take part in the culminating event: a graduate student symposium on teaching and learning.