The Peace Studies and Theology doctoral program at the University of Notre Dame equips students with frameworks and methodologies to help them think theologically about peace and conflict. Through courses and seminars with leading scholars of theology, students are immersed in the scriptural foundations of the Christian faith, as well as in the liturgical, spiritual, ethical, and pastoral dimensions of the Christian tradition. They are encouraged to explore from within this theological matrix the opportunities, gifts, and challenges of peace in the modern world. Notre Dame's Department of Theology also has particular strengths in ancient and medieval Judaism and early Islam, and students can pursue their course of study by focusing on these world religions.