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Silliman University Divinity School
[MASTER OF THEOLOGY ] Major in Mission Studies (Thesis Track/Mission Action Project)
Curriculum for Master of Theology in Mission Studies 2
FIRST YEAR (24 units) Year I: 1st Semester (12 units)
Code Description Units Grade
MS 501 Mission 1: Foundations 3 3.0
MS 503 Inter Faith Dialogue and World Religions 3 3.0
MS 505 Church and Society: Justice, Peace and Human Rights 3 3.0
MS 507 Integrity of Creation: Ecumenical Perspectives 3 3.0
Total 12
Year I: 2nd
Semester (12 units)
Code Description Units Passing
Grade
MS 502 Mission 2: History and Ecumenical Perspectives 3 3.0
MS 504 Development Models and Ideologies 3 3.0
TBA Politics and Governance 3 3.0
TBA Governance, Resources and Social Change 3 3.0
Total 12
SUMMER Term: Service Learning Experience
SECOND YEAR (18 units)
1st Semester (12 units)
Code Course Title Units Passing
Grade
Elective (Open Curriculum) 3 3.0
Elective (Open Curriculum) 3 3.0
Elective (Open Curriculum) 3 3.0
MS 511 Research and Thesis Writing 3 3.0
Total 12 3.0
2nd
Semester (9 units)
Course Title Units Grade
MS 512 Writing of Thesis or Mission Action Plan and Defense 3 3.0
MS 514 Integrative Colloquium 3 3.0
Total 6
Curriculum for Master of Theology in Mission Studies 3
I. Introduction
The churches in Asia, along with other countries especially the Third World, are in the
midst of multicultural, multi-religious, impoverished and conflict-torn societies. These
societies also face serious threats caused by ecological degradation. These contexts challenge
the churches to revisit their theology of mission and mission approaches. The church need to
remember that Jesus Christ’s life and work point ultimately to the mission God wills for the
church to do: to establish justice and peace in this world so that life will flourish.
II. Justification for the Proposal to Offer a Master of Theology in Mission Studies In response to these challenges, Silliman University Divinity School seeks to establish
an International Center for Mission Studies, designed on the basis of the above contexts. This
effort is inspired by the United Evangelical Mission (UEM), of which the United Church of
Christ in the Philippines is a member. The Center shall serve as an institution of learning for
scholars who will be teaching Missiology in their own contexts. Thus, the Center is intends
to:
1. Be an institution of learning that is creative and innovative in building and
strengthening the scholarship in Missiology;
2. Create a mission training program and a curriculum rooted in the theological principle
that the Church is called to incarnate the Gospel into the life and culture of the people
and communities;
3. Equip students to become trainers of contemporary missionaries in Asia with a strong
theological foundation, and skills and knowledge in development that enable them to
engage the multi-cultural, multi- religious, impoverished and conflict-torn societies of
Asia.
4. church personnel, pastors, seminary teachers and other church workers to become
trainers of people to do mission work that is holistic, sensitive and responsive to a
particular context;
5. offer a training program that creatively combines the disciplines of theological and
development, as well as with experiences gathered from actual immersion in the field
The International Center for Mission Studies understands mission as a holistic task of bringing, sharing,
and witnessing to the truth and liberating power of the Gospel to all peoples in various nations and
regions of the world. It upholds the principle of giving special attention to those who are suffering and
marginalized by the prevailing socio economic and political systems
III. Features of the Proposed Degree Program: Master in Theology, Major in Mission Studies
Will be completed in two years (four semesters and one summer );
will involve both intensive classroom , library work and field exposure in various
areas related to the various disciplines covered in the program;
off campus training in places operated by partner institutions;
will require the completion of a Mission Action Project (MAP) or a thesis before
graduation.
Curriculum for Master of Theology in Mission Studies 4
Unique Features of the Program Curriculum Design
1. An Open Curriculum system
includes a minimum number of core theology courses on Mission to provide the
student a solid theological foundation .
the rest of the courses will be chosen by the student from a list of available
elective courses in the university.
employ the “theory-practice-theory” or praxis model of learning.
students have relative freedom to choose courses to take based on their interest
and competencies needed for their mission
2. Strong Advisory system:
A faculty adviser will closely monitor and provide careful guidance to the student
in choosing courses to take.
The faculty adviser will be part of a core of faculty advisers who will provide
general guidance and supervision of the student especially in choosing one’s area
of specialization and in the completion of the student’s mission action project or
thesis.
3. Combination of theological and development oriented disciplines (multi-disciplinary):
best responds to the challenges arising from the various issues and context of
most mission workers;
equip the student on the theological foundations and imperatives of mission and
on the various social and human and environmental development issues to make
the mission work of the church relevant and responsive;
an integrative colloquium course and the preparation of the culminating Mission
Action Project (MAP) that reflects the student’s theological direction and the
specific modes of action the student decides to adopt and carry out.
4. Field Exposure and dynamic library support system
emphasis on the view that a total learning experience happens not only in the
campus but also out in the field where the raw experiences of immersion in the
“life and death issues” and people’s struggles for survival are expected to have
defining impact on the mission stance, perspective and commitment of the student.
field consultants, lecturers are brought in as resources for the classroom learning;
they will serve as living human documents and sources of very vital information
that will complement what has been acquired from the classroom, the library and
from the field.
5. Regular guest lecturers in both theological and development disciplines:
the mission center holds a strong position to provide the students the best lecturers
for the theological courses connected with mission, and the best guest lecturers in
various development areas who may be invited from other parts of the world.
Curriculum for Master of Theology in Mission Studies 5
IV. The Viability of the Program
Given its aim to go international, the United Evangelical Mission has committed to
give full scholarships to at least 10 students each year. The Divinity School has also set up a
Recruitment Committee to be more intentional in recruiting good students both for this new
program and for the existing ones.
V. Program Offering:
Foundational or Core Courses for the Master of Theology major in Mission Studies.
Courses Units Total
A. Theology 24
1. Mission 1: Foundations 3
2. Inter Faith Dialogue and World Religions 3
3. Church and Society: Justice, Peace and Human Rights 3
4. Integrity of Creation: Ecumenical Perspectives 3
5. Mission 2: History and Ecumenical Perspectives 3
6. Development Models and Ideologies 3
7. Politics and Governance 3
8. Governance, Resources and Socio-cultural Social Change 3
B. Open Curriculum (Interdisciplinary Elective Courses 12
1. Theology and Development Courses 9
2. Integrative Colloquium 3
C. Research: Thesis Writing or Mission Action Plan 6
Total Number of Units required to graduate 42
V. Faculty
The Silliman University Divinity School is capable of offering this new major field of
Study, especially because the program will use a multi-disciplinary approach. It has faculty
members, both resident and visiting professors who hold Ph.D. and D.Theol. degrees. Faculty
members of the Divinity School are holders in the major disciplines of higher degrees in
theological education (Bible, Theology, History, and Ministries):
a. Existing Faculty members (11 full-time, 4-F & 6-M)
b. Adjunct Faculty (3)
c. Visiting Faculty (2)
Qualified faculty members from other departments of the University, especially those
who have doctoral degrees, are also enlisted to teach courses in their respective disciplines in
the developmental area that are needed by the students under this program. For this particular
program, the following are initially listed to teach:
Curriculum for Master of Theology in Mission Studies 6
1) T. V. Sitoy, Jr, Ph. D., University of Edinburgh … History of Missions
2) Erme Camba, M. Theol. SEAGST …………….. Foundations of Mission,
Evangelism and Ecumenism
3) Tom Maddela, Ph. D, Italy ….………………. Liturgical Renewal
4) Victor Aguilan, Th.D., SEAGST ………………. Church and Society
5) Rey Rivera, Ph. D., University of San Carlos …… Development Models and
Ideologies; Politics and
Governance
6) Muriel Orevillo Montenegro, Ph. D., UTS-NYC…Third World and Feminist
Theologies; Inter Faith and World
Religions; Seminar on Bible and
Gender; Contemporary Theologies
7) Lucio Mutia, Th. D. SEAGST ……… ……… Mission and Spiritual Care
8) Noriel C. Capulong, Th. D., SEAGST …… … Biblical Foundations of Mission
9) Lope Robin, M.Theol., SEAGST ……… . . . . .. Theology of Creation
10) Enrique Oracion, Ph. D., Univ of San Carlos . . . Dynamics of Social Change
Note: The DS maintains a gender balance and strives to have a 20% international presence.
Two faculty members are pursuing their doctoral studies and two are preparing for their
Master programs. The DS will be announcing the need for fraternal workers to teach in the
following areas – Mission/Mission studies; New Testament
VI. Prerequisites for admission to the program:
1) The candidate must have obtained a Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent
from any recognized seminary institution of a member church of the UEM.
2) The candidate must be favorably endorsed by his/her church denomination and the
seminary from where he/she last graduated.
3) English will be the main language of instruction. Candidates who may lack
proficiency in the language may be required to undergo a one semester or one
summer special course in English language offered at the university before one
begins the program. A TOEFL score of 550 is required from the applicants.
VII. Objectives for each level.
o During the first year the students are expected to focus on the intensive studies in
theology and development courses.
o In their second year, the students will do research and write a thesis or a Mission
Action Plan.
VIII. Graduation Requirements: 1. Completion of the curricular requirements of 42 units, the 24 units being a fulfillment
of the CHED required number of units for the core courses.
2. Cumulative QPA of at least 3.0.
3. Passed the Public Defense of Thesis which will be happen between January and
February during the Second Year.
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4. Endorsed by the Faculty for Graduation
IX. Schedule of Courses
Code Number:
The number code 500 indicates that the courses are offered in the Master of Theology level,
which is higher than the Master of Divinity.
FIRST YEAR Year I: 1st Semester (12 units)
Code Description Units Grade
MS 501 Mission 1: Foundations 3 3.0
MS 503 Inter Faith Dialogue and World Religions 3 3.0
MS 505 Church and Society: Justice, Peace and Human Rights 3 3.0
MS 507 Integrity of Creation: Ecumenical Perspectives 3 3.0
Total 12
Year I: 2nd
Semester (12 units)
Code Description Units Passing
Grade
MS 502 Mission 2: History and Ecumenical Perspectives 3 3.0
MS 504 Development Models and Ideologies 3 3.0
TBA Politics and Governance 3 3.0
TBA Governance, Resources and Social Change 3 3.0
Total 12
SUMMER Term: Service Learning Experience
SECOND YEAR
1st Semester
Code Course Title Units Passing
Grade
Elective (Open Curriculum) 3 3.0
Elective (Open Curriculum) 3 3.0
Elective (Open Curriculum) 3 3.0
MS 511 Research and Thesis Writing 3 3.0
Total 12 3.0
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2nd
Semester
Course Title Units Grade
MS 512 Writing of Thesis or Mission Action Plan and Defense 3 3.0
MS 514 Integrative Colloquium 3 3.0
Total 6
X. Course Descriptions
First Year
1st Semester 2nd
Semester
MS 501: MISSION I - Biblical, Historical
and Theological Foundations of Mission 3
units
An introduction to the theology of Christian
mission and evangelism through a survey of
the biblical foundations of mission and
evangelism and mission history particularly
in Asia.
MS 502: MISSION II: Theologies and
Praxis of Mission 3 units
The course introduces the student to the
paradigm shift in the theologies and praxis in
the modern missionary movement following
the international ecumenical mission
conferences from Edinburgh to Athens as
well as the Evangelical, Pentecostal and
Roman Catholic movements. The students
will be introduced to contemporary historical
and ecumenical documents on Mission and
Evangelism such as the 1974 “Lausanne
Covenant” and 1990 “Manila Lausanne
Manifesto”; the WCC-CWME 1982 “Mission
and Evangelism – An Ecumenical
Affirmation” and the 1975 Vatican “Evangelii
Nuntiande.” Attention will be given to
current issues in missiology, such as
evangelism and church growth, proselytism,
ecumenical relations in mission, justice, peace
and creation, and dialogue with other Living
Faiths and Ideologies.
MS 503: World Religions and InterFaith
Dialogue 3 units In this course, students will examine the
diverse teachings about nature, religious
experience, values, ethics, and the use of
sacred texts among the world’s major
religions. This course seeks to help students
cultivate a sympathetic understanding of
these various religious traditions and their
relevance for the contemporary world as they
___ Development Models and Ideologies
3 units This course looks into the different
classic models of development in regard to
liberal nationalist/mercantilist and socialist
ideologies. The emphasis are placed on the
works of Francois de Quesnay, Adam Smith,
David Ricardo, John Maynard Keynes, Milton
Friedman, John Kenneth Galbraith and The
WB-IMF-GATT-WTO of the liberal school;
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prepare for the ministry. This study demands
for critical engagement with world religions’
teachings, truth claims, views on human
destiny and salvation, role assigned to
women, their involvement in the process of
interreligious/interfaith dialogue, and the
importance they give to building a just and
peaceful society.
Students will also study the historical
Christian disposition towards world religions
and assess current Christian theological
thinking about these religions. In light of the
challenges of ministry in a pluralistic world
where humanity search for meaning, students
are challenged to explore and chart possible
directions of mission work. Students are
called to cultivate understanding with people
of other faiths in relation to the
interconnected issues of social justice,
ecology, race, gender and peace.
Alexander Hamilton, Antonio Serra, Thomas
Munn, Friedrich list and Otto Von Bismarch,
Jean Baptiste Colbert, and the Meiji of Japan
of the nationalist/mercantilist school; and Karl
Marx, Dependency School and the Bible for
the socialist ideology. These models are
studied in terms of how the means of the
nation’s production, the market and wealth
distribution should be managed for the benefit
of all. One major requirement: a.
deconstructive critique of a country’s model
of development using any or a combination of
the above thought, or the student may pursue
a macro-environment analysis of a country for
strategic thinking towards ensuring the virtues
of “nourishing the people,” “education” and
the use of people’s taxes with rectitude. (The
use of early publications are deliberately
chosen to bring the students close to the
context upon which these reading materials
were written, and to expose the students to the
references which may not come from the
interpretation of interpretations).
MS 505: Church and Society: Justice,
Peace and Human Rights 3 units
Church mission is challenged to address
the varied and multi-faceted issues and
concerns facing humanity today. As
Churches become more involved in mission
and development work, it is increasingly
clear that injustice is behind much of the
impoverishment and that the causes of this
injustice need to be tackled in order to bring
lasting change. To do this, Churches often
need to confront government and work with
those who have the power to bring about
change. This course will be devoted to a set
of questions and problems that are now
central to modern missiological debates: (1)
what are the consequences when religion and
politics become intertwined? (2) What are
the fault lines along which tensions and
conflicts arise? (3) What is the appropriate
relationship between “church” and “state” in
a modern society? To address these
____Politics and Governance 3 units 3
This course studies the dynamics of
authoritative allocation of values in systemic
term. Power and influence in governance in
the sense of the elite and the pluralist
thinking, the use of ideological and repressive
state apparatuses, machine politics and state
budget preparations and insertions in the
context of power and influence peddling and
their effects on economic growth and the
people’s “quality of life” are examined. But
economic variables as indices of governance
such as free-market, floating rate, Balance of
Trade, Balance of Payment, employment,
Consumer Price Index, Inflation and
purchasing power are also examined to
understand the consequences of politics and
governance on the quality of life of the people
in the communities.
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problems, this course has been created. It will
explore the theological, intellectual and
historical development of Church and State
relations. The students will analyze important
issues affecting Church and State relations
such as human rights, democracy, religious
plurality, religious fundamentalism,
secularism and the policing power of the
State.
MS 507: Integrity of Creation:
Ecumenical Perspectives 3 units
The course will facilitate the students
into doing a critical evaluation of the
traditional and western theology of creation.
This includes an examination of the ancient
cultural traditions that had influenced the
biblical concept of creation. In the process
the students will identify the salient features
of the traditional theology that virtually
provided theological justification for the
destructive attitude of human being towards
nature. The course will also introduce the
students some alternative theological
constructions by the ecofeminist and male
theologians who have the same passion for
creation. Moreover, the course will let the
students examine the theological perspective
of indigenous/aborigines peoples about
creation and how they relate with the natural
environment. It also aims to encourage the
students develop their own alternative
theology of creation that can help instil
awareness among their people on the urgency
of restoring and conserving the natural
environment. Along with this, the students
would be encouraged to identify the
traditional and indigenous cultures in their
own places that promote the integrity of
creation, which they can use as resources in
the development of a new and alternative
theology of creation.
_____Governance, Resources and Social
Change 3 units
This course looks into the formal and
informal arrangements, institutions, and
norms which determine how resources either
natural or created are utilized amidst the
social and cultural changes that beset a
community. There are five possible forms of
governing resources in particular social and
cultural context: traditional management,
community-based management, co-
management, centralized management, and
private management. The spatio-temporal
dimensions of power, access, control, and
distribution of resources are also discussed
relative to the categories of political
organizations: bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and
states. The students at the end of the course,
who will be eventually engaged in community
works either in secular or sacred domains, are
expected to be adept in developing adaptive
management strategies that consider the
existing social and political structures but are
responsive to socio-cultural changes.
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Summer: Service Learning Experience
Second Year
1st Semester 2
nd Semester
Elective (open curriculum) 3 units
MS 514: Integrative Colloquium - 3 units
Elective (open curriculum) 3 units
MS 512: Writing of Thesis or Mission
Action Plan and Defense (3 units)
Thesis hearings or defense will be
scheduled on the first two weeks of February.
Two copies of the thesis will be submitted to
the Office of the Dean on March 1.
Elective (open curriculum) 3 units
MS 511: Research and Writing of Thesis
or Mission Action Plan 3 units
The first week of the first semester will be
an orientation to thesis writing. On August
15 of the first semester during the Senior
Year, the candidate must submit to the
Academic Affairs Committee a thesis on a
topic in the area of concentration that is
approved by the faculty member who accepts
the task as the first reader of the thesis. On
September 15 of the same semester, the
student must submit to the two readers an
outline of the proposed thesis and a
preliminary annotated bibliography.
This is mostly an independent work by the
student. A periodic consultation between the
advisor and the student may be scheduled.
The student is required to have an approved
thesis proposal or Mission Action Program
(MAP) in order to get enrolled in this
course.
XI. List of Theological Courses available for the Open (Interdisciplinary) Curriculum:
Code Course Title Credit in Units
DBI 332 or DBI 334 Seminar on Bible and Gender 3
MS 521; (Same as THE
335)
Contemporary Theologies 3
DLM 331 Liturgical Renewal 3
MS 523 (Same as DSC
443)
Mission and Spiritual Care 3
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XII. List of Development Courses available for the Open (Interdisciplinary)
Curriculum:
Code Course Title Credit in
Units
EP 240 Resource Management: Policies and Practices 3
Sociology 146 Sociology of National Development 3
CRM 113 Environmental Economic and Sustainable
Development
3
Socio 144 Introduction to Demographic Analysis 3
CRM 103 Socio-Cultural Impacts on the Environment 3
CRM 116 Economics of Natural Resources 3
Socio 151 Social Psychology 3
CRM 112 Capability Building 3
Others existing courses in the university of interest to
students
XII. Program Cost
Please see separate sheets.