CosmicMarpeck

No, not in the US, so some of the problem is I am getting as much funding as everyone else, but I have to pay international fees. Also, some of the additional funding I'm competing for isn't for international students. But yeah, definitely would feel nervous not having everything guaranteed up front.

Sorry to hear that man, you waiting to hear about funding or acceptance?

While we're checking in on specific schools, anyone hear anything from any of the Toronto School of Theology colleges?

Ya, I wasn't planning on doing HB, I was wondering if Hebrew/Greek would be enough to get into a Religious Studies PhD....Or would I need Arabic, Ugaritic, Aramaic?

Hi Friends, I am halfway through an MTS and am starting to get some thoughts together on what my next step is. My BA is in Theology from a liberal arts University and my MTS is from a smaller (but well respected) seminary. My plan has always been to apply to theology/ethics type PhD programs and basically just see what happens. However, lately I have thought about applying to programs for a Religious Studies concentration. Outside of theology classes I have a lot of experience within the Old Testament, and am interested in doing things within the Abrahamic traditions. I like the idea of this freeing me up to not only teach Biblical Studies-type courses, but also maybe some classes more on the sociology side of things. Anyways, my questions are: 1.) Is greek/hebrew enough to get into a respected Religious Studies PhD program language-wise? Especially if I spend the rest of my time on my MTS gathering solid writing samples that would be applicable? 2.) Will RS programs be open to someone with my type of background (I.E. all theology) 3.) Did anyone else here struggle to decide which specific discipline you fit into? How did you decide? Or if anyone could just give me a sort of "blueprint" for a good RS application or tell me why Theology Vs. RS would be prefferred that would be awesome too. Thanks for any help!