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  1. I would mostly agree with @kor_to_nola's list and also add Beeson Divinity School. I will say however that based on my own interpretation of the opinions I have seen on here, SEBTS, DS, SBTS and DTS should be avoided if you are interested in an R1 or even R2 doctoral program.
  2. Thank you for the heads up and advice @xypathos . I will try to tread as carefully and as openly as I am able moving forward.
  3. I appreciate your support and also your answers. It does seem like languages are king when it comes down to it. I will strive to apply what you have told me. Thank you @sacklunch . Best to you. If your training has been for naught, may that be changed. If it has not, may it never.
  4. Thank you @kor_to_nola . I am not in particular trying to stay in Cali, athough moving to Europe would be a big stretch. Some of the German schools and Oxford do interest me. DTS seems to be too one-sided for my tastes, and I have read from a Truett alumnus that the seminary is sort of distanced from the rest of the university and there is much more of a ministerial emphasis than academic. Nevertheless, I really do like what I have heard about TEDS and GCTS (I was originally set on GCTS because of the BTI). I think your advice on showing openness in the application process is probably better than worrying too much about where to go. I do not think my denomination would fret over anywhere I choose to go except for my MDiv. I have not actually even chosen one yet but I have an idea of which one it will be. I only want to fully commit once I have completed my MDiv since I will be able to make a more informed decision by then. I have looked at UK programs and my issue is that they are much shorter than US doctorates.
  5. Thank you @sacklunch . I appreciate that you did not beat around the bush at all with your input. It was very helpful. I am interested in getting into an R1 doctoral program, but not in teaching at such institutions. I would picture myself as a professor at a place somewhere more along the lines of TEDS. I recall you stating somewhere that even though you are a secular person, you have a strong interest in your field mainly because of its richness and impact on culture. I have similar sentiments and really just want to learn as much as physically possible about these fields that I am so fond of. Accomplishing that does not seem feasible to me without taking this path. If I cannot land a job in academia, so be it. I am sure what I learn will be useful in ministerial settings since I do not think that I will ever stop pastoring in some form. I am also definitely hoping to bring a stronger intellectual presence to the church in the northern California area. Having said that, in your opinion, how would you order Beeson, TEDS and Gordon-Conwell in terms of academic reputation and preparation? I am asking for my own circles.
  6. Good morning everyone, New member here who has been a long time lurker. I am a third-year student at a small and little known TRACS accredited Bible college who intends to enter into an MDiv program for ordained ministry (military chaplaincy) in the evangelical tradition. A caveat however, is that I fell in love with scholarship in the first year of my studies and acquired a very strong desire and drive to go into academia after ministry. Thus, at some point I will go for a ThM/STM then a PhD/ThD in Theology, Hebrew Bible or New Testament. After spending a generous amount of time reading threads on here and other places, I have garnered that institutions such as Princeton Theological Seminary, Duke Divinity School and the University of Notre Dame are considered top tier, while evangelical schools trail far behind. I started to recognize some of this in that I was left wanting in many areas from my own school. I am quite confident that an MDiv from PTS (if I were admitted) would be viewed with immense suspicion by the denomination that I intend to serve in. Accordingly, I have sought and have narrowed my choices down to two schools which I believe would give me sufficient ministerial preparation while providing an at least decent academic preparation and yet would not be a roadblock to ordination. They are Fuller Theological Seminary and Beeson Divinity School. I will be applying to both, but I would like to know, from your point of view and if possible from schools like those mentioned above, which of these two institutions has the better academic reputation? Which will actually better prepare me for the kind of study that I am seeking in the future? Are there any other institutions that I am missing? I considered Gordon-Conwell Theological Semimary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School but I have heard that their commitment to biblical inerrancy is often seen as a hindrance. Also, if you think that I should go to an institution like PTS or YDS, I would like to hear you out on that aswell. Finances are not an issue as I will be using my GI Bill. Neither is distance since I am willing to move. I am also aware that the professor job market is absolutely horrid. Nevertheless, I want to do high level study because I am so interested in those fields and I enjoy having my beliefs challenged. Thank you for all of your time and help!
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