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  1. Hey guys, first off, I am not sure if I should post this in the religion, history, or philosophy forum so if I or a moderator needs to move it that is ok. As the title suggest I am interested in studying the American Puritans. I have looked at several schools and it seems like my best bet is to do something along the lines of an independent study program. I found a professor at Harvard that focuses on Puritanism but outside of seminaries I haven't really found anything. I also haven't looked at specific professors, for the most part, just programs. To narrow it down a little more I would really like to focus on Jonathan Edwards and how his theology was influenced by enlightenment thought or how Puritan thought had an influence on the constitution. Before you can really answer any questions I guess I should give you some background about myself. I graduated from a small division II university with a BA in History/Mass Comm. The main problem is my GPA was really really low, it was a 2.6. On the other hand my GPA was low because, quite honestly, my freshman and sophomore level classes were extremely unchallenging and boring so I didn't try at all and made a C in several of them. I know that is not even close to a decent excuse but just know my GPA came from lack of motivation not incompetence. In the upper level history classes I took I made A's and a couple of B's. Currently, I am working on a M.A. in Theological Studies from a seminary and I am planning on having a 3.75 or above GPA by the time I graduate. My main question is what schools should I be looking at to pursue a PhD.? I want a wonderful program and I will demand excellence from myself but I am not dead set on a top ten program or an ivy league school. My next question is will my undergrad GPA cast a negative impact when applying to PhD programs? My final question is does anyone know anything about the history of ideas PhD program at University of Texas at Dallas? Thanks for any help and/or suggestions
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