{"id":1049,"date":"2017-12-11T16:11:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T16:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:01:08","slug":"areas-of-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/areas-of-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Areas of Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/LutherSeminary_044-300x225-1.jpg\" alt=\"study group\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Luther Seminary offers various specializations and courses of study for those interested in pursuing further graduate studies in this field, and for those who wish to use this concentration as a grounding for specific congregational or community service. Note that PhD. concentrations are not listed here, since Ph.D. students craft a concentration in consultation with their faculty adviser. For more information, see the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/degrees-and-programs\/phd\/\"> Ph.D. Program page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For details about each concentration, see the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/catalog\/\">Luther Seminary Catalog<\/a>. Concentration details vary by program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Concentration<\/th>\n<th>Programs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bible<\/td>\n<td>M.A., Th.M., Certificate*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/areas-of-study\/children-youth-and-family\/\">Children, Youth, and Family<\/a><\/td>\n<td>M.A., Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Christian Ministry<\/td>\n<td>M.A., Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Congregational and Community Care: Clinical Pastoral Theology<\/td>\n<td>Th.M.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Congregational Mission and Leadership<\/td>\n<td>Th.M.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>History of Christianity<\/td>\n<td>M.A., Th.M., Certificate*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Justice and Reconciliation<\/td>\n<td>M.A.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leadership and Innovation<\/td>\n<td>M.A., Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lutheran Ministries<\/td>\n<td>M.A.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Testament<\/td>\n<td>Th.M.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Testament<\/td>\n<td>Th.M.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pastoral Theology and Ministry<\/td>\n<td>Th.M.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Systematic Theology<\/td>\n<td>M.A., Th.M., Certificate*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/degrees-and-programs\/graduate-certificates\/\">Graduate Certificate<\/a> program in Bible, History of Christianity and Systemic Theology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luther Seminary offers various specializations and courses of study for those interested in pursuing further graduate studies in this field, and for those who wish to use this concentration as a grounding for specific congregational or community service. 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