An Anglia Ruskin University degree created and taught by the Cambridge Theological Federation
Our Master of Arts (MA) courses are conceived to explore the conversation between the Orthodox tradition and theology – and Christianity, more generally – and the contemporary world in both east and west, and to reflect on the contributions that theology can positively bring vis-à-vis the main questions and trends with which societies of today grapple.
Both our MA courses (MA in Christian Spirituality East and West, and MA in Contemporary Faith and Belief in the Global Context) are run in an ecumenical context and taught jointly with the other colleges of the Cambridge Theological Federation. The course is made up of five modules, four of which are taught and the fifth being the written dissertation. These degrees are offered online, for which format we generally require students to enrol part-time (although in exceptional circumstances we also admit full-time students) – so that the course takes two years to complete. As a requirement for all our postgraduate degrees our students are expected to have a foundational knowledge of Orthodox/Christian tradition and theology when commencing their postgraduate course/research.
IOCS has for its students a special ‘Orthodox pathway’ whereby they can complete the degree by following modules taught mostly by the IOCS, with the final dissertation on an Orthodox theme chosen by the student, with Orthodox supervision.
With our MA in Christian Spirituality East and West you will join a lively debate in the unique ecumenical context of the Cambridge Theological Federation on the meaning and the role of spirituality in the context of the Christian traditions as well as in today’s multi-cultural and multi-religious environments.
Options:
- Available full-time or part-time
- Some modules may be available by block teaching over one or two weeks
COURSE STRUCTURE / MODULES:
The MA consists of FIVE modules (Including the Dissertation Module). One of the four taught modules and the final dissertation are compulsory, the other three taught modules are optional and can be chosen from the list below:
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MODULES FOR THE MA IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY EAST AND WEST |
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| Compulsory modules: | Optional modules recommended for IOCS students (2024-2025)* |
Other optional modules for 2024-2025* |
| Christian Spiritual Traditions East and West | Orthodox Spirituality: Life in Liturgy – Taught by IOCS | Christian Mysticism East and West |
| Christian Spirituality in the Contemporary World | ||
| Ignatian Spirituality | ||
| Final Major Project (Dissertation) | Mystery of Love – Taught by IOCS | Celtic and Medieval Spirituality |
| Christianity and ecology – Taught by IOCS | Spirituality, Materiality and the Body | |
| Spirituality and the Arts | ||
| *Please note that, while the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies and the Cambridge Theological Federation will do their best to offer the above modules in the coming academic year, we cannot guarantee that all these optional modules will be offered in 2023-2024. Also, IOCS and CTF reserve the right not to teach a module if enrolled numbers are insufficient. | ||
Options
| Postgraduate Certificate | Postgraduate Diploma | MA |
| Christian Spiritual Traditions East and West | Christian Spiritual Traditions East and West | Christian Spiritual Traditions East and West |
| Plus one optional module from the Spirituality Pathway | Plus three optional modules from the Spirituality Pathway | Plus three optional modules from the Spirituality Pathway |
| Plus a major project (15,000 words) |