Aims, Objectives AND PERSPECTIVES
Aims
The Doctor of Theology (D.Th) programme of the Senate of Serampore College is an endeavour to promote advanced theological education and equip leadership for the Ministry and Mission of the Church in India and in the world. It is anticipated that a Doctor of Theology graduate should acquires a comprehensive, creative and critical knowledge of the context and the content of the ministry and mission of the Church at every sphere.
Objectives
The main objectives of the Doctor of Theology are:
- To promote comprehensive, critical and creative research in specialized fields of knowledge and theological disciplines;
- To promote competent Christian teachers, leaders, communicators, writers and scholars to the academic world;
- To provide leadership towards the self-understanding and structures of the Church, which are relevant for fulfilling its God-given vocation in the world;
- To encourage independent and original research using integrated and inter-disciplinary approach in theological education.
Perspectives
The perspectives of D.Th. programmes are essentially those of all theological education and are not limited by the practices and norms of secular universities in India or of institutions abroad. Following may be mentioned in particular:
- The legitimate aspirations of all people to live worthy of humanity;
- The multifaceted plurality of human societies;
- The ecumenical dimension of all Christians, the integrity of creation, and all other dimensions of our life – local, regional and global;
- The study of Asian languages, cultures, thought patterns and behaviour.