Options include a Certificate in Anglican Studies; a Certificate in Baptist Studies; a Certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry; and a Concentration in Christian Education. 

Certificate in Anglican Studies

The Certificate in Anglican Studies is designed to serve the academic and formational requirements of those preparing for ministry – lay and especially ordained – in the Episcopal Church and other participant churches of the Anglican Communion. Special students (not in one of the degree programs) may pursue the Certificate in Anglican Studies so long as they are full-time students for at least one academic year.  Students in the M.Div. program interested in the Certificate in Anglican Studies should declare that interest to the Director of the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies and the Office of Academic Formation and Programs (108 Gray), so that they may be assigned an Anglican/Episcopal faculty advisor.

The requirements for the certificate are:

1. Completion of at least 3 courses in Anglican Studies
2. A minimum of one year (and normally at least two years) of participation in the program of Anglican Spiritual Formation
3. Completion of one field education placement in an Episcopal/Anglican setting, with presentation reflecting on that experience within the AEHS
4. Satisfactory fulfillment of the middler and senior reviews of the student portfolio with an Anglican/ Episcopal faculty advisor

Certificate in Anglican Studies Tracking Sheet (pdf)

For more information, contact:
David Marshall
Associate Professor of the Practice of Christian-Muslim Relations; Director of the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies
(919) 660-3576

Certificate in Baptist Studies

The Certificate in Baptist Studies is designed to serve the academic and formational requirements of those preparing for ministry – ordained and lay – in the Baptist tradition. Students in the M.Div. program interested in the Certificate in Baptist Studies should declare that interest to the Director of the Baptist House of Studies and the Office of Academic Formation and Programs (108 Gray), so that they may be assigned an Baptist faculty advisor.

The requirements for the certificate are:

1. Completion of two courses in Baptist studies (“The Free Church” and “Free Church Theology”) and a third component which may include a third course (either a special topic course in Free Church Studies or another elective approved by the director of the Baptist House) or participation in a 2nd or 3rd year spiritual formation group on topics of Baptist identity and formation
2. Satisfactory fulfillment of the review of the student portfolio with a Baptist faculty member

It is also preferable that at least one field education placement be in a Baptist setting.

Certificate in Baptist Studies Tracking Sheet (pdf)

For more information, contact:

Curtis Freeman
Research Professor of Theology
Director, Baptist House of Studies
(919) 660-3401

Certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry

The certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry provides students the opportunity to conduct gender studies in the context of theological education and formation for the ministry. This certificate can be earned within any of the degree programs. Students interested in the Certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry should declare intent (this can be done electronically) to the program director as well as the Office of Academic Formation and Programs (108 Gray). Declaration should be made no later than the spring semester of the first year of coursework.

The requirements for the certificate are:

1. Completion of three courses in gender studies: WS205, Debates in Women’s Studies (in Duke University’s Women’s Studies Department), or its equivalent; and two courses within the Divinity School or religion department with a clear focus on gender studies
2. Students must complete a service learning or research project in the area of gender, theology, and ministry.The project may be conducted in one of four ways:
   • within a course (but not within any of the three courses that fulfill the previous requirement)
   • within a directed study
   • as an independent community service project
   • within the context of a field education placement (N.B. The field education office is not responsible for facilitating or evaluating this project in any way).
3. During the spring semester of the senior year, students will participate in a monthly colloquy to discuss their service learning projects and/or to share the results of their research. Affiliated faculty members will be responsible for directing the colloquy.

About the Program
Certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry Project Guidelines (pdf)
Certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry Tracking Sheet (pdf)

For more information, contact:
Mary McClintock Fulkerson
Director, Program in Gender, Theology, and Ministry
Professor of Theology

Certificate in Prison Studies

The certificate in Prison Studies provides students with the opportunity to engage specifically with people in prison and the system that imprisons them in the context of theological education and formation for the ministry (see Matt. 25:36). This certificate can normally be earned within the M.Div., M.T.S., and Th.D. degree programs. Students interested in the Certificate in Prison Studies should declare intent to the program director as well as to the Office of Academic Formation and Programs (108 Gray) no later than the spring semester of the second year.

Normally, the five requirements for the certificate are:

1. PARISH 250, Restorative Justice, Prison Ministry, and the Church
2. Participation in a Divinity School course taught on-site in a local prison
3. Completion of one further course addressing relevant questions of justice, atonement, race, gender, conflict, ministry (etc.), and approved by the director (courses designated as "Prison Studies Electives"). An appropriate directed study approved by the certificate director may be substituted for this requirement 
4. Completion of a suitable field education placement
5. Participation in a designated prison-oriented spiritual formation group, or, on petition, completion of an approved research project

Certificate in Prison Studies Tracking Sheet (PDF)

For more information contact:
Douglas Campbell
Associate Professor of New Testament and
Director of Prison Studies
dcampbell@div.duke.edu
(919) 660-3465

Concentration in Christian Education

The Concentration in Christian Education benefits persons seeking to practice as church educators, teachers, college chaplains, youth workers, or health care workers. Since educational ministry is rightly understood as organic to the church’s ministries of outreach, worship, mission, and nurture, persons called to parish ministry will find the concentration equally beneficial in preparing them for congregational leadership. In addition, the Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Christian Education will satisfy ordination requirements for deacons and elders in the United Methodist Church AND qualify them for “certification” in areas of Christian Education. Students in the M.Div. program interested in the Concentration in Christian Education should declare that interest to the Office of Academic Formation and Programs (108 Gray).

The requirements for the concentration are:

1. Completion of 5 Christian Education Courses:
   • XTIANEDU 80 ‘Introduction to the Education of Christians’
   • XTIANEDU 179: ‘Persons in Communities’
   • XTIANEDU 175: ‘Liturgy and Christian Formation’
   • XTIANEDU 205: ‘Bible Study Programs for the Local Church’
   • one additional XTIANEDU elective
2. Completion of one field education placement in a field education setting that concentrates on Christian Education.

Concentration in Christian Education Tracking Sheet (pdf)
M.Div. with Concentration in Christian Education (pdf)

For more information, contact:
Fred Edie
Associate Professor of the Practice of Christian Education
Director, Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation
(919) 660-3540

Susan Eastman
Associate Professor of the Practice of Bible and Christian Formation
(919) 660-3534

With dozens of Christian denominations and communities of faith represented among students, staff and faculty members, the Divinity School enjoys rich ecumenical conversation and daily worship opportunities encouraged by the:

• Anglican Episcopal House of Studies
• Baptist House of Studies
• Office of Black Church Studies
• Hispanic House of Studies
• Methodist House

Duke Divinity School seeks to engage the life of the church in an increasingly interconnected world. This mission derives from Christ’s invitation to share in God’s love for the world as well as God’s call for unity in diversity throughout the church.

Through a variety of programs and initiatives, the Divinity School encourages students to explore the wider world as part of their education and formation. The school also seeks to contribute in meaningful ways to the international growth of Duke University as a whole.

• Study Abroad
• International Field Education

In addition to providing students with opportunities for learning and service around the world, the Divinity School encourages faculty to develop cross-cultural research programs that in turn inform course development and teaching. Divinity School faculty members regularly travel to other countries in pursuit of teaching and research, and various school programs draw distinguished participants from around the world.