Doctoral program in Theology

It has privileged the study of the history of dogma.

It has transformed the School into a Latin American reference in this subject due to its Patristic Seminars and its Master’s degree in Theology with a major in Patristic Theology.

The most recent emphasis on the science of religion.

1. To have obtained, with a grade of no less than 5.5 (or its equivalent), the academic degree of Licentiate in Theology (equivalent to a Master’s degree) awarded by a canonically erected Faculty of Theology, or by a comparable institution, according to the judgment of the Postgraduate Committee.
2. Transcripts of grades of previous academic degrees, curriculum vitae et studiorum, and list of scientific publications.
3. Letter from the applicants stating the motivations for enrolling in the program and commitment to dedication to the study plan.
4. Letter from a professor of the program’s School who supports the application and accepts, in principle, to be the applicant’s thesis director.
5. Two letters of recommendation from academics from any national or foreign university.
6. In the case of priests and members of a religious order, a letter from their superior endorsing the application to the program.
7. To demonstrate, before the program director, the following linguistic competencies:

• • Instrumental use of Latin and Biblical Greek;
  • Reading comprehension of English;
  • Reading comprehension of another modern language among French, German, and Italian.

• Graduates will be able to position themselves in the scientific community with a good command of the method of scientific research proper to theology, verified through the development of a thesis, which implies mastery of the sources of theology (especially Sacred Scripture and Tradition, with emphasis on classical thought) and a historically solid, hermeneutical, and philosophically critical perspective. With these skills, from an identity of their own, graduates will be able to respond to the challenges of today’s world, to the understanding of dogma and evangelization, as well as to communicate their knowledge to the scientific community.