In addition to your Theology and Social Justice program, our seminary-wide curriculum The Great Conversation will nurture your appreciation of Christian voices throughout history, clarify your calling, and strengthen your personal spirituality. Ultimately, you will consider what it looks like to live as a Gracious Christian, fulfilling your calling and participating in God’s ongoing work of restoring wholeness to the world.
Modeling Christ as an agent of social justice in the church and the world.
Advocate | Counselor | Pastor
Partnering with your communities
In her community, Colleen Dick sees many individuals struggling with substance abuse and those reintegrating with society after serving their prison sentence. Through courses in counseling and social policy, she has found new opportunities to partner with these individuals in her congregation to encourage them and advocate on their behalf in numerous situations. Through her own life story, she can see the ways in which God has used struggles in her life to equip her for this role.
Interested in receiving an overview of the program with specific courses, costs, and academic plans?
44 credits, online & Part time options
Grow as a Community Advocate Through Seminary Courses
The Master of Arts in Theology and Social Justice program is designed to help you grow as a community advocate who models Christ as an agent of social justice in the church and the world. While this program centers on Christian social ethics and Biblical justice, it also provides theology courses, more typical of a seminary education, to broaden your Biblical knowledge and deepen your faith.
This 2 year 44 credit program is for those who want to examine Christian social ethics and community advocacy. With classes starting in three semesters yearly, you can complete this degree in 2 years or less. If you feel a calling to be an advocate for others, then this program is for you.
Need flexibility as a working adult? Our program is designed to fit around your ministry and work with online and evening classes. This degree can be completed fully online or a combination of online and in-person at our campus in Rochester, NY.
Who is this degree for?
Take a Christian Approach to Social Justice
Through Northeastern Seminary’s Theology and Social Justice master’s program, you will grow as a Christian leader, equipped with the practical tools and analytical skills to echo God’s call to just peacemaking. Courses include: “Social Policy, Leadership, and Community Change”, “Foundations in Christian Social Ethics”, and “Violence Against Women: Theological and Social Issues.”
Through Biblically-based, expertly taught Theology and Social Justice coursework you will:
- Understand biblical texts in relation to God's call to justice and peacemaking.
- Explore theological paradigms and theories of justice as they relate to present social concerns.
- Grow to effectively lead the church and society in promoting social justice.
- Build the skills to form appropriate strategies to respond to the effects of poverty, violence, war, sexism, and discrimination on families, society, and the world.
This social justice-centered program also offers contextual ministry experience to prepare you for your vocational goals; whether that is traditional ministry placement, working at parachurch or social services organizations, or other advocacy efforts. Graduates have gone on to serve in the global justice ministry, social service agencies, and local church organizations, and enact social policy changes.
Master of Arts Program Tuition
Cost to study Ministry Practice
Total Program
Sticker Price: $24,420
Less than 15% of students
pay this amount
98% of students who applied
for a scholarship received one
What Are Students and Alum Saying About Their Studies?
Responsiveness
To equip students to practice ministry that is wisely and faithfully responsive to the constantly changing contexts of our culture and world
Learn more about our online masters programs
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We can't just use our faith as a ticket to heaven and ignore the hells of this earth, but we need to use our faith to compel us to do something about the wrongs of this world.