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Doctor of Ministry in Preaching

Program Overview

Aquinas Institute of Theology’s Doctor of Ministry in Preaching (DMin) offers preachers advanced ministerial formation in homiletics rooted in the charism of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), equipping them to be master preachers. Students participate in a cohort of peers serving in active ministry.

The program’s integrative principles are preaching and pastoral (practical) theology. The DMin program is committed to attaining the highest standards of homiletic and retreat preaching, homiletical instruction, evangelization, and catechesis.

Program Details

Curriculum

Academic Year I

     Theology of Preaching (3 hrs)

     Biblical Hermeneutics and Preaching (3 hrs)

 

Academic Year II

     Core Homiletic Seminar (3 hrs)

     History and Preaching (3 hrs.)

 

Academic Year III

     Liturgy and Preaching (3 hrs)

     Core Homiletic Research Seminar (3 hrs)

 

As Approved by the Program Director, Thesis Project Advisor and DMin Committee:

     Elective Course I (3 hrs)

     Elective Course II (3 hrs)

     Thesis Project Research (6 total credit hrs)