Wesley College 的 MA

2月23日（星期二），AMICUM 一行人前往 Bristol 观摩与卫理公会（18世纪卫斯理复兴运动）有关的历史景点。众代表一起在卫斯理约翰於1739年兴建的 New Room Chapel 崇拜、领圣餐后，出发观摩 Charles Wesley 在 Bristol 任牧师时所租宿的房子。之后，也前往Wesley College，观摩学院所收藏的典籍，其中包括卫斯理约翰的按立证书。（这些经历勾起了自己於2007年8月在这里小住，向Professor John Newton 请益和使用Wesley College的 图书馆进行研究的回忆。）

23/02 在 Wesley College 逗留期间，引起我最大兴趣的是他们所开办的 MA Theology and Ministry 的学位内涵。除了读书方法、研究方法及论文之外，其余课程是按圣经、传统、理性和应验四大范畴来组合。兹开列如下：

1. 圣经：Jesus: Experience, Faith, and History; Church and Ministry in the New Testament

2. 传统：Ecumenism, History, Theology, Practice; Newman the Theologian; The Church as a Prophetic and Pilgrim Community; Theology, Ministry and Spirituality in the Methodist Tradition; The Origins of Methodism and Urban Mission; Theology, Ministry and Spirituality in the Methodist Tradition; The Life and Hymnody of Charles Wesley; Early Methodism as Holiness Movement; The Theologians of the Second Vatican Council

3. 理性：Reason and Belief; The Development of Modern and Contemporary Christian Theology; Christianity and Other Faiths; Social Justice and the Gospels; Theology and Science

4. 经验：Church, Ministry and Society; Principles of Church Leadership; Church, Society and Young People; Chaplaincy in Modern Society; Christian Faith and Current Global Issues; Mission and Theology in the Context of the Pluralist Society; Islam in Historical and Contemporary Context; Liturgy and Culture; Foundations of Christian Worship; Music and Musicians in Liturgy; Liturgy and Theology since 1900 – the Unfinished Agenda; Aspects of Pastoral Care.

若我们与STM 所开办的 MCS 或 MDiv 来作比较，不难发现其中的差异。这可能是教会处境和神学教育理念的不同所造成的差异吧。