REIMAGINING THEOLogical education
For students
looking to go deeper
for pastors
looking to be sharpened
for laypeople
looking to gain wisdom
for educators
looking to lay foundations
About us
Davenant Hall advances and renews Christian wisdom for the digital age. Launched in 2019, our classes allow students to work through classic texts alongside expert guides, developing a firm grasp of God’s Word and his world grounded in the classical Protestant tradition. We offer affordable 10-week courses in the treasures of Scripture, Christian doctrine, and the rich intellectual tradition through which they have flowed down over the centuries–even to the present day.
Three degree programs in
CLASSICAL PROTESTANTISM
Classes are held over Zoom for 2 hours each week. Students can audit, enroll in our Certificate or M.Litt degree programs, or mix-and-match courses on a for-credit or auditing basis.
CERTIFICATE
Certificate
8 Tracks
1 year | 15 credits
Masters IN classical Protestantism
M.St
1-2 year | 38 Credits
M.Litt.
2-3 Year | 72 Credits
FACE-TO-FACE
RESIDENTIAL COURSES
Residential intensives and discipleship weeks at our Davenant House property in the Blue Ridge Mountains are a key component of the M.Litt program, and open for anyone else to attend.
Academic year
2024-2025 CALENDAR
Admissions are on a rolling basis; enroll at any point in the academic year.
For a more detailed list of important dates, see our Academic Calendar.
michaelmas term (fall)
September 9 -November 16, 2024
Hilary term (winter)
January 13 – March 22, 2025
Trinity Term (Spring)
April 7 – June 14, 2025
Summer term
June 30 – August 23, 2025
tUITION AND COST
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
Auditing ($225/class)
Enroll in individual classes on an Auditor basis: readings, live class participation, but no graded assignments.
Full course Part-time ($449/class)
Register for individual classes on a for-credit basis, and you can later on apply them toward a Certificate or Degree.
full course Full-time ($325/class)
Apply to take for-credit courses toward our Certificate or M.Litt in Classical Protestantism. (Full time students receive a tuition discount per class, and can receive a significant further discount by paying per year in advance.)
Download our 2024-2025 Course Catalog for complete listings.
hilary Term 2025 (january – march)
upcoming COURSES
Registration closes December 30!
(LATE REGISTRATION FEE OF $25 AFTER THIS DATE!)
Course listings and options vary by term.
Philosophy for Theology
In this Core class, Dr. Joseph Minich will lead students on a survey of how the Christian faith has made use of philosophy to articulate and defend itself over the centuries.
The Psalms: A Bible in Miniature
Join Dr. Alastair Roberts in studying how the Psalms relate to, and even contain, the whole of Scripture, transforming and enriching the church’s worship.
Political Theology and the English Reformation
Join Dr. Michael Lynch and Dr. Brad Littlejohn for an in-depth study of the political theology of the English Reformation and its enduring legacy.
Maimonides and the Guide for the Perplexed
In this Theology class, Ryan Hurd will walk students in fine detail through Maimonides’s Guide for the Perplexed and its impact on the Christian doctrine of God.
Jane Austen’s Philosophy of Virtue
Join Tim Jacobs for an in-depth study of Jane Austen’s novels, moving beyond mere literary enjoyment to the philosophical and religious nature of one of history’s great writers.
Celtic Christianity: Fact and Fiction
Join Dr. Matthew Hoskin in surveying the history of Celtic Christianity as it actually was, grappling with key figures and essential texts.
Protestant Moral Theology
Join Dr. Joseph Minich for a thorough introduction to the distinctives of Protestant moral theology, taught through key texts of the Reformation tradition.
Matthew’s Gospel: Matthew as a Jewish Theologian
In this course, Joshua Shaw will lead students through an in-depth study of the distinctly Jewish nature of Matthew’s Gospel and it’s Second Temple context.
Plato Seminar: Death and Philosophy in the Apology and Phaedo
Join Dr. David Haines for a close reading of two of Plato’s most important Socratic dialogues, the Apology and the Phaedo.
Language Courses
Davenant Hall students receive a discount on Ancient Language Institute courses! Contact Ryan Hammill at ADMIN@ANCIENTLANGUAGE.COM to find out more.
New courses will be offered each term in a wide range of topics.
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Davenant Distinctives
A New Republic
of Letters
Here at Davenant Hall, we are seeking to re-imagine the medieval university and the early modern republic of letters for the digital age. By harnessing the new powers of the internet to offer effective and flexible online instruction, and the old practices of in-person fellowship and mentorship to seek wisdom together in community, we are building an army of friends to take on the challenges of the twenty-first century.
OUR Instructors
MEET OUR FACULTY
At Davenant Hall, our expert faculty members convene classes on their areas of specialization, while rooting them within the broader tradition of Christian thought. This is just one of the ways we are recreating the medieval university for the digital age.