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 in
Classical Protestantism
1 year | 36 credits
M.LITT. IN classical Protestantism
M.Litt.
Standard Track
2 year | 72 Credits
M.Litt.
Pastoral Ministry Track
3 Year | 78 Credits+Practicum
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
2022-2023 CALENDAR
Admissions are on a rolling basis; enroll at any point in the academic year.
michaelmas term (fall)
September 26 – December 10, 2022
Hilary term (winter)
January 9 – March 18, 2023
Trinity Term (Spring)
April 10 – June 17, 2023
Summer term
July 3 – August 26, 2023
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 ($399/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 ($275/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 2022-2023 Course Catalog for complete listings.
Winter Term 2023
CURRENT COURSES
Course listings and options vary by term.
Introduction to Protestant Moral Theology
Join Dr. Brad Littlejohn and Tim Jacobs in gaining a right understanding of the meaning of sola Scriptura and the use of moral reason in classical Protestantism.
The Nietzche Seminar I
Join Colin Redemer in exploring what Nietzche’s insights into philosophy and human psychology can offer the Christian who finds himself in modernity’s midst.
Impassibility and the Passions of God
Join Ryan Hurd in an considering how theologians must say at once that God is not passible and that God has many passions.
Exodus and the Shape of Biblical Narrative
Join Dr. Alastair Roberts in a study of the story of the Exodus from Egypt and its gravitational pull upon the rest of the scriptural narrative.
The Theological World of the Nicene Controversy (325-407)
Join Dr. Matthew Hoskin in exploring explore the theology of the supporters of orthodox Christianity from the Council of Nicaea to the death of John Chrysostom.
Philosophy for Theology
Join Dr. Joe Minich in an introduction to the philosophical grammar that God’s people have found useful throughout the ages in grasping the content of their faith.
History of American Presbyterianism
Join Dr. Michael Lynch in tracing the story of how Presbyterianism, beginning in the Old World, adapted and survived in the New World.
Prudentius, Father of Christian Poetics
Join Dr. Anthony Cirilla in a study of how a foundational writer and author of beloved hymns teaches us to incorporate poetics into faith.
Thirty-Nine Articles
Join Rev. Dr. Jady Koch in a study of the history, formation, and theology of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, a robust statement of reformed catholic faith.
Language Courses
Study the ancient languages of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew using modern pedagogy with our partners at the Ancient Language Institute.
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.