Within the Master program you will explore James Wm. McClendon’s theology as a vital means of looking at lived faith and theology, and set out to develop hermeneutical and research skills, and then to prepare for the Master-thesis. In the meanwhile you will train your academic skills through a research internship and start focusing on your expertise as a ‘reflective researcher’. You will become a researcher whose talent it is to look at lived religion and to shape and design your own instruments in order to study its practices. You will also become a reflective researcher whose keen interest it is to stay inquisitive, critical and informed. For that matter you are steeped into participative research in which you will also reflect on your own attitude and spiritual life, in order to develop a resilient academic character. After all, you know how to improve your talents and to enhance your engagement into the service of God. In the end you will be rewarded with a VU Master degree. If you somehow feel challenged or fit to this profile, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The course will be given in English.