The Center for Advanced Theological Study (CATS) in Fuller Theological Seminary invites applications for two doctoral research positions in the area of Analytic Theology, which, as a method for doing systematic theology that falls under the Systematic Theology concentration in CATS. The successful applicants will take up one of two fully-funded fellowships as part of a major research initiative on “Analytic Theology for the Seminary and Ministry,” funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Read more here. Each fellowship will fund three consecutive years of doctoral study.

Essential Functions:

• Research focused on at least one of the three Big Questions of the grant: 1) prayer, 2) divine love and human nature and 3) the sciences of human nature and human origins. Indicative research questions might include:

• What is prayer?

• Are there standards of prayer, and what might those standards be?

• What is the relationship between prayer in the Christian tradition and meditation?

• What is the meaning of the claim that “God is love”?

• What is the relationship between God’s love and other divine attributes?

• What are the practical implications of God’s love for Christian practices and life?

• What are the implications of the sciences of human nature and human origins for a Christian account of sin and grace?

• What does it mean to be created in God’s image?

• What would redeemed human nature look like?

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Applicants must be accepted into the PhD program at the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, (with a concentration in Systematic Theology)

• A clear research statement that falls within the parameters of the grant

Application procedure and deadline:

Applicants for these fellowships must submit a 1000 words research statement to the Center for Advanced Theological Studies. The deadline for application is December 31, 2015. Applications can be submitted by email at cats@fuller.edu, or by mail:

Fuller Theological Seminary

Center for Advanced Theological Studies

135 N Oakland Ave

Pasadena CA 91182