Doctor of Theology Program @ HKBTS

  Ever since its introduction in 2013, the Doctor of Theology Program at Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary (HKBTS) has been well-received and yielded good results: thus far we have admitted five Th.D. students, one of whom graduated last year becoming the first Doctor of Theology conferred at HKBTS. His dissertation has received much commendation within Christian academia. This issue of Newsletter gives an account of the origin and development of the program, together with reflections from the teachers and students about this journey, so as to give the readers a more comprehensive picture of the program.

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Academic Research as a Way of Life

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God Leads the Way across Challenging Gullies

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A Green HKBTS From Faith to Practice

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