Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies

The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies

The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies fosters systematic study in the fields of Patristics and early Christian literature by engaging in sustained teaching, research, and publication related to the early Church.

The Center is located within the Department of Biblical & Theological Studies at Wheaton College, which offers BA degrees in Biblical & Theological Studies as well as Biblical Archaeology, MA degrees in History of Christianity and Theology, and a Ph.D. degree in Biblical & Theological Studies, including historical theology with an emphasis on early Christianity.

  • The undergraduate Certificate in Early Christian Studies is a 24 credit hour interdisciplinary certificate program designed to help students investigate historical and theological questions through the study of history, theology, literature, and worship.
  • Certificate in Early Christian Studies (PDF)
  • Certificate Add/Drop Form (PDF)
  • The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies Research Fellowship is a full tuition scholarship awarded to graduate students in either Historical and Systematic Theology or the History of Christianity who plan to pursue doctoral studies in Patristics or Early Christianity.
  • Fellowship Criteria 
  • Fellowship Application

For more information and to receive updates: WCECS@wheaton.edu

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