Bachelor of Metaphysical Religious Studies: Comparative Religion and World Sacred Traditions

Study format, tuition and admissions

Online, self-paced religious study. The current curriculum lists 10 courses and 30 credit hours. Completion depends on meeting the program's academic requirements; no fixed completion time is promised.

Current tuition is $69 per month. Total tuition depends on the number of billed months, not a fixed program total.

New students need program-specific application approval before their first tuition payment. Applicants above Associate level must complete prior-credential review.

Credential recognition

These are church-issued religious credentials, not regionally accredited academic degrees or state licensure. Acceptance by employers and other institutions is not guaranteed. Spiritual care study does not qualify graduates to provide regulated clinical services.

Program courses

• BRS-CRW-201 — Methodologies in Comparative Religion

  How scholars study and compare religions. Phenomenology, functionalism, hermeneutics, insider/outsider debate, postcolonial critique.

• BRS-CRW-202 — Hinduism and South Asian Sacred Traditions

  In-depth study of Hinduism. Vedic origins, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, devotional traditions, tantra, yoga as sacred system.

• BRS-CRW-203 — Buddhism and East Asian Sacred Traditions

  In-depth Buddhism. Siddhartha, Four Noble Truths, Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Zen, Pure Land, Tibetan Buddhism.

• BRS-CRW-204 — Abrahamic Traditions — Sacred Depth Study

  Advanced study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Mystical currents, reform movements, comparative theology.

• BRS-CRW-205 — African and Diaspora Sacred Traditions

  African and African diaspora traditions. Yoruba, Vodou, Candomble, Santeria, African traditional religions, contemporary African spirituality.

• BRS-CRW-206 — Indigenous and Earth-Based Sacred Traditions

  Indigenous sacred traditions worldwide with cultural humility. Native American, Aboriginal, Celtic, Norse, Polynesian traditions.

• BRS-CRW-207 — Sacred Rituals and Rites of Passage — A Comparative Study

  Ritual theory and practice across traditions. Victor Turner, van Gennep, liminality, initiation, sacred festivals.

• BRS-CRW-208 — Sacred Healing Traditions — A Comparative Study

  Healing across religious traditions. Shamanic healing, prayer healing, sacred medicine, exorcism, healing shrines.

• BRS-CRW-209 — New Religious Movements and Contemporary Sacred Traditions

  New religious movements. Theosophy, New Age, neo-paganism, UFO religions, cults and abuse awareness, recovery ministry.

• BRS-CRW-210 — Comparative Religion Capstone

  Integrative capstone. Students present an original comparative sacred study.