Master of Metaphysical Religious Studies: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Studies

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 $89 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

• MRS-CRI-501 — Interfaith Theology and Dialogue Theory

  Theory and practice of interfaith dialogue. Exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism, deep dialogue, interfaith ministry foundations.

• MRS-CRI-502 — Abrahamic Interfaith Dialogue

  Advanced Jewish-Christian-Muslim dialogue. Shared texts, contested texts, interfaith prayer, building Abrahamic bridges.

• MRS-CRI-503 — Asian Sacred Traditions in Interfaith Context

  Buddhist-Hindu-Taoist contributions to interfaith dialogue. Non-theistic traditions in interfaith spaces, Asian sacred wisdom.

• MRS-CRI-504 — Indigenous Sacred Traditions and Interfaith Ministry

  Indigenous voices in interfaith dialogue. Decolonizing interfaith, indigenous sacred protocols, respectful engagement.

• MRS-CRI-505 — Interfaith Leadership and Program Development

  Leading interfaith organizations and programs. Interfaith organization management, programming, coalition building.

• MRS-CRI-506 — Conflict Resolution and Interfaith Peacebuilding

  Sacred peacebuilding. Interfaith conflict transformation, religious peacebuilding theory and practice, trauma-informed reconciliation.

• MRS-CRI-507 — Interfaith Sacred Practice and Shared Prayer

  Creating interfaith sacred experiences. Designing interfaith ceremonies, shared prayer, common ground sacred practices.

• MRS-CRI-508 — CNE and Esoteric Universalism in Interfaith Context

  CNE as interfaith tradition. Esoteric universalism in dialogue, positioning CNE theology in interfaith conversations.

• MRS-CRI-509 — Interfaith Research Project

  Original interfaith research. Case study, dialogue analysis, program evaluation, or theoretical contribution.

• MRS-CRI-510 — Comparative Religion and Interfaith Studies Master Capstone

  Integrative capstone. Students present their complete interfaith ministry design and scholarship.