137 Full-time PhD programmes in Theology and Religious Studies

The Doctorate of Philosophy in Historical Theology at the Catholic University of America represents an achievement in theological scholarship and research. 

The Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies at Boston University will train you as a scholar of religion who will distinguish yourself through research, teaching, and service to universities, colleges, seminaries, and the world at large.

Our Ph.D. Religious Studies program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is designed to prepare the very best candidates for successful careers in research and teaching at the university level. 

The Biblical Theology programme at Charles University focuses on advanced research in biblical texts, traditions, and their interpretation within historical and theological contexts.

The foremost research aim of the Comparative Study of Religion department at University of Groningen is to advance the multidisciplinary and critical study of religion. 

The Graduate School for Theology at Tilburg University organizes the instruction of PhD researchers. Within the Graduate School several facilities are in place to support PhD researchers.

Our Religious Studies PhD degree at University of Nottingham gives you the time and support to explore your religious studies interests while maintaining your existing commitments.

Are you passionate about doing theology or studies of religion? And do you want to write a doctoral dissertation and obtain a PhD degree in these fields? The Graduate School of Religion and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent opportunities for high-level academic research and doctorate studies, both residential and non-residential.

The Historical and Systematic Theology programme at Charles University offers doctoral study in the history of Christianity and systematic theology, combining historical and conceptual approaches to theological research.

Doctoral studies in Evangelical Lutheran Theology at Comenius University Bratislava are based on an individual study plan under the guidance of a supervisor and evaluated by a committee. The individual study plan consists of a study and scientific part, it is drawn up by the supervisor and approved by the committee.  

Religions are deeply implicated in global challenges and in processes of change in cultural, social, political, ecological and economic spheres. This Global Challenges and Religious Change programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Ph.D. program in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington mentors future scholar-teachers who stand at the forefront of the contemporary study of religion.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Religious Studies offered by the School of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes interdisciplinary and tailored learning opportunities. 

The outcome of a Dogmatics and Christian Ethics programme at University of Pretoria is highly specialised, research-based knowledge and expertise.

The goal of the Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology at the Catholic University of America is to equip students for careers in research, writing, and teaching on the college, university, and seminary levels.  

The Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD) is administered by Emory Law and the Graduate Division of Religion, a unit of the Laney Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Emory University.

A doctoral degree in Theology at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.