Degree Certificate
Non-Degree Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Carmelite Studies is a set of subplans that can be attached to multiple TRS graduate degrees, including the PhD, STD, STL, MA, MDiv, and STB.
The Graduate Certificate in Carmelite Studies enables non-degree graduate students to obtain an academic qualification that indicates they have completed focused study in the Carmelite tradition.
Inspired by Elijah and Mary, Carmel speaks to the deepest hungers and longings of the human heart.
The mission of the Center for Carmelite Studies is to:
The mission of the Center for Carmelite Studies is to:
Make the resources of the rich Carmelite heritage available to the contemporary church and world, by fostering scholarly study and research in the history, culture, and spirituality of the Carmelites, and promoting the effective pastoral application of the results.
Historical
Our history lies in eremitic roots, assimilation to the mendicants, the rise of Carmelite women and laity, as well as various reform and renewal movements.
Intellectual
The Carmelites are composed of many noted theologians and scholars, like John Baconthorpe, Edith Stein, and Roland Murphy. We also include authors of the Salmanticenses and Complutenses, and eminent Mariologists, like Eamon Carroll and Christopher O’Donnell.
Intellectual
The Carmelites are composed of many noted theologians and scholars, like John Baconthorpe, Edith Stein, and Roland Murphy. We also include authors of the Salmanticenses and Complutenses, and eminent Mariologists, like Eamon Carroll and Christopher O’Donnell.
Spiritual
From the Carmelites have come teachings of some of Christianity’s greatest saints and mystics, e.g., Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Thérèse of Lisieux.
Pastoral
We are preachers, teachers, missionaries, and champions of social justice, with members like Titus Brandsma.
Pastoral
We are preachers, teachers, missionaries, and champions of social justice, with members like Titus Brandsma.
Cultural
The Carmelites have produced artists and poets such as Fra Lippo Lippi, Baptist of Mantua, and Jessica Powers.
Ecclesial
The Carmelite Order is an expression of consecrated life that has produced outstanding church leaders, e.g., St. Peter-Thomas, Bishop Donal Lamont, Cardinal Anders Arborelius.
Ecclesial
The Carmelite Order is an expression of consecrated life that has produced outstanding church leaders, e.g., St. Peter-Thomas, Bishop Donal Lamont, Cardinal Anders Arborelius.