Based on your profile, you're in the UK. Now, since this website has plenty of international visitors, we should probably endeavor to be more specific and awar

Based on your profile, you're in the UK. Now, since this website has plenty of international visitors, we should probably endeavor to be more specific and aware of potential differences, but there's definitely a heavy American bent to the visitors. And, in America, Theology and Religious Studies are quite different. http://www.ats.edu/ http://www.ats.edu/ is one of the larger accreditation programs in the US for Theology, and you'll notice two very important bits right on the front page: "The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is a membership organization of more than 270 graduate schools that conduct postbaccalaureate professional and academic degree programs to educate persons for the practice of ministry and for teaching and research in the theological disciplines." and "ATS membership is open to schools in the Christian and Jewish faiths." Practice of ministry, and open to Christian and Jewish faiths. This is very different from the type of theology program you are talking about. Your theology programs are our religious studies. Our theology programs are primarily focused on Judeo-Christian beliefs and preparing people to work as ministers in that field.