• Doug Wilson

  THE 501 (2 credits)

  1. Introducing the Apostolic Study Bible
  2. The Inescapability of Systematics
  3. Theological Obedience
  4. Logic and the Liberty of God
  5. Biblical Absolutism

  THEO 518 Aesthetics & Judgment (2 credits)

  1. Beauty in the Scriptures
  2. Panic among the Philistines
  3. Puritan Poetics
  4. Making Righteousness Readable
  5. Redeeming Pop Culture

  LIT 552 Polemics and Satire (2 credits)

  1. The Godly Satirist
  2. Elizabethan Zest
  3. Amos and Current Crisis
  4. Remaining Sane in the Asylum
  5. The Postmodern Farce

  C.S. Lewis Directed Readings (2 credits)
• N. D. Wilson

  LIT 531 Mechanics of the Novel: Story Architecture (2 credits)

  1. What is the Novel: Brickmaking vs. Cathedral Building
  2. It’s not About You: Fiction and the Trap of Self-Portraiture
  3. Typology, Theme, and Meaning; Creative Distance; Editing
  4. Architecture
  5. Architecture Pt. 2 and Workshopping

  LIT 532 Creative Nonfiction (2 credits)

  1. What is Creative Non-Fiction: Information vs. Impression
  2. Shame and Shamelessness: Powerless Poets and The Failure of Self
  3. Typology, Theme, and Meaning; Creative Distance; Editing
  4. Taste and Trend: The Lying Subjective
  5. Workshopping

  LIT 550 Writing Workshop — NDW, JH, AR (2 credits)
• Jesse Hall

  LIT 511 Film Workshop (2 credits)

  1. Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
  2. Writing What You See, Well
  3. The First 15
  4. Endings That Satisfy
  5. Ante All the Way up

  LIT 550 Writing Workshop — NDW, JH, AR (2 credits)

  1. The Alpha and Omega Structure
  2. The Anti-Hero Code
• Aaron Rench

  LIT 550 Writing Workshop — NDW, JH, AR (2 credits)

Requirements for Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Candidates for the M.F.A. degree must pass a total of 32 credits, with a minimum grade of MCH (B-) in each course. The M.F.A. degree requirements include:

1. Three, two-credit Theological Foundation seminars: Biblical Theology (6 credits total).
2. Eleven, two-credit M.F.A. writing seminars (22 credits total).
3. Final M.F.A. Creative Writing Project – a completed novel (4 credits total).

Application for M.F.A.

• Writing Sample: 4,000 to 6,000 words of prose (which may be any combination of short fiction, nonfiction, a novel, or manuscript excerpt). Optional: Applicants may submit up to 100 lines of poetry and/or 10 pages of drama (which may be anything from a script for TV, short film, or a feature).
• Statement of Intent: In 300-500 words, please discuss: your approach to writing and reading; the books, works of art, movies, and/or other sources which influence your writing; what you believe the purpose of writing is for; what you would like to accomplish during and after your M.F.A.
• Letters of Recommendation: Two (2) letters of recommendation from professional or former teachers who know your writing. The recommendations should comment specifically on the applicant’s writing ability and suitability/qualification for a terminal degree.
• Transcripts: One copy of academic records from all postsecondary education.
• Interview: Qualified applicants may, at the discretion of the admissions committee, also be interviewed, either in person or by telephone/Skype.