Online courses in religion and theology
Study from anywhere in the world with an online course.
Our short online courses in religion and theology include live-time weekly classes, day and weekend schools, and flexible online courses.
Credit earned from some of these courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education - a part-time undergraduate course in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.
Browse below to find the online religion and theology course for you.
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid teaching
An introduction to Islam's origins and early development, its key text, beliefs and practices, its ethics, its main mystical element, and an introduction to two of its most important medieval thinkers.
- Sat 21 May 2022 – 22 May 2022
- 09.45-17.00
Online - flexible • Short courses
The course looks at what, if anything, it is that Jews, Christians and Muslims are agreeing about when they claim that there is a God; and we shall look at what, if any, prospects there are for rationally defending or attacking this claim.
- Wed 14 Sep 2022 – 02 Dec 2022
Online - live • Short courses
The key claim of a number of the world's great religions is that God exists.
This course considers rationally and rigorously the (traditional) nature of God and arguments for and against his existence.
- Mon 20 Sep 2021 – 25 Oct 2021
- 6 meetings
- 12:30 – 1:30pm
Online - live • Short courses
Introduction to the content of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, together with their religious and socio-political backgrounds, languages and main theological themes and interpretations.
- Wed 22 Sep 2021 – 01 Dec 2021
- 11 meetings
- 12:30 – 1:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid teaching
In Christian tradition, Wisdom is present with God at the world's creation. She is also identified with Christ and with the Virgin Mary. Using art and literature, this course will examine Wisdom as the presence of God in the cosmos.
- Sat 20 Nov 2021
- 09.45 - 5.00
Also available
Religion and theology
Short courses in religion and theology at the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford.Theological Studies
Bachelor of Theology, Undergraduate Certificate in Theological Studies, and Undergraduate Diploma in Theological Studies. Together these three courses constitute a coherent programme of studies. All three may be studied either full-time or part-time.