Welcome to the Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva
A WELL-KNOWN FACULTY WITHIN A PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY
Since the creation of Geneva's Academy by John Calvin in 1559, generations of students have come to Geneva to study theology. Today there are about 170 students studying at various levels. The University of Geneva's Faculty of Theology is the largest institution dedicated to the study of Christian theology in the Protestant francophone academic world.
We welcome inquiries by potential PhD students who are not French-speaking and who wish to remain in other regions of the world as they pursue their doctoral studies, and we are in the process of broadening our course offering so as to include Master (MA) level courses in English these coming years.
The University of Geneva is Switzerland's third-largest university. It is a member of the League of European Research Universities, which includes academic institutions such as Amsterdam, Cambridge, Heidelberg, Helsinki and Milan. It is among the best universities in continental Europe according to international rankings (Newsweek, Times Higher Education, Shanghai University, etc.). In 2014, it was ranked by Times Higher Education as the 2nd most international university in the world.
OUR THEOLOGICAL PROFILE
The Faculty of Theology in the University of Geneva is rooted in the Reformed tradition broadly conceived, and as a result open to and interested in the plurality which characterizes our world. In the face of religious fanaticism as well as religious indifference or illiteracy, we are convinced that a critical and constructive theological reflection about our world, humanity, the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, God and faith are as indispensable today as they were before.
Testimonial
Linda Sibuet (Master, 2019):
« Excellent, good-hearted professors, lectures and seminars between tradition and modernity: an entire atmosphere thanks to which my years in the Faculty were marked by joy and passion.»