ThD and PhD (Religion), Which one is higher?
In some seminary have both ThD and PhD and also pre-requisite is the same. I’m only wonder that Which one is higher? Teerayoot Noida Reply With Quote 06-29-2004 07:10 AM #2 cbryant Registered User Join Date Dec 2003 Posts 58 Both degrees typically carry the same weight. Most often the difference is in name only. The only thing I can think of is that the PhD is recognized more in the secular academics than the ThD. However the work that goes into both is just as diffucult. HTH, cbryant Reply With Quote 06-29-2004 09:30 AM #3 BillDayson Registered User Join Date Feb 2001 Location California, USA Posts 5,610 I think that the answer depends on what university we are talking about. In some places, there is no real difference and the degree titles are kind of interchangeable. But a common pattern is for the Th.D. to be a theology degree, offered specifically within the presuppositions of the Christian (or sometimes Jewish) tradition. The Ph.D. on the other hand, is often a religious studies
