Welcome to the Augustine Institute

Founded in 2005 as a direct response to Pope John Paul II’s call for a New Evangelization, the Augustine Institute is a Catholic graduate school which combines a rigorous education in theology, Scripture, and history with practical formation in pedagogy and leadership in order to equip students to effectively engage the modern culture.

The Institute has received high praise from some of the nation’s most influential Catholic leaders. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver recently commented: “The great value of the Augustine Institute is that it’s fundamentally, unapologetically missionary. It has an excellent faculty and outstanding academic curricula and standards. But it never forgets its main purpose: to graduate mature, motivated Catholic lay men and women – people who want to win the world for Jesus Christ, and have the brains, skills, energy, and courage to do it.”

Hugh Hewitt, syndicated radio talk show host and professor of law at Chapman University, expressed similar sentiments, stating that the Augustine Institute is “rapidly becoming one of the leading centers for Roman Catholic graduate studies in theology and spiritual formation.”

The on-campus program offers Master’s degrees in theology with specializations in five concentrations: Sacred Scripture, Systematic Theology, Biblical Theology, Youth Ministry, and Evangelization & Catechesis. The Augustine Institute also offers a state-of-the-art video Distance Education program for those unable to relocate to Denver, as well as Certificate options for students wishing to earn an academic credential without pursuing a full Master’s degree. Basic (four-course) and Graduate (seven-course) certificates are offered in Sacred Scripture, Catholic Youth Ministry, and Evangelization & Catechesis.

The Augustine Institute has assembled a team of some of the best Catholic authors, teachers and lecturers in the country. Not only are these professors first-rate scholars, they also bring to the classroom decades of experience from the forefront of the new evangelization. Read more about Dr. Edward Sri, Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Sean Innerst, Jeff Cavins, Curtis Martin, Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Mark Giszczak, and Jim Beckman.

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