Law and Theology (C.E.J.D.)

Program Overview

The Corporate Executive Juris Doctor (C.E.J.D.) in Law and Theology prepares executives to govern organizations under the law and before God. Corporate leaders answer to boards, regulators, and courts; Christian leaders believe they also answer for how they use power, treat people, and handle what has been entrusted to them. This program equips executives in companies, foundations, and faith-based organizations to bring both accountabilities into the same decisions. The program's corporate core covers organizational form and limited liability, fiduciary duties and board governance, and compliance, risk, and internal investigations. The specialization adds theological reflection on the corporation and its purpose: stewardship and the theology of property, covenant and promise in contract, authority and accountability in organizations, and the debate over whom a corporation serves, from shareholder primacy to stakeholder and mission-driven models such as the benefit corporation. Students learn to justify a decision to a board in legal terms and to themselves in moral ones. Graduates serve as chief executives, general managers, trustees, and senior officers in companies and faith-based organizations. The capstone applies corporate law and theological ethics to a real governance decision in the student's organization. The C.E.J.D. is a professional credential for executives.

Core Courses

• CEJD 501 — Corporate Law and Organizational Form (6 credits)
• CEJD 510 — Fiduciary Duties and Board Governance (6 credits)
• CEJD 520 — Compliance, Risk, and Internal Investigations (6 credits)
• CEJD 611 — Theology of Stewardship, Property, and Covenant (6 credits)
• CEJD 621 — Corporate Purpose and the Common Good (6 credits)
• CEJD 631 — Authority, Accountability, and Corporate Ethics (6 credits)
• CEJD 690 — Corporate Executive Capstone in Law and Theology (12 credits)
• CEJD 870 — Corporate Decision Analysis and Theological Ethics (3 credits)

Credit requirements

• Core courses: 51 credits
• Required elective credits: 9 credits

Total required: 60 credits

Elective Courses

Complete 9 credits from the options below (18 credits offered).

• CEJD 711 — Business Ethics in the Christian Tradition (3 credits)
• CEJD 721 — Employment and the Dignity of Work (3 credits)
• CEJD 731 — Executive Crisis and Integrity (3 credits)
• CEJD 741 — Faith-Based Investment (3 credits)
• CEJD 950 — Mission Alignment and Corporate Policy (3 credits)
• CEJD 951 — Board Deliberation and Moral Accountability (3 credits)

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution
• Management, board, compliance, or executive experience in a company or nonprofit organization
• Statement describing the governance or legal challenges of the applicant’s organization
• Current résumé
• Official transcripts from prior institutions when available