@ecsd @DamienMarieAtHope strange you should say that. I originally was going to add that smiting was replaced with greed. But the very early christian cults, before being fully ingested by Rome, apocalyptic as they were, were also a bit on the wild side, too ;).
The idea of a "theology degree" and such does seem rather absurd. Though I could see someone does so as a study of culture, like a degree in classical period literature, mythology, etc.