Certificate in Theology & Peace Studies
St. Stephen, Canada
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Certificate in Theology & Peace Studies at St. Stephen's University blends theology, peace studies and practical formation training. It totals 20 credit hours ( 11 c/h Theology & Culture; 9 c/h Peace & Justice) and can be completed in eight months. You can study online with an optional one-week residency.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in community organizing, chaplaincy, pastoral ministry, nonprofit advocacy, peacebuilding, restorative justice, mediation, program coordination, human rights education, intercultural mediation, policy advocacy, youth work or education, or pursue further theological or graduate study. Keywords: theology, peace studies, conflict resolution, social justice, activism and ethics.
Peace activist, Daniel Berrigan, once remarked, “If you want to follow Jesus, you had better look good on wood.” The Certificate in Theology & Peace Studies equips students to speak truth to power by meaningfully engaging the truth of the gospel of peace and transmitting it through a life of kenotic co-suffering love in the midst of oppression and injustice.
The program consists of one semester of Theology & Culture (11 c/h) and one semester of the Jim Forest Institute courses (9 c/h) for a total of 20 credit hours. While this configuration allows students to complete the program in eight months, students are given the freedom to take any Theology & Culture courses that add up to at least 11 c/h and any Peace & Justice courses that add up to at least 9 c/h. The program can be completed entirely online, with the option of a short one-week residency at St. Stephen's University.
