Peace and Justice Studies courses
At bg真人, our Peace and Justice Studies courses engage peacebuilding from biblical, theological, historical, ethical, ecclesiological, cultural and pastoral perspectives. The following courses can help ground you in peace theology as well as strengthen your practical peacebuilding skills.
Please note:
- Course IDs (department abbreviation and three-digit number) without an ending letter are campus courses.
- IDs ending in 鈥淏鈥� are blended courses (campus courses that students who are at a distance from Elkhart can join via live videoconference during posted class times [Eastern Time]).
- IDs ending in 鈥淓鈥� are online courses.
- IDs ending in 鈥淗鈥� are hybrid courses.
Learn more and register for Peace and Justice Studies courses
Course titles appearing in bold will be offered during the 2024鈥�25 academic year.聽For course descriptions, see our聽Academic Catalog.
To learn more or register, see our Upcoming courses page. See also the course list and academic calendar for details about specific dates/times for course offerings and tuition due dates.
Bible courses
- Biblical Foundations for Peace and Justice聽(BIB651 / H)
- Confronting Sexualized Violence in the Bible (BIB556)
- Luke-Acts: Gospeling Peace Amid Empire聽(BIB526 / B)
- The Religious Other in the Bible (BIB620)
- Theology and Ethics of the Gospels (BIB642)
History, Theology, and Ethics courses
- Christian Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and Revolution聽(HTE644 / E / H)
- Christian Ethics and Peace Theology (HTE541 / B / E) (Semester One)
- Church and Race聽(HTE649 / B)
- Conflict, Communication and Conciliation (HTE613H)
- Earthkeeping聽(HTE670 / B)
- Economic Justice and Christian Ethics (HTE641 / B)
- Ethics and Practice of Forgiveness (HTE657 / H)
- Human Sexuality and Christian Ethics (HTE646 / B / E) (Semester Two: synchronous online)
- Introduction to Peace Studies and Nonviolence聽(HTE550 / E) (Semester One)
- Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations聽(HTE686E)
- Political Theology and Ethics聽(HTE628 / B) (Semester One)
- Practicing and Embodying Nonviolence聽(HTE664 / B) (Semester Two)
- Reading Cultural Contexts (HTE650 / B) (Semester One)
- Religion and Peace Processes (HTE575)
- Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding聽(HTE555) (Intensive Term Campus Session One)
- The Trail of Death: A Pilgrimage of Remembrance, Lament and Transformation (HTE564)
- Witness Colloquium聽(HTE534 / B) (Semester Two)
Church and Ministry courses
- Christian Leadership in the 21st Century聽(CHM621H / E) (Semester One)
- Conflict, Communication, and Conciliation (CHM633H)
- God鈥檚 Shalom and the Church鈥檚 Witness (CHM500) (Semester One)
- God鈥檚 Shalom and the Church鈥檚 Witness聽(CHM500E) (Semester Two)
- The Trail of Death: A Pilgrimage of Remembrance, Lament, and Transformation听(颁贬惭518)
- Understanding Trauma in Ministry and Peacebuilding (CHM645 / B) (Semester One)
For course descriptions, see our聽Academic Catalog.
See also the course list and academic calendar for details about specific dates/times for course offerings and tuition due dates. To learn more or register, see our Upcoming courses page.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.