The Graduate Certificate in Faith-Based Peacebuilding blends skills and practices for leading communities in times of conflict with reflection on the theological commitments that are embodied in these practices. The certificate is designed for faith community leaders who want to more effectively respond to social conflicts as they arise in their community and those who seek faith-informed social engagement in the complex justice issues of their communities.
Curriculum - 18 SH
Required Core Courses - 9 SH
- PAX 533: Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3SH)
- PAX 532: Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3SH)
- CM 631 Faith-Based Social Transformation or CTT 546 Justice, Peace and the Biblical
Story (3 SH)
Theology Electives - choose 6-7 SH from the following:
- CM 631 Faith-Based Social Transformation or CTT 546 Justice, Peace and the Biblical
Story (3SH, whichever did not fulfill above requirement) - CM 643 Missio Dei in Cultural Context (3SH)
- CM 654 Race and Religion in America (3SH)
- CM 724 Racial Healing and the Blue-Eyed Soul (3SH)
- SMCL 521 Teaching for Christian Community (3SH)
- CTT 634 Living Theology (3SH)
- CTE 702 Christian Ethics (3SH)
- SMCL 564 Theological Reflection on Trauma (1 SH) - must be taken with PAX 540 Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience I (2 SH) below
Peacebuilding Electives - choose 2-3 SH from the following:
- PAX 601 Mediation & Negotiation (2 or 3 SH)
- PAX 672 Circle Processes (1 or 2 SH)
- PAX 610 Facilitation (2 or 3 SH)
- PAX 665 Designing Processes for Conflict Transformation (2 or 3 SH)
- PAX 571 Restorative Justice (2 or 3 SH)
- PAX 588 Nonviolent Mobilization (2 or 3 SH)
- PAX 540 Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience I (2 SH)
- PAX 640 STAR Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience II - prerequisite
STAR I (2 SH) - Offerings in the Summer Peacebuilding Institute