
Track 1 – Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and Inner Transformation
Student Intake - September 2022
The curriculum combines a focus on:
- grassroots peacebuilding skills and training,
- conflict analysis,
- public theology with a focus on peace and justice,
- trauma-healing and reconciliation,
- contemplative and ascetic practices encouraging resilience, healing, and authenticity
Students complete six online courses in the first year of study (18 c/h) and a short in-person peace and justice module at St. Stephen’s University (10 days), research methods course, travel study module in Scotland and Northern Ireland (18 days), and a thesis in the second year (21 c/h).
Duration — Two Years
Credit Hours — 39
Delivery Mode — Online Courses, Intensive On-site Module (10 Days), Travel Study Module (18 Days), Thesis
Year One
September Term
RS5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker
RS5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice
RS5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year One
January Term
IS5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding
IS/RS5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict
RS5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year Two
September Term
Scotland / Northern Ireland Travel Study Module (August – 2 weeks)
RS6300 — Research Methods / Guided Thesis Proposal
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year Two
January Term
SSU In-Person Peace and Justice Module (March – 1 week)
Thesis (25,000 words)
12 CREDIT HOURS
Track 2 – Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and Indigenous Reconciliation
Student Intake - September 2023
The curriculum combines a focus on:
- grassroots peacebuilding skills and training,
- conflict analysis,
- public theology with a focus on peace and justice,
- trauma-healing and reconciliation,
- contemplative and ascetic practices encouraging resilience, healing, and authenticity
Students complete six online courses in the first year of study (18 c/h) and a short in-person peace and justice module at St. Stephen’s University (10 days), a research methods course, a second short in-person Indigenous reconciliation module at St. Stephen’s University (10 days), and a thesis in the second year (21 c/h).
Duration — Two Years and Four Months
Credit Hours — 39
Delivery Mode — Online Courses, Two Intensive On-site Module (10 Days Each), Thesis
Year One
September Term
RS5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker
RS5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice
RS5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year One
January Term
IS5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding
IS/RS5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict
RS5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year Two
September Term
SSU In-Person Indigenous Reconciliation Module (Fall)
RS6300 Research Methods/Guided Thesis Proposal
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year Two
January Term
SSU In-Person Peace and Justice Module (March – 10 days)
Thesis (25,000 words)
12 CREDIT HOURS
Track 3 – Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and the Palestinian Context
Student Intake - September 2022

Students complete six online courses in the first year of study (18 c/h) and two online courses on the Palestinian context, a research methods course, a residency with training and seminars in Bethlehem, Palestine (14 days), and either a thesis or a directed study + major research paper in the second year (21 c/h).
Duration — Two Years
Credit Hours — 39
Delivery Mode — Online Courses, Residency in Bethlehem (14 Days), Thesis or Major Research Paper
Year One
September Term
RS5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker
RS5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice
RS5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year One
January Term
IS5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding
IS/RS5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict
RS5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament
9 CREDIT HOURS
Year Two
September Term
IS6100 – Peacemaking & Justice in the Palestinian Context I
RS6300 — Research Methods / Guided Thesis Proposal
6 CREDIT HOURS
Year Two
January Term
IS6200 – Peacemaking & Justice in the Palestinian Context II
Bethlehem Residency, Training, and Seminars (May – 14 days)
MA6600 – Thesis (25,000 words) or Directed Study + major paper
12 CREDIT HOURS
Program Delivery
Students will complete six online courses in their first year of study. These courses explore topics related to the inner transformation of a peacemaker, theology of peace and justice, the factor of religion and peace and violence, and practical nonviolence and peacebuilding. For more on these six courses, VISIT HERE.
For those enrolled in Track 3, students also complete two online courses in their second year of study on peacemaking and justice in the Palestinian context. These courses introduce key concepts in both the theory and practice of peacemaking and justice in the context of Palestine and Israel and as expressed by Palestinian Christians and other international scholars. For more on these two courses, VISIT HERE.
Students in Track 2 will need to complete a thesis on a topic related to indigenous truth and reconciliation.
Students in Track 3 will need to complete a thesis or complete a directed study and major research paper on a topic related to peace and justice in the Palestinian context.