By Jenny Williams
In spring 2014, Bethany Theological
Seminary will make one of its popular peace studies courses available
through the Susquehanna Valley Ministries Center of Elizabethtown, Pa.
Interested persons are invited to enroll in “Bonhoeffer, War, and
Peace,” taught by Scott Holland, professor of theology and culture and
director of peace studies and cross-cultural studies at the seminary in
Richmond, Ind.
The application deadline for new students to
enroll in spring semester classes is Dec. 1. Held at Juniata College in
Huntingdon, Pa., the class will be offered as a weekend intensive on
Feb. 21-22, March 7-8, and March 21-22. Class times will run from 2-10
p.m. on Fridays and 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
Drawing
upon the disciplines of peace studies, theology, and ethics,
participants will explore the life and thought of German pastor and
theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, martyred during World War II. “His story
is the struggle of a pacifist living under the influence of a tyrant
who murdered millions of Jews and other citizens,” says Holland.
“Bonhoeffer’s response was to join the active resistance movement to
overthrow Hitler. Students value the blending of theology with
biography, the concrete, real-life story of a renowned theologian. This
is useful in peace studies because so often we study the abstract.”
To enroll or for more information, contact Tracy Primozich, director of admissions, at primotr@bethanyseminary.edu or 800-287-8822.
-- Jenny Williams is director of Communications and Alumni/ae Relations for Bethany Theological Seminary.
Source: 11/15/2013 Newsline
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