The
Purpose: School of Theology/Divinity and Seminary trained
persons in all ministry settings should be prepared to respond
to the realities of destructive conflict with peacemaking skills.
Such may occur in our own lives, in inter-personal relationships
as well as in different ministerial and social settings. Such
work often requires the conversion of attitudes about conflict,
and the development of skills and practices that transform conflict
into opportunities for learning, growth, healing, new relationships
and stronger communities.
The Nature of the Certificate: This certificate
in Religion and Conflict Transformation is awarded by the Boston
Theological Institute in recognition of courses taken in Religion
and Conflict Transformation, and related areas, at the schools
of the Institute. The award is determined by a committee composed
of faculty who represent the BTI schools. There are two ways to
earn a certificate: 1) Supplement an existing program for degree
candidates in the BTI schools. 2) Register for continuing education
programs in the BTI schools. Registrants may be social workers
and lawyers, teachers and missionaries, pastors or priests on
sabbatical leave, military and prison chaplains or religious caregivers
in other areas, or others desiring Continuing Education Units
through the schools.
How
to Do It: Persons seeking this certificate are required
to seek out a faculty advisor from within his or her school who
will cooperate with RCT on the student's behalf. This advisor,
or mentor, is normally but not necessarily a faculty member working
with the program. Call the BTI if in doubt about who this person
might be.
How
to Apply: Requests for this certificate may be made by
any person in a bona fide program in the schools (e.g., either
matriculated students or persons in continuing education in the
BTI schools as defined in the course catalogue). 1) Such requests
are best made by the end of the fall term of the year in which
the student expects to graduate from his or her respective BTI
institution. 2) Persons seeking this certificate are advised to
contact the faculty representatives (or the BTI office) as soon
as they are able in their program of study.
Deadlines:
Applicant should be in consultation with his/her advisor and work
normally completed for a December graduation by November 1st.
For a May/June graduation, work must normally be completed by
April 1st.
Applications
and Brochures: are available from the registrar's offices
of the individual BTI schools or through a school's faculty representative
to the faculty task force. You can also download a .pdf application
and brochure from this page.
