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JFI is an Institute of St. Stephen's University, a graduate school of theology, peace and reconciliation that offers academic programs through our charter by the Province of New Brunswick to grant baccalaureate and master's degrees and graduate certificates. Accreditation HAVE CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE OF GRATIFICATION IN YOUR DEGREE FROM A TOP CHOICE IN CANADA FOR GRADUATE STUDIES IN THEOLOGY, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION St. Stephen's University is a graduate school of theology, peace and reconciliation that offers academic programs through our charter by the Province of New Brunswick to grant baccalaureate and master's degrees and graduate certificates. Have confidence and a sense of gratification in your degree from SSU. A robust and rigorous program curriculum in all of our programs, reputable and doctorally-trained faculty who know all of our students by name, and a provincial charter to grant graduate degrees and certificates all make St. Stephen's University a top choice in Canada for a graduate education in theology & culture, peace & justice, and reconciliation studies. As an Institute of SSU, the Jim Forest Institute for Religion, Peace & Justice enjoys the benefits of this affiliation. St. Stephen's University students who are enrolled in JFI programs can be confident that their degree or certificate will be recognized widely if they choose to transfer their courses or go on to complete doctoral studies at another institution after graduation. Our students have previously completed baccalaureate degrees from such prominent institutions of higher learning as Oxford University, University of Glasgow, and University of Waterloo before attending SSU & JFI, and our alumni have gone on to study at a number of reputable and prestigious schools from McGill University to the University of Nottingham among many others. Further, the Jim Forest Institute partners with other reputable academic institutions to deliver important components of our programs, including the University of Edinburgh and Queen's University Belfast. While we eschew elitism and aim to create an inclusive educational experience by welcoming students from any background — especially amplifying voices of outcasts from the margins — a degree from St. Stephen's University through your affiliation with JFI is nevertheless valued by other globally recognized universities, and our curriculum is rigorous and robust. Graduates of St. Stephen's University can therefore have full confidence in the value and recognition of their degrees.

Learn more about the director of the Jim Forest Institute, Dr. Andrew Phillip Klager. LEADERSHIP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR RELIGION, PEACE AND JUSTICE Director ANDREW PHILLIP KLAGER, PhD DIRECTOR – INSTITUTE for RELIGION, PEACE AND JUSTICE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION AND PEACE STUDIES DEAN OF PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY e. andrewklager@ssu.ca Andrew P. Klager is Professor of Religion and Peace Studies, Dean of Peace and Justice Studies, and founding director of the Institute of Religion, Peace and Justice at St. Stephen's University. He earned a PhD in Religious Studies and History from the University of Glasgow focusing on Anabaptist-Mennonite history and theology including the 16th-century Anabaptist peace tradition(s) and has completed continuing studies in Interfaith Conflict Resolution and Conflict Analysis from the United States Institute of Peace. He was also a Research Associate at the Humanitas Anabaptist-Mennonite Centre at TWU and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. Andrew has given a number of public lectures and made presentations at conferences, symposiums, and interfaith dialogues across North America. He is also widely published in various peer-reviewed journals (Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies; Journal of Ecumenical Studies; Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace; Greek Orthodox Theological Review; Mennonite Quarterly Review; Conrad Grebel Review; Journal of Mennonite Studies; Renaissance and Reformation; Journal of Theological Studies (Oxford); Reformation & Renaissance Review; Direction Journal ) and in a number of books (Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ [Eerdmans 2007]; Compassionate Eschatology: The Future as Friend [Wipf & Stock, 2011]; Canadian Christian Zionism: A Tangled Tale [Synaxis Press, 2014]); and Hellrazed? [Kevin Miller XI, 2017] in a variety of research fields ranging from peace and conflict studies, peacemaking and contemplation (theoria ), Anabaptist-Mennonite studies, interreligious peacebuilding especially in Egypt and the Middle East, peace theology, history of Christianity, 16th-century Reformation and Humanism, the Church fathers (especially St. Gregory of Nyssa), and Eastern Orthodox theology and asceticism. Andrew has also written for Egypt Independent (Al-Masry Al-Youm) and currently writes regularly for the Huffington Post and Clarion Journal of Spirituality and Justice , of which he's also a co-editor, and is an Associated Editor of The Kenarchy Journal , contributing editor of Solomon's Porch (In Communion) , and is on the Advisory Council of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship . In addition to his teaching, speaking, and publications, Andrew also carries out research on interreligious peacebuilding, asceticism and the inner transformation of a peacemaker, uses of history and peacebuilding, and Mennonite approaches to peacebuilding, especially in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and Middle East, and in Egypt in particular. He is also the editor of the book, From Suffering to Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Mennonite Interreligious, Interethnic, and International Peacebuilding (Pickwick, 2015) . Andrew's responsibilities at the Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice include teaching courses; directing the Master of Arts in Peace and Justice program; leading the study abroad module in Scotland and N.Ireland; arranging the student practicum placements overseas; organizing events; speaking and training on the inner transformation of a peacemaker; maintaining and adding content to the blog and podcasts; carrying out research and publishing on the inner transformation of a peacemaker, peace theology, and interreligious peacebuilding; giving public lectures at conferences and other events; and co-editing the Clarion Journal of Religion, Peace and Justice.

Welcome to SSU's Admission's Department. On this page, you will find all necessary instructions for applying to our programs, including the various steps involved in the application process, entrance requirements, and tuition and fees. Admissions APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN ON AN ONGOING BASIS YOUR PILGRIMAGE IN THEOLOGY, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION BEGINS HERE. WELCOME TO SSU's ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT! On this page, you will find all necessary instructions for applying to our programs, including the various steps involved in the application process, entrance requirements, and tuition and fees. St. Stephen's University is graduate school of theology, peace and reconciliation. We offer a range of hybrid-distance master's degrees and graduate certificates to suit students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences who are interested or require training in theology & culture or peace & justice. The curriculum and delivery methods of our programs are flexible and offer a variety of disciplinary combinations. We invite you to explore the admissions process and entrance requirements below. And if you would like more information about our programs, our fantastic Admissions staff listed below are ready to answer your questions. We hope you will join our enriching learning community and embrace the meaningful experience that awaits you. VIEW ALL SSU PROGRAMS >> ADMISSIONS STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OUR ADMISSIONS STAFF BELOW WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH YOU! Kathy Hull REGISTRAR ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY e. kathyhull@ssu.ca Jessica Williams ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY e. jwilliams@ssu.ca ADMISSIONS PROCESS DON'T WORRY — IT'S EASY AND IS ENTIRELY FREE UP UNTIL THE TIME A STUDENT DECIDES DEFINITIVELY TO ENROL WITH US 1. APPLY ONLINE The first step in our admissions process is submitting an online application. This process is entirely free and gives the SSU Admissions Committee all of the relevant info for us to determineyour eligibility and if we are a good fit for each other. 2. SEND TRANSCRIPTS After submitting your application to us, you will receive an email requesting that your transcripts be sent to us. This allow s us to determine if you are adequately academically prepared for our courses and programs and if our programs fit your vocational needs. 3. GET ACCEPTED If the SSU Admissions Committee determines th at you qualify for the program to which you applied, you will receive an email with an accepta nce letter and further instructions related to course registration. You're ready to begin your new pi lgrimage wit h us! 4. CONFIRM YOUR SPOT After you'v e received your acceptance letter from us and you've decided definitively that you would like to enrol in the program into which you've been accepted, you will need to let us know by confirming your spot with us online with a $200 CAD deposit. 5. COURSE REGISTRATION Your final step is to register for your courses online, after which our Registrar will be in touch with you to finalize the details — at about this time, you will also be entered into our system and receive your @ssu.ca email address and access to your courses as needed. APPLY HERE TO START >> SEND TRANSCRIPTS HERE >> SHARE YOUR EXCITEMENT >> CONFIRM YOUR SPOT >> COURSE REGISTRATION >> ELIGIBILITY PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION ABOUT ANYTHING OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS – WE'RE HERE TO HELP! ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS St. Stephen's University believes that it is better to accept our graduate students on a case-by-case basis rather than setting inflexible entrance standards. This means that in addition to a prospective student's GPA and grades from their undergraduate degree, the SSU Admissions Committee takes into consideration experience, drive and motivation, maturity level, reasons for completing our programs, and many other intangible qualities. That being said, SSU normally requires an undergraduate degree from an accredited university in a related discipline (broadly defined) that gives the prospective student the tools to complete our coursework and flourish in our vibrant and g rowing learning community. Prospective students therefore have a better chance of getting accepted into our program if they meet the following standards: UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPTS THAT SHOW A MINIMUM 3.0 GPA (B), WITH A 3.3 GPA (B+) IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE MAJOR WHERE ENGLISH IS NOT THE STUDENT'S FIRST LANGUAGE, DEMONSTRATED PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH BY SCORING 550 ON A PAPER-BASED TOEFL, 86 ON AN INTERNET-BASED TOEFL, OR 6.5 ON AN IELTS EXAM. ALTERNATE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTING MAY BE ACCEPTED BASED ON DEMONSTRATED EQUIVALENCY. However, we welcome all inquiries and applicants from anyone interested in our programs, including mature students who perhaps don't have the regular requisite undergraduate credentials. SSU defines a mature student as follows: 30+ YEARS OLD FIVE YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AT LEAST AN A– AVERAGE IN YOUR PRELIMINARY YEAR AFTER ACCEPTANCE INTO YOUR PROGRAM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUNDATION STUDENTS When we accept one-year foundation undergraduate students into St. Stephen's University, we look for possibilities and motivation beyond your transcript. Our standard acceptance criterion is a 70% combined average of your university-prep Grade 12 courses. However, if your average is below this level, we will give you a chance to demonstrate to us why your experience at SSU might be more academically successful than your high school marks might suggest. This can be demonstrated in one or more of the following ways: A REFERENCE FROM A TEACHER OR ACADEMIC SOURCE THAT WOULD ATTEST TO THE REASONABLE HOPE FOR YOUR ABILITY TO COMPLETE OUR 1-YR FOUNDATION COURSES A WRITTEN EXPLANATION BY THE STUDENT OF WHY THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES ARE LOW (E.G., FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES OR BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES), AND WHY THERE WOULD BE A GOOD EXPECTATION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AT SSU A STATEMENT DESCRIBING A RELEVANT LEARNING DISABILITY INCLUDING A COPY OF A VALID ASSESSMENT OR PLANS TO OBTAIN ONE. Depending on circumstances and grades, you may be accepted on the basis of setting up a plan for academic success. This typically includes partnership with an academic mentor to help ensure that everyone is prepared from the beginning to help you succeed in your transition to university studies. As with our prospective graduate students, undergraduate students whose first language is not English must also demonstrate proficiency in English by scoring 550 on a paper-based TOEFL, 86 on an internet-based TOEFL, or 6.5 on an IELTS exam. Alternate language proficiency testing may be accepted based on demonstrated equivalency. TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID St. Stephen's University offers a limited amount of financial aid for our students through the support of our gene rous donors and the Jim Forest Scholarship and Bursary Fund. These scholarship s and bursaries are merit and needs based resp ectively and are distributed on a first come, first served basis, so it is important that prospective students apply early in the application process. VIEW OUR TUITION AND FEES >> APPLY FOR OUR FINANCIAL AID >>

SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND STUDY ABROAD TRIP ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM August 19 – September 2, 2023 AT A GLANCE DATES: AUG . 19 – SEPT. 2, 2023 CREDIT HOURS: 6 c/h TOTAL TRIP COST FOR CREDIT: $5,200 CAD + flights TOTAL TRIP COST FOR NON-CREDIT: $3,500 CAD + flights DELIVERY MODES: readings before the trip, intensive sessions with experts in their fields, festival attendance, pilgrimage / silent retreat, documentary screening with panel discussion, folk show and storytelling, learning tours and museums, assignments after the trip EMPHASES: Christian nationalism, post-conflict trauma healing, religion in peace and violence, inter-faith hospitality, memory and history in truth and reconciliation, restorative justice, forgiveness, hope-building, trust- and relationship- building, public theology, storytelling in peacebuilding, with application and case studies in post-Troubles N.Ireland PREAMBLE The following is the registration form for the Scotland & Northern Ireland study abroad trip (Aug. 19 – Sept. 2, 2023) and is meant to help IRPJ collect the information we need for planning purposes. Students will need to register and pay a deposit of $1,000 CAD before March 1, 2023 to secure their spot on this trip (Note: your spot on this study abroad trip is not officially secured for you until this deposit is paid, so the sooner, the better). Students will then be invoiced for the remaining cost of the trip ($1,770 CAD), which needs to be paid in full before April 1, 2023 , and for tuition ($2,430 CAD), which needs to be paid before May 1, 2023 (payment plans are available for tuition, but this must be paid in full before the start of the study abroad trip). The amount on the invoice is all-inclusive for accommodations, meals, internal travel within Scotland and Northern Ireland, academic sessions, and other related experiences (e.g., the learning tours in Belfast and Derry, Free Derry Museum admissions, etc.), all of which is prearranged for you. Students therefore need to make your own flight arrangements, as this is not included in the cost of the study abroad trip. The program of the study abroad trip begins the morning of Aug. 21, but we would like our students to arrive on Aug. 19 to give you a full day to settle in and acclimate yourself. You will therefore need to arrive in Edinburgh and at our first accommodations at Pollock Estate on Aug. 19, and you will need to make flight arrangements on one of the days after our final send-off pub night in Derry on Sept 1. Your final night of accommodations is at Corrymeela near Ballycastle, Northern Ireland on Sept. 1, and departure is Sept. 2. The closest airports are in Belfast and Dublin. All travel arrangements to and from our accommodations and your airport are the students' responsibility. Name and contact information: Travel information: Spots and accommodations on this study abroad trip are limited, and arrangements for this trip therefore assume that our students are travelling by themselves. However, we also recognize that this is a once in a lifetime experience that you might want to share with someone else. We are therefore prepared to allow travel companions, but we prefer that these are kept to a minimum for the purposes of our own travel arrangements and group cohesion. Nevertheless, below are questions related to how you will be travelling with us. Please note, however, that we cannot guarantee that we will be able to fully accommodate your travel companions, and you may need to make alternative arrangements for them. Having said that, it is crucial that you stay with your fellow students throughout the trip regardless. Please note that if your travel companion would like to experience the entire trip, including all accommodations, meals, internal travel, academic sessions, events and experiences, the cost for personal enrichment (i.e., non-credit) is $3,500 CAD. 1. Will you be coming on this trip by yourself or with others? * By myself With others 2. Including yourself, how many total will you be travelling with? * one two three + 3. Will you need accommodations, meals, and travel arrangements (e.g., bus and train tickets) for more than just yourself on this trip? (Note: applicable costs will be added to your invoice; if you answered < yes > to this question, someone will be in touch with you for more details.) * Yes No 4. If you will have travel companions with you, do they also want to participate in the academic sessions and other related experiences, either for personal enrichment or for credit? (Note: applicable costs will be added to your invoice; if you answered < yes > to this question, someone will be in touch with you for more details.) * Yes No N/A Accommodations and meals: The accommodations for this study abroad trip to Scotland and Northern Ireland include the following (click on each for more information): Pollock Estate, University of Edinburgh Tobar Mhuire Retreat Centre An Cuan, Rostrevor, Northern Ireland Elms Village, Queen's University Belfast Corrymeela, Davey Village Accommodations in each of the above locations on this study abroad trip are normally shared twin rooms, usually but not always with an en suite bathroom. In some cases, it is possible to have a private single room with an en suite bathroom for an additional cost. Please note, however, that we cannot guarantee the availability of private single rooms to our students. Please note that St. Stephen's University will make efforts to ensure the safety and comfort of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive students, which means that we will design sleeping arrangements that best support each student's emotional and physical safety. Generally speaking, separating students into groups according to their stated gender identity is most appropriate, but the composition of the group and/or the nature of the trip environment may require another arrangement. 5. Gender Student * male female Other Companion 1 male female Other Companion 2 male female Other Companion 3 male female Other 6. If you or one of your travel companions identify as transgender, non-binary, or gender expansive, please describe your accommodation preference that will best support your emotional and physical safety as per our stated above policy. 7. Please indicate your accommodation preference below. * I am okay with a shared room with a roommate I would *prefer* a private single room if possible for the extra cost I *need* a private single room for the extra cost I would like shared accommodations with my travel companions (someone from SSU will be in touch with you) 8. If the accommodations on this study abroad trip seem like they might pose a challenge for you, please indicate this below, and IRPJ's director will get in touch with you about this to explore alternative arrangements with you. 9. The cost of all meals is included in the all-inclusive cost of the study abroad trip, many of which are arranged ahead of time. Please therefore indicate below if you have any dietary restrictions that we should know about. Other information: 10. Please provide your emergency contact information below. 11. Please choose whichever option below applies to you: * I am a British citizen I am a permanent resident of the UK I require only a passport and will have one before I travel I have or am applying for a study permit and will have one before I travel I have or am applying for a Visa and will have one before I travel Note: for all international applicants, enrolment at St. Stephen's University does not make you eligible for British residency. SSU has no influence over decisions regarding passports or visas and cannot guarantee you will receive a visa to participate in this study abroad trip. It is solely the responsibility of the student to ensure that you can travel to and within the UK before the start of the travel abroad trip. 12. Do you have any disabilities that we should know about (Note: this study abroad trip includes relatively short single-day pilgrimages and occasionally short walks from our accommodations to the locations of our academic sessions). 13. Is there anything else you think we should know, including additional information that you believe might be relevant, questions you might have, explanations of responses you gave above, etc.? 14. Please agree to the following conditions before submitting this registration form. Refund Policy: If a student decides to withdraw from the study abroad module before it begins, it is important to inform St. Stephen's University as soon as possible so that there is an opportunity for another student to take the newly vacant spot. The refund schedule is as follows: Before May 19, 2023 – 100% refund of total cost of the trip and tuition, minus a $300 administration fee ($4,900 CAD); Before June 19, 2023 – 50% refund of total cost of the trip and tuition, minus a $300 administration fee ($2,300 CAD); Before July 19, 2023 – no refund of the cost of the trip; 50% refund of tuition, minus a $300 admin ($1,515 CAD); After July 19, 2023 – no refund of the cost of the trip and tuition. Refunds require 6 to 8 weeks to process.* I agree to the refund policy described above The registrant grants permission for any photography, videos, or other pictures of the registrant to be used in SSU and IRPJ promotional or educational material without any additional consent. Note: If you do not wish to grant permission, please contact andrewklager@ssu.ca. I agree I acknowledge and agree to the following conditions: 1.) I must send a $1,000 CAD deposit to SSU before March 1, 2023 for myself and each of my travel companions (if applicable); 2.) I must send the remaining balance of the travel costs to SSU before April 1, 2023 for myself and each travel companion (if applicable); 3.) I must pay the cost of tuition before May 1, 2023 (payment plans available). * I agree I acknowledge and agree that it is entirely my responsibility to ensure that I have the necessary visa and/or passport to enter the UK and remain in the country for up to two weeks before the start of the study abroad trip and that SSU cannot provide assistance with this in any way. * I agree I certify that the information provided on this registration form is accurate to the best of my knowledge. * I agree SUBMIT If you wish to send your $1,000 CAD deposit immediately to hold your spot, please do so by clicking here . Thanks for submitting this registration form. Someone from SSU will be in touch with you soon!

As a private university independently chartered by the Province of New Brunswick to grant master's degrees and graduate certificates, SSU relies heavily on the generous financial support of alumni, businesses, friends, foundations, and organizations to fulfill its mission & purpose. We welcome your financial and moral support, and we invite you to partner with us in helping to graduate new generations of students committed to SSU'S values and the vision. Give to St. Stephen's University SUPPORT SSU's OPERATIONS AND STUDENTS I WANT TO DONATE NOW St. Stephen’s University is a graduate school of theology, peace and reconciliation that is committed to engaging and reconciling communities through a relational, contemplative, and transformative university education. At St. Stephen’s University, our mission is to serve students with opportunities for academic excellence, creative and integrated thinking, spiritual formation, and global exposure, with the flexibility to earn a degree while remaining faithful to their family and career obligations. As a private university independently chartered by the Province of New Brunswick to grant master's degrees and graduate certificates, SSU relies heavily on the generous financial support of alumni, businesses, friends, foundations, and organizations to fulfill its mission & purpose. We welcome your financial and moral support, and we invite you to partner with us in helping to graduate new generations of students committed to the values and the vision that make the St. Stephen’s educational experience so unique and so needed in today’s world. With gratitude for your support, Bradley Jersak, PhD PRINCIPAL o f ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSI TY | e. bjersak@ssu .ca I want to donate now To make a donation to St. Stephen's University, please click the yellow 'Donate' button below, complete the form that appears, and agree to the terms and conditions and click the blue 'Donate' button. If you have any trouble, please contact finance@ssu.ca . Thank you so much for your generosity! All donation amounts are in Canadian dollars by default and can be either one-time or monthly donations. Official tax receipts will be sent out to donors in February. CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION TO SSU!

Rev. Dr. Brad Jersak (Reader Irenaeus) is the Principal of St. Stephen's University, Director of the School of Theology & Culture, and Professor of Religious Studies. He holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from Bangor University (Wales) and is an author and teacher based in Abbotsford, Canada. Bradley Jersak, PhD PRINCIPAL of ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR of THE SSU SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY & CULTURE PROFESSOR of THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES e. bjersak@ssu.ca Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Nottingham (2014) PhD, Theology and Religious Studies, Bangor University, Wales (2013) M.Div., Biblical Studies, Trinity Western University/ACTS (1995) MA, Biblical Studies, Briercrest Seminary (1988) BRE, Biblical Studies, Briercrest Bible College (1986) BIOGRAPHY EXPERTISE RESEARCH & SELECT PUBLICATIONS COURSES Rev. Dr. Brad Jersak (Reader Irenaeus) is the Principal of St. Stephen's University, Director of the School of Theology & Culture, and Professor of Religious Studies. He holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from Bangor University (Wales) and is an author and teacher based in Abbotsford, Canada. He has taught New Testament and Patristics as a core faculty member at Westminster Theological Centre in the UK and is currently on faculty at St. Stephen's University in New Brunswick as the Dean of Theology & Culture. After serving as pastor and church-planter for twenty years, he now travels for Fresh Wind Christian Fellowship and serves as reader at All-Saints Orthodox Monastery (Dewdney, BC). Brad’s focus today is on writing accessible theology, facilitating 'listening prayer' seminars, and teaching college courses. His research, teaching, and writing emphases include the gospels, cruciform theology, contemplative spirituality applied to prophetic justice, and a theology of hope (Her Gates Will Never Be Shut ). He is the author or co-author of thirteen books on atonement theology, eschatology, cruciform theology, Simone Weil, and George Grant and is currently the senior editor of CWR Press and St. Macrina Press. His most recent books are A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel , A More Christlike Way: A More Beautiful Faith , and IN: Incarnation & Inclusion, Abba & Lamb . << Dr. Jersak's research and select publications will be listed here soon >> << Dr. Jersak's expertise will be listed here soon >> << Dr. Jersak's courses will be listed here soon >>

Dr. Andrew Phillip Klager is the Provost & Vice-Chancellor of St. Stephen's University, Founding Director of The Jim Forest Institute for Religion, Peace & Justice, and Professor of Religion and Peace Studies. He lives in Yarrow, British Columbia with his wife of 20+ years and three children, with another who has already flown the coop, and is an avid Red Sox fan, loves to read, and has a deep appreciation for art, poetry, and music, especially as they intersect with theology and peacebuilding. Andrew Phillip Klager, PhD PROVOST & VICE-CHANCELLOR o f ST . STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR of T HE JIM FOREST INSTITUTE FOR RELIGION, PEACE & JUSTICE PROFESSOR of RELIGION AND PEACE STUDIES e. andrewklager@ssu.c a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, CSRS, University of Victoria (2014) PhD, Religious Studies and History, University of Glasgow (2011) MA, Christian Studies (History), McMaster Divinity College (2006) BA, Biblical Studies, Columbia Bible College (2003) BIOGRAPHY EXPERTISE RESEARCH & SELECT PUBLICATIONS COURSES Dr. Andrew Phillip Klager is the Provost & Vice-Chancellor of St. Stephen's University, Founding Director of The Jim Forest Institute for Religion, Peace & Justice, and Professor of Religion and Peace Studies. He lives in Yarrow, British Columbia with his wife of 20+ years and three children, with another who has already flown the coop and lives in Calgary, and is an avid Red Sox fan, loves to read, and has a deep appreciation for art, poetry, and music, especially as they intersect with theology and peacebuilding. Andrew earned a PhD in Religious Studies and History from the University of Glasgow focusing on Anabaptist-Mennonite history and theology including the 16th-century Anabaptist peace tradition(s) and has completed continuing studies in Interfaith Conflict Resolution and Conflict Analysis from the United States Institute of Peace. He was also a Research Associate at the Humanitas Anabaptist-Mennonite Centre at TWU and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. In addition to his academic publications, Andrew has also written for Egypt Independent (Al-Masry Al-Youm) and currently writes regularly for the Huffington Post and Clarion Journal of Spirituality and Justice, of which he's also a co-editor. He is also an Associated Editor of The Kenarchy Journal , contributing editor of Solomon's Porch (In Communion ), and is on the Advisory Council of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. Andrew is the editor of the book, From Suffering to Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Mennonite Interreligious, Interethnic, and International Peacebuilding (Pickwick, 2015) , with his next book due out in 2024, entitled, Infinite Creation and Becoming Human: Desire, Freedom, and the Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker (Orbis). BOOKS: From Suffering to Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Mennonite Interreligious, Interethnic, and International Peacebuilding . ed., Andrew P. Klager. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock [Pickwick Imprint], 2015. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: “Understanding Biblical Violence: An ‘Oikonomic’ Approach.” In Clarion Call to Love: Essays in Gratitude to Archbishop Lazar Puhalo . ed. authors of Clarion Journal of Spirituality and Justice, 68–80. Abbotsford, BC: St. Macrina Press, 2018. “The Church Fathers and Apokatastasis: Mt. Tabor, Gethsemane, and the Final Restoration of Humanity as a Theodrama of Peace.” In Hellrazed? ed. Kevin Miller, 135–164. Kimberly, BC: Kevin Miller XI Productions, Inc., 2017. “Authentic Grassroots Conflict Transformation in Egypt: Interreligious Hospitality and the Gift of Pessimism in Mennonite Approaches to Peacebuilding.” In From Suffering to Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Mennonite Interreligious, Interethnic, and International Peacebuilding . ed. Andrew P. Klager, 231–250. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock [Pickwick Imprint], 2015. “Abandoning Apocalyptic Determinism in Favour of Compassion for Palestinians.” In Canadian Christian Zionism, Canadian Foreign Policy and the Palestinians: A Tangled Tale , Ron Dart, 81–92. Dewdney, BC: Synaxis Press, 2015. “Orthodox Eschatology and St. Gregory of Nyssa's De vita Moysis: Transfiguration, Cosmic Unity, and Compassion.” In Compassionate Eschatology: The Future as Friend , eds. Ted Grimsrud and Michael Hardin, 230–252. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2011. “Retaining and Reclaiming the Divine: Identification and the Recapitulation of Peace in St. Irenaeus of Lyons' Atonement Narrative.” In Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ , eds. Brad Jersak and Michael Hardin, 422–480. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007. PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES: “The Early Influence of Humanism on Balthasar Hubmaier (1485–1528) During His University Studies.” Reformation and Renaissance Review , 22, no. 1 (2020), 4–24. “From Victimization to Empathetic Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Interreligious Peacebuilding and Human Rights Advocacy in Anabaptist-Mennonite Origins.” Journal of Mennonite Studies 32 (Summer 2014): 119–132. “Mennonite Religious Values as a Resource for Peacebuilding between Orthodox Christians and Muslims.” Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies 43, no. 2 (2011): 127–155. Published summer 2013. “Ingestion and Gestation: Peacemaking, the Lord's Supper, and the Theotokos in the Anabaptist-Mennonite and Eastern Orthodox Traditions.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies 47, no. 3 (Summer 2012): 436–456. “Free Will and Vicinal Culpability in St. Gregory of Nyssa's De vita Moysis.” Greek Orthodox Theological Review 55, no. 1–4 (2010): 149–179. “Balthasar Hubmaier's Use of the Church Fathers: Availability, Access, and Interaction.” Mennonite Quarterly Review 84, no. 1 (January 2010): 5–65. “St. Gregory of Nyssa, Anabaptism, and the Creeds.” Conrad Grebel Review 26, no. 3 (Fall 2008): 42–71. “Balthasar Hubmaier and the Authority of the Church Fathers.” Historical Papers 2008: Canadian Society of Church History: Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, 1–3 June 2008 18 (2008), 133–152. “Passive Sacramentalism and Ontological Soteriology in Hans Denck and Gregory of Nyssa.” Direction Journal 35, no. 2 (Fall 2006): 268–278. http://www.directionjournal.org/article/?1448 NON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, POSTS, & OPINION PIECES: Fourteen posts for the Huffington Post : www.huffpost.com/author/apklager-728 Twenty-five articles and reflections for Clarion: Journal of Spirituality and Justice : www.clarion-journal.com/clarion_journal_of_spirit/author-andrew-klager/ Ten posts for the IRPJ Blog : www.irpj.org/blog-1/author/Andrew-Klager Review Article: “DOCUMENTARY: J.E.S.U.S.A. reviewed by Andrew Klager.” Orthodoxy in Dialogue (22 April 2020): https://orthodoxyindialogue.com/2020/04/22/ documentary-j-e-s-u-s-a-reviewed-by-andrew-klager/ “Is Nonviolence Naïve? …and other questions about Jesus’ most controversial teachings.” Sojourners Magazine (July 2018): https://sojo.net/magazine/july-2018/nonviolence-naive-questions-Christian “What Should Christians Do About the Violence in Northern Iraq?” MennoNerds (13 August 2014): http://mennonerds.com/what-should-christians-do-about-the-violence-in-northern-iraq-andrew-p-klager/ “Peacemaking in the Anabaptist-Mennonite and Eastern Orthodox Traditions.” Roots and Branches: Newsletter of the Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia 20, no. 3 (August 2014): 5–6. “New Political Climate Could Provide Hope for Copts.” Al-Masry al-Youm – Egypt Independent (12 July 2012 – print edition; July 15 2012 – online edition): http://www.egyptindependent.com/opinion/new-political-climate-could-provide-hope-copts Interviewed: “Anabaptism and Eastern Orthodox: Common Ground?” Roots and Branches: Newsletter of the Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia 15, no. 2 (April 2009): 14–15. ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES: “National Service Board for Religious Objectors.” In Opposition to War: An Encyclopedia of United States Peace and Antiwar Movement , ed. Mitchell K. Hall, 475–477. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2018. “Peace History Society.” In Opposition to War: An Encyclopedia of United States Peace and Antiwar Movement , ed. Mitchell K. Hall, 530–532. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2018. One-hundred-and-four articles outlining the histories of the congregations of Mennonite Church British Columbia and British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopaedia Online . http://www.gameo.org . BOOK REVIEWS : Book Review: Leu, Urs B. and Sandra Weidmann. Huldrych Zwingli’s Private Library, Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions . Leiden: Brill, 2019. Journal of Theological Studies 74, no. 1 (April 2023) (forthcoming). Book Review: Haberkern, Phillip N. Patron Saint and Prophet: Jan Hus in the Bohemian and German Reformations , Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. Journal of Theological Studies 74, no. 1 (April 2023) (forthcoming). Book Review: Wengert, Timothy J. The Annotated Luther, Volume 1: The Roots of Reform . Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015. Journal of Theological Studies 68, no. 1 (January 2017): 405–406. Book Review: Stjerna, Kirsi I. The Annotated Luther, Volume 2: Word and Faith . Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015. Journal of Theological Studies 68, no. 1 (January 2017): 406–407. Book Review: Loewen, Harry. Luther and His Opponents: Ink Against the Devil . Waterloo, ON: Wilfred Laurier Press, 2015. Conrad Grebel Review 34, no. 2 (Spring 2016): 202–204. Book Review: Campbell, Lara, Michael Dawson, and Catherine Gidney, eds. Worth Fighting For: Canada’s Tradition of War Resistance from 1812 to the War on Terror . Toronto: Between the Lines, 2015. Mennonite Historian 41, no. 3 (September 2015): 11. Book Review: “Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment — Jim Forest's Much Needed Meditation on a Shamefully Neglected Teaching.” Forest, Jim. Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 2014. Huffington Post (25 March 2015): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ andrew-p-klager-phd/loving-our-enemies-reflec_b_6934426.html Book Review: Chatfield, Graeme R. Balthasar Hubmaier and the Clarity of Scripture: A Critical Reformation Issue . Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2013. Journal of Theological Studies 66, no. 1 (April 2015): 487–491. Book Review: “A Farewell to Mars: Brian Zahnd's Timely Send-Off to the God of War in an Age of Religious Violence.” Zahnd, Brian. A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace . New York: David C. Cook, 2014. Huffington Post (8 July 2014): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-p-klager-phd/a-farewell-to-mars-brian-_b_5556257.html Book Review: Stutzman, Ervin R. From Nonresistance to Justice: The Transformation of Mennonite Church Peace Rhetoric, 1908–2008 . Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, Vol. 46. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2011. Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace 4, no. 2 (Spring 2011). Book Review: Pipkin, Wayne Walker H. Scholar, Pastor, Martyr: The Life and Ministry of Balthasar Hubmaier (ca. 1480–1528) . Praha, CZ: International Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. Mennonite Quarterly Review 85, no. 3 (July 2011): 532–535. Book Review: Dipple, Geoffrey. ‘Just as in the Time of the Apostles’: Uses of History in the Radical Reformation . Kitchener, ON: Pandora Press, 2005. Reformation & Renaissance Review 8, no. 3 (2006): 376–377. published winter 2008. Peace theology, interreligious peacebuilding, conflict transformation, conflict analysis, contemplation and peacemaking, contemplative studies, Eastern Orthodox theology and spirituality, theological anthropology, Christology, Church fathers, St. Gregory of Nyssa, History of Christianity, Anabaptist-Mennonite history and theology. PJST 5482 – The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker PJST 5380 – Theology of Peace & Justice PJST 5583 – Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding PJST 5882 – Religion, Peace & Conflict PJST/THEO 6200 – Building Peace and Becoming Human PJST/THEO 6400 – Study Abroad Module: Scotland & N.Ireland PJST 6300 – Peace & Justice Guided Thesis Research PJST 6600 – Peace & Justice Thesis PJST 6090 – Peace & Justice Practicum

Through JFI, SSU offers a unique and thoroughly enriching M.A. in Peace and Justice that equips students to engage the hostile, divided, unjust, oppressive, and violent corners of our world using practical grassroots and community-based peacebuilding skills and training with a theological foundation in peace and justice and through a transfigured interior life, prophetic imagination, and contemplative basis from which to participate in God's unfolding subversive and upside-down kingdom. Master of Arts (M . A.) in Peace & Justice PROGRAMS / PEACE & JUSTICE Theologically-Grounded Peacebuilding St. Stephen's University offers a unique and thoroughly enriching Master of Arts in Peace and Justice that includes accommodating online and short intensive in-person and study aboard course delivery methods to allow students to complete their program without the need to uproot their lives. This program equips students to engage the hostile, divided, unjust, oppressive, and violent corners of our world using practical grassroots and community-based peacebuilding skills and training with a theological foundation in peace and justice and through a transfigured interior life, prophetic imagination, and contemplative basis from which to participate in God's unfolding subversive and upside-down kingdom. Tracks of the M.A. in Peace & Justice To meet the different needs and interests of our students, the Master of Arts in Peace and Justice has three tracks with emphases on the inner transformation of a peacemaker, reconciling with Indigenous peoples, or peace and justice in the Palestinian context. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND INNER TRANSFORMATION This track is for students who want a general background in peace and justice studies, including theory and praxis, as rooted in the most pressing and pertinent theological considerations as they relate to peacebuilding and conflict transformation. The curriculum of this track combines a focus on grassroots peacebuilding skills and training from the ground up, conflict analysis, public theology with a focus on peace and justice, trauma-healing and reconciliation, and the inner transformation of a peacemaker that engages contemplative and ascetic practices for encouraging the resilience, healing, and authenticity of a peacemaker that is then transmitted to a suffering, divided, and hostile world. AT A GLANCE: DURATION — 2 YEARS (FULL TIME) CREDIT HOURS — 39 DELIVERY MODE — ONLINE COURSES, 9-DAY RESIDENCY, 2-WEEK STUDY ABROAD TRIP, THESIS EMPHASES — THEOLOGY OF PEACE & JUSTICE, CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, RELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING, GRASSROOTS CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT This track is for students who have a special interest in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. It is offered jointly with the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice at Bethlehem Bible College and emphasizes peacemaking in the midst of the decades-long intractable conflict in Israel-Palestine by including two additional online courses on the Palestinian context and a two-week residency in Bethlehem, Palestine. AT A GLANCE: DURATION — 2 YEARS (FULL TIME) CREDIT HOURS — 36 DELIVERY MODE — ONLINE COURSES, 2-WEEK BETHLEHEM RESIDENCY, THESIS OR DIRECTED STUDY W/MAJOR PAPER EMPHASES — THEOLOGY OF PEACE & JUSTICE, CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, RELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING, GRASSROOTS PEACEBUILDING, NONVIOLENT RESPONSES TO INJUSTICE AGAINST PALESTINIANS PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND RECONCILING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES This track is for students who have a special interest in reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, considered within a peace and justice framework. It has the same emphases and components as Track 1, but it replaces the study abroad module in Scotland and Northern Ireland with another in-person module at St. Stephen's University on truth-telling and reconciling with Indigenous peoples. AT A GLANCE: DURATION — 2 YEARS (FULL TIME) CREDIT HOURS — 42 DELIVERY MODE — ONLINE COURSES, 9-DAY RESIDENCY, HYBRID COURSES AND IN-PERSON RESIDENCY AT SSU AND CHIPUTNETICOOK CAMP, THESIS EMPHASES — THEOLOGY OF PEACE & JUSTICE, CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, RELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING, GRASSROOTS CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, RECONCILIATION W/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Course Sequencing TRACK 1 – INNER TRANSFORMATION TRACK 2 – RECONCILIATION STUDIES TRACK 3 – PALESTINIAN CONTEXT PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND INNER TRANSFORMATION In the first year of study, students complete six online courses (18 c/h), and in the second year of study, students attend a short peace & justice 9-day residency at SSU, travel on a two-week study abroad trip in Scotland and N.Ireland, and complete an online peace & justice guided thesis research course and thesis (21 c/h). YEAR ONE FALL SEMESTER RS 5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker RS 5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice RS 5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR ONE SPRING SEMESTER IS 5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding IS/RS 5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict RS 5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO FALL SEMESTER Study Abroad Trip in Scotland & N.Ireland (August – 2 weeks) MAPJ 6500 — Peace and Justice Research Methods / Guided Thesis Proposal 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO SPRING SEMESTER SSU Peace & Justice 9-Day Residency (April) MAPJ 6800 —Thesis (20,000 words) 12 CREDIT HOURS PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT In the first year of study, students complete six online courses (18 c/h), and in the second year of study, students complete two online courses on the Palestinian context; online peace & justice guided thesis research course; a residency with training and seminars in Bethlehem, Palestine (two weeks); and either a thesis or a directed study + major research paper (18 c/h). YEAR ONE FALL SEMESTER RS 5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker RS 5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice RS 5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR ONE WINTER SEMESTER IS 5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding IS/RS 5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict RS 5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO FALL SEMESTER IS 6100 – Peacemaking & Justice in the Palestinian Context I MAPJ 6500 — Peace and Justice Research Methods / Guided Thesis Proposal 6 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO WINTER SEMESTER IS 6200 – Peacemaking & Justice in the Palestinian Context II Bethlehem Residency, Training, and Seminars (2 weeks) MAPJ 6800 —Thesis (20,000 words) or directed study with major paper 12 CREDIT HOURS PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND RECONCILING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES In the first year of study, students complete six online courses (18 c/h), and in the second year of study, students take three Reconciliation Studies hybrid courses and participate in a short two-week residency on reconciling with Indigenous peoples at SSU and Chiputneticook Camp, a short peace & justice 9-day residency at SSU, an online peace & justice guided thesis research course, and a thesis in the second year (24 c/h). YEAR ONE FALL SEMESTER RS 5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker RS 5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice RS 5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR ONE WINTER SEMESTER IS 5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding IS/RS 5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict RS 5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO FALL SEMESTER Reconciliation Studies semester – 3 hybrid courses, plus two-week SSU residency (October) MAPJ 6500 — Peace and Justice Research Methods / Guided Thesis Proposal 12 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO WINTER SEMESTER SSU Peace & Justice 9-Day Residency (April) MAPJ 6800 —Thesis (20,000 words) 12 CREDIT HOURS GO TO FULL SSU COURSE LIST Delivery Methods TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND INNER TRANSFORMATION ONLINE COURSES 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 . IN-PERSON PEACE & JUSTICE 9-DAY RESIDENCY @ ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY This short 9- day intensive residency takes place on-site at St. Steph en's University. It includes seminars and workshops that are led by a team of top scholars and practitioners covering such subjects as the psychology and neuroscience of the inner transformation of a peacemaker; building peace and becoming human; the political philosophy of peace and justice; and practical skills workshops on p ea cebuilding program planning. STUDY ABROAD TRIP TO SCOTLAND AND N.IRELAND This 2-week study abroad trip includes intensive academic sessions at the University of Edinburgh, Queen's University Belfast, and Corrymeela in Ballycastle, as taught by experts and practitioners in grassroots peacebuilding and theology. The learn-study opportunity also includes attendance at the Just Festival (part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), a pilgrimage along St Patrick's Way, a documentary screening with panelists from the film, and learning tours in Belfast and Derry. CLICK HERE for more info. PEACE & JUSTICE GUIDED THESIS RESEARCH COURSE AND THESIS Students will complete an online Peace & Justice guided research course as they refine the topic of their thesis with their supervisor, and complete an approximately 20,000 -wor d thesis on a topic related to the subjects of the degree program and that adequately prepares students for their vocation as peacemakers. PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT ONLINE COURSES Students will comp lete 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 . 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 . RESIDENCY IN BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE This two-week intensive residential po rtion of the program in Bethlehem combines academic lectures, intentional reflection on personal spirituality, and site visits to important local Palestinian-led peace and justice organizations. The opportunity to study and serve in Bethlehem, listening and learning in the Palestinian community, is a profound, transformative experience. Watch the interview in the video above with the director of the Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice, Dr. Andrew Bush, and SSU / BethBC student, Chris Horton, and on his experience of the summer residency as part of his MA in Peace & Justice. PEACE & JUSTICE GUIDED THESIS RESEARCH COURSE AND THESIS Students will complete a n online guided thesis research course as they refine the topic of their thesis with their supervisor, and complete an approximately 20,000-word thesis on a topic related to the subjects of the degree program and the adequately prepares students for their vocation as peacemakers. Some students have the opportunity to complete a directed study with major research paper instead of the thesis. It is expected that students in this track will complete a thesis or complete a directed study with major research paper on a topic related to peace and justice in the Palestinian context. PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND RECONCILING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ONLINE COURSES 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 cours es, VISIT HERE . IN-PERSON PEACE & JUSTICE 9-DAY RESIDENCY @ ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY This short 9-day intensive residency takes place on-site at St. Stephen's University. It includes seminars and worksho ps that are led by a team of top scholars and practitioners covering such subjects as the psychology and neuroscience of the inner transformation of a peacemaker; building peace and becoming human; the political philosophy of peace and justice; and practical skills workshops on peacebuilding program planning. HYBRID COURSES AND TWO-WEEK RESIDENCY @ ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY In this module, students complete three hybrid courses in October in St. Stephen, NB and the Peskotomuhkati Nation’s Camp Chiputneticook. Hybrid courses combine some online engagement with an intensive in-person module providing experiential, land-based, and storytelling approaches to education. The course s for this m odule include 'Indigenous Sovereignty and the Colonial Legacy'; 'Wabanaki History, Worldview, Culture and Spirituality'; and 'From the TRC to Reconcili-action.' For more information on this module, VISIT HERE . PEACE & JUSTICE GUIDED THESIS RESEARCH COURSE AND TH ESIS Students will complete a n online guided thesis research course as they refine the topic of their thesis with their supervisor, and complete an approximately 20,000-word thesis on a topic related to the subjects of the degree program and that adequately prepares students for their vocation as peacemakers. It is expected that students in this track will complete a thesis on a topic related to Indigenous truth and reconciliation. 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We try to keep our tuition as low as possible to ensure our programs are as accessible as possible. St. Stephen's University recognizes that enroling in one of our programs is a significant investment, whether financially, with your time and energy, or in how you may need to restructure your lives. The life of a student can mean a precarious financial existence as an added pressure on top of the challenge and excitement of your studies. We don't take this for granted. Tuition & Fees PAYING FOR AN SSU EDUCATION ADMISSIONS / TUITION & FEES We try to keep our tuition as low as possible to ensure our programs are as accessible as possible. St. Stephen's University recognizes that enroling in one of our programs is a significant investment, whether financially, with your time and energy, or in how you may need to restructure your lives. The life of a student can mean a precarious financial existence as an added pressure on top of the challenge and excitement of your studies. We don't take this for granted. As a private not-for-profit graduate school with no formal denominational affiliation, SSU does not receive any governmental or denominational support. This means that all of our operational costs are covered by tuition and our generous donors. Our tuition is therefore unusually low for a University like ours and is far lower than the cost of tuition at most universities in the United States. With this in mind, SSU is committed to keeping the cost of our tuition as low as possible for our students. To this end, we offer a limited number of generous bursaries and scholarships from our Jim Forest Scholarship and Bursary Fund . QUICK FACTS All tuition i s in Canadian dollars Tuition per credit hour — $395 CAD Tuition per 3 c/h course — $1,185 CAD Tuition is the same for do mestic, U.S., and international students CURRENCY CONVERTER TOOL DISCLAIMER: St. Stephen's University reserves the right to alter the cost of tuition for its programs at any time, but we will ensur e students receive adequate warning and time to make the necessary adjustments. THEOLOGY & CULTURE Master of Arts in Theology & Culture $22,105 CA D THESIS OPTION | 45 CREDIT HOURS SEMESTER ONE * 11 c/h — $5,095 SEMESTER TWO 11 c/h — $4,345 SEMESTER THREE * 11 c/h — $5,095 STUDY ABROAD TRIP ** 6 c/h — $5,200 RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS 6 c/h — $2,370 M.Min in Theology & Culture $22,855 C AD NON-THESIS OPTION | 45 CREDIT HOURS SEMESTER ONE * 11 c/h — $5,095 SEMESTER TWO 11 c/h — $4,345 SEMESTER THREE * 11 c/h — $5,095 STUDY ABROAD TRIP ** 6 c/h — $5,200 MIN. PROJ. OR ELECTIVES 6 c/h — $2,370 M.A./M.Min. in Theology & Culture $21,750 C AD PEACE STUDIES TRACK | 46 CREDIT HOURS FOUR ONLINE PJST COURSES 12 c/h — $4,740 FIRST T&C SEMESTER * 11 c/h — $5,095 SECOND T&C SEMESTER 11 c/h — $4,345 STUDY ABROAD TRIP ** 6 c/h — $5,200 RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS 6 c/h — $2,370 Certificate in Theology & Culture $9,440 C AD TWO T&C SEMESTERS | 22 CREDIT HOURS FIRST T&C SEMESTER * 11 c/h — $5,095 SECOND T&C SEMESTER 11 c/h — $4,345 NOTES All tuition amounts do not include student fees, as these are applied in each semester in which a student is registered for courses regardless of the number of courses taken and therefore vary depending on how many semesters a student takes to complete their degree program. Student fees are $200 CAD per semester. * Each fall semester (Sept. – Dec.) includes a Theology & Culture in-person 7-day residency, which includes accommodations and meals. Students still need to purchase their own flights and make arrangements to get to the location of the residency. The location will be one of our three sites: Park Hall in St. Stephen, NB; Mark Centre in Abbotsford, BC; An Cuan in Rostrevor, NI. Spring semesters (Jan. – Apr.) do not include a short residency and are entirely online. ** The study abroad trip takes place each year in Scotland and N.Ireland. The total amount quoted includes tuition and the all costs of the trip once the student arrives, including accommodations, meals, internal travel, and academic sessions and events. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights. PEACE AND JUSTICE Master of Arts in Peace & Justice $18,935 CA D TRACK 1 | 39 CREDIT HOURS YR1 FALL ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 PEACE & JUSTICE RESIDENCY * 9 c/h — $4,255 STUDY ABROAD TRIP ** 6 c/h — $5,200 RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS 6 c/h — $2,370 YR1 WINTER ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 Master of Arts in Peace & Justice $17,990 C AD TRACK 2 | 42 CREDIT HOURS YR1 FALL ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 PEACE & JUSTICE RESIDENCY * 9 c/h — $4,255 RECONCILIATION SEMESTER *** 9 c/h — $4,255 RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS 6 c/h — $2,370 YR1 WINTER ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 Master of Arts in Peace & Justice $13,690 CAD TRACK 3 | 36 CREDIT HOURS YR1 FALL ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 PALESTINIAN COURSES **** 6 c/h — $1,270 BETHLEHEM RESIDENCY **** 6 c/h — $2,940 RESEARCH METHODS/THESIS 6 c/h — $2,370 YR1 WINTER ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 $22,400 CA D INCLUDES THEOLOGY & CULTURE | 46 CREDIT HOURS YEAR ONE ONLINE COURSES 18 c/h — $7,110 PEACE & JUSTICE RESIDENCY * 9 c/h — $4,255 STUDY ABROAD TRIP ** 6 c/h — $5,200 THEO & CUL SEMESTER ***** 11 c/h — $5,045 SUMMATIVE PROJECT 2 c/h — $790 Master of Theological Studies in Peace & Justice $7,110 CAD SIX ONLINE COURSES | 18 CREDIT HOURS 3 FALL ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 3 WINTER ONLINE COURSES 9 c/h — $3,555 Online Certificate in Religion, Peace and Justice Single Courses CREDIT — 3 c/h $1,185 CA D AUDIT — 3 c/h $600 CA D NOTES All tuition amounts do not include student fees, as these are applied in each semester in which a student is registered for courses regardless of the number of courses taken and therefore vary depending on how many semesters a student takes to complete their degree program. Student fees are $200 CAD per semester. * The Peace & Justice in-person 9-day residency includes accommodations and meals. Students still need to purchase their own flights and make arrangements to get to the location of the module. The location will be one of our three sites: Park Hall in St. Stephen, NB; Mark Centre in Abbotsford, BC; An Cuan in Rostrevor, NI. ** The study abroad trip takes place each year in Scotland and N.Ireland. The total amount quoted includes tuition and the all costs of the trip once the student arrives, including accommodations, meals, internal travel, and academic sessions and events. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights. *** The costs of the Reconciliation Semester include tuition and accommodations & meals for the three hybrid online courses and in-person two-week residency in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and the Peskotomuhkati Nation’s Camp Chiputneticook. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights to St. Stephen. **** The costs of the Bethlehem components of Track 3 are in CAD based on the cost of $2,290 USD for tuition and residency accommodations on the BIPJ website (bipj.org/admissions ) using the exchange rate of 1 USD = 1.28227 CAD and 1 CAD = 0.779865 USD; these amounts therefore vary depending on the exchange rate. ***** The Theology & Culture in-person 7-day residency includes accommodations and meals. Students still need to purchase their own flights and make arrangements to get to the location of the residency. The location will be one of our three sites: Park Hall in St. Stephen, NB; Mark Centre in Abbotsford, BC; An Cuan in Rostrevor, NI. RECONCILIATION STUDIES Certificate in Reconciliation Studies $8,250 C AD 3 HYBRID COURSES / LEARNING TOUR | 18 CREDIT HOURS RECONCILIATION SEMESTER * 9 c/h — $4,255 JAMES BAY LEARNING TOUR ** 6 c/h — $2,810 LOCAL PRACTICUM 3 c/h — $1,185 Single Courses CREDIT — 3 c/h AUDIT — 3 c/h $1,185 C AD $600 C AD NOTES All tuition amounts do not include student fees, as these are applied in each semester in which a student is registered for courses regardless of the number of courses taken and therefore vary depending on how many semesters a student takes to complete their degree program. Student fees are $200 CAD per semester. * The costs of the Reconciliation Semester include tuition and accommodations & meals for the three hybrid online courses and in-person two-week residency in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and the Peskotomuhkati Nation’s Camp Chiputneticook. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own flights to St. Stephen. ** The costs of the James Bay Learning Tour includes tuition and travel to and from Moosonee / Moose Factory from Cochrane, Ontario and most meals. Students therefore need to arrange and purchase their own way to Cochrane, Ontario. Take the next step. APPLY NOW CONTACT US Do you have questions, need more information, or want to register your interest? Let us know by filling out the contact form below! First Name Last Name Email Address Write us a message SUBMIT Thanks for getting in touch! We'll get back to you soon!

Scholarships and Bursaries to Make your Education More Affordable. St. Stephen's University provides a limited number of scholarships based on academic merit and potential and bursaries based on financial need. Financial Aid WE ARE HERE TO HELP MAKE YOUR EDUCATION AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE ADMISSIONS / FINANCIAL AID Scholarships and Bursaries to Make your Education More Affordable. St. Stephen's University provides a limited number of scholarships based on academic merit and potential and bursaries based on financial need. The scholarships are awarded to students who have displayed high academic achievement or potential in fields related to Theology & Culture, Peace & Justice, or Reconciliation Studies. Decisions for these will be announced three weeks before the start of the new semester. Scholarships and bursaries are available only to students who are accepted to and have confirmed their spot in a full master's degree program or certificate program. SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES PER ANNUM THEOLOGY & CULTURE $1,000 CAD scholarships and/or bursaries per year $1,500 CAD matching scholarships and/or bursaries per year 2 2 PEACE & JUSTICE $1,000 CAD scholarships and/or bursaries per year $1,500 CAD matching scholarships and/or bursaries per year 2 2 RECONCILIATION STUDIES $1,000 CAD scholarship and/or bursary per year $1,500 CAD matching scholarship and/or bursary per year 1 1 FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION Below is the financial aid application that students need to complete and submit to be considered for a scholarship or bursary. Before completing this application, it is important that students have first applied to their desired program, been accepted into a full master's degree program or certificate program, and have sent their deposit to SSU to hold their spot. Contact Information: Program and Financial Award What program have you been accepted into? What type of financial award are you applying for? If you're applying for a matching scholarship or bursary, please indicate below which church or organization has agreed to contribute $1,500 towards your tuition. Note: The student will receive the matching scholarship or bursary from SSU only after your organizational contribution has been paid to SSU in full. Essay and Recommendations: Please upload an essay below that tells us about your goals for completing your program at SSU and how this scholarship/bursary would help you achieve those goals. UPLOAD ESSAY Max File Size 15MB Please upload two letters of recommendation from people who can vouch for your academic readiness. These cannot be from immediate family members. Note: If you are applying for a matching scholarship or bursary, one of these letters must be from a representative of the church or organization that is supporting you. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION #1 Max File Size 15MB LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION #2 Max File Size 15MB Financial Information: NOTE: All information will be kept confidential. This portion of the application is required only for those who are applying for a bursary and is therefore not required for those applying for a scholarship. If you are emancipated/living alone, please use the personal section. If you live with parents/guardians, please fill out the parent sections. Personal Employment Information: Number of dependents UPLOAD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL NEED Max File Size 15MB If you're applying for a bursary, please upload a 1 to 2-page Statement of Financial Need. Click here for helpful parameters and useful tips. I certify that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge. SUBMIT Thanks for submitting! We will review your application and get back to you with our decision soon.

These are the amazing people who deliver our enriching and creative curriculum for our students. People THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE JIM FOREST INSTITUTE for RELIGION, PEACE & JUSTICE HAPPEN CORE FACULTY Bradley Jersak, PhD PROFESSOR of THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERS ITY e. bjersak@ssu .ca Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Nottingham (2014) PhD, Theology and Religious Studies, Bangor University, Wales (2013) M.Div., Biblical Studies, Trinity Western University/ACTS (1995) MA, Biblical Studies, Briercrest Seminary (1988) BRE, Biblical Studies, Briercrest Bible College (1986) Andrew Phillip Klager, PhD DIRECTOR of THE JIM FOREST INSTITUTE PROFESSOR of RELIGION & PEACE STUDIES ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY e. andrewklager @ssu.ca Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, CSRS, University of Victoria (2014) PhD, Religious Studies and History, University of Glasgow (2011) MA, Christian Studies (History), McMaster Divinity College (2006) BA, Biblical Studies, Columbia Bible College (2003) AFFILIATE FACULTY Emily Stanton, PhD AFFILIATE INSTRUCTOR of PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY Walter Thiessen, ThD PROFESSOR of PSYCHOLOGY ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY Laurens van Esch, PhD ASSISTANT PROFESSOR of POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY GUEST LECTURERS The following are guest lecturers in the online Certificate in Religion, Peace & Justice that is offered by the Jim Forest Institute. They provide a recorded lecture in each course that they are listed in and many of them spend one hour with students via Zoom during the week in which their lecture is posted. Students therefore get the rare opportunity to converse with and ask questions to many of these wonderful scholars and practitioners when completing the online Certificate. James Alison, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Catholic theologian, priest, and author; one of the world's foremost scholars of René Girard, Fellow of Imitatio For more on James' experience and expertise, click here . Stephen Backhouse, D.Phil GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Author, Director of Tent Theology, and for mer Director of Graduate Studies and Lecturer in Social & Political Theology at St Mellitus College For more on Stephen's experience and expertise, click here and here . Fr. John Chryssavgis, D.Phil GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Theological advisor on the environme nt to the Ecumenical Patriarch, B artholomew I. For more on Fr. John's experience and expertise, click here . Malika Cox GUEST LECTURER IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Writer, researcher, sp eaker, and activist, consultant on Rac ial Reconciliation and Criminal justice Reform For more on Malika's experience and expertise, click here . Shane Claiborne GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTI CE Activist, speaker, author. Founder of The Simple Way in Philadelphia and Director of Red Letter Christians. For more on Shane's experience and expertise, click here , here and here . R on Dart , PhD (h.c.) GUEST LECTURER IN RELIGION, PEACE & CONFLICT Associate Professor of Political Sci ence and Religious Studies, Univer sity of the Fraser Valley For more on Ron's experience and expertise, click here and here . Mary Emily Duba, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTIC E Associate Professor of Theology, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary For more on Mary Emily's experience and expertise, click here . Derek Flo od GUEST LECTURER IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Author of 'Disarming Scripture'; Blogger at The Rebel God, Red Letter Christians, and Huffington Pos t For more on Derek's experience and expertise, click here and here . Imbenzi George, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN PRACTICAL NONVIOLENCE AND PEACEBUILDING President / Chief Executiv e Officer of MYERT Corps Inc.; Assistant Sessional Professor, Trinity Western University For more on Imbenzi's experience and expertise, click here . Cherie Enns, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN PRACTICAL NONVIOLENCE AND PEACEBUILDING Associate P rofessor, Geography and the Environment, University of the Fraser Valley For more on Cherie's experience and expertise, click here and here . Cherith Fee Nordling, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT The ologian, author, Associate Professor at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies and Visiting Pr o fessor at Regent College. For more on Cherith's experience and expertise, click here . Ted Grimsrud, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Eme ritus Professor of Peace Theology, Eastern Mennonite Universit y For more on Ted's experience and expertise, click here and here . Pet er Enns, PhD GUEST LECTURERS IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Author and Abram S. Clemens Pro fessor of Biblical Studies, Eastern University For more on Peter's experience and expertise, click here and here . Kim Franklin, Ed.D. GUEST LECTURER IN THE INNER TRANSFORMATION OF A PEACEMAKE R Writer, contemplative, retired Associate Professor of Education, Trinity Western University For more on Kim's experience and expertise, click here and here . Phileena Nikole GUEST LECTURER IN THE INNER TRANSFORMATION OF A PEACEMAKE R Author, spe aker, and spiritual director; Co-founder of Gravity: A Centre for Contemplative Activism For more on Phileena's experience and expertise, click here and here . Cece Jones- Davis, M.Div GUEST LECTURE R IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE NE W TESTAM EN T Worship leader, speaker, social advocate, Princeton University’s Black Theology L eade rship I nstitute For more on Cece's e xperience and expertise, click here . Matt hew Lynch, PhD GU EST LECTURER IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Assistant Professor in Old Testament, Regent College, Vanc ouver, BC For more on Matthew's experience and expertise, click here . Brian McLaren, D.D. GUEST LECTURER IN RELIGION, PEACE & CONFLICT Author, speaker, activist and p ublic theologian; Senior Fellow at Auburn Theol ogical Seminary For more on Brian's experience and expertise, click here and here . Betty Pries, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THE INNER TRANSFORMATION OF A PEACEMAKER Co-Founder and C EO at Crede nce & Co. and Sessional Faculty of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College For more on Betty's experience and expertise, click here and here . Safi Kaskas, DBA GUEST LECTURER IN RELIGION, PEACE AND CONFLICT Thinker, organizer, strategist. Author of The Qur'an a Contemporary Unders tanding and co-author of The Qur'an wit h References to the Bible . For more on Safi's experience and expertise, click here . Jonathan Martin GUEST LECTURER IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Speaker, Author, and Lead Pastor at The Table, a church that embodies the radi cal inclusive love of Jesus' table For more on Jonathan's experience and expertise, click here . Rev. David Moore, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Author, activist, and Affiliate Faculty of Theolo gy & Culture at St. Stephen's University, New Brunswick For more on David's experience and expertise, click here . Fr. Richard Rene, PhD (ABD) GUEST LECTURER IN RE LIGION, PE ACE & CONFLICT Orthodox priest, prison chaplain at a maximum security institution, and author For more on Fr. Richard's experience and expertise, click here and here . Wendy Kroeker, PhD GUEST LE CTURER IN PRACTICAL NONVIOLENCE AND PEACEBUILDING Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies, Aca demic Director of CSOP, Canadian Mennonite University For more on Wendy's experience and expertise, click here . Jarrod McKenna GUEST LECTURER IN PRACTICAL NONVIOLENCE AND PEA CEBUILDING Australi an peace award-winning activist, preacher, and founding CE O of Common Grace and First Home Project for refugees For more on Jarrod's experience and expertise, click here and here . Wayne Northey GUEST LECTURER IN PRACTICAL NONVIOLENCE AND PEACEBUILDI NG Author of Justice that Transforms ; for mer Director of M2/W2 – Restorative Christian Ministries For more on Wayne's experience and expertise, click here and here . Lisa Schirch, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN PRACTICAL NONVIOLENCE AND PE ACEBUILDIN G / RELIGION, PEACE & CONFLICT Senior Research Fellow, Toda Peace Institute; Senior Fellow, Alliance for Peacebuilding For more on Lisa's experience and expertise, click here . Walter Thiessen, D.Th GUEST LECTURER IN THE INNER TRANSFORMATION OF A PEACEMAKER Professor of Psych ology at St. Stephen's University For more on Walter's experience and expertise, click here and here . Brian Zahnd GUEST LECTURER IN PEACE & VIOLENCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Lead Pastor of Word of Life Church (St. Joseph, MO), author, teacher, and speaker For more on Brian's experience and expertise, click here . Past Guest Lecturers Stanley Hauerwas, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Theologian, Ethicist, Author, Public Intellectual Emeritus Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School Rhonda Carriere GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY O F PEACE AND JUSTICE President of the Friends of Louis Riel, Program Manager of the Certificate in Indigenous Public Health at UBC, and former Associate Director of the Native Ministries Program at VST Terry LeBlanc, PhD GUEST LECTURER IN THEOLOGY OF PEAC E AND JUSTICE Mi'kmaq-Acadian, Director of NAIITS/ Faculty of Theology and Anthropology, CEO of Indigenous Pathways

Through JFI, SSU offers a unique and enriching M.T.S. in Peace and Justice that equips students to engage the hostile, divided, unjust, oppressive, and violent corners of our world using practical grassroots and community-based peacebuilding skills and training with a theological foundation in peace and justice and through a transfigured interior life, prophetic imagination, and contemplative basis from which to participate in God's unfolding subversive and upside-down kingdom. Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) in Peace & J ustice PROGRAMS / PEACE & JUSTICE Peacebuilding through the lens of theology & culture St. Stephen's University offers a unique and thoroughly enriching Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) in Peace and Justice that includes accommodating online and short intensive in-person and study aboard course delivery methods to allow students to complete their program without the need to uproot their lives. This program equips students to engage the hostile, divided, unjust, oppressive, and violent corners of our world using practical grassroots and community-based peacebuilding skills and training with a theological foundation in peace and justice and through a transfigured interior life, prophetic imagination, and contemplative basis from which to participate in God's unfolding subversive and upside-down kingdom. The curriculum of the M.T.S. is similar to that of the M.A. in Peace & Justice, except that students complete an additional Theology & Culture short intensive in-person module, and the thesis is replaced with a summative project. Program Description PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND INNER TRANSFORMATION This program is for students who want a general background in peace and justice studies, including theory and praxis, as informed by a robust background in theology and culture and rooted in the most pressing and pertinent theological considerations as they relate to peacebuilding and conflict transformation. The curriculum of this program combines a focus on theology and culture with grassroots peacebuilding skills and training from the ground up, conflict analysis, public theology with a focus on peace and justice, trauma-healing and reconciliation, and the inner transformation of a peacemaker that engages contemplative and ascetic practices for encouraging the resilience, healing, and authenticity of a peacemaker that is then transmitted to a suffering, divided, and hostile world. AT A GLANCE: DURATION — 2 or 3 YEARS (FULL TIME) CREDIT HOURS — 46 DELIVERY MODE — ONLINE COURSES, 9-DAY RESIDENCY, 7-DAY RESIDENCY, 2-WEEK STUDY ABROAD TRIP, SUMMATIVE PROJECT EMPHASES — THEOLOGY OF PEACE & JUSTICE, CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, RELIGIOUS PEACEBUILDING, GRASSROOTS CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, THEOLOGY & CULTURE Course Sequencing PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND INNER TRANSFORMATION In the first year of study, students complete six online courses (18 c/h total), and in the second / third years of study students travel on a study abroad trip to Scotland and N.Ireland (two weeks), complete one Theology & Culture semester including a 7-day residency at St. Stephen's University, participate in a short Peace & Justice 9-day residency also at St. Stephen's University, and complete a summative project (28 c/h total). YEAR ONE FALL SEMESTER RS 5481 — The Inner Transformation of a Peacemaker RS 5380 — Theology of Peace and Justice RS 5180 — Peace and Violence in the New Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR ONE SPRING SEMESTER IS 5583 — Practical Nonviolence and Peacebuilding IS/RS 5882 — Religion, Peace and Conflict RS 5182 — Peace and Violence in the Old Testament 9 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO FALL SEMESTER Study Abroad Trip to Scotland & N.Ireland (August – 2 weeks) Theology & Culture semester and 7-Day Residency (October) 17 CREDIT HOURS YEAR TWO SPRING SEMESTER SSU Peace and Justice 9-Day Residency (April) Summative Project* 11 CREDIT HOURS * At SSU, a summative project can include any one of the following options: (1.) integration paper of approx. 25 pages; (2.) survey of literature of approx. 25 pages; (3.) extended research paper of approx. 25 pages; (4.) field-based project. GO TO FULL SSU COURSE LIST Tracks of the M.T.S. in Peace & Justice Much like in the M.A. in Peace & Justice, it is possible for students to complete an M.T.S. in Peace & Justice with a concentration in Reconciling with Indigenous Peoples or Nonviolent Peacebuilding in the Palestinian Context. The adjustments to the default M.T.S. for each of these additional tracks are as follows: PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND RECONCILING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES To complete this track, students will replace the guided thesis research course and thesis of the M.A. in Peace & Justice with a short Theology & Culture 7-day residency. This track is different than the default program outlined above in that students will complete the Reconciliation Studies semester consisting of three hybrid courses and a two-week residency at SSU and the Peskotomuhkati Nation’s Camp Chiputneticook instead of travelling on the Study Abroad Trip to Scotland and N.Ireland. Rather than the 46 total credit hours of the default program, this track is 49 total credit hours. ASK FOR MORE DETAILS >> PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT To complete this track, students will replace the guided thesis research course and thesis of the M.A. in Peace & Justice with a short Theology & Culture 7-day residency. This track is different than the default program in that students will participate in two additional online courses on peacebuilding the Palestinian context and attend a two-week residency in Bethlehem through Bethlehem Bible College instead of travelling on the Study Abroad Trip to Scotland and N.Ireland. Rather than the 46 total credit hours of the default program, this track is 43 total credit hours. ASK FOR MORE DETAILS >> Delivery Methods PEACEBUILDING, PUBLIC THEOLOGY, AND INNER TRANSFORMATION ONLINE COURSES 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 . IN-PERSON PEACE & JUSTICE 9-DAY RESIDENCY @ ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY This short 9-day intensive residency takes place on-site at St. Stephen's UniversityIt includes seminars and workshops that are led by a team of top scholars and practitioners covering such subjects as the psychology and neuroscience of the inner transformation of a peacemaker; building peace and becoming human; the political philosophy of peace and justice; and practical skills workshops on peacebuilding program planning. STUDY ABROAD TRIP TO SCOTLAND AND N.IRELAND This 2-week intensive study abroad trip includes intensive academic sessions at the University of Edinburgh, Queen's University Belfast, and Corrymeela in Ballycastle, as taught by experts and practitioners in grassroots peacebuilding and theology. The learn-study opportunity also includes attendance at the Just Festival (part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), a pilgrimage along St Patrick's Way, a documentary screening with panelists from the film, and learning tours in Belfast and Derry. CLICK HERE for more info. PEACE & JUSTICE SUMMATIVE PROJECT Instead of a guided thesis research course and thesis, M.T.S. students must choose one of four available summative projects to complete. These options include (1.) an integration paper of approx. 25 pages; (2.) a survey of literature of approx. 25 pages; (3.) an extended research paper of approx. 25 pages; or (4.) a field-based project. Take the next step. 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Through the Jim Forest Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice, SSU is offering a Study Abroad Trip to Scotland and N.Ireland. This trip is an opportunity to journey along side other peacemakers and learn from reputable scholars and practitioners of peacebuilding and reconciliation, ex-combatants and victims of violent conflict during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, theologians and mediators, and others who are directly involved in grassroots peacebuilding from the ground up. Scotland & Northern Ireland AUGUST 19 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 JFI Director, Dr. Andrew Phillip Klager, and peace theologian, Jonny Clark, in the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland STUDY ABROAD TRIP An Enriching and Meaningful Experience in a Post-Conflict Setting St. Stephen's University, through the Jim Forest Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice, is offering a Study Abroad Trip to Scotland and Northern Ireland, with registration open to the public. This trip is an opportunity to journey along side other peacemakers and learn from reputable scholars and practitioners of peacebuilding and reconciliation, ex-combatants and victims of violent conflict during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, theologians and mediators, and other fascinating and invested people who are directly involved in grassroots, community-based peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and reconciliation from the ground up. Topics The inner transformation of a peacemaker Contemplative spirituality and building peace The role of prayer in peacebuilding Christian Nationalism Gracious remembering in truth and reconciliation Memory and storytelling in peacebuilding Theology of reconciliation The role of religion in sectarian conflict Ritual and interreligious peacebuilding Trauma healing Restorative justice U.S. Civil Rights Movement and The Troubles in N.Ireland Lament in peace and reconciliation Nurturing hope in conflict transformation And many more... Our partners for this two-week study abroad trip include the University of Edinburgh; Centre for Theology and Public Issues; Queen's University Belfast; The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice; Corrymeela Community; An Cuan Peace and Reconciliation Centre; Just Festival; Edinburgh Peace Institute; Guardians of the Flame; Saint Patrick Centre; Holy Cross Abbey, Rostrevor; and Tobar Mhuire, Crossgar. University of Edinburgh, Queen's University Belfast, and cliffs near the Giant's Causeway AT A GLANCE DATES – Aug. 19 – Sept. 2, 2023 CREDIT HOURS – 6 c/h (only if taken for credit) TOTAL TRIP COST FOR NON-CRE DIT – $3,500 CAD + flights TOTAL TRIP COST FOR CREDIT – $5,200 CAD + flights (incl. tuition) DELIVERY MODES – readings before the trip, intensive academic sessions with experts in their fields, festival attendance, pilgrimage / silent retreat, documentary screening with panel discussion, folk show and storytelling, learning tours and museums, assignments after th e trip CURRICULUM SUBJECTS – Christian nationalism, post-conflict trauma healing, religion in peace and violence, inter-faith hospitality, memory and history in truth and reconciliation, restorative justice, forgiveness, hope-building, trust- and relationship-building, public theology, storytelling in peacebuilding, with application and case studies in post-Troubles N.Ireland Check out the incredible sights and experiences on this two-week Study Abroad Trip to Scotland and N.Ireland Itinerary Free Derry Corner, Bogside, Derry Saint Patrick's Way pilgrimage route Bobby Sands mural in Falls Road area of Belfast Davey Village at Corrymeela Community Tobar Mhuire Retreat Centre, Crossbar REGISTRATION FORM CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO Our Partners THE SENATOR GEORGE J. MITCHELL INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL PEACE, SECURITY AND JUSTICE HOLY CROSS ABBEY ROSTREVOR, NI

Apply to one of our programs or for single courses. Our online application is free and takes less than five minutes to complete. Once we receive your application, a staff member of St. Stephen's University will be in touch with you to request additional application materials. Application SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION IS FREE AND TAKES LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. Complete the online application by filling in the fields below and clicking the 'Submit' button at the end. Once we receive your application, a staff member of St. Stephen's University will be in touch with you to request additional application materials. In the meantime, we recommend that you contact your most recent institution of higher learning and request that they email your transcripts to registrar@ssu.ca or mail them to our address below. All Master of Arts programs require an undergraduate degree for entrance into this program, but mature students may apply for a Master of Ministry or Certificate program. For more information about the admissions process and eligibility for our programs, please visit our Admissions Procedures page. ST. STEPHEN'S UNIVERSITY 8 Main Street St. Stephen, NB E3L 3E2 Canada PERSONAL INFORMATION Country Please enter your nationality. If you are a dual citizen, please enter both nationalities separated by slash (e.g., Canadian/American). Gender Male Female PROGRAM Which program are you applying for? * Master of Arts in Theology & Culture Master of Ministry in Theology & Culture Certificate in Theology & Culture Master of Arts in Peace & Justice Master of Theological Studies in Peace & Justice Certificate in Religion, Peace and Justice Certificate in Reconciliation Studies Single Course – credit (no program) Single Course – audit (no program) Do you want to complete the Peace Studies Track as part of your Theology & Culture master's program? Yes No Maybe I want more info Which track of the Peace & Justice master's program do you wish to apply for? Track 1: Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and Inner Transformation Track 2: Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and Reconciling w/Indigenous Peoples Track 3: Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and the Palestinian Context Which single course are you applying for? Do you want to eventually continue studying with us after you complete your Certificate program by laddering into a master’s program in Peace & Justice? Yes No Maybe I want more info Do you want to eventually continue studying with us after you complete your Certificate program by laddering into a master’s program in Theology & Culture? Yes No Maybe I want more info Do you want to complete this Certificate in Reconciliation Studies as part of the M.A. in Peace & Justice (Track 2: Peacebuilding, Public Theology, and Reconciling with Indigenous Peoples)? Yes No Maybe I want more info EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Post-Secondary Institution 1 Please enter the name of the most recent post-secondary institution that you attended (if any). Degree or Level Achieved Please enter the highest level or degree that you achieved at this post-secondary institution. Years of Study Please enter the years (YYYY–YYYY) when you attended this post-secondary institution. Post-Secondary Institution 2 Please enter the name of the penultimate post-secondary institution that you attended (if any). Degree or Level Achieved Please enter the highest level or degree that you achieved at this post-secondary institution. Years of Study Please enter the years (YYYY–YYYY) when you attended this post-secondary institution. Post-Secondary Institution 3 Please enter the name of any other post-secondary institutions that you attended (if any). Degree or Level Achieved Please enter the highest level or degree that you achieved at this post-secondary institution. Years of Study Please enter the years (YYYY–YYYY) when you attended this post-secondary institution. HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT SSU AND OUR PROGRAMS? Choose an option IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL US? SUBMIT Thank you for submitting your application! Someone from SSU has received your application and will get in touch with you soon with further instructions!