In this course, we will bring theological and scriptural understandings into conversation with the current digital technological shifts.  In response to the new technologies, we will practice ethical discernment for our everyday digital lives and examine approaches grounded in forgiveness, integrity, diversity, and social and ecological justice.  We will center the question: what does God …
View course details “Hacking Christian Ethics: Spiritual Resources for Living in a Digital World–Not for credit”

Many people in the modern world claim to espouse biblical values. This course will examine what the Bible has to say about several issues that are controversial in the modern world, including right to life, gender,  social justice and the environment . It will also reflect on the difficulty of identifying a single, or even …
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Each year Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), an institute of Canadian Mennonite University, invites the peacebuilders of the world to gather in Winnipeg, Canada, for a selection of courses in June. Come take a course or two for professional and personal development or for academic credit. We offer courses from local, national and international peacebuilders, …
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with Dan Nighswander; Author, Believers Church Bible Commentary on 1 Corinthians The New Testament letters from Paul to the churches in Corinth disclose a community tested by conflicts. Though almost two millennia old, their issues are still current in (some) churches today—power, status, money, sex, worship, and spirituality. We will explore excerpts from 1 Corinthians …
View course details “1 Corinthians: Community and Conflict”

This class  will provide students with an introduction to intersectionality as a tool for social analysis and critical theological reflection, as a way to inform liberative praxis in various ministry and community contexts. We will engage questions and discussions of race, class, gender, and sexuality as they are treated theologically, emphasizing works from U.S. scholars …
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In many societies, Christians are deeply divided by political allegiances. The stakes seem so high and biblical teaching about government so clear and urgent that agreement on politics has become, for many, a test of faith. Take a step back from current events to examine three robust traditions of Christianity and politics—Roman Catholic, Reformed (Calvinist), …
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Learn to lead and pastor in response to the ethical issues that face today’s global church. Explore a biblical ethic of kinship, discerning Scripture’s invitation to live in loving solidarity with one another. Discern how this ethic can shape communities today, moving from church to neighbourhood, city, nation, and world. Together we’ll examine biblical ethics …
View course details “Pastoral Ethics: Biblical Ethics for a Global Church”

This course builds on the introduction to moral theory in Ethics I, and applies those models to the major areas of moral action and decision that Christians face today. We will explore topics such as ecological health, human sexuality, wealth and poverty, racism, colonialism, and gender.  The focus throughout will be on the particular approach …
View course details “Ethics in the Anglican Tradition: Ethics 2”

This course is a general introduction to the major theories of moral philosophy and their significance for Christian disciples and pastoral ministry. We explore both the classical moral theories that have shaped the Christian understanding of the moral life, as well as the critique and reconstruction of those theories since the rise of modernity. This …
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This 10-week course will be taught by Dr. Collin Cornell  Monday nights at 7 PM EST: February 14 March 21 February 21 March 28 February 28 April 4 March 7 April 18 March 14 April 25 Prophets are urgently relevant to the church’s present-day life because of their passionate insistence on God and social justice. …
View course details “God and Social Justice in the Hebrew Prophets”