Applications open anew for Bossey online course in ecumenism

Following a successful pilot project in the spring of 2021, the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is inviting applications for a renewed version of the 10-week online course entitled “Together Towards Unity. Being Church in a Fragmented World” in 2022. The course will run fully online, from 14 March-5 June 2022, with an application deadline of 15 February.

Sixty students participated actively in the pilot of the course last year, with students and faculty engaging across a variety of key topics and challenges in ecumenism today.

For the academic dean at Bossey, Rev. Dr Simone Sinn, it was a deeply encouraging experience to teach ecumenism in an online format – not least in view of the opportunities it offers for engagement across the globe in a world that connects by digital means perhaps more than ever before. “We encourage young theologians and laypersons with an interest in the field of ecumenical dialogue and engagement to apply for this international course,” Sinn says.

The new online course builds on the long-established Ecumenical Studies courses at Bossey in addressing current changing dynamics and configurations of ecumenism through a new medium. In an international cohort of students, participants will explore the biblical, theological, ethical, societal, interreligious and missiological dimensions of ecumenism.

Application details are found here: https://wcccoe.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0slrp?source For more information on Bossey, see https://www.oikoumene.org/what-we-do/the-ecumenical-institute-bossey

Contact the MME acting Director Tony (an alumni of Bossey) for further information and interest in studying at Bossey, either through the online course, or as a resident student of their signature post-graduate programmes.

by Mission & Ecumenical