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Specialized Certificate in Biblical Peacemaking

Purpose

The Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma in Biblical Peacemaking (CBP/PDBP) provides a means to construct one’s theology of peacemaking through biblical, theological, and ethical reflection. With this foundation, students will apply their learning in a practical setting.

Designed to serve the needs

Steven Schweitzer

Biographical Sketch:
I have had an eclectic spiritual journey on my way to becoming Brethren. I was born into an observant Catholic family, my parents joined the Assembly of God when I was in 8th grade. Through high school and

Dan Ulrich

Daniel W. Ulrich

Biographical Sketch

Dan’s love for the Bible began early while growing up in a family and church that emphasized Jesus’ call to love neighbors and seek peace. Intercultural experiences, including a year of undergraduate study in Barcelona, Spain, helped broaden and

Financial Aid

Financial Aid Overview

At Bethany we care deeply about supporting you holistically as you devote time, energy and trust into your seminary experience.

Our financial aid is generous, mostly because our constituents are generous. We are not

Certificate of Achievement in Ministry Studies

Purpose

The Certificate of Achievement in Ministry Studies (CAMS) program provides a means for ministers new to the Church of the Brethren to complete coursework focused on Brethren identity and ministry. This program requires 18 hours of course

Katy Gray Brown Joins Board of Trustees

Dr. Katy Gray Brown joined the Bethany Theological Seminary Board of Trustees in October 2024.

Dr. Brown is Professor of Philosophy and Peace Studies at Manchester University, where she is chair of the department

Certificate in Peacemaking, Violence, and Power

Purpose

The Certificate in Peacemaking, Violence, and Power (CPVP) program provides a means of analyzing the uses of power to create and maintain practices of peace and violence in society. Along with theoretical knowledge, the skills of contextual awareness

Brethren Life & Thought Vol 54 No 3 ( Summer 2009)

Vol 54 No 3 (Summer 2009) presents four articles to stimulate thought around alternatives the Brethren movement offers to twenty-first century religious culture. An article by George Pickens finds an affinity between the Brethren in the Global north and

Bethany’s Campus

“Send me away, that I may go to my home.” — Genesis 30:25

Indeed, there is more than corn in Indiana! Bethany’s campus is located in Richmond, Indiana, where jazz came alive, rose gardens

Class of 2016 Graduates

On Saturday, May 7, Bethany Theological Seminary recognized its thirteen newest graduates, the class of 2016. Surrounded by faculty, staff, family, and friends, the following students received graduate degrees and certificates:

Master of Divinity
Thomas N. Appel, Aurora, Colorado
Karen M. Duhai,