Peace and Justice Studies courses
At AMBS, our Peace and Justice Studies courses engage peacebuilding from biblical, theological, historical, ethical, ecclesiological, cultural and pastoral perspectives. The following courses can help ground you in peace theology as well as strengthen your practical peacebuilding skills.
Please note:
- Course IDs (department abbreviation and three-digit number) without an ending letter are campus courses.
- IDs ending in 鈥淏鈥� are blended courses (campus courses that students who are at a distance from Elkhart can join via live videoconference during posted class times [Eastern Time]).
- IDs ending in 鈥淓鈥� are online courses.
- IDs ending in 鈥淗鈥� are hybrid courses.
Learn more and register for Peace and Justice Studies courses
Course titles appearing in bold will be offered during the 2025鈥�26 academic year. For course descriptions, see our Academic Catalog.
To learn more or register, see our Upcoming courses page. See also the course list and academic calendar for details about specific dates/times for course offerings and tuition due dates.
Bible courses
- Biblical Foundations for Peace and Justice聽(BIB651 / B) (Semester Two: campus and blended)
- Confronting Sexualized Violence in the Bible (BIB556)
- Luke-Acts: Gospeling Peace Amid Empire (BIB526 / B)
- Public Faith and Christian Nationalism (BIB639 / B) (Semester One: campus and blended)
- The Religious Other in the Bible (BIB620)
History, Theology, and Ethics courses
- Christian Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and Revolution聽(HTE644 / B) (Semester Two: campus and blended)
- Christian Ethics and Peace Theology (HTE541 / B / E)
- Church and Race (HTE649 / B)
- Conflict, Communication and Conciliation (HTE613H)
- Earthkeeping (HTE670 / B)
- Economic Justice and Christian Ethics (HTE641E) (Semester Two: online)
- Ethics and Practice of Forgiveness (HTE657 / H)
- Human Sexuality and Christian Ethics (HTE646 / B / E)
- Introduction to Peace Studies and Nonviolence聽(HTE550 / B) (Semester Two: campus and blended)
- Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations (HTE686E) (Semester Two: online)
- Political Theology and Ethics (HTE628 / B)
- Practicing and Embodying Nonviolence (HTE664 / B) (Semester Two: campus and blended)
- Reading Cultural Contexts (HTE650 / B) (Semester One: campus and blended)
- Religion and Peace Processes (HTE575) (Intensive Term Campus Session One)
- Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding (HTE555)
- The Trail of Death: A Pilgrimage of Remembrance, Lament and Transformation (HTE564)
- Witness Colloquium (HTE534 / B) (Semester Two: campus and blended)
Church and Ministry courses
- Christian Leadership in the 21st Century聽(CHM621H) (Intensive Term Hybrid Session)
- Conflict, Communication, and Conciliation (CHM633H)
- God鈥檚 Shalom and the Church鈥檚 Witness聽(CHM500 / B) (Semester One: campus and blended)
- The Trail of Death: A Pilgrimage of Remembrance, Lament, and Transformation听(颁贬惭518)
- Understanding Trauma in Ministry and Peacebuilding (CHM645 / B)
For course descriptions, see our Academic Catalog.
See also the course list and academic calendar for details about specific dates/times for course offerings and tuition due dates. To learn more or register, see our Upcoming courses page.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.