ISSJ Certificates

In addition to master's degrees, the Institute for Spirituality and Social Justice also offers 3-Course Certificates in Biblical Studies, Ethics, Pastoral Care, and Spirituality.

The certificate requirements are:

 

Graduate Theology Certificate in Biblical Studies

• Liberating Bible
• Course in Hebrew Bible
• Course in Christian Scriptures 

Graduate Theology Certificate in Ethics

• Ethics in a Time of Planetary Crisis
• Theo/Ethics of Ministry
• One of the following:
  • Course in Scripture & Social Justice
  • Course in Comparative or Global Spirituality/Theology/Ethics
  • Course in Sustainability

Graduate Theology Certificate in Pastoral Care

• Theo/Ethics of Ministry
• Ignatian Spirituality
• One of the following:
  • Counseling course
  • Psychology course
  • Trauma & Theology course

Graduate Theology Certificate in Spirituality 

• Ignatian Spirituality
• Two of the following:
  • Spiritual Exercises for the 21st Century
  • Franciscan Spirituality
  • Spirituality & Solidarity
  • Buddhist Christian Explorations
  • Other courses in Spirituality...