Conference on Peacemaking & Reconciliation

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I've had great educational & existential experiences at DUKE.

I know many former students who feel the same about their program of studies at DUKE.

The themes & rates of this conference are, in my opinion, great!


The Ministry of Reconciliation in a Divided World

The Center for Reconciliation

Duke Divinity School

June 2, 2014 to June 7, 2014

 

This program is intended for:

  • Christians with a hunger to deepen their ministry in peacemaking, justice, and reconciliation
  • Grass-roots ministers and Christians living and working among people who suffer or are marginalized
  • Pastors with a desire for their congregations to become communities that live out alternatives to the destructive conflicts and social divisions that fragment our world
  • College, university, and seminary faculty and administrators training young Christians to live in the way of the Kingdom
  • Denominational and organizational leaders seeking to guide their organizations into new practices and structures that enable the flourishing of communities living out God’s vision of peace and justice
  • Every follower of Jesus Christ seeking to become an ambassador of God’s healing and wholeness
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Duke Summer Institute from Center for Reconciliation on Vimeo.


Toward eupan ~

~ marty alan michelson, ph.d.

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