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The students, coming to Bossey from a variety of countries and church traditions, have spent the past year exploring a range of topics in ecumenism.
“Today we celebrate not only the successful completion of an academic journey but the formation of a community — a community that has studied, worshipped, questioned, and grown together in the spirit of ecumenical fellowship,” said Rev. Dr Kuzipa Nalwamba, programne director for Unity, Mission, and Ecumenical Formation.
“This year, amid the ongoing cries for justice, peace, and ecological renewal, your formation takes on even deeper significance. The Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity calls us all — and you especially as graduates — to be bearers of reconciliation, voices of prophetic truth, and agents of healing in your churches and communities,” she added.
Rev. Prof. Dr Benjamin Simon, dean of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey and director of the WCC Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation said: “As you graduate, you carry something far greater than academic knowledge. You carry a vision. You carry a lived experience of what the church can be—reconciled, compassionate, and open to the Holy Spirit’s work in all places.”
“You have lived ecumenism at Bossey, hence you are best equipped to put it into practice. With these words I want to challenge and empower you. You are being sent—not as tourists of theology, but as witnesses of unity,” said Simon.
Intended for students having completed a university Master's degree, preferably in Christian theology or in a closely related discipline, Bossey’s Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies is accredited by the University of Geneva with 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
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