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Applications open for Interreligious Studies at Bossey

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is inviting applications for its Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies for the academic year 2024-2025.

05 December 2024

Feature story

International conference examines significance of the Council of Nicaea for the ecumenical movement today

An international conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has marked the beginning of a year of activities commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea and other significant anniversaries in 2025.

08 November 2024

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Why did the emperor Constantine convoke the Council in Nicaea?

During an international conference at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey focused on the impact of the Council of Nicaea, Rev. Dr Kathleen M. Griffin presented her research on Constantine’s political motivations and its implications for historical and modern religious thought.

07 November 2024

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Nicaea 2025 Bossey International Conference opens with reflections on unity

More than 130 people gathered in-person and online for the Nicaea 2025 Bossey International Conference, being held 5-7 November.

05 November 2024

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Latest issue of “Beyond Boundaries” available

The latest issue of “Beyond Boundaries,” the newsletter of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, is now available.

28 October 2024

News

Hollenweger Legacy Fund launched at Ecumenical Institute at Bossey

The Hollenweger Legacy Fund was launched at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 21 October amid warm greetings and appreciation.

24 October 2024

Interview

Bossey alumni draw together, call for peace and transformation

A group of alumni from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey have drawn together to issue a prayer call for peace and transformation. Graduates from the 1998 class, who have stayed in close touch over the years, were moved together to speak out amid the world’s conflicts and other grave challenges.

24 October 2024

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Embracing the ecumenical journey: walking by faith

Every time I write, I try to find meaning in elements and objects out of the ordinary. I look for something dramatically rare but alive in my encounters.

23 October 2024

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Bossey students visit Taize community, reflect on sense of unity, solidarity

As students from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey visited the Taize community, they came away with an appreciation for the community’s sense of unity.

21 October 2024

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WCC will host “Nicaea 2025 Bossey International Conference”

The Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in collaboration with Faith and Order will host an international hybrid conference themed “Nicaea and its meaning for today” from 4-8 November.

07 October 2024

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As Bossey students visit WCC, they find “an eyeopener”

Students from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 16 September, receiving a tour of the Ecumenical Centre, an introduction to the ecumenical movement, and a guided tour of Old Town Geneva.

19 September 2024

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For new class of Bossey students, ecumenism and intercultural experiences go hand-in-hand

As a new academic year is officially underway, Bossey faculty and staff, together with 32 students from around the world, gathered for an opening prayer service and orientation session on 11 September, embarking on what will be an intense period of ecumenical community building, academic learning, and discovering profound connectivity between them.

12 September 2024

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English as a tool for ecumenical formation: Bossey students conclude summer course

Eleven students from Africa, Asia, and Europe enhanced their English-speaking skills with an intensive summer course at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. They will now pursue further academic studies at the institute.

04 September 2024

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Students in global theological institute will now earn university credits

Students who complete the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Global Ecumenical Theological Institute will now receive academic credits and a certificate from the University of Geneva—a new addition to the institute, which has been offering its courses for more than a decade.

29 August 2024

Interview

Bossey graduate Rev. Ishaya Anthony: “may I become a faithful ambassador of God”

Rev. Ishaya Anthony’s work has just begun. A few days after graduating from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey with a Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies, Anthony will return to Africa, where he comes from two communities.

17 June 2024

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Graduation at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, June 2024

Bossey graduates celebrate the joy of dialogue

As six graduates from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey received their Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies certificates, they celebrated the joy of dialogue in a spiritual haven that will imprint the rest of their lives.

13 June 2024

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WCC visitors focus on human rights, ecumenical formation amid the world’s challenges

Recent visitors to the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Ecumenical Institute at Bossey focused on ecumenical formation, human rights, racism, inequality, and other major considerations facing the world—as well as how the WCC is providing hope and solidarity.

07 June 2024

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Participants of the 7th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARE), held in Palermo, Italy from 20-23 May

WCC highlights urgency of ecotheology at conference in Sicily

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in the 7th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARE), held in Palermo, Italy from 20-23 May. This year's conference focused on paradigm shifts in religions, drawing over 1,100 participants to discuss important ecological and theological issues.

23 May 2024

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WCC general secretary meets Bossey Masters students

World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with the students of the Masters in Advanced Studies programme at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 13 May to listen to their experiences and insights as they are about to finalise their thesis.

16 May 2024

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Intercultural theology graduates express “an openness to dialoguing, to differences”

Eight graduate students from various churches in Switzerland and France, originating from different countries, participated in the third Intercultural Theology course offered at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. This marked the third time such a program was conducted in French at Bossey.

08 May 2024