In the summer of 2025, The Ecumenical Academy at University College Stockholm offers the course
Ecumenical Peacebuilding in Times of War. The Legacy of Stockholm 1925
Welcome to this summer course, which is given in the Ecumenical Year of 2025. In Sweden, the Ecumenical Year is celebrated with a special view to the ecumenical world conference which took place in the Swedish capital Stockholm in 1925. In the troubled times of the inter-war period and in retrospect of the recent world war, the issue of peace was high on the conference agenda.
The ecumenical conference in Stockholm 1925 was a significant springboard for the development of the Life and Work movement, a movement fundamental to the World Council of Churches and a vital ecumenical current still today. In aspiration for gathering the churches’ voices for peace, the Stockholm conference infused energy into Christian peace engagement which has gained new vitality in our time. In the summer course, we study the events in 1925 with regard to the message of peace that emerged from the Stockholm conference. During the course we explore its meaning today, in a time which is once again characterized by international conflict, and in a church that is worldwide, multicultural, and embraces a multiplicity of traditions.
The course starts in June and ends in August. Classes will take place online in June and July. In August, students will have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to the jubilee program of the Ecumenical Week in Stockholm.
Application: Application via universityadmissions.se Extended application period. Search “Summer 2025” and the course title “Ecumenical peacebuilding in times of war”. If earlier application and admission are needed, please write to esa2025@ehs.se
Format: 7,5 ECTS. Distance course with obligatory online-seminars and activities on the course platform in June and July. Opportunity to participate in seminars on campus and other locations in Stockholm during the Ecumenical Week in August.
Teaching period: Week 25-34. Distance education and writing period in June and July. Submission of paper in August.
Online teaching week 25 to 28, at 1 pm to 3.20 pm on the following days: 16/6, 18/6, 23/6, 26/6, 30/6, 3/7, 7/7, 10/7.
The course provides the opportunity to participate in the Ecumenical Week in Stockholm in August 2025.
Possibility to participate in onsite education in Stockholm, week 34:
This course involves the possibility of coming to Stockholm in week 34 to participate in classes on campus as well as in parts of the program of the Ecumenical Week, which marks the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference.
Arrival day with evening program on the 18th of August. From the 19th to the 22nd of August students take part in seminars together with course colleagues, and in parts of the jubilee program. Students are also invited to be active contributors to certain seminars and gatherings of the official program of the Ecumenical Week.
For information about the jubilee program of the Ecumenical Week, which continues over the weekend (22-24/8) as well, please visit the home page of the Christian Council of Sweden (CCS). During the Ecumenical Week, the CCS arranges a weekend for young adults, the Reach Peace Meeting, which starts right after the conclusion of the Ecumenical Summer Academy on the 22/8. For further information about the Reach Peace Meeting and how to apply, please contact the CCS.
The program of the Ecumenical Week in Stockholm will most probably include a peace concert in the City Hall (tickets ca 200 SEK). The schedule of the Ecumenical Summer Academy will make space for students to attend the concert.
Level: Undergraduate level and graduate level.
Course plan:
Language: The course takes place in two parallel tracks, in English and Swedish.
Examination: Online seminars and through writing a paper, to be submitted in August. For students participating in the Ecumenical Week in Stockholm, parts of the examination can be carried out through campus seminars and/or by means of contributing to the programme of the Ecumenical Week.
Study fee: Free for students from the EU, Norway, Switzerland, and for scholarship holders from the UCS partner universities in the US. Otherwise, 5000 SEK
Visa: Information about entry visa can be found at the following page: https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Studying-in-Sweden/Higher-education.html
Scholarships: In the case support is needed for the study fee and/or the journeys, accommodation and costs related to the onsite education during the Ecumenical Week, students apply for funding in their respective contexts. The University College Stockholm is not in charge of scholarships.
Contact:
If you have any questions concerning the Ecumenical Summer Academy, please write to the following address: esa2025@ehs.se