Dedicate to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and public life; explore global challenges of democracy and human rights, economic and social development, international diplomacy, and interreligious understanding through research, teaching, and service.
Strive to be a living testimony for Jesus Christ and seek to act as agents for justice, peace, the overcoming of violence and for the integrity of creation; support churches and development projects in the Middle East, in Africa, East Asia, Russia, Cuba, North America and Europe; communicate the concerns of its partners in Germany and help shape the ecumenical connections of both its sponsoring churches, the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz, and the Evangelical Church of Anhalt; promote the alliance between churches to combine our missionary efforts; promote human rights and development to make people stronger; promote church partnerships to learn from one another and share with one another; promote ecumenical learning to expand our view beyond the familiar.
Strengthen society and help individuals reach their full potential by developing the resources needed to achieve those goals.
Provide quality higher education to the people of the State of Palestine; serve them in its role as a center for the advancement, sharing and use of knowledge.
The Department of Religious Studies offers a Bachelor Degree in religious studies that concentrates on the study of Christianity from a Catholic and ecumenical point of view. It seeks to meet the spiritual and academic needs of all its students, and promotes the study of religion at university level. The program aims at promoting an appreciation of the religious culture of the Holy Land in an ecumenical and interfaith atmosphere. The department contributes in a special way to the mission of Bethlehem University by preparing qualified graduates to teach Catechism, to participate in the mission of the local church, to be positive members of the churches and society and to be qualified to continue higher education. By limiting enrollment and having smaller class sizes, the learning process is personalized and formative. Besides the academic goals, the department offers ecclesiastical, ecumenical, and personal formation for its students. Several activities accompany the academic formation to make learning a more enjoyable journey. The language of Instruction is Arabic, with English as a second language.
Publish and achieve the widest possible, effective and meaningful distribution of the Holy Scriptures in a language and media that meets the needs of the people it serves, at prices people can afford, and encouraging people to read the Scriptures, and helping them interact with the Word of God; seek to carry out its task through raising resources, and in partnership and cooperation with all churches and Christian organizations.
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina aims to be a center of excellence in the production and dissemination of knowledge and to be a place of dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and people. As an arena for voicing cultural pluralism, the BA is concerned with the freedom of speech and of expression, promoting pluralism and diversity, presenting the latest in the fields of science and technology, interacting with the digital world, the arts, and academic research. The BA focuses on issues of dialogue, formulating visions, and developing ideas through the events and activities it organizes and hosts. It serves as a space where everyone, especially the youth, can freely express their ideas and present their creative skills and capabilities. BA acquired an international facet expanding to Europe, Asia and Africa through a series of projects and initiatives in various fields, and thus realizing universal culture. It also builds partnerships with international organizations, celebrates global cultural production, and reaches a sense of diversity and creativity in its various global aspects. The BA is an institution that overlooks the world through the Mediterranean Sea, it reaches out to interact and cooperate with Egyptian, Arab, African, and international cultural, scientific, and religious institutions.
To combat antisemitism from wherever it emanates, express our community’s bond with the State of Israel, defend Jewish education and educate wider society about Judaism and build bridges through interfaith relations.
The CIB promotes and studies the way that these sectors tend to create a harmonious and productive environment, cooperating to solve the different problems of our country. The CIB's goals are to serve all Muslims who are in Bolivian national territory, native, settled or passing through. It promotes exchanges good relations with similar institutions at the local, national or international level. The CIB works to spread knowledge on the values of morality, justice, freedom, charity and honesty while also promoting the understanding of faith based on Islamic thought and assisting all those in need in Bolivia.
Help individuals re-discover and strengthen their inherent worth by encouraging and facilitating a process of spiritual awakening; encourage individuals to live by their highest values, vision and purpose.
