Faith-based Organising, Advocacy, and Social Transformation Certificate

Program Code: D-FOAST-C
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: Divinity School
Website: divinity.duke.edu/academics/certificates/faith-organizing

Program Summary

The certificate in faith-based organizing, advocacy, and social transformation is for students seeking a Christian basis for involvement in either campaigning and advocacy work, community organizing, community development, conflict transformation, solidarity economy, or related forms of social, political, and economic witness. Such involvement can be a constitutive element of congregational ministry, work in not-for profit organizations (whether local, national, or international in reach), social justice activism, or part of involvement in the delivery and governance of public education, health, welfare, or housing. The certificate provides a pathway to the kinds of learning and formation needed for such endeavors. It will also connect students to others with a similar sense of vocation and direct them to expertise and learning opportunities in the Divinity School, the Center for Reconciliation, the Ormond Center, the broader university, the surrounding community, and to alumni beyond the Triangle area. In short, the certificate provides a framework for students seeking to learn how to cultivate thriving communities and a just and generous common life.

Lists of electives that count for certificates can be found on certificate websites (divinity.duke.edu/academics/certificates) and in Stellic (duke.stellic.com).