German Studies Program

Wartburg Castle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dates: Summer, 2014
Cost: TBD

German Studies is a four-week, six credit hour Core curriculum program designed for all majors.   We'll live in the Bavarian village of Landshut near Munich and the city of Erfurt in the heart of Reformation history.  We’ll travel from Augsburg, and  the Alps, to Luther’s Wittenberg, Marburg, Eisenach and many more places.  We'll visit Munich’s museums; Bach’s church in Leipzig, and Wartburg Castle, stepping into the very places we’re reading about in class.  We'll visit spots where Luther was “kidnapped” and ended up translating the New Testament, have our picture taken in front of the famous Wittenberg Door, dance to Glockenspiel music in Munich, and listen to history as the walls of Marburg speak to us again of truth, and beauty and what it means to be faithful to Christ in our world today.   We will learn of the faith and courage of Luther, and witness the bravery and love of Bonhoeffer in his pastoral work to a church buckling under Hitler, his resistance to the Third Reich and his eventual martyrdom.   We'll pray together at a Concentration Camp memorial site, and sing A Mighty Fortress is Our God in the Church where it was first sung!  We'll enjoy German culture, food, bakeries and Eis! 

 

Courses Offered

  • BBL 3003: Evangelical Theology (core class)
  • BBL 4003: Christian Life (core class)
  • BBL 4483:  “History of the Reformation” (elective)

Meets Global Studies Requirement

 

Program Details

  • Team Size: 15
  • Professors: Dr. Robbie Castleman and Dr. Tim Dinger
  • Location: Germany, Homebase for first two weeks: Landshut; second two weeks: Erfurt (approx.)
  • Contact: Rcastleman@jbu.edu

 

For More Information about study trip (or possibility of Independent Study credit), contact:

Dr. Robbie Castleman  Rcastleman@jbu.edu
Dr. Tim Dinger Tdinger@jbu.edu

 

 

Contact: Mindi Stevenson

For More Information, contact:
Melissa Stevenson
International Education Coordinator
John Brown University
mstevens@jbu.edu
(479)524-7363