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In a context of pluralism (Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal Christianity, <strong>African traditional religions<\/strong>, Islam) and security challenges related to religious instrumentalization, the <strong>Practical &amp; contemporary theology<\/strong> must articulate discernment, historicity, and public responsibility. This certificate analyzes, with confessional neutrality and academic method, the major traditions of Christian spirituality (biblical, patristic, monastic, Rhineland, Spanish, Orthodox, Reformed) and their African receptions, to equip religious professionals with proven tools for text reading, practice interpretation, and informed support. The objective is twofold: to scientifically deepen the sources and <strong>professionalize<\/strong> the skills necessary for teaching, research, and responsible interreligious dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>The UNIVGA method combines flexibility (100% online, asynchronous, 5\u20138h\/week) and <strong>academic rigor<\/strong>. The curriculum is based on critical readings of primary sources (Hebrew, Greek, Latin in annotated translation), exegetical exercises, academic dissertations, and a short research thesis. The activities are calibrated to the standard <strong>Carmel \u2014 Bouyer \u2014 Vauchez \u2014 Le Brun \u2014 Gregorian University<\/strong>, in line with the practices of Sorbonne, EPHE, ICP, Strasbourg, Louvain, Fribourg, T\u00fcbingen, Yale Divinity, and Princeton. Learning combines historical-critical, narrative, rhetorical, semiotic hermeneutics, and reception studies, with case files, discernment workshops, and digital tools (patristic corpora, STEP Bible, critical bibliographies). The skills acquired are directly transferable to higher education, research centers, seminars, and ecclesiastical institutions, with a view to transparent evaluation and standardized scientific writing.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the program, participants enhance their employability for roles as<strong>theology faculty teacher<\/strong>, <strong>religious sciences researcher<\/strong>, <strong>, PhD candidate<\/strong>, <strong>institutional chaplain<\/strong>, <strong>interreligious dialogue trainer<\/strong>, <strong>cults expert<\/strong>, or <strong>expert for administrations in charge of religious affairs<\/strong>, as well as translator-annotator of spiritual texts. The <strong>Professional Certificate UNIVGA<\/strong> is valuable to universities, seminaries, Catholic and Protestant institutes, faith-based NGOs, media, and administrations managing religious matters in <strong>CEMAC<\/strong> and Francophone Africa. By consolidating skills in analysis, African contextualization, and scientific communication, it serves as a springboard for academic, ecclesiastical, and societal responsibilities, in the service of demanding dialogue and informed ethical professional practice.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rigorous and certifying program in spiritual and mystical theology, based on the standard Carmel \u2014 Bouyer \u2014 Vauchez \u2014 Le Brun \u2014 Gregorian University. 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