Bible and Culture
13-27 July 2025 - Berlin
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth).
Ephesians 5:9-10
Bible and Culture…
Is our summer school, running over 2 weeks from 13 - 27 July 2025, in beautiful Woltersdorf on the edge of Berlin.
It is the place to be if you are a thinking Christian and you want to know better how to connect what you believe with the world we live in. Our courses are led by amazing instructors, who give their time to help us grow in our ability to see Christ as Lord over all that we encounter.
You can join us for one week or two, and you can select one course per week from our range of elective courses below.
How much does it cost?
To try and make Bible and Culture accessible for the greatest number of people, we are offering two types of accommodation, and two levels of price!
The Freitzeithaus is a private youth hostel, located with its own garden and canal frontage - great for volleyball, barbecues, and generally relaxed evenings. Accommodation here is in shared rooms 2-4 people per room and bathrooms are shared. It is a 15 minute walk from the hotel where meals are served and where courses are taught.
The Hotel offers single or twin rooms each with en suite bathrooms. This is the building where courses will be taught and meals eaten etc.
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Hostel Room |
Normal Price |
Early Bird |
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Week 1 |
€350 |
€320 |
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Week 2 |
€350 |
€320 |
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Two Weeks |
€700 |
€640 |
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Hotel Room |
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Week 1 |
€500 |
€450 |
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Week 2 |
€500 |
€450 |
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Two Weeks |
€1,000 |
€900 |
For people wishing to take courses for academic credit there will be an additional tuition fee of €200 per course.
Where does B&C happen?
Bible and Culture takes place in the pretty small town of Woltersdorf, just beyond the eastern city limits of Berlin.
You can arrive by plane to Berlin Brandenburg, by train to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, by car, bicycle or even canoe! Berlin’s excellent public transport system means you can find your way around easily day or night. Click here to download the BVG app onto your phone and get travel timetables and tickets directly on your phone.
During many of the B&C courses we will have trips into central Berlin.
Address: EC Begegnungs- und Bildungszentrum Woltersdorf Schleusenstraße 50 (Achtung nur Postadresse) 15569 Woltersdorf.
Tel: 03362 94498900. Email: kontakt@ec-bub.de Web: www.ec-bub.de
We are offering a 10% ‘early bird’ discount for bookings made before 28 Feb 2025.
Any other questions?
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You can come for one week or two weeks, and if you like this as a place to learn and meet others, you can come back year after year after year.
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Each course is a full week long. The most you can do is one course in week 1, and one course in week 2. But if you can only manage one week for B&C, that is fine, just come and do a course which interests you. You can always come back next year for more!
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Bible and Culture is open to any Christians who want to learn how our faith helps us engage with the world around us. You don’t need to be part of IFES, you don’t need to be a graduate.
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Both IFES and Regent College are members of the Evangelical Alliance, and are in agreement with the World Evangelical Alliance statement of faith.
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Regent College is an international graduate school of Christian studies affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For more information, visit https://www.regent-college.edu/
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The courses offered in Bible and Culture may be taken for graduate school credit with Regent College. Preparatory work is needed for each course as well as the completion of an academic assignment after the classroom portion of the course is finished.
Once you have registered to participate in Bible and Culture, if you wish to undertake the additional work needed to earn academic credit at Regent College, the next step is to email James Smoker, Regent’s registrar, to sign up for credit and to receive the syllabus which spells out the academic expectations. The email address to use is registrar@regent-college.edu.
You will also need to create an account at https://regis.regent-college.edu, which is Regent College’s registration portal. There is an additional cost of 200 Euros for the course credit option, which is to be paid to Regent College.
Students taking a course for academic credit are given access to the Regent College library and its electronic resources.