12 Courses
Diaconal Instruction Program
Spiritual Formation of Clergy
The goal of this course is to gain an understanding and knowledge of spiritual formation from a theological understanding of prayer and the life of prayer. The student will develop, to a greater degree, his own spiritual life; gain a deeper knowledge and communion with God through the development and practice of a Rule of Prayer; become better equipped to care for other souls in his priestly vocation.
Catholic Theology
This course is designed to provide students a basic knowledge and understanding of many of the divisions of
systematic theology, including Theology proper, Anthropology, Hamartiology, Soteriology, Christology,
Ecclesiology, and Eschatology. To provide the student insight as to the differences between Western and
Eastern approaches to theology. To provide the student insight as to the differences between Catholic and
Protestant approaches to theology, and to provide the student the theological tools to identify and discuss
heretical writings and thought.
Anglican Dogmatics I
This course is intended as a first introduction to Anglo Catholic Theology. After completing this course, students should have a basic knowledge and understanding of many of the divisions of Anglican Dogmatic Theology: including Prolegomena, Authority, Theology Proper, Anthropology, and Hamartiology. Students will also have insight as to the differences between Western and Eastern approaches to theology and the differences between Catholic and Protestant approaches to theology, and to provide the student the theological tools to identify and discuss heretical writings and thought.
Spiritual Development of Clergy
The goal of this course is to gain an understanding and knowledge of spiritual formation from a theological understanding of prayer and the life of prayer. The student will develop, to a greater degree, his own spiritual life; gain a deeper knowledge and communion with God through the development and practice of a Rule of Prayer; become better equipped to care for other souls in his priestly vocation.
CH500: Holy Orders
After completing this course, the student will have knowledge and understanding of the divine sanction and commission of the Succession of the Apostles; the student will have knowledge and understanding of Holy Orders as that office and sacrament is understood from scriptural, historic, and theological vantage points, thereby gaining a deeper and more personal insight into his own vocational calling and the structure of the threefold ministry in which he is seeking to be ordained.
Anglican Apologetics 501
In this course, students will be introduced to the basic definition of, and tenets of, Orthodox Anglicanism; second, to enable the student to compare and contrast Orthodox Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, liberal Protestantism and Fundamentalism.
Catholic Theology 600
This course is designed to provide students a basic knowledge and understanding of many of the divisions of
systematic theology, including Theology proper, Anthropology, Hamartiology, Soteriology, Christology,
Ecclesiology, and Eschatology. To provide the student insight as to the differences between Western and
Eastern approaches to theology. To provide the student insight as to the differences between Catholic and
Protestant approaches to theology, and to provide the student the theological tools to identify and discuss
heretical writings and thought.
General Introduction to the Bible 505
This course is intended as a first introduction to the Bible. After completing this course,the student should be able to use biblical notation accurately, be aware of several hermeneutical traditions for the interpretation of scripture, have a general knowledge of the major events in biblical history, and begin to discuss the meaning of scriptural texts.
Liturgical Theology 550
After completing this course, the student will have a basic knowledge and understanding of the history, development, and theology of worship, specifically worship directed by The Book of Common Prayer. The student will learn the structure of Prayer Book services and basic procedures to use The Book of Common Prayer in public worship. The student will gain an appreciation for the orthodox editions of the Prayer Book and be able to identify theological aberrations found in the newer editions of alternative Anglican service books.
Diaconal Instruction Program
Anglican Dogmatics II
This course is intended as a second introduction to Anglican Dogmatic Theology. After completing this course, students should have a basic knowledge and understanding of many of the divisions of systematic theology, including Soteriology, Christology, Ecclesiology, and Eschatology. Students will also have insight as to the differences between Western and Eastern approaches to theology and the differences between Catholic and Protestant approaches to theology, and to provide the student the theological tools to identify and discuss heretical writings and thought.
Church History I
The course will study the major events, personalities and forces that shaped the Christian Church from the first centuries up to just before the Reformation period (pre 1500 A.D.) The material will be treated in two sections: the early Church to the Council of Chalcedon, and the medieval Church from Gregory I to just prior to the Reformation period.
Church History II
The course is a study of Christianity from the Reformation to the rise of Post Modernism with special emphasis on Anglican history, as well as theological developments in the church. This course will cover the Reformation church to the modern Church (1500 A.D.-present) special reference to key figures, events, themes, and developments.