School of  Theology

FACULTY
V. Rev. Anthony J. DeLuca, D.D., Ph.D., Fordham U., S.T.B., Catholic U. of America
Rev. M. Daniel Findikyan, S.E.O.D., Pontifical Oriental Institute
Rev. Jorge A. Gonzalez, D.D., Sem. Dioc. S. Rita de Cassea, Ph.D., D.S.M., Hellenic Orthodox Diaspora U.
Karen L. Howard, Ph.D., Boston College
Issac Jadesimi, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Rev. Parackel K. Mathew, Ph.D., McGill  University
Lewis Keizer, Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
Robert A. Kitchen, D.Phil., University of Oxford
Rev. Shenuda Maher, D. Phil., University of Oxford
Kim Paffenroth, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Abraham Terian, Dr.Th., University of Basil
P.M. Thomas, Ph.D., McMaster University
Constantine N. Tsirpanlis, Th.D., Union Theological Seminary, Ph.D., Fordham Univ.
Lucian Turcescu, Ph.D., University of Toronto

Secretary
Rev. Faustino Quintanilla, S.T.B., Pontifical University of the Lateran

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE, (A.S.) AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, (B.S.), REGENTS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

At this time, the joint undergraduate program between American Institute for Creative Living and Regents College, University of the State of New York is in place.  Regents College is regionally accredited.  However, the concentration is in psychology.  (See Schol of Psychology for the curriculum.)  A student may complete an additional thirty credits in Theology and be awarded also the Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) from the Ignatius University .  The student is permitted to take a maximum of four graduate level courses in Theology which may be applied to a Master's degree. (Theology courses do not meet credit requirements at Regents College at this time.)

CERTIFICATE IN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX STUDIES (UNDERGRADUATE)

Theology 105  Introduction  to  Orthodoxy
Theology 102  Liturgical  Theology:  Baptism  and  Eucharist
Theology 103  Knowing  and  God  the  Father
Theology 104  Survey of  Orthodox  Church  History
Theology 105  Liturgical  Theology: Penance and Marriage
Theology 106  God the Son and Holy Spirit
Theology 107  Canon Law
Two credits each course.

MASTER OF ARTS IN ORTHODOX STUDIES, (M.A.)

Entrance requirements:  Bachelor's degree with B average and a minimum of 12 credits in Theology and 12 credits in Philosophy. Those students lacking course entrance requirements may make up the deficit by taking graduate courses in theology and/or philosophy that are approved by a Department advisor.

Theology 201  Orthodoxy
Theology 202  Liturgical Theology: Baptism and Eucharist
Theology 203  Knowing and God the Father
Theology 204  Survey of Orthodox Church History
Theology 205  Liturgical Theology: Penance and Marriage
Theology 206  God the Son and Holy Spirit
Theology 207  Canon Law
Theology 208  Spiritual Formation
Theology 301  Psychology of Religion  (Psychology 299)
Theology Elective in Biblical Studies
Philosophy Elective

Three credits each above course except Theology 301  (4 credits)

The student is required to elect one course in Biblical Studies from the School of Theology and one pertinent course from the School of Philosophy.

Note that those students who have taken Theology 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, on the undergraduate level are required, when taking them on the graduate level, to submit significant additional reports; please see the course description. The program is 34 credits.

MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, (M.A.)

Requirements are the same as the Master of Arts in Orthodox Studies except the student may select either the general or the specialized master's degree. With the general degree the student may select various theological courses from any of the theological departments; this is a terminal degree.  With the specialized degree, the student is required to take all courses in one department but then may apply for doctoral studies in that same specialization.  This is a 34 credit program including Theology 301.
Student should note that there are language requirements in Biblical Studies and Patristics. See Master of Sacred Theology ( S.T.M. ). 

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, (Ph.D.)

Entrance requirements: a master's degree in Theology (M.A., S.T.M., M.Div.) with specialization (30 credits) in one of the following Theology Departments:  Biblical, Systematic, Moral and Ethics, Liturgy, History, Patristics, Philosophical, and Liturgy and Arts.  The student must have a B+ average in the master's degree program.  For the Ph.D., 34 additional credits are taken in the area of specialization and a dissertation. The student is to include a methodology course and two dissertation seminars.
Student should note that there are language requirements in Biblical Studies and Patristics.  See S.T.D.

MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGION, (M.A.)

Requirements are the same as the Master of Arts in Orthodox Studies. The Department of Religion treats the religious phenomenon from a secular perspective rather than from the standpoint of any particular faith.This is a 31 point Master's degree. The following courses are required: Theology 252: Philosophy of Religion,  Theology 301: Psychology of Religion, Theology 1200: Methodology in Study of Religion,  Theology 1201: Sociology of Religion  and  Theology 1202: Anthropology  of Religion.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN RELIGION, (Ph.D.)

To enter this program the student must have an acceptable Master's degree in Religion with a minimum of a B+ average. This is a 34 point program.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PASTORAL COUNSELING, (M.S.)

Entrance requirements: Bachelor's degree with a B average, minimum of 6 credits in Theology, 6 credits in Philosophy and 6 credits in Psychology ( Introduction and Developmental).

M.S. requirements: 25 credits in  Theology; including Theology 1137 : Orientation to Pastoral Counseling or equivalent course, Theology 301: Psychology of Religion (four credits) and at least one course in Pastoral counseling specifically.
In addition the student takes the following courses:
Psychology 303  Psychopathology  (4 credits)
Psychology 306  Group Dynamics 1  (4 credits)
Psychology 309  Group Dynamics 2  (4 credits)
The student may select any four additional courses from the following:
Theology 1138  Interviewing Skills  ( Psychology 301 )
Theology 1139  Approaches to Counseling  ( Psychology 305 )
Theology 1140  Counseling the Family  ( Psychology 307 )
Theology 1141  Rehabilitation Counseling  ( Psychology 308 )
Theology 1142  Counseling the Addictive Person  ( Psychology 310 )
Theology 1143  Counseling the Child  ( Psychology  407 )
Theology 1144  Counseling the Couple ( Psychology 408 )
Theology 1145  Counseling the Adolescent  ( Psychology 410 )
Theology 1146  Counseling the Elderly  ( Psychology 411 )
Theology 1147  Career Counseling  ( Psychology 412 )
The above Psychology courses are each three credits. The program is 49 credits.
With appropriate programming and supervision, a student may be able to earn two units in Clinical Pastoral Education ( 2 CPE ) in this M.S. program  i.e.  200 dydactic hours and 600 clinical hours.

DOCTOR  OF  PHILOSOPHY IN PASTORAL COUNSELING, ( Ph.D. )

Entrance requirements: Master's degree in Pastoral Counseling with a B+ average.
For the Ph.D., 34 additional credits in Pastoral Counseling divided accordingly: Psychology 402: Advanced Group Dynamics 1,   Psychology 405: Advanced Group Dynamics 2;   Four (4) dydactic courses in Pastoral Counseling;  Theology 1196: Practicum 1;   Theology 1197:     Practicum 2;  Theology 1198: Dissertation Seminar 1  and Theology 1199: Dissertation Seminar 2.
All of the above courses are three (3) credits each except Theology  1198 and 1199 which are five credits each.
A student may be able to earn two units in Clinical Pastoral Education in this doctoral program,

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPIRITUAL COUNSELING, (M.S.)

Regulations are the same as for the master's program in Pastoral Counseling with the following exceptions:  Instead of Theology 1137, the student is to take Theology 1157: Orientation to Spiritual Counseling;  in place of the minimum of one course in Pastoral Theology, take at least one course in Spirituality.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SPIRITUAL COUNSELING, (Ph.D.)

Regulations are the same as for the doctoral program in Pastoral Counseling with the following exceptions: Instead of Four (4) dydactic courses in Pastoral counseling, the student is to take four dydactic courses in Spiritual Theology.

MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES OR ORTHODOX STUDIES/MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PASTORAL COUNSELING, (M.A./M.S.); MASTER OF SACRED THEOLOGY/MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PASTORAL COUNSELING, (S.T.M./M.S.)
Students may earn both degrees by passing the required courses and, in addition, writing a satisfactory master's thesis demonstrating the integration of religion and psychology in pastoral counseling.

MASTER OF DIVINITY, (M.Div.)

Entrance requirements:  Bachelor's degree, at least a B average, minimum of 12 credits in Philosophy and 12 credits in Theology.

FIRST YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
Theology 251  Natural Theology  (3 credits) - Philosophy 403
Theology 253 Introduction and Old Testament History  (4 credits)
Theology 255 Ethics 1  (3 credits) - Philosophy 408A
Theology 257 Patrology  (2 credits)
Theology 259 Church History: First though third century   (2 credits)
Theology 261 Canon Law: Introduction and  Ecumenical  Councils: 1-3 century (1 credit)
Theology 263 Basic Hebrew  (2 credits)
Theology 265 Homiletics: Introduction to Preaching 1  (1 credit)
Theology 267 Liturgical Theology: Introduction  (1 credit)

SECOND SEMESTER
Theology 252 Philosophy of Religion  (3 credits) - Philosophy 402
Theology 254 Old Testament History and Prophets (4 credits)
Theology 256 Ethics 2  (3 credits ) - Philosophy  408B
Theology 258 Christian Arts  (2 credits)
Theology 260 Church History: Fourth through Sixth Century  (2 credits)
Theology 262 Canon Law: Ecumenical Councils: 4-6 century (1 credit)
Theology 264 Basic Greek  (2 credits)
Theology 266 Homiletics: Sermon Design  (1 credit)
Theology 268 Liturgical Theology: Early Christian Worship  (1 credit

SECOND YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
Theology 301 Psychology of Religion  (4 credits) - Psychology 299
Theology 302 Introduction to Systematic Theology and the Trinity  (4 credits)
Theology 304 Old Testament Wisdom Literature  (4 credits)
Theology 306 Moral Theology: Theological Virtues  (2 credits)
Theology 308 Church History: 7-14th century  (2 credits)
Theology 310 Canon Law: Councils and Synods: 7-14 century (1 credit)
Theology 313 Homiletics: Preaching Models and Methods 1 (1 credit)
Theology 315 Liturgical Theology: Divine Hours (1 credit)

SECOND SEMESTER
Theology 303 Christology and Pneumatology  (4 credits)
Theology 305 Synoptic Gospels (5 credits)
Theology 307 Moral Theology: Cardinal Virtues (3 credits)
Theology 309 Church History: 15-17th century  (2 credits)
Theology 311 Canon Law: 15-19 century (1 credit)
Theology 312 Basic Latin (2 credits)
Theology 314 Homiletics: Pastoral Preaching(1 credit)
Theology 316 Liturgical Theology: Divine Liturgy  (1 credit)

THIRD YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
Theology 401 The Church (5 credits)
Theology 403 Moral Theology: the Sacraments  (3 credits)
Theology 405 Scripture: St. John  (4 credits)
Theology 407 Canon Law: Intercommunion  (1 credit)
Theology 409 Church History: 18-19th centuries  (2 credits)
Theology 411 Homiletics: Preaching and Church Year  (1 credit)
Theology 413 Liturgical Theology: the Sacraments (1 credit)
Theology 415 Pastoral Theology: Pastoral Care,CPE  (3 credits); 1/2 unit CPE

SECOND SEMESTER
Theology 402 Systematic Theolgy: the Sacraments (5 credits)
Theology 404 Christian Sexual Morality (3 credits)
Theology 406 Scripture: the Epistles (4 credits)
Theology 408 Canon Law: Priesthood and Marriage (1 credit)
Theology 410 Church History: 20th century  (2 credits)
Theology 412 Homiletics: Preaching for Special Occasions (1 credit)
Theology 414 Liturgical Theology: Celebrating Eucharistic Liturgy (1 credit)
Theology 416 Pastoral Theology: Pastoral Care,CPE (3 credits); 1/2 unit CPE

Theology 415 and 416 are usually taken the summer between second and third year.

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY, (D.Min.)

FOURTH YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
Theology 501 Pastoral Counseling 1  (3 credits)
Theology 503 Church Administration   (3 credits)
Theology 505 Mystical Theology  (3 credits)
Theology 507 Current Theological  Issues (3 credits)
Theology 601 Dissertation  Project Research (5 credits).

SECOND SEMESTER
Theology 502 Pastoral Counseling 2  (3 credits)
Theology 504 Church Administration (3 credits)
Theology 506 Public Speaking (3 credits)
Theology 508 Current Theological  Issues (3 credits)
Theology 602 Dissertation Project  Research (5 credits)

The above courses are a general sample of what might be selected for the D.Min. program. However, the student is free to select other courses of special interest in lieu of these courses. The program must, of course, be approved by the School of Theology.

Doctoral Dissertation Project: For those students who are not enrolled full time, Theology 601
and 602 may not be taken until all course work is completed.

For those students wishing to concentrate in PASTORAL COUNSELING, Theology 503, 504, 506, 507 and 508 may be replaced by any five accredited counseling courses offered under the School of Psychology. Please note that these counseling courses must not be similar to courses already taken as part of a degree program.  In addition, the student must have as a corequisite or prequisite: Psychology 302: Infant and Child Development,  Psychology 304:Adolescent and Adult Development,  Psychology 303: Psychopathology  and  Psychology 299: Psychology of Religion or the equivalent graduate courses.

MASTER OF SACRED THEOLOGY, (S.T.M.)

Entrance Requirements: a Master of Divinity degree or equivalent three year theological degree or in exceptional cases a Master's degree in Theological Studies; the student should have as a minimum a B to B+ average.
There are two 30 credit programs: general and specialized.  In the general program the student is permitted to take diversified courses in the various Departments of Theology, e.g., Biblical, Historical, Philosophical, Systematic, Moral, Liturgical, Patristics.  However, the student may not be considered for doctoral work without 30 credits in one area.  In the specialized program, the student must take 30 credits in one area and thus may be qualified to apply for doctoral studies.
For those wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies there are three options:  Old Testament, New Testament; and a combination of Old and New Testament.  For the S.T.M.( Biblical), the student must show an advanced course in one of the following ancient languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Syraic, Greek or other with permission.  For those wishing to specialize in Patristics, the student must show an advanced course in one of the following ancient languages:  Greek, Latin or other with permission.

Those holding the M.Div. degree or equivalent may be awarded up to 15 credits toward the 30 required credits.  For those considering doctoral studies, these courses must be in the area of specialization.

DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY, (S.T.D.)

Entrance requirements:  Master of Theology degree with a minimum B+ average. In special cases, students possessing the Doctor of Ministry degree or the doctorate in philosophical studies may be admiitted.  The S.T.D. requires 34 more credits in the area of specialization and a dissertation.

For those wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies there are three options:  Old Testament; New Testament; and a combination of Old and New Testament.  For the S.T.D. the student must show an additional advanced course in one of the following ancient languages besides the one used for the S.T.M.:  Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Greek or other with permission.
For those wishing to specialize in Patristics, the student must show an advanced course in one of  the following ancient languages besides the one taken for the S.T.M.:  Greek, Latin or other with permission.

The doctoral programs require one course in methodology and two dissertation seminars.

MASTER OF CANON LAW,  ( J.C.M. )

Entrance requirements are the same as for the S.T.M. This is a 30 credit program. The language requirement is a passing grade in an advanced ancient language course. Language courses may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.

DOCTOR OF CANON LAW, ( J.C.D. )

Entrance requirements are the same for the S.T.D. except the student will enter with a J.C.M.  This is a 34 credit program. The language requirement is a passing grade in an advanced language course different from the one taken for the master's degree.

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY/DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY, (D.Min./S.T.D.) PROGRAM

Students in the D.Min. program may earn also the S.T.D. degree by completing 34 approved credits in the S.T.D. program and writing a dissertation in Sacred Theology.

DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY/DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, (S.T.D./D.Phil.) PROGRAM

Those students holding the S.T.D. may obtain the D. Phil. in Philosophy by taking a total of 34 graduate credits in philosophy and completing a dissertation in philosophy.

Course Descriptions

All courses are three credits except where otherwise indicated under degree requirements listed above.

DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

Theology 101                     INTRODUCTION  TO ORTHODOXY
History, faith, and worship of the Orthodox church; survey including Ecumenical Councils, Great Schism, tradition, sacraments, image and likeness, Body of Christ, free will, deification and prayer; some attention will be given to the various branches of the Orthodox Church, indicating theological and liturgical variations and relationships among the sister churches, Eastern and Oriental; attitude toward churches outside of Orthodoxy.
Theology 103                    KNOWING AND GOD THE FATHER
Ways of knowing; human nature involves a knowledge of God; theology of God the Father; Orthodox epistemology; connection between knowledge of God and human transformation; via negativa and via positiva; theosis and agnosia, gnosiology, Plotinus, Denis, divine gnosis et. al.
Theology 106                   GOD  THE  SON  AND  HOLY  SPIRIT
Trinitarian theology with particular emphasis on God the Son and God the Holy Spirit; biblical and patristic traditions; relationship of the Holy Trinity to Christian anthropology; three hypostases, uncreated energies, creation from nothing; consubstantiality, homoousios; Unitarianism, Tritheism, divine names and attributes, the incarnation, work of the Holy Spirit in the Church.                                    

Please note that those students who took Theology 201, 203, 206 on the undergraduate level are required, when taking these courses on the graduate level, to submit two short book reports or one extended book report in addition to the required term paper.

Theology 251                            NATURAL THEOLOGY
Same as Philosophy 403
Theology 252                            PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Same as Philosophy 402
Theology 302                             INTRODUCTION AND THE TRINITY
Nature and task of theology; theology and the church; Christian gnosiology; silence, concepts, words and images; tradition and scripture, biblical exegesis and dogmatics; theology with relationship to liturgy and spirituality; asceticism, mysticism, Church Fathers, councils, canons, icons; theology and oikonomia of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the communion of the divine persons with each other and with the world; Trinitarian foundation of reality; origins, development and complexities of Trinitarian doctrine in biblical and patristic tradition; creation, angels.  Consideration of St. Thomas Aquinas'  Summa Theologica as a norm from which to compare contemporary thought.
Theology 303                          CHRISTOLOGY AND PNEUMATOLOGY
Christ as "form of God" and "form of Servant;"  two energies, two wills; duality and unity in Christ; redemption, resurrection; concerning man; the person of God-man Redeemer; redemptive work of the Saviour; grace, humanity of Jesus Christ; Mariology; modern Christological reconstruction; activity of the Holy Spirit; manifestation and work as it relates to Christ's salvific work and His role in the life of the church; proclamation of the Word and celebration of sacraments; Aquinas' Summa Theologica as a reference point.
Theology 401                          THE  CHURCH
Established by Christ; invisible institution through which takes place the redemption of mankind; visible institution; Church in the New Testament; historical forms and basic structure of the church; Church and Kingdom of God; Christian eschatology; writings of Fathers; medieval, modern and contemporary notions of the Church.
Theology 402                          THE SACRAMENTS
Justifying and sanctifying divine Grace which abides in the Church is administered by the Church to the people by means of the Holy Mysteries which are divinely instituted ceremonies which deliver, by invisible means, and mysteriously transmit invisible Grace; theology of each sacrament is considered according to the light of patristic, medieval, modern and contemporary thought.
Theology 820                         THE EUCHARIST:  SYMBOL AND REALITY
Anthropology of symbol as a basis for understanding the Eucharist; phenomenology of meal as a further basis for understanding the Eucharist; meal in the Old Testament; selected Eucharistic themes in the New Testament; changing attitudes toward the Eucharist as illustrated in the art and architecture of different periods; current issues in eucharistic theology, "real presence," sacrifice and intercommunion.
Theology 821  SACRAMENTAL THEOLOGY:  FORGIVENESS & RECONCILIATION
Theology of forgiveness and reconciliation in the Old and New Testament and through the history of Christian dogma as it emerges as a sacrament in the church; pastoral dimensions of penance, forgiveness and reconciliation as part of the community's need for growth.
Theology 822                        SACRAMENT OF INITIATION
Anthropological dimensions of Initiation; initiation in the early church; breakdown in the unity of the initiation sacraments; Christian initiation now: the norm, Christian initiation of adults; infant baptism-Christian without choice? Confirmation - completion of baptism, chrismation; first communion as a sacrament of initiation; initiation into the married community; initiation into the ordained ministry.
Theology 823                        ECCLESIOLOGY
Examination of the meaning of the Church in historical and contemporary theology; the question, "Who are the people of God?" will be investigated in the light of the works of current theologians.
Theology 824                      THEOLOGY OF ATONEMENT
Survey of the theories of atonement from the early church to contemporary: Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Anselm, Abelard, Luther, Calvin, Schleiermacher, Hegel, McLeod, Ritschl, Barth, Tillich et al.
Theology 825                       RESURRECTION THEOLOGY
Treatment of Jesus' resurrection by major contemporary exegetes and systematic theologians; Marxsen, Pannenberg, Pesch, Rahner, Schillebeeckx et al.
Theology 826                       PROBLEM OF FAITH
Contemporary problem of belief; atheistic humanism; toward a Christian anthropology; Christian theological anthropology; unbelief; transcendental malaise; Christian-humanist dialogue; Christian faith and the future of man as believer.
Theology 827                      PLURALISM IN THEOLOGY
Critique and evaluation of major schools of thought and conceptual frameworks that lie at the root of the principal theological approaches in contemporary Catholic theology; phenomenology, process thought, structuralism, existentialism, transcendental Thomism and analytic philosophy as they have a bearing and impact on the work of leading theologians.
Theology 828                      THEOLOGY AND PHYSICS
Relationship of theology to current science; second law of thermodynamics; relativity; quantum world and models of God for an ecological, evolutionary age.
Theology 829                   WOMEN AND CHRISTIAN TRADITIION
Women in Biblical-Christian tradition; theologies of creation and redemption; priesthood and leadership; the Marian tradition; religious orders of women; influence of patriarchal societal norms of theology.
Theology 830                   ISSUES IN FEMINIST THEOLOGY
Developing criteria for theologies that reflect women's experience; examining selected lines of criticism that feminist theologians have begun to develop; analyzing tensions within various women's theological perspectives.
Theology 831A                   THEOLOGY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Survey of the specifically more theological works of St. Augustine as distinguished, whenever possible, from philosophical works; emphasis will be on Augustine's theological development of various issues; some consideration of Augustinian influence on subsequent theological thought.
Theology 831 B                   THEOLOGY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Continuation of Theology 831A
Theology 832A                   THEOLOGY OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
Reading exclusively in his theological writings dealing with the areas of dogma; contemporary influence.  Summa Theologica as major text.
Theology 832 B                   THEOLOGY OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
Continuation of Theology 832A
Theology 833                       JONATHAN EDWARDS
Same as Philosophy 342 except that theology students should add:
Attention to Edwards' attempt at a restatement of Reformed perspective in the context of his own age; idea of faith as a "sense of the heart" and his conception of God and the world, of Christ and the Christian life as essentially relational, dynamic and beautiful.
Theology 834                       SCHLEIERMACHER
Same as Philosophy 347 except that theology students should add
Critical reading of his sermons as a Reformed Pastor, his Speeches to religion's "cultured despisers" and his theological system in the Christian Faith; contemporary uses of Schleiermacher and to his social and political context in nineteenth century Germany through which he influenced the theological writings of Hegel, Biedermann, Ritschl, Hermann, Troeltsch.  Barthian reaction.
Theology 835                     RITSCHLIAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Survey of prominent members of the Rischlian School: Albrecht, Ritschl, Hermann, Harnack, Kaftan, Kattenbusch, and Troeltsch; consideration to rejection of metaphysics; Christocentrism; justification and reconciliation; the idea of the kingdom of God; debates over theological and historical method and over apolegetics.
Theology 836A                     KARL BARTH
Early writings; beginnings of dialectical theology as expressed in Barthian writings prior to 1932 and in selections in Church Dogmatics, Vol. I, Parts 1 and 2; "The Doctrine of the Word of God." Socialism, ministry, ethics, Harnack, critical historical method, revelation.
Theology 836B                     KARL BARTH
Trinitarian doctrine; critical response to Barth's trinitarianism in recent theology; his attach on "religion" and "natural theology;" Christocentric interpretation of Bible and reconstruction of church doctrines; his description of Christian life as the practice of the freedom of the gospel; his mature theology; logic and selected content of his interpretation of Word of God, creation, and reconciliation; Church Dogmatics.
Theology 837                         PAUL TILLICH
Reading of his sytematic theology; consideration to his theology of culture, religious dimension, Being, and Christ as New Being.
Theology 838                         CATHOLIC THEOLOGIANS: :VATICAN II AND AFTER
Survey of major Roman Catholic theologians from the time of Vatican II and later; Rahner, Schillebeeckx, Congar, Dulles, Tracy, King.
Theology 839                         KARL  RAHNER
Basic theological ideas; philosophical stance; metaphysics of knowledge; transcendental anthropology; theological method; main theological teachings with reference to God, Christ, Church, sacraments and eschatology.
Theology 840                       EDWARD SCHILLEBEECKX
Systematic theology with particular attention to his recent writings on Christology.
Theology 841                       HANS KUNG
Major writings regarding God, Trinity, Christ, and the Church and other topics.
Theology 842A                     ANGLICAN THEOLOGY
Brief historical background; readings in Anglican theology with an understanding of its development; similarities and differences with theologies of other churches.
Theology 842B                     ANGLICAN THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 842A
Theology 843A                      LUTHERAN THEOLOGY
Biblical authority; justification and sanctification, person and work of Christ, doctrine of two kingdoms (social ethics); historical and theological study of Luther's doctrine of the "Word of God" and of the sacraments (Baptism and Eucharist); preaching, liturgy; commentaries, catechisms, theological treatises, Lutheran confessional theology; Harmonia Confessionum 1581; authority of confessions: Book of Concord.
Theology 843 B                     LUTHERAN THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 843A
Theology 844A                      PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGY
History and foundation of the church; theological tenents; Book of Confessions: current development; John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion: readings in the Institutes, Commentaries and Treatises.
Theology 844B                       PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 844A
Theology 845A                       METHODIST THEOLOGY
History and development; theological teachings; current theological development and institutional reforms.
Theology 845 B                     METHODIST THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 845
Theology 846A                       BAPTIST THEOLOGY
History and development; theological teachings; current theological development and institutional reforms.
Theology 846B                       BAPTIST THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 846A
Theology 847A                     UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST THEOLOGY
History and development; theological teachings; current theological development and insitutional reforms.
Theology 847B                      UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST THEOLOGY
continuation of Theology 847A
Theology 848A                      UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST THEOLOGY
History and development,; theological teachings; current theological development and institutional reforms.
Theology 848B                     UNITARAN-UNIVERSALIST THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 848A
Theology 849A                      DISCIPLES OF CHRIST THEOLOGY
History and develoopment; theological teachings; current theological development and institutional reforms.
Theology 849B                      DISCIPLES OF CHRIST THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 849A
Theology 850A                     REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA THEOLOGY
Review of Book of Church Order, Standard of Unity in their theological context, history and mission.
Theology 850B                       REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA THEOLOGY
Continuation of Theology 850A
Theology 866                          HERMENEUTICS IN THEOLOGY
Hermeneutical theory in current Christian theology, primarily as it has been influenced by works of Gadamar, Habermas, Ricoeur and varieties of literary criticism; survey of theological hermeneutics in contemporary theologies.
Theology 867                         METHODOLOGY IN THEOLOGY
Construction of theories and doctrine rooted in the origins of knowledge and imagination; methodology in the post-modern era; metaphor and naural science explanation; possibility of a realist construct of theories in systematic theology.
Theology 868                          DISSERTATION SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 869                          DISSERTATION SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES

Theology 263                              BASIC HEBREW
Introduction to Hebrew grammar; reading of selected Old Testament passages; no knowledge of Hebrew is presupposed.
Theology 670                              BIBLICAL HEBREW
This course presupposes some elementary awareness of classical Hebrew; elements of Hebrew phonology, morphology, and syntasx with exegesis in reading and writing Hebrew.
Prerequisite:  Theology 263
Theology 671                             INTERMEDIATE HEBREW READING
Readings in biblical prose with emphasis on syntax and introduction to certain grammatical phenomena; readings in Genesis, Jonah and Ruth.  Prerequisite:  Theology 670.
Theology 672                             ADVANCED HEBREW READING
Readings in biblical prose and poetry.  Prerequisite:  Theology 671
Theology 674                             ARAMAIC GRAMMAR AND READING
Introduction to Aramaic grammar; reading of Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, and as time allows, of selected targums and papyri.  Prerequisite:  Theology 670
Theology 264                              BASIC GREEK
Intensive introduction to New Testament Greek; a systematic study of Greek grammar with illustrations from St. John's Gospel.  No previous knowledge of Greek is presupposed.
Theology 676                              NEW TESTAMENT GREEK
Elements of New Testament Greek with emphasis upon the mastery of forms, basic vocabulary, and syntax;; readings of selected portions of the Greek New Testament.  Prerequisite: Theology 264.
Theology 677                            TRANSLATION FROM THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT
Designed to enable students to acquire and maintain proficiency in the reading of Greek prose, with emphasis on the building of vocabulary; extensive readings in the Gospel of St. John.  Prerequisite:  Theology 676.
Theology 678                            TRANSLATING THE SEPTUAGINT
Translation of selected passages from the Septuagint, including both the Greek Old Testament and Apocrypha, Psalms, Prophets, Wisdom literature, historical books. Prerequisite: Theology 676.
Theology 679                            PATRISTIC  GREEK
Survey of writings from the Greek Fathers with emphasis on St. Athanasius, St. Basil, and St. Gregory the Theologian.  Prerequisite:  Theology 676.
Theology 681                           BASIC  SYRIAC
Theology 682                           INTERMEDIATE  SYRIAC
Theology 683                           ADVANCED  SYRIAC
Theology 312                           BASIC  LATIN
Survey of the declensions and conjugations of the Latin language; study of basic and fundamental grammar; use of passages from the Latin Church Fathers to illustrate syntax; this course presupposes no previous knowledge of Latin.
Theology 685                         INTERMEDIATE  LATIN
Study of more advanced grammar and extensive vocabulary; translation into the venacular from the classical authors, Caesar, Cicero, Virgil and others in order to illustrate grammatical usage. Prerequisite Theology 312.
Theology 686                          LATIN CHURCH FATHERS
Extensive translations from a survey of the Latin Church Fathers.  Prerequisite: Theology 685.
Theology 687                         MEDIEVAL LATIN
Extensive translations of many philosophers and theologians from the early Middle Ages through the Renaissance; exposure to various styles of writing; some time will be spent with later philosophical and theological texts, so as to provide familiarity to the student; translation in part of one current papal document; translation of a few canons of the Code of Canon Law. Prerequisite: Theology 685
Theology 688                             DISSERTATION  SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 689                             DISSERTATION  SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT OF OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES

Theology 253                            INTRODUCTION AND OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY
Theory of interpretation, methodological challenges, later historical consciousness, hermeneutics, historical-critical methods, structuralism, deconstruction, canonical analysis. History of ancient Israel with a survey of the development and growth of Old Testament literature; study of the first five books of the Old Testament and the Histories.
Theology 254                           OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY AND PROPHETS
Survey of the historical background and setting for the prophets; the prophetic movement in ancient Israel; study of the prophets and their major teachings; Amos,Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezechiel; origin and development of prophecy in ancient Israel and the witness and message of major prophets against their contemporary religious, social and political background.
Theology 304                           OLD TESTAMENT AND WISDOM LITERATURE
Psalms and Wisdom writings of Israel especially the Book of Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes; definition, provenance, and scope of wisdom; nature and character of wisdom literature; problem in exegesis of such texts; place of wisdom in canon and in Old Testament.
Theology 690                          GENESIS
Multiple sources of text and the meaning of the present composite text.
Theology 691                          EXODUS
Various traditions in Exodus will be examined exegetically, theologically, and hermeneutically.
Theology 692                          DEUTERONOMY
Examination of major theories concerning the composition history of the deuteronomistic history from Noth to present.
Theology 693                          OLD TESTAMENT NARRATIVES
Exegesis of Joseph story, Genesis 37-50, Ruth, Jonas, Esther, Pentateuch and the history of Deuteronomy.
Theology 694                           OLD TESTAMENT AND COVENANT
Covenant expresses the relationship between God and humanity; examination of the meaning in the setting of Near-Eastern covenants.
Theology 695                           BOOKS OF SAMUEL
Critical study of Samuel with emphasis on literary issues of compositional and redaction history.
Theology 696                           PROPHECY IN ISRAEL
A survey of critical and current approaches; readings from Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah; narratives from Samuel and Kings.
Theology 697                           ISAIAH
Understanding the prophetic tradition; exegesis of Isaiah, chapters 1-12 and 36-66; call of Isaiah as key to understanding the prophet's message; subsequent redactional layers of Isaiah tradition used as application of prophet's message to later generations; Davidic, Zion, and holy war tradition; wisdom movement.
Theology 698                           DEUTERO-ISAIAH: THEOLOGY AND EXEGESIS
Deutero-Isaiah's originality in utilizing Israel's traditions; monotheism, creation, redemption, election, universalism, word of God in history, servant of the Lord; literary techniques; detailed exegesis of selected passages.
Theology 699                           JEREMIAH
Call of Jeremiah in chapter one as central; relationship of Jeremiah's message to Deuteronomic reform; tension between prophetic word of God and priestly temple teaching.
Theology 700                           EZEKIEL
Call of Ezekiel in chapters 1-3, provides central insight into prophets's message; beginning of Judaism's concept of God as the universal God; Ezekiel's new understanding of Israel's past in view of emerging universal monotheism.
Theology 701                            JOB
Theological and philosophical implications; motifs, genres, literary structure; parallel motifs in ancient Near Eastern writings.
Theology 702                           PROPHECY  AFTER  THE  EXILE
Examination of post-exilic prophecy in Judah e.g. Third Isaiah, Haggai, Zachariah; from prophecy to apocalyptic.
Theology 703                           ECCLESIASTES
Exegesis; thematic tensions in the work; consideration of historical setting and literary devices Theology  704                          PSALMS
Interpretation of the Psalms; place in the life, liturgy and theology of the Jewish community; Hebrew original and Septuagint version.
Theology 705                           TOBIT
The book's original language, structure, Greek recensions, historical framework, literary forms; exegesis of selected passages and discussion of theological themes.
Theology 706                           OLD  TESTAMENT  AND  THE  NEAR  EAST
Exploration of the ancient religious world which was the matrix of biblical faith and the manner of shaping; epigraphic and non-epigraphic remains in historical reconstruction.
Theology 707                           JUDAISM  IN  THE  ANCIENT  WORLD
Survey of ancient Jewish history in the second temple and rabbinic periods; interaction of Judaism with its host cultures; development of Judaism from temple-centered, priestly led cultic system to a law-centered, rabbinically-led religious system.
Theology 708                          OLD  TESTAMENT  THEOLOGY
Problem and method of Old Testament theology; detailed study of select ideas; covenant; names and nature of God; priesthood, kingship, exchatology, divine revelation; creation and redemption; human beings and God; angels, sin and forgiveness.
Theology 709                          RELIGIOUS  EXPERIENCE  OF  ISRAEL
Understanding God and the divine world, sacred time and space; sacrifice and offering; magic and divination; religious leadership; inclusivity and exclusivity; prayer and piety; sacred word; death and after-life.
Theology  710                        WOMEN   IN  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT
Theology  716                        CRITIQUE  OF  OLD  TESTAMENT  THEOLOGY
Methodological challenges of post-enlightment historical consciousness and how this bears upon Old Testament traditions and the faith of Israel
Theology  717                         OLD  TESTAMENT:  TEXTUAL CRITICISM
Biblical hermeneutics both classical and recent approaches; interpretative investigations, structualism, deconstruction, reader response, canonical analysis; historical-critical methods of exegesis, history of the ancient text
Theology  718                         DISSERTATION  SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology  719                         DISSERTATION  SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT  OF  NEW  TESTAMENT  STUDIES

Theology 305                             SYNOPTIC  GOSPELS
Formation of synoptic tradition; insights of form and redaction criticism; Jesus' authority and understanding of his mission; detailed examination of the titles of Christ, Son of Man, suffering Servant, Prophet; Jesus as revealed in parables and miracles; Christ, the Kingdom of God and the Church; St. Mark, function of Christology, apocalyptic, kingdom of God, discipleship; exegesis of Gospel of St. Matthew; theological purpose, attention to tradition and historical context, discipleship and life in community.
Theology 405                              SCRIPTURES  OF  ST.  JOHN
Exegetical study of the Fourth Gospel with emphasis upon narrative structure and theological implications; the person and work of Christ; Johannine foundation of Trinitarian theology; the Spirit Paraclete; truth and heresy in Johannine community; Christology and ecclesiology.  Consideration of Johannine epistles.  Book of Revelation:  its structure, use of symbols, vision of God and Christ; historical setting of book; original intentions.
Theology 406                               EPISTLES
Study of central aspects and themes in Pauline mission and thought such as the Damascus experience, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, Law and new creation; First and Second Corinthians:  nature of apostolic preaching and authority, community life; Galatians: faith and works, Abraham and the Law; three fold outcome of Baptism; believer's adoption by God; Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians:  Christological hymns, kenosis, incarnation, Christ as the head of the old and new creation, problem of slavery and life in Christ; Romans:  one Gospel of both Jews and Gentiles.
Theology 720                             SURVEY  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT
Consideration to the historical and religious background of early Christianity, Judaism and the Greco-Roman world; Patristic vision of scriptures; modern biblical criticism.
Theology 721                              ST. MATTHEW'S   GOSPEL
Exegesis using the Greek texts and English translations; Chrysostom's homilies and contemporary commentary; sources, structure, ecclesiology and theology.
Theology 722                               ST. MARK'S  GOSPEL
Literary and theological study based on Greek and English text; functions of  Christology, apocalyptic, the kingdom of God and discipleship; historical-critical and modern literary methods.
Theology 723                                ST. LUKE'S  GOSPEL
Theology 724                                ST. JOHN'S  GOSPEL
Exegesis using Greek texts and English translations; Chrysostom's homilies and contemporary commentary; emphasis upon narrative structure and theological implications; Johannine Christology and eschatology.
Theology 725                                ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Exegesis of selected passages from the Acts with attention to the interweaving of narrative and theology; review of recent Luke -Acts research and investigation with selected issues of literary analysis, theological interpretation and historical reconstruction.
Theology 726                                ST. PAUL
Main aspects and themes of St. Paul's mission and thought; Damascus experience, Christ, Holy Spirit, Church, Law and new creation.
Theology 727                                EPISTLE  TO  THE  ROMANS
Exegesis with Greek text and English translation; Chrysostom's homilies and contemporary commentary; literary and historical questions as a means for engaging theological problems; role of Abraham and Christ; Law and Gospel; one Gospel of Jews and Gentiles; Jews refusal of the Gospel.
Theology 728                                 FIRST  EPISTLE  TO  CORINTHIANS
Exegesis with Greek text and English translation; Chrysostom's homilies and contemporary analysis; social historical, social scientific and literary study; isolation of and impetus behind different Christian responses to the world; purpose of Christian prophecy ; Paul's authority and situation in Corinth; pastoral response to problem of Corinthian community; Church community in function of the Lordship of Christ.
Theology 729                               SECOND  EPISTLE TO CORINTHIANS
Reading and exegesis; English and Greek; Paul's apostleship and its relationship to the Gospel.
Theology 730                               EPISTLE   TO  THE  GALATIANS
Reading and exegesis; consideration of literary genre; historical situation and significance of its liberation theme; relationship between "faith and works," Abraham and the Law; meaning of the three-fold outcome of baptism; believer's adoption by God with out circumcision.
Theology 731                              CAPTIVITY  EPISTLES
Reading and exegesis; English and Greek; study of Philipians, Colossians, Philemon and Ephesians; Christological hymns, kenosis and incarnation; Christ as head of the old and new creation; slavery; life in Christ, Church images and Body, Household of God, Temple of God, Bride of Christ.
Theology 732                                  PASTORAL  EPISTLES
Letters of  Timothy  and  Titus; historical and linguistic problems of authorship, setting and their place as documents in early Christianity.
Theology 733                                EPISTLE  TO  THE  HEBREWS
Exegesis with Greek text and English translation; Chrysostom's homilies and contemporary commentary; theological consideration; authorship and destination.
Theology 734                                EPISTLES  OF  ST. JOHN
Examination of selected problems in Johannine research; method in literary analysis; historical reconstruction and interpretation; English and Greek texts; consideration of the cultural milieu in which the work arose; author, order, circumstances; theological significance.
Theology 735                                 BOOK  OF  REVELATION
Exegesis with Greek text and  English translation; Chrysostom's homilies; modern commentary; options for historical setting; original intentions and relation of Johannine writings to the New Testament.
Theology 736                                 NEW  TESTAMENT &  DEAD  SEA  SCROLLS
History, theology of Essenes, Qumran archeology; Dead Sea Scrolls and origins of Christianity; Jesus, Acts, Paul, John's Gospel and Hebrews; palaeography and theology; scrolls may be read
from photographs.
Theology 737                                  NARRATIVE  APPROACHES  TO  GOSPELS
Theories of narrative and literary criticism applied to Gospel texts; examination and analysis of different approaches.
Theology 738                                  SYNOPTIC GOSPELS  &  MIRACLES
Miracle stories examined from tradition and form-critical analysis; this becomes the foundation for evaluation of theological significance of miracle stories; comparison to Jewish and Hellenistic miracle stories.
Theology 739                                   LIFE  &  IDEAS OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH
What can we know reliably about Jesus' life and essential message; contemporaneous Jewish literature, archeological research, detailed analysis of specific New Testament texts; "Historical Jesus." Major events and sayings in Jesus' life are subjected to scrutiny from historical-critical viewpoint.
Theology 740                                  RESURRECTION  AND  NEW  TESTAMENT
Consideration of narratives about Jesus' resurrection; distinct forms of theological appropriation of resurrection for Christian faith.
Theology 741                                  PSEUDEPIGRAPHIA
Consideration of Jewish and early Christian texts from about 250 B.C. to A.D. 200; English translation will be used with consideration to Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Coptic, Greek, and Latin texts.
Theology 742                                   NEW  TESTAMENT  AND  CHURCH
Formation and development of the Church in the apostolic age; religious, cultural and sociological milieu from which the Church developed; Judaism, Gnosticism; church structure, ministry, bishop, priest, deacon; sacramental theology and liturgy.
Theology 743                                   JOSEPHUS
Reading of selections from Antiquities and Jewish Wars with attention to passages providing background to New Testament literature and the Essene community.
Theology 744                                  SCRIPTURE  AND  PATRISTICS
Consideration of basic themes, spiritual life, kingdom, repentance, union with Christ, warfare against sin and suffering.
Theology 745                                  WOMEN  IN  NEW  TESTAMENT
Reading of the New Testament passages dealing with specific and unnamed women and women in general; various images used; contemporaneous early Christian and secular documents on women; Jesus' sayings, miracle, parables; position of women in Christian community at Jerusalem; Paul and the position of women in the growth ofr "house-churches;" baptism, equality, subordination, and distinction of sexes, ethical codes in the home.
Theology 746                            APOCALYPTIC  THEMES  IN  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT
Consideration of period from second century B.C. through first century A.D.; apocalyptic movement in Palestine; theological and literary dimensions; readings in Daniel, I & II Thessalonians, Mark 13 and Revelation.
Theology 758                                     DISSERTATION  SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 759                                     DISSERTATION  SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT  OF  CHURCH   HISTORY
     

Theology  104                               SURVEY  OF  ORTHODOX  HISTORY
History of the Orthodox Church from early  Christianity to contemporary times; Syrian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church in India.
Theology 204                                SURVEY  OF  ORTHODOX  HISTORY
Same as Theology 104.  Students who took Theology 204 on the undergraduate level are required, when taking this course on the graduate level, to submit two short book reports or one extended book report in addition to the required term paper.
Theology 259                                 CHURCH  HISTORY:  FIRST -  THIRD  CENTURIES
Reading of  Acts of the Apostles; some exegesis of selected passages with attention to the interweaving of narrative and theology.  Persecution and martyrdom; struggle against heresy; Church in Roman Empire; Fathers and Councils; political, social, cultural milieu.  
Theology 260                               CHURCH  HISTORY:  FOURTH - SIXTH  CENTURIES
St. Athanasius and Trinitarian controversy; Arian controversies and Councils of the fourth century; Christological dispute in the fifth century; St. Cyril of Alexandria and Theodoret; consideration of political, social, cultural milieu.
Theology 308            CHURCH  HISTORY:  SEVENTH - FOURTEENTH  CENTURIES
Iconoclasm and its aftermath; Islam; Byzantine Christendom; Schism of East and West; Slavic churches; development of a distinctly Western form of Christian thought.
Theology 309          CHURCH  HISTORY:  FIFTEENTH - SEVENTEENTH  CENTURIES
Turkish period; crisis of Reformation; Byzantine Church and fall of Damascus 1316; survey of development of Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Judaism.
Theology 409          CHURCH  HISTORY:  EIGHTEENTH - NINETEENTH  CENTURIES
Missionary activities; relationships among the faiths; political, social, cultural forces bearing upon religion; development of Orthodox church in modern world.
Theology 410                                  CHURCH  HISTORY:  TWENTIETH  CENTURY
Ecumenism: historical and canonical perspectives; changing perceptions of schism and heresy in the early Church; Chalcedonian-NonChalcedonian relations:  an example of estrangement and reconciliation; Orthodox-Anglican relations and the beginning of modern ecumenism; Councils of churches; Roman Catholic church and ecumenical movement; current Orthodox-Catholic dialogue; Code of Canon Law, Agreements, Accords, recent documents; opposition.
Theology 760                                   EARLY  SYRIAC  CHRISTIANITY
Syriac-speaking region from Antioch to Syro-Mesopotamia from second to eighth centuries; Jewish Christianity, Gnosticism, Manichaeism; Syriac versions of the Bible; Syriac interpretations of Scripture; Trinitarian and Christological controversies; consideration of liturgy and the arts; effect of Islam; Odes of Solomon, Tation, Ephrem the Syrian, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Severus of Antioch, Jacob of Sarug et al.
Theology 761                                HISTORY  OF  THE  ANTIOCHIAN  CHURCH
Ethnic and theological origins of Christianity in the Eastern Mediterranean; historical and social peculiarities of Arab and Antiochian Christianity; history of the city of Antioch from antiquity to present (Antakya). Act 2:26 confirms that the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. St. Peter;  rejection of Chalcedon and subsequent persecution; Jacob Baradaeus and Empress Theodora; Persian Empire and Mesopotamia; 628 Patriarchate  extended to Arabia and Afghanistan till 1859;  Syrian "Jacobite" Church; Melkite Patriarch of Antioch; Caliphs; Crusades; School of Antioch; World War I and massacre by Kurds; Catholicate of the East in India, 1964; H.H. Ignatius Zakka Iwas elected 122nd Patriarch of Antioch, 1980; Common Declaration with Pope John Paul II, 1984; with Ecumenical Patriarchate, 1991.
Theology 762                                EARLY  CHRISTIANITY  IN  EGYPT
Alexandria and environs from the second through the fifth centuries; readings in Philo, Basilides, Gnosticism, Clement, Origen, Athanasius, desert monastics, Cyril of Alexandria.
Theology 763                               HISTORY  OF  THE  ALEXANDRIAN  CHURCH
Survey of the theological development of Coptic Church; social, political, economic and cultural forces from the first century through the present; founded by St.Mark the Evangelist; School of Alexandria; persecution of Diocletian; Constantine; St.Athanasius an St.Cyril; Life of St. Anthony; Chalcedonian persecution; Arab cponquest 640; Crusades.
Theology 764                               HISTORY  OF  THE  JERUSALEM  CHURCH
Theology 765                               HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF ROME
Development of a distinctly Western form of Christian thought and institutions;  survey of theological development from the first century through the present.
Theology 766                              HISTORY  OF  THE  INDIAN  CHURCH
Apostle Thomas, Acts of Judas Thomas, Thomas of Kana at Kerala, 345; Mar Abar Isho and Mar Peroz in 840; Nestorians; 1599 Portuguese synod at Diamper; murder of delegate of Patriarch, 1653; seminary at Kottayam, 1813; Patriarch Peter III, Patriarch Abdullah;Church under Patriarch and Church under Catholicos.
Theology 767                              HISTORY  OF  THE  ETHIOPIAN  CHURCH
Queen of Sheba; Ark of the Covenant; Ethiopian eunuch: King Ezana (320-356); Jewish persecution of Christians, 968; Moslem attack, 1528; Roman Catholic attempts 1520-1631; Pedro Pais; expulsion of Jesuits 1631; heresies of seventeenth to nineteenth century; Mussolini; See of Addis Ababa.
Theology 768                              HISTORY  OF  THE  ARMENIAN  CHURCH
Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew; St.Greogory 325; Holy Etchmiadzin; St.Gregory, bishop and converter of Armenia to Christianity; St.Aristakes, younger son of St.Gregory, represented his ailing father at First Ecumencal Council of Nicea; Zoroastrian Persia; sack by Arabs, 927; attempts at reunion with Greek Church; Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, 1461; Czars 1836; genocide of Armenians by Turkey, 1915; breakup of Soviet Union. 
Theology 769                              HISTORY  OF  THE  CHURCH  OF  BYZANTIUM
Survey of establishment of Byzantine Church to its current status as the Ecumenical Patriarachate in Istanbul; emphasis on political, social, economic and cultural forces which have shaped the Patriarchate.
Theology 770                              HISTORY  OF  THE  RUSSIAN  CHURCH
Development in the Church from Byzantine evangelization through the twentieth century; early holy men and women; Nikon and Old Believers; reforms of Peter the Great; revolutionaries and Church; Slavophiles and Church; Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Khomiakov. Berdyaev, Florovsky; Communist and post-Communist periods.
Theology 771                             HISTORY  OF  THE  REFORMATION
Reform movement in Germany, Switzerland, England and throughout Europe; emphasis on impact of political, social,  economic and cultural forces on theological controversies.
Theology 772                            HISTORY  OF  THE  POST-REFORMATION
Survey of theological thought from seventeenth century Puritanism to ecumenical movement; emphasis on political, social, economic and cultural matrix.
Theology 773                             JANSENISM
Religious principles and social behavior in the seventeeth and eighteenth centuries in Europe; evolution of Jansenism from mysticism to revolt; from resistance to organized revolution; influence on theological development; psychological roots and well as earlier precursors in the church.
Theology 774                           ORTHODOX  CHURCH  IN  THE  AMERICAS
Entry and development of various Orthodox churches in Western Hemisphere; survey of current jurisdictions; pastoral concerns; dialogue and present relationships.
Theology 775                           TWENTIETH  CENTURY  ORTHODOXY
Brief consideration of problems arising at fall of Ottoman Turkey and Russia after World War I; Orhodox involvement in the ecumenism; bilateral dialogues; Great and Holy Council; Ecumenical Patriarchate; adaptation; collapse of the Soviet Union;emphasis on interrelationships among jurisdictions throughout the world;  analysis of current situation in each patriarchate particularly dangers from unstable governments.
Theology 776                          CHRISTIANITY  IN  THE UNITED  STATES
Consideration of theological developments from time Christianity arrived through the present; ideal religious and ethical communities; Puritanism and its religious and political forces; impact of World Wars; slavery, sexual and gender rights; human rights.
Theology 777                          AFRO-AMERICAN  CHRISTIANITY
Development of religious movements and institutions of people of African descent in North America and Carribbean; origins of spirituality; forces influencing variations in development;
present situation and future perspectives; unique or integrated church.
Theology 778                        CATHOLIC  CHURCH  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES
Beginnings in St.Augustine, Florida, 1565; Maryland; the English Colonies; Catholics in American Revolution; episcopacy; 1789-1840 and Catholic minority; immigration and integration; American imperialism, 1900; World Wars, New Deal, Great Depression; problems in Mexico; Fascism; Vatican II, Ecumenism; clergy shortage; ordination of women; American Church and Holy See;  tensions and the future.
Theology 779                       CATHOLIC  CHURCH  AND ECUMENICAL  MOVEMENT
Historical approach to ecumenism in Roman Catholic Church; examination of documents of agreements and disagreements (from the nineteenth century to present ) with other churches; emphasis will be on political, social, economic and cultural matrix; Council of Churches.
Theology 880                       CHRISTIAN, JEWISH  AND  ISLAMIC  RELATIONS
Survey of the relationships; dialogue with leaders of each group; emphasis will be from Orthodox perspective.
Theology 887                         HISTORICAL  METHOD
Survey of historical methodology and research; skills in editing texts, evaluating evidence, critically analyzing secondary sources.
Theology 888                        DISSERTATION  SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 889                        DISSERTATION  SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT  OF  PATRISTICS

Theology 257                        PATROLOGY
Theologians of ante-Nicene era: Ignatius, Justin, Irenaeus, Clement, Origen, Tertullian, Cyprian; Trinitarian controversy in fourth century: Athanasius and Cappadocian Fathers; monastic tradition: Evagrius and Macarius; John Chrysostom; Latin Fathers: Hilary, Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine.
Theology 790                         PATRISTICS
Continuation of Theology 257. Methodology and bibliography; study of lives, writings and ideas of the Eastern, Oriental and Western Fathers and other Church writers of the first eight centuries; Trinitarian theology, Christology, Holy Spirit, anthropology, biblical exegesis, ecclesiology.
Theology 791                         BYZANTINE  FATHERS
Lives, writings and theology of  Photios, Symeon the New Theologian, Nicholas Kabasilas, Gregory Palamas, Mark of Ephesus et al. Readings in translation and original.
Theology 792                         LATER  FATHERS
Consideration of writings of Georgios Scholarios, Nikodemos of Holy Mountain, Kosmas Aitolos, Patriarch Jeremiah II, Cyril Lukaris et al. Readings in translation and original.
Theology 793                        CHRIST  AND  THE  FATHERS
Incarnation and person of Christ; alternative Christological formulations; Arios, Apollinarios, Eunomios, Theodore of Mopsuestia and Nestorios; responses: Athanasios, Cappadocian Fathers, Cyril of Alexandria. Readings in translation and original.
Theology 794                         ST. CYRIL  OF  ALEXANDRIA
Some consideration to social, political and cultural conditions; Christology against the background of Nestorian and Monophysite controversies. Readings in translation and original.
Theology 795                         CAPPADOCIAN  FATHERS
Theological writings of Basil and two Greogories; Cappadocain response to Neo-Arianism; Origen; Greek philosophy. Readings in translation and original.
Theology 796                         ST. IRENAEUS
Theology  of St. Irenaeus; consideration of scriptural exegesis; Trinity, Christ, creation, human-kind. Readings in translation and original.
Theology 797                         EARLY  MONKS
Monasticism in fourth century; Readings in translation and original in the Gerontikon, the Pachomian writings and the Life of Anthony.
Theology 798                        ST. GREGORY  PALAMAS
Study of his writings in translation and original.
Theology 831A&B                 THEOLOGY  OF  ST. AUGUSTINE
Listed under Department of Systematic Theology. In addition, writings in Latin and translation.
Theology 799                         APPLIED  PATRISTICS
Some of the old theological problems are alive and well today; they create divisions among the Orthodox as well as with the Roman Catholic Church. This course explores from both the linguistic, historic and theological dimensions the current unresolved difficulties and a view toward possible solutions. Documents in their original is essential; translations also.
Theology 817                       METHODOLOGY  IN  PATRISTICS 
Theology 818                       DOCTORAL  SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 819                       DOCTORAL  SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

In addition to the required Ancient Language Courses, the following may be included in the specialization in Patristics. However, only two courses may be selected for the master's degree ( 6 credits ) and two additional courses for the doctorate ( 6 credits ).

Theology 209                        CHURCH  HISTORY:  1 - 3  CENTURIES
Theology 210                        CHURCH  HISTORY:   4 - 6  CENTURIES
Theology 760                        EARLY  SYRIAC  CHRISTIANITY
Theology 762                        EARLY  CHRISTIANITY  IN  EGYPT
Theology 261                        CANON  LAW: ECUMENICAL  COUNCILS
Theology 262                        CANON  LAW: ECUMENICAL  COUNCILS
Theology 310                        CANON  LAW: ECUMENICAL  COUNCILS
Theology 744                        SCRIPTURE  AND  PATRISTICS
Theology 982A&B                PLATO
Theology 984                        PLOTINUS
Theology 986                        PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS
Theology 873                        MORAL THEOLOGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Theology 874                        MORAL THEOLOGY AND THE CHURCH FATHERS
Theology 878                        MORAL THEOLOGY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Philosophy 203                ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY:3 CENTURY B.C.- 4 CENTURY A.D
Philosophy 204                EARLY CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY: FIRST- FIFTH CENTURY

DEPARTMENT OF MORAL THEOLOGY AND ETHICS

Theology 255                        ETHICS  I
See Philosophy 408A
Theology 256                        ETHICS  II
See Philosophy 408B
Theology 306                        THE  THEOLOGICAL  VIRTUES
Foundation of Moral theology; personhood and relationships; consideration of theological virtues of faith, hope and charity. What is faith ? unbelief; hope and fear; love; The Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas will be considered as a foundation to contemporary exploration and a comparison to Patristic thought.
Theology 307                        THE  CARDINAL  VIRTUES
Discusssion of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; justice and rights; legal and distributive justice; commutative and rights of body and property. Aquinas' Summa Theologica will be considered a base from which to discuss patristic and contemporary views.
Theology 403                          THE  SACRAMENTS
Consideration of the sacraments from a moral standpoint; Aquinas' Summa Theologica will be the reference point; patristic and contemporary thought will be considered.
Theology 404                          CHRISTIAN  SEXUAL  MORALITY
Survey of biblical, patristic and historical ( medieval, modern ) views on the issues of sexual morality; contributions of contemporary moral theologians; procreation, marriage, homosexuality, single life, celibacy, incest, rape, pornography, sex education
Theology 870                           ORTHODOX  MORAL  THEOLOGY
Christian moral theory and practice from the biblical, patristic, medieval, modern and contemporary Orthodox Christian standpoint; nature of good and evil; human moral capacities, virtue, moral law and responsibilities; Christian responsibility to God, self, and fellow human beings.
Theology 871                            ORTHODOX SOCIAL MORAL THEOLOGY
Review of biblical and historical Orthodox sources on social morality; church and state, poverty, race relations, women's concerns, economic justice, capital punishment, crime, war and environment.
Theology 872                             ORTHODOX MORAL THEOLOGY & HUMAN LIFE
Consideration from the Orthodox Christian view, the ethical principles and applications: health, genetic screening and engineering, artificial insemination, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, death and dying.
Theology 873                            MORAL THEOLOGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Reading from the works of St. John Chrysostom on ethical and moral issues; analysis, comparison to contemporary positions and critique.
Theology 874                            MORAL THEOLOGY AND THE CHURCH FATHERS
Survey of the major writings of the Western, Eastern and Oriental Fathers on moral issues.
Theology 875                            MORAL THEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE
Moral teachings of Jesus and St. Paul; survey of Old testament; Jesus' Sermon on the Mount; indicative and imperative in the Pauline writintings and selected moral issues in the other epistles.
Theology 876                              MORALITY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING
Nature, sources and historical development of Christian moral theology; examination of selected themes; meaning of Christ-centered morality; personalist structures: God call- human beings respond; Christian freedom, love and the role of the law; contemporary approaches to natural law, situation ethics, conscience, Christian moral activity, human acts in relation to one's basic choice; sin, conversion and Christian virtue.
Theology 877                               MORAL THEOLOGY IN AN ECUMENICAL AGE
Study of the conflicts and agreements existing among contemporary Christian representatives of Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Catholic Churches; influence of Kant on Protestant thinkers and influence of St.Thomas Aquinas and natural law theory on Catholic thinkers.
Theology 878                               MORAL THEOLOGY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Review of the moral theological writings of St. Augustine; analysis and critique; influence on contemporary thinking.
Theology 879                                MORAL THEOLOGY OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
Review of the moral theological writings of St. Thomas; analysis and critique; influence on contemporary thinking.
Theology 880                                 APPROACHES TO MORAL THEOLOGY
Survey of five approaches to Christian Moral Theology : deontological ( Kant, Browning, Swedes, Aquinas, Curran ); utilitarian ( Mill, Fletcher, Callahan ); contextual ( Calvin, Lehman, Hauerwas ); black liberation (Cone) and feminist ( Harrison).
Theology 881                                 MORAL THEOLOGY AND THE NIEBUHRS
Readings in the works of both Reinhold Niebuhr and H. Richard Niebuhr; theological background, faith and culture, use of social science, social polity, methodology.
Theology 882                                 BONHOEFFER AND MORAL THEOLOGY
Readings in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship, Ethics, Letters and Papers from Prison and some biographical material; consideration of methodology and contemporary influence.
Theology 883                                 BLACK COMMUNITY AND MORAL THEOLOGY
Ethics and politics in the black community; religion and politics; contribution to moral theology of Booker T. Washington, W.E. B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Mary McLeod Bethune, A.Philip Randolph, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson.
Theology 884                                 MORAL THEOLOGY AND THE UNITED NATIONS
Reading of the classical documents derived from the United Nations treating moral and ethical issues; dilemmas arising daily in the United Nations dealing with the individual, community and states; war, peace, racism, apartheid, poverty, family, work-practices, unemployment; influences of moral theology on the new International Criminal Court.
Theology 885                                CHRISTIAN MORAL THINKING
Consideration of moral problems as approached from various contemporary approaches: Christian realism, Christian contextualism, Christian virtue, Christian rights and principles, and Christian liberation; analysis of moral and ethical problems of particular interest to the student from these vantage points.
Theology 886                                HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MORAL THEOLOGY
Relationship of theology and ethics; use of scripture, social and moral theory; ethical issues from Hebrew scriptures to contemporay times.
Theology 887                                 JEWISH  ETHICS
Historical consideration with emphasis on contemporary; economic justice, sexual and family relations, civil disobedience, international relations, pastoral work.
Theology 888                                CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY
Sociological and theological factors which influence American religious responses; creation spirituality, eco-justice, eco-feminism and Christian stewardship theology; international expressions of religious ecological concern.
Please note that Theology 910 through Theology 915 are the same as the corresponding Philosophy courses except that theology students are required to direct the term paper to the writings of Christian Moral Theologians.
Theology 910                                MORAL THEOLOGY AND JUSTICE
See Philosophy 410  Philosophy of Justice
Theology 911                                MORAL THEOLOGY AND LAW, ETHICS, BUSINESS
See Philosophy 411  Law, Ethics, Business
Theology 912                                MORAL THEOLOGY AND MEDICAL ETHICS
See Philosophy 412  Medical Ethics
Theology 913                                 MORAL THEOLOGY AND BUSINESS ETHICS
See Philosophy 414  Business Ethics
Theology 914                                  MORAL THEOLOGY AND LAW
See Philosophy 430  Philosophy of Law
Theology 915                       MORAL THEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL  ETHICS
See Philosophy 433  Evironmental Ethics
Theology 917                                    METHODOLOGY IN MORAL THEOLOGY
Methodological issues in contemporary moral theology; interface of moral philosophy, social theory and theological views.
Theology 918                                      DISSERTATION SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 919                                      DISSERTATION SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )


DEPARTMENT  OF  CANON  LAW

Theology 107                                     INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOX CANON LAW
Canons of Orthodox Church; canons are seen as rules for the spiritual needs and order of Church; students will note major theological decisions of each Ecumenical Council; particular attention should be given to the following topics: systematic and non-systematic, major Orders, election of the bishop, appeals canons (Sardica) and marriage.
Theology 207                                      SURVEY OF ORTHODOX CANON LAW
Same as Theology 107 except that those students who have taken this course on the undergraduate level are required to submit either two short book reports or one longer book report in addition to the term paper.
Theology 261                                      INTRODUCTION & COUNCILS: 1-3 CENTURY
Introduction to Canon Law as used by major Christian churches; Ecumenical and other councils and synods with commentary from the first through the third centuries.
Theology 262                                     ECUMENICAL COUNCILS: 4-6 CENTURY
Study of Ecumenical Councils and other councils and synods from the fourth through the sixth centuries.
Theology 310                                     ECUMENICAL COUNCILS: 7-14 CENTURY
Study of Ecumenical Councils and other councils and synods from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries.
Theology 311                                     ECUMENCIAL COUNCILS: 15-20 CENTURY
Studies and cases in the development of Canon Law from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries; contemporary canonical literature.
Theology 407                                     CANON LAW AND INTERCOMMUNION
Relations with non-Orthodox Churches; relations in and out of worship and within the context of the Ecumenical movement; why Eucharist is withheld from non-Orthodox as well as Orthodox who have married outside the Orthodox Church; why the latter are prohibited from serving as sponsers at baptisms and weddings; why they are deprived of Orthodox burial; contemporary issues in sacrametntal life of Church; reception of converts, penetential discipline.
Theology 408                                      CANON LAW: PRIESTHOOD & MARRIAGE
Priestly authority as reflected in holy canons; distinction between clergy and laity; relationship of deacons and presbyters to bishop and of bishop to the synod; recourse to eccesiastical justice; need and problems of priesthood today. Marriage from the canononical perspective: intra-Christian and inter-religious marriages; divorce and remarriage and canonical status of those involved in them.
Theology 920                                     ECCLESIOLOGY AND CHURCH ORDER
Connection between principles of Orthodox ecclesiology and canonical norms governing Church; structure of local churches and mutual bonds; regional,and universal primacies; shortcomings in application of canons to specific situations.
Theology 921                  CONTEMPORARY ORTHODOX CANONICAL  LITERATURE
Important canonical issues facing the Church; marriage, priesthood, intercommunion, pan- Orthodox unity, Great and Holy Council, Oriental and Eastern Orthodox dialogue.
Theology 922                                     CANON LAW AND THE "DIASPORA"
Problems with "diaspora"  i.e. overlapping jurisdiction, competing churches, ethnic loyalties, linguistic peculiarities, liturgical variety, divergent pastoral practice; solutions for pan-Orthodox unity; pastoral ways of bringing unity; world-wide Orthodoxy.
Theology 923                                      CANONICAL EVENTS IN ORTHODOXY
Relationship between and among Orthodox Churches on a daily basis; issues and critique of formulations, agreements and disagreements; relationship of the Orthodox Church to other Church organizations.
Theology 924                          CONSTITUTION & CANONS OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Reading of Constitution, Canons and commentary on the operation of the Episcopal Church in the United States; pastoral concerns.
Theology 925                                              CODE OF CANON LAW; GENERAL NORMS
Beginning of an examinatioin of Code of Canon Law of Roman Catholic Church; Code and commentary: ecclesiastical law, custom, general decrees and instructions, individual administrative acts, power of governance, ecclesiastical office, prescription and computation of time.
Theology 926                                               CODE OF CANON LAW: PEOPLE OF GOD
Christian faithful, obligations and rights of all Christian Faithful and lay Christian Faithful; sacred ministers or clerics, personal prelatures, associations of Christian Faithful, hierarchical constitution of the Church, supreme Church authority; particular churches and their groupings; authority, groups, internal ordering; institutes of consecrated life and varieties of apostolic life; norms, religious institutes, secular institutes.
Theology 927               CODE OF CANON LAW: TEACHING, SANCTIFYING OFFICE
Ministry of divine word, missionary action of Church, Catholic education, social communication, books, profession of faith, Sacraments ( seven), acts of Divine Worship ( sacramentals, Liturgy of the Hours, funerals, veneration of saints, vows); sacred places and times; temporal goods of Church.
Theology 928      CODE OF CANON LAW: SANCTIONS OF CHURCH & PROCESSES
Offenses and penalties, penal law, penalites (unity of Church, ecclesiastical authorities, ecclesiastical functioning), falsehood, competent forum, tribunals, contentious trial, special procedures (matrimonial, ordinations), penal procedure; administrative recourse; removal of pastors.
Theology 929                                     HISTORY OF CANON LAW
Oriental collections, Dionysiana, Hispana, Pseudo-Isidorian forgeries, Decretum of Burchard, Ivo of Chartres, formation of Corpus Juris Canonici, reading sin Gratian, the Decretals, Glossa Ordinaria.
Theology 930                                    INTERPRETATION OF LAW
Science and art of interpretation of ecclesiastical law; balance between law and epikeia;  law received by community; literary forms; customs, evolutionary nature of laws, hermeneutics, and the Gospel.
Theology 931                                     CHURCH AND STATE
Religious liberty; opinions of the Supreme Court of United States interpreting the religious clauses of the First Amendment to Constitution of the United States.
Theology 932                                     AMERICAN LAW AND CANONISTS
Common law, statutory and constitutional make up of American legal system; tort, agency, property, matrimonial, procedural  law.
Theology 933                                       UNIATE CANON LAW
Ecclesiological background; codification and revision of Eastern canon law, Orientalium Ecclesiarum; 1990 Code of Canons for Eastern Churches; hierarchical and collegial governance; synodal governance; structures in patriarchal, major archepiscopal and autonomous metropolitan churches; eparchies and exarchies
Theology 934                                     ECUMENISM AND CATHOLIC CANON LAW
Attitude and regulations expressed in the Code and pre-Vatican II legislation concerning persons and religious institutions other than Roman Catholic; documents issued during and since Vatican II about ecumenical matters and canonical implications; reception and administration of sacraments in ecumenical context.
Theology 935                        HISTORY OF LAW: ANCIENT THROUGH MEDIEVAL
Survey of secular and religious law from ancient times through the medieval period. Attention will be given to religious and state interactions.
Theology 936        HISTORY OF LAW: RENAISSANCE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY
Survey of secular and religious law from Renaissance through current times. Attention will be given to the interaction of eccesiastical with governmental.
Theology 937                                            PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Same as Philosophy 409
Theology 965                                            J.C.M . INTERNSHIP
One semester is spent part time working within the student's Church as a canonist. Supervision is provided both by the faculty and the Church.
Theology 966                                             J.C.D.  INTERNSHIP
Same as Theology 966 with a higher level of expertise expected.
Theology 967                                            CANON LAW & METHODOLOGY
Theology 968                                             DISSERTATION SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 969                                             DISSERTATION SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT  OF  PHILOSOPHICAL  THEOLOGY

Theology 251                                             NATURAL THEOLOGY
See Philosophy 403
Theology 252                                             PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
See Philosophy 402

The following courses in Philosophical Theology may be taken through the SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY. However, all term papers must deal with either theological issues discussed in the specifically theological works or the interface of Theology and Philosophy.
Theology 970                                    EARLY CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
See Philosophy 204
Theology 971                                    EARLY MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
See Philosophy 205
Theology 972                                    TWELFTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 206
Theology 973                                    THIRTEENTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 207
Theology 974                                    FOURTEENTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 208
Theology 975                                    FIFTEENTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 209
Theology 976                                    SIXTEENTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 210
Theology 977A&B                            SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 211A&B
Theology 978A&B                            EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
See Philosophy 212A&B
Theology 979A&B                            NINETEETH CENTURY
See Philosophy 213A&B
Theology 980A&B                            TWENTIETH CENTURY
See Philosophy 214A&B
Theology 981                                     TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
See Philosophy 215
Theology 982A&B                             PLATO
See Philosophy 302A&B
Theology 983A&B                             ARISTOTLE
See Philosophy 303A&B
Theology 984                                     PLOTINUS
See Philosophy 305
Theology 985A&B                             AUGUSTINE
See Philosophy 306A&B
Theology 986                                      PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS
See Philosophy 307
Theology 987                                      ERIGENA
See Philosophy 308
Theology 988                                      ANSELM
See Philosophy 309
Theology 989                                      BONAVENTURE
See Philosophy 310
Theology 990A&B                              AQUINAS
See Philosophy 311A&B
Theology 991                                       BERNARD
See Philosophy 312
Theology 992                                       ABELARD
See Philosophy 313
Theology 993                                       SCOTUS
See Philosophy 314
Theology 994                                       MAIMONIDES
See Philosophy 315
Theology 995                                       OCKHAM
See Philosophy 316                          
Theology 996                                       CUSA
See Philosophy 317
Theology 997                                        BRUNO
See Philosophy 318
Theology 998                                        DESCARTES
See Philosophy 320
Theology 999                                        MALEBRANCHE
See Philosophy 321      
Theology 1000                                      SPINOZA
See Philosophy 322
Theology 1001                                      LEIBNIZ
See Philosophy 323
Theology 1002                                      LOCKE
See Philosophy 324
Theology 1003                                      BERKELEY
See Philosophy 325
Theology 1004                                      HUME
See Philosophy 326
Theology 1005A&B                              KANT
See Philosophy 330A&B
Theology 1006A&B                              HEGEL
See Philosophy 331A&B
Theology 1007                                      NIETZSCHE
See Philosophy 332
Theology 1008                                      FICHTE
See Philosophy 333
Theology 1009                                      SCHELLING
See Philosophy 334
Theology 1010                                      FEUERBACH
See Philosophy 335
Theology 1011                                      SCHOPENHAUER
See Philosophy 336
Theology 1012                                     SCHLEIERMACHER
See Philosophy 337
Theology 1013                                     MARX
See Philosophy 338
Theology 1014                                     COMTE
See Philosophy 339
Theology 1015                                     KIERKEGAARD
See Philosophy 340
Theology 1016                                     MILL
See Philosophy 341
Theology 1017                                     EDWARDS
See Philosophy 342
Theology 1018                                     JAMES
See Philosophy 345
Theology 1019                                     EMERSON
See Philosophy 346
Theology 1020                                      DEWEY
See Philosophy 347
Theology 1021                                      SARTRE
See Philosophy 348
Theology 1022                                      MERLEAU-PONTY
See Philosophy 349
Theology 1023                                      HUSSERL
See Philosophy 350
Theology 1024                                      HEIDEGGER
See Philosophy 351  
Theology 1025                                      MARCEL
See Philosophy 352
Theology 1026                                      WHITEHEAD
See Philosophy 355
Theology 1027                                      SANTAYANA
See Philosophy 356
Theology 1028                                      COSMOLOGY
See Philosophy 401
Theology 1029                                       METAPHYSICS
See Philosophy 404
Theology 1030                                       HERMENEUTICS
See Philosophy 427
Theology 1031                            LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS & LANGUAGE ABOUT GOD
See Philosophy 432                                
Theology 1032                                       EXISTENTIALISM
See Philosophy 501
Theology 1033                                        PHENOMENOLOGY
See Philosophy  502
Theology 1034                                        INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES
See Philosophy 503
Theology 1035                                        CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES
See Philosophy  504
Theology 1036                                         JAPANESE PHILOSOPHIES
See Philosophy 505
Theology 1037                                          ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHIES
See Philosophy 506
Theology 1038                                         JEWISH PHILOSOPHIES
See Philosophy 508
Theology 1039A&B                                 AMERICAN PHILOSPHY
See Philosophy 509A&B
Theology 1048                                          DISSERTATION SEMINAR  ( 5 credits )
Theology 1049                                          DISSERTATION SEMINAR   ( 5 credits )

DEPARTMENT  OF  LITURGICAL  THEOLOGY  AND  THE  ARTS

Please note that all graduate courses which are to be part of either the  master's or doctoral degree in Liturgical Theology are taken for three ( 3 ) credits.

Theology 102                                 LITURGICAL THEOLOGY: BAPTISM & EUCHARIST
Worship and theology as centered around the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist; development and changes in liturgy; role of liturgical theology; services of baptism, chrismation, and eucharist and their intimate connection; Hebrew influence on liturgy; anaphora, anamnesis, antiphon, prothesis, epiclesis et al.
Theology 105                                LITURGICAL THEOLOGY: PENANCE & MARRIAGE
Theology of sacraments with emphasis on penance and marriage; their connection with  Eucharist; knowlege of use of certain liturgical books (Euchologian, Horalogion, Menaion, Octoechos, Pentecostarion, Triodion, Typicon); Old Tesatment and marriage; influence of the rites of Hagia Sophia; "death of a spouse" and marriage; public penance; development of sacrament of penance.
Theology 202                               LITURGICAL THEOLOGY: BAPTISM & EUCHARIST
Same as Theology 102. Those students who took the course on the undergraduate level are required for the graduate level to submit two short book reports or one extended book report in addition to a term paper.
Theology 205                                LITURGICAL THEOLOGY: PENANCE & MARRIAGE
Same as Theology 105. Above note.
Theology 258                                RELIGION AND THE ARTS
Survey of Christian Arts from the first through twenty-first centuries with emphasis on the Orthodox tradition; art in terms of its cultural, iconographic, iconological, stylistic and theological development.
Theology 267                                SURVEY OF LITURGICAL THEOLOGY
Introduction to history and theology of worship with an emphasis on origins and development of the Orthodox liturgical tradition; sources, methods, and task of liturgical theology; daily, weekly, and annual cyles of worship and their liturgical books.
Theology 268                                 EARLY CHRISTIAN WORSHIP
Development of liturgy based on chief documents of period; New Testament, Didache, Apostolic Tradition, Didascalia, Apostolic Constitutions.
Theology 315                                  LITURGY OF THE DIVINE HOURS
Canonical Hours as the public worship of church; history and contemporary celebration; survey of origin and developmernt of daily prayer in East and West.
Theology 316                                   DIVINE  LITURGY
Historical survey of Eucharistic liturgy; changes and pastoral effect; role of celebrant, choir or cantor, laity; pastoral connection of eucharist with other sacraments.
Theology 413                                  LITURGY: THE SACRAMENTS
Liturgical celebration of sacraments; instructing the student in the performance of rites; doctrinal, liturgical and historical significance of the Holy Mysteries ( Sacraments ).
Theology 414                                 CELEBRATING THE EUCHARISTIC LITURGY
Rubrics for the celebration of eucharist; analysis of structural elements of divine services and instruction in use of liturgical books of Orthodox Church.
Theology 1050                                 LITURGY AND FEAST
Selected major feasts and their effect upon the faith community; historical, liturgical, theological and devotional.
Theology 1051                                  THE BIBLE AND LITURGY
Bible in Orthodox worship; organization, principles and issues of the lectionary; consideration of pastoral situation.
Theology 1052                                  LITURGICAL RENEWAL &  REFORM
Consideration of writings of various liturgical theologians on issues of renewal and reform.
Theology 1053                                 HOLY MYSTERIES: THE SACRAMENTS   1
Doctrinal, liturgical and historical significance of Holy Mysteries ( Sacraments ).
Theology 1054                                  HOLY MYSTERIES: THE SACRAMENTS   2
Continuation of Theology 1053
Theology 1055                                   LITURGICAL TEXTS & COMMENTARIES
Selected liturgical texcts with emphasis on their theology and historical development; early and contemporary texts.
Theology 1056                                   THE CHURCH YEAR
Christian concept of time; Sunday and Sabbath; Paschal, Christmas, Marian and Sanctoral cycles; hymnography.
Theology 1057                                   LITURGICAL COMMENTARIES
Development of liturgical commentaries; early biblical exegesis and application to liturgical rites; readings from Origen, fourth century mystagogical catechesis, Pseudo-Dionysius, Maximus Germanus, the Pratheria, Cabasilios, Symeon of Thessalonica.
Theology 1058                                    LITURGY AND CULTURE
Investigation of relationship between liturgy and culture from anthropological and theological perspectives; contemporary notions of culture, symbols and rituals as mediators of culture; liturgy as the symbolic, ritual action of local churches.
Theology 1059                                    CHRISTIAN RITUAL & TRANSFORMATION
Dynamic between liturgical and personal spiritualities; reflection on role of liturgy as mediator of conversion; liturgy is studied as symbolic, ritual action and conversion as a proces of transformation which is personal and social; the sacraments.
Theology 1065                                     FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC
Notation of rhythm and pitch; supplementary musical symbols; tonality, scales and key signatures; important terms in music; sight reading.
Theology 1066                                    CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN  CHANT
Study of the "octoechos" tones; music for the services of daily, weekly and yearly liturgical cycles; the Requiem and Service of Thanksgiv