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CourseSyllabusTRP2117–SanctificationofLife:TheOrthodoxMysteries(Sacraments)

TrinityCollegeTorontoSchoolofTheology

JanuarytoApril(Winter/Spring)2018

InstructorInformation

Instructor: RevFrGeoffreyReadyOfficeLocation: LarkinBuilding,Office325Telephone: (647)567-8955Email: [email protected]: Byappointment

CourseIdentification

CourseNumber: TRP2117(formerlyTRH2454)CourseName: SanctificationofLife:TheOrthodoxMysteries(Sacraments)CourseLocation: LarkinBuilding,RoomLA340(andonlinesection)ClassTimes: Thursdays,7pmto9.30pm(withadditionalservicesandeventsasmarkedin

theschedulebelow)Prerequisites: None

CourseDescription

ThiscoursewillexplorethroughclassroomlecturesandseminardiscussionstheliturgicalunderstandingofhumanexistencefromthecentralliturgicalritesoftheOrthodoxChurchcoveringeveryaspectoflife:birth,marriage,ordination,confession,healingfromsickness,anddeath.Thecoursewillthusprovideanoverviewofthehistory,theologyandcurrentpracticeoftheholymysteries(sacraments),withaviewtounderstandingthesacramentalityoftheworldandthecentralityofliturgyandsacramentsincontemporaryChristianlifeandministry.

Studentswillbeevaluatedontheirclassparticipation,areflectionpaperonaliturgicalvisit,aresearchpaperandfinalexam.

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ExpandedCourseDescription

ThiscoursewillexplorethroughclassroomlecturesandseminardiscussionstheliturgicalunderstandingofhumanexistencefromthecentralliturgicalritesoftheOrthodoxChurchcoveringeveryaspectoflife:birth,marriage,ordination,confession,healingfromsickness,anddeath.Thecoursewillthusprovideanoverviewofthehistory,theologyandcurrentpracticeoftheholymysteries(sacraments),withaviewtounderstandingthesacramentalityoftheworldandthecentralityofliturgyandsacramentsincontemporaryChristianlifeandministry.

Themainfocusonthiscoursewillbeonthe‘Byzantine’riteoftheEasternOrthodoxChurches,butconsiderationwillalsobegiventothesacramentalritesoftheOrientalOrthodoxChurches,specificallytheCoptic,Ethiopian,ArmenianandSyriactraditions.

Studentswillgainsolidfamiliaritywiththeactualritesandtexts,andlearntoreflecttheologicallyuponthesemysteriesaswellastheTrinitarianfoundationofallsacramentallife,guidedbyreadingsofPatristictextsandarticlesandcommentaryfrommodernOrthodoxtheologians.Studentswillbeexpectedtoapplythetheologicalworldviewandmeaningoftheseritestocontemporarylifeandpastoralcircumstances.Theevolutionthroughtimeandmodernissuesofliturgicalpracticewillalsobestudied,alongwiththepossibilityofrenewalandreform‘forthelifeoftheworld’today.

Thecoursewillincludeatleastonevisittoparticipateintheliturgicalcelebrationofoneoftheholymysteries.AclasstripwillbeorganisedinToronto,thoughonlinestudentsmayorganisetheirownvisitsintheirlocalarea.

Studentswillbeevaluatedontheirclassparticipation,areflectionpaperonaliturgicalvisit,aresearchpaperandfinaloralexam.

Therearenorequiredprerequisitesforthiscourse,thoughwewillbebuildingonliturgicaltheologyconceptsdiscussedintheotherliturgycourses,particularlyTRP2123–OrthodoxEucharisticLiturgies.StudentsshouldhaveagoodgroundinginbothOldandNewTestament.Studentswithoutsuchabackgroundshouldspeaktotheinstructorwhowillprovidesomeremedialreadingpriortobeginningthecourse.

CourseResources

RequiredBooks

Thefollowingbooksshouldbeacquiredforthiscourseastheywillbereadintheirentirety.Copieswillalsobeplacedonreserve(shorttermloan)atTrinityCollegeLibrary.

• AlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)

• DumitruStaniloae,TheExperienceofGod,Volume5:TheSanctifyingMysteries(HolyCrossOrthodoxPress)

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RequiredCourseReadings

Furtherrequiredreadings–liturgicalandpatristictexts,articlesandbookextracts–willbeprovidedviathecourseportal,whichstudentscanchoosetoviewonlineordownloadandprint.

RecommendedBooks

Thefollowingbooksarerecommendedforthiscourse,bothtosupplementin-class/onlinediscussionandforthepreparationoftheresearchpaper.

• GreatBookofNeeds:Byzantineritesforbaptism,confession,marriage,anointing,funerals

BaptismandChrismation

• NicholasDenysenko,Chrismation:APrimerforCatholics(Pueblo)• AidanKavanagh,TheShapeofBaptism:TheRiteofChristianInitiation(LiturgicalPress)• GennadiosLimourisandNomikosMichaelVaporis,eds,OrthodoxPerspectivesonBaptism,

Eucharist,Ministry(HolyCrossOrthodoxPress)• AlexanderSchmemann,OfWaterandtheSpirit(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)• EdwardYarnold,TheAwe-InspiringRitesofInitiation(LiturgicalPress):4thcenturycatechisms

Marriage

• JohnChrysostom,OnMarriageandFamilyLife(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)• JohnChrysavgis,Love,SexualityandtheSacramentofMarriage(HolyCrossOrthodoxPress)• PaulEvdokimov,TheSacramentofLove(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)• LawrenceFarley,OneFlesh:SalvationthroughMarriageintheOrthodoxChurch(AncientFaith)• David&MaryFord,eds,GloryandHonor:OrthodoxChristianResourcesonMarriage(St

Vladimir’sSeminaryPress)• StanleyHarakas,GuidelinesforMarriageintheOrthodoxChurch(Light&LifePublishing)• GeorgeKoshy,Marriage:TheMysteriesofLove(GreekOrthodoxMetropolisofBoston)• JohnMeyendoff,Marriage:AnOrthodoxPerspective(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)

Ordination(Diaconate,Priesthood,Episcopacy)

• JosephAllen,ed,VestedinGrace:MarriageandthePriesthoodintheChristianEast(HolyCrossOrthodoxPress)

• JohnChrysostom,SixBooksonthePriesthood(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)• JohnChryssavgis,RememberingandReclaimingDiakonia:TheDiaconateYesterdayandToday

(HolyCrossOrthodoxPress)• LewisPatsavos,ANobleTask:EntryintotheClergyintheFirstFiveCenturies(HolyCross

OrthodoxPress)

Confession

• PeterChamberas,TheMysteryofRepentanceandConfessionintheOrthodoxChurch• JamesDallen,TheReconcilingCommunity:TheRiteofPenance(LiturgicalPress)• HieromonkGregorios,RepentanceandConfession(NewRomePress)• AnthonyKhrapovitsky,Confession:ASeriesofLecturesontheMysteryofRepentance(Holy

TrinityPublications)• PopeShenoudaIII,TheLifeofRepentanceandPurity(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)

AnointingoftheSick

• HieromonkGregorios,IllnessandtheBeliever(NewRomePress)

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• Jean-ClaudeLarchet,TheTheologyofIllness(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)• PaulMeyendorff,TheAnointingoftheSick(StVladimir’sSeminaryPress)• JohnZizioulas,IllnessandHealinginOrthodoxTheology(SebastianPress)

Funeral

• J.Mark&ElizabethJ.Barna,AChristianEnding:AHandbookforBurialintheAncientChristianTraditions(DivineAscentPress)

• HieromonkGregorios,BeReady:AnApproachtotheMysteryofDeath(NewRomePress)• RichardRutherford,TheDeathofaChristian:TheOrderofChristianFunerals(LiturgicalPress)

OtherMysteries

• GusGeorgeChristo,TheConsecrationofaGreekOrthodoxChurchAccordingtoEasternOrthodoxTradition(EdwinMellenPress)

• NicholasDenysenko,TheBlessingofWatersandEpiphany:TheEasternLiturgicalTradition(Routledge)

ParticipationClassparticipationindiscussionsonthereadingsandcoursethemesisavitalpartofthelearningprocess.Itisexpectedthatstudentsmakeeveryefforttoattendeveryclassinperson,preparedtodiscusshavingreadtheassignedreadingsaheadoftime.

OnlineParticipationEachweek'sclasswillbeavailableforparticipationinrealtimeviaZoomvideoconference.Instructionswillbegivenonthecourseportal.

Classparticipationindiscussionsonthereadingsandcoursethemesisavitalpartofthelearningprocess.Itisexpectedthatstudentsmakeeveryefforttoattendeveryclassinperson,preparedtodiscusshavingreadtheassignedreadingsaheadoftime.

Tofacilitateparticipationbyonlinestudentsandthosewhohavetomisssomeclassesandwhoarethereforefollowingthecourseviatherecordings,wewillrunatleastfourhour-longonlinetutorialsduringthecourse.Thesewillbescheduledatatimethatisconvenientforasmanystudentsaspossibletoattend.

Discussionquestionsandtopicswillalsobepostedweeklyinthediscussionforumsforwrittendiscussion.Studentsareinvitedtoposttheirownresponsestothelecturesintheforums.

CoursePortalThiscoursewillmakeextensiveuseoftheUniversityofToronto’sLearningPortalalsoknownas‘Blackboard’.

Toaccesstheportal,gototheUofTportalloginpageathttps://portal.utoronto.caandloginusingyourUTORidandpassword.OnceyouhaveloggedintotheportalusingyourUTORidandpassword,lookfortheMyCoursesmodule,whereyou’llfindthelinktothewebsiteforallyourBlackboard-basedcourses.(YourcourseregistrationwithROSIgivesyouaccesstothecoursewebsiteatBlackboard.)Notealsotheinformationathttp://www.portalinfo.utoronto.ca/content/information-students.

Pleaseensurethatyouarefamiliarwithhowtoaccessthesystemandnavigatethroughit.Theportalwillbeusedinthefollowingways:

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• Keepinganupdatedversionofthecoursesyllabusandcalendar• Providingcoursereadings,bibliographiesandotherhandouts• Sharingadditionalonlineresources• Communicatingclassnoticesandupdates• Issuingassignmentguidelinesanddeadlines• Acceptingassignmentsubmissions• Providingfeedbackandgradesforallassignmentsandothercourserequirements

Inaddition,fortheonlinesection,theportalwillbeusedinthefollowingways:

• Deliveringweeklycourselecturesandseminars(availablealsoforclassroom-basedstudentsforreview)

• Enablingstudentparticipationandinteractionintheblogs,discussionforumsandotheronlinecommunications(seecourserequirementsandevaluationbelow)

AuditorswhodonothaveaUTORidshouldspeaktotheinstructortoreceiveguestaccesstothecourseportal.

Asintheclassroom,onlinecommunicationmustbecarriedoutrespectfullyandcivillyatalltimes.Writingwithintheonlinemediaofblogs,discussionforumsisnotanexcuseforlaziness,lackofproperreflectionoruncivility.Argumentsmustbecarefullycrafted,respectfullypresentedandgroundedinsourcetextsandsolidreflection.Studentswhofailtoadheretotheseguidelineswillnotsucceedinthiscourse.

CourseLearningObjectives

Studentssuccessfullycompletingthiscoursewillbeableto:

• Identifyanddescribethemainritesandtextsofthecelebrationofholymysteries(sacraments)intheOrthodoxChurch,focusingonthe‘Byzantine’rite,withacomparativestudyoftheOrientalOrthodoxtraditions(Coptic,Armenian,Ethiopian,andSyriac)

• Interpretandanalysethetheologicalworldviewoftheliturgicalcelebrationofthemysteries

• DiscusstheTrinitarianfoundationofallsacramentallifeandthe‘worldassacrament’

• Applythetheologicalvisionemanatingfromthemysteriestocontemporarypastoralsituations

• Reviewthehistoricalevolutionofthesacramentalrites,analyseissuesinmodernpracticeandassessthepossibilityofliturgicalrenewalandreform

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ProgrammeOutcomes

CourseOutcomes:KnowledgeoftheAreaofConcentration

CourseElements

ProgrammeOutcomes

Studentssuccessfullycompletingthiscoursewillbeableto:

Thisoutcomewillbeachievedthroughthesecourseelements:

ThiscourseoutcomecorrespondstotheseaspectsoftheBasicDegreeLearningOutcomes

Identifyanddescribethemainritesandtextsofthecelebrationofholymysteries(sacraments)intheOrthodoxChurch,focusingonthe‘Byzantine’rite,withacomparativestudyoftheOrientalOrthodoxtraditions(Coptic,Armenian,Ethiopian,andSyriac)

Lectures/seminardiscussions

Liturgicalvisitreflectionpaper

Researchpaper

Finalexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

Interpretandanalysethetheologicalworldviewoftheliturgicalcelebrationofthemysteries



Researchpaper

Finalexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

DiscusstheTrinitarianfoundationofallsacramentallifeandthe‘worldassacrament’


Researchpaper

Finalexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

Applythetheologicalvisionemanatingfromthemysteriestocontemporarypastoralsituations



Researchpaper

Finalexam

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

Personalandspiritualformation

Reviewthehistoricalevolutionofthesacramentalrites,analyseissuesinmodernpracticeandassessthepossibilityofliturgicalrenewalandreform



Researchpaper

Finalexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

Personalandspiritualformation

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Evaluation

Requirements–ClassroomSection

Thefinalgradeforthecoursewillbebasedonthefollowingareas:

• Classparticipation(10%):mostsessionswillincludeaperiodofdiscussionofprimaryorsecondarysourcesandliturgicaltexts.Allstudentsareexpectedtoreadalltextsthoroughly.Studentswillbeassignedagradebasedupontheirpreparednessforandparticipationinthesesessions.

• Liturgicalreflection(10%):studentswillwritea400-500wordreflectiveessayfollowingaclass(orindividual)visittoaliturgicalserviceofoneoftheholymysteries.

• Researchpaper(50%):studentswillwritea2,000-2,500wordresearchpaperorcriticalbookreviewonatopicoftheirchoicetobeagreedwiththeinstructor,andalsopresentabriefsummaryoftheirpapertotheclassduringthefinalclasssession.Theassignmentwillbegradedasfollows:10%forsubmissionoftopic,thesisstatementanddraftoutline,20%forroughdraft,50%forthefinalessay,10%forproperformatincludingbibliography,and10%fortheoralpresentation.

• Oralfinalexam(30%):studentswillbeassignedatake-homeexamsheetrequiringcommentaryonliturgicaltextsandresponsestoessayquestions.Havingpreparedtheirresponsesathometheywillpresentthemorallytotheinstructorduringanexaminationtimeslot.(Alternativelythefinalexammaybesubmittedinwrittenformatifthestudentsdesires.)

Requirements–OnlineSection

Thefinalgradeforthecoursewillbebasedonthefollowingareas:

• Onlineclassparticipation(10%):mostoftheweeklysessionswillincludereadingandreviewingprimaryorsecondarysourcesandliturgicaltexts.Studentsmustreadalltextsthoroughlyandactivelyparticipateinthediscussionforumssetuponeachweeklytheme.Studentswillbeassignedagradebasedupontheirpreparednessforandparticipationinthesesessions.

• Liturgicalreflection(10%):studentswillwritea400-500wordreflectiveessayfollowingavisittoaliturgicalserviceofoneoftheholymysteries(thevisitmustbeself-arrangedbuttheinstructormaybeabletohelpfindanappropriatechoiceinthestudent’slocation).

• Researchpaper(50%):studentswillwritea2,000-2,500wordresearchpaperorcriticalbookreviewonatopicoftheirchoicetobeagreedwiththeinstructor,andalsopresentabriefonlinesummaryoftheirresearchontheclassdiscussionforumsduringthefinalweeklysession.Theassignmentwillbegradedasfollows:10%forsubmissionoftopic,thesisstatementanddraftoutline,20%forroughdraft,50%forthefinalessay,10%forproperformatincludingbibliography,and10%fortheonlinesummary.

• Finalexamassignment(30%):studentswillbeassignedatake-homeexamrequiringcommentaryonliturgicalorotherprimarysourcetextsandresponsestoessayquestions.(Alternativelythefinalexammaybedoneorallyovervideoconference.)

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GradingSystem

PolicyonLateAssignments

Theinstructorreservestherighttodeductupto2.5%ofthefinalassignmentgradeforeachweekthatanassignmentislate.Studentsaregenerallygranteda‘graceweek’providedtheinstructorisinformedofanyspecialcircumstancesbeforetheassignmentdeadline.

Thispenaltyisnotappliedtostudentswithmedicalorcompassionatedifficulties;studentsfacingsuchdifficultiesarekindlyrequestedtoconsultwiththeirfacultyadvisororbasicdegreedirector,whoshouldmakearecommendationonthemattertotheinstructor.Theabsolutedeadlineforthecourseistheexaminationdayscheduledforthecourse.Studentswhoforexceptionalreasons(forinstance,adeathinthefamilyoraseriousillness)areunabletocompleteworkbythisdatemayrequestanextension(SDF=‘standingdeferred’)beyondtheterm.AnSDFmustberequestedfromtheregistrar’sofficeinthestudent’scollegeofregistrationnolaterthanthelastdayofclassesinwhichthecourseistaken.TheSDF,whenapproved,willhaveamutuallyagreedupondeadlinethatdoesnotextendbeyondtheconclusionofthefollowingterm.IfastudenthasnotcompletedworkbuthasnotbeengrantedanSDF,afinalmarkwillbesubmittedcalculatingazeroforworknotsubmitted.

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CourseGrades

ConsistentlywiththepolicyoftheUniversityofToronto,coursegradessubmittedbyaninstructorarereviewedbyacommitteeoftheinstructor’scollegebeforebeingposted.CoursegradesmaybeadjustedwheretheydonotcomplywithUniversitygradingpolicy(http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/grading.htm)orcollegegradingpolicy.

Policies

Accessibility.Studentswithadisabilityorhealthconsiderationareentitledtoaccommodation.StudentsmustregisterattheUniversityofToronto’sAccessibilityServicesoffices;informationisavailableathttp://www.accessibility.utoronto.ca/.Thesoonerastudentseeksaccommodation,thequickerwecanassist.

Plagiarism.Studentssubmittingwrittenmaterialincoursesareexpectedtoprovidefulldocumentationforsourcesofbothwordsandideasinfootnotesorendnotes.Directquotationsshouldbeplacedwithinquotationmarks.(Ifsmallchangesaremadeinthequotation,theyshouldbeindicatedbyappropriatepunctuationsuchasbracketsandellipses,butthequotationstillcountsasadirectquotation.)Failuretodocumentborrowedmaterialconstitutesplagiarism,whichisaseriousbreachofacademic,professional,andChristianethics.AninstructorwhodiscoversevidenceofstudentplagiarismisnotpermittedtodealwiththesituationindividuallybutisrequiredtoreportittohisorherheadofcollegeordelegateaccordingtotheTSTBasicDegreeHandbook(linkedfromhttp://www.tst.edu/content/handbooks)andtheUniversityofTorontoCodeofBehaviouronAcademicMattershttp://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4871.Studentswillbeassumedtohavereadthedocument“Avoidanceofplagiarismintheologicalwriting”publishedbytheGrahamLibraryofTrinityandWycliffeColleges(http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/Library_Archives/Theological_Resources/Tools/Guides/plag.htm.

Otheracademicoffences.TSTstudentscomeunderthejurisdictionoftheUniversityofTorontoCodeofBehaviouronAcademicMattershttp://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm).Thisincludesnotsubmittingthesameacademicworkformorethanonecourseforcredit.

Back-upcopies.Pleasemakeback-upcopiesofessaysbeforehandingthemin.

Obligationtocheckemail.Attimes,thecourseinstructormaydecidetosendoutimportantcourseinformationbyemail.Tothatend,allcreditstudentsarerequiredtohaveavalidutorontoemailaddress.StudentsmusthavesetupautorontoemailaddresswhichisenteredintheROSIsystem.Informationisavailableatwww.utorid.utoronto.ca.Thecourseinstructorwillnotbeabletohelpyouwiththis.416-978-HELPandtheHelpDeskattheInformationCommonscananswerquestionsyoumayhaveaboutyourUTORidandpassword.Studentsshouldcheckutorontoemailregularlyformessagesaboutthecourse.Forwardingyourutoronto.caemailtoaHotmail,Gmail,Yahooorothertypeofemailaccountisnotadvisable.Insomecases,messagesfromutoronto.caaddressessenttoHotmail,GmailorYahooaccountsarefilteredasjunkmail,whichmeansthatemailsfromyourcourseinstructormayendupinyourspamorjunkmailfolder.

Emailcommunicationwiththecourseinstructor.Theinstructoraimstorespondtoemailcommunicationsfromstudentsinatimelymanner.Allemailcommunicationsfromstudentsshouldbesentfromautorontoemailaddress.Emailcommunicationsfromotheremailaddressesarenotsecure,

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andalsotheinstructorcannotreadilyidentifythemasbeinglegitimateemailsfromstudents.Theinstructorisnotobligedtorespondtoemailfromnon-utorontoaddresses.

CourseSchedule

Fortheonlinesection,therecordedlectureandseminardiscussionwillbeavailableonthedayfollowingtheclassroomsession.Responsestothereadingsandthemeswilltakeplaceintheonlineforumsduringtheremainderofthegivenweek.

Thursday11JanuaryWeek1–IntroductiontotheCourse

• courseoverview,syllabus,readinglist,expectations• glossaryandresources• theologyandproblematicsoftheholymysteries(sacraments)

Readings(readinadvanceoffirstclass,ifpossible)

• AlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld,pp11-22,117-151• IntroductiontotheBookofNeeds

Thursday18JanuaryWeek2–TheMysteriesofInitiation:BaptismandChrismation

• baptismandchrismationintheNewTestamentandearlychurch• historicaldevelopmentofthecatechumenateandmysteriesofinitiation

Readings

• DumitruStaniloae,TheExperienceofGod:OrthodoxDogmaticTheology–Volume5:TheSanctifyingMysteries,pp1-25

• SelectionsfromEdwardYarnold,TheAwe-InspiringRitesofInitiation:BaptismalHomiliesoftheFourthCentury,pp65-95[CyrilofJerusalem],pp155-71[JohnChrysostom],pp173-263[TheodoreofMopsuestia]andpp265-270[ApostolicTraditionofHippolytus]

Thursday25JanuaryWeek3–SpecialEvent:FurtherUpandFurtherIn–AnglicansandOrthodoxinDialoguewithCSLewis

• heldattheconventoftheSisterhoodofStJohntheDivine,233CummerAvenue,NorthYork• 6pm:serviceoftheGreatBlessingofWaterfollowedbyrefreshments• 7pm:talksbyDrEdithHumphreyandDrJohnBowen,followedbydiscussion

Readings

• EdithHumphrey,“Creation,‘Sub-Creation’andThanksgiving”fromFurtherUpandFurtherIn:OrthodoxConversationswithCSLewisonScriptureandTheology,pp41-70

• ServiceofGreatBlessingofWaterThursday1FebruaryWeek4–TheMysteriesofInitiation:BaptismandChrismationII

• classwillbeprecededat5.15pmbytheserviceofGreatVesperswithLitiyafortheFeastoftheMeetingoftheLord(chapel)

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• detailedstudyoftheserviceofbaptismandchrismation• theologicalreflection

Readings

• DumitruStaniloae,TheExperienceofGod:OrthodoxDogmaticTheology–Volume5:TheSanctifyingMysteries,pp1-25

• ServiceofBaptismandChrismation

Thursday8FebruaryWeek5–TheMysteriesofInitiation:BaptismandChrismationIII

• classwillbeprecededat5.15pmbytheserviceofGreatVespersfortheleavetakingoftheFeastoftheMeetingoftheLord(chapel)

• thereceptionofconvertsandbaptismalcontroversies• contemporarybaptismalissuesandrenewal• baptismandPascha/baptismwithintheDivineLiturgy

Readings

• AlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld,pp67-79• ServicesofPrayersafterBirth,NamingandChurchingafter40Days• PrayersafterMiscarriage(BookofNeeds)• PrayersafterMiscarriage(newform)• JohnErickson,“TheReceptionofNon-OrthodoxintotheOrthodoxChurch:Contemporary

Practice”• PeterAlbanHeers,“TheRecognitionoftheBaptismoftheHeterodoxastheBasisforaNew

Ecclesiology(InStepwithVaticanII)”Thursday15FebruaryWeek6–TheMysteryofConfession(Repentance)

• repentanceintheNewTestamentandearlychurch• historicaldevelopmentofconfession• detailedstudyoftheserviceofconfession• theologicalreflection• contemporaryissuesandrenewal

Readings

• DumitruStaniloae,TheSanctifyingMysteries,pp113-133• KallistosWare,"TheOrthodoxExperienceofRepentance"• SelectionsfromAnthonyKhrapovitsky,Confession:ASeriesofLecturesontheMysteryof

Repentance• ServiceofConfession(Repentance)

Thursday22FebruaryWeek7–TheMysteryofCrowning(Marriage)

• classprecededat5.15pmbytheCanonofRepentanceofStAndrewofCrete(chapel)

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• marriageintheNewTestamentandearlychurch• historicaldevelopmentofmarriage• detailedstudyoftheservicesofbetrothalandcrowning• theologicalreflection• contemporaryissuesandrenewal

Readings• DumitruStaniloae,TheSanctifyingMysteries,pp167-191• AlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld,pp81-94• ServicesofBetrothalandCrowning

Thursday1MarchWeek8–TheMysteriesofOrdinationandConsecration

• ministryintheNewTestamentandearlychurch• historicaldevelopmentofthethreefoldorderofministry(bishops,presbysters,deacons)• detailedstudyoftheservicesofordinationandconsecration• continueddetailedstudyandtheologicalreflectiononordinationandconsecration• minororders(subdeacons,readers)• monastictonsureasasacrament• deprecatedorders(deaconesses,chanters,etc)• contemporaryissuesandrenewal

Readings

• DumitruStaniloae,TheSanctifyingMysteries,pp135-165• StJohnChrysostom,OnthePriesthood(Book3)• ServicesofOrdinationandMonasticTonsure

Thursday8MarchWeek9–TheMysteryofAnointingoftheSick

• illnessandhealingintheNewTestamentandearlychurch• historicaldevelopmentofthemysteryofanointing• detailedstudyoftheserviceofanointing• theologicalreflection• contemporaryissuesandrenewal

Readings• DumitruStaniloae,TheSanctifyingMysteries,pp193-200• SimionTodoran,“TheMysteryofHolyUnction:WorkoftheChurch”• ServiceofAnointing

Thursday15MarchWeek10–TheMysteryoftheFuneralandBurial

• classprecededat5pmbytheLiturgyofPresanctifiedGifts• deathandburialintheNewTestamentandearlychurch• historicaldevelopmentofprayersforthedeparted,aswellasthemysteryofthefuneraland

burial

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• theologicalreflectiononthecommunionofthesaintsandprayersforthedeparted

Readings• AlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld,pp95-106• KallistosWare,“DareWeHopefortheSalvationofAll?”• selectionsfromNTWright,ForAlltheSaints?RememberingtheChristianDeparted• selectionsofprayersforthedeparted

Thursday22MarchWeek11–TheMysteryoftheFuneralandBurialII

• detailedstudyofthefuneralandburialservice• theologicalreflection• contemporaryissuesandrenewal

Readings• ServicesattheDepartureoftheSoulfromtheBodyandoftheBurialofanInfant,aLayPerson

andPriestThursday29MarchWeek12–OtherMysteriesandCourseReview

NB:OnTuesday27March,theServiceofAnointingwillbecelebratedinthechapel.

• otherholymysteries(egconsecrationofchurch,blessingofhome)• reviewofcoursethemesandpreparationforthefinalexam• furtherreflectiononrenewalofthecelebrationoftheholymysteries• studentpresentationsoftheirresearchpapers

Readings• AlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld,pp11-22,117-151[reviewandreconsideration

inlightofwhatwehavelearned]• ServiceofConsecrationofaChurch(andotherecclesiasticalandliturgicalblessings)• ServiceofBlessingofaHomeatTheophany/ServiceofBlessingaNewHome

Thursday5AprilWeek13–EveofHolyFriday

• 4pmto9.30pm:VesperalLiturgyofStBasiltheGreatfollowedbyMattinswiththeTwelvePassionGospelReadings(chapel)

PleasenotethatthissyllabusissubjecttochangeinaccordancewiththeregulationsintheTSTBasicDegreeHandbook.

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