Asynchronous
Students learn on their own time. Assignments have due dates, but there are no set class times or days. Learning is through modules organized into weekly activities and assignments.
Synchronous
All students, both those living on our Brookline campus and those attending off campus or out of state, attend classes online. However, classes are held at certain times and days of the week.
Hybrid
Students on our Brookline campus attend classes in person in one of our classrooms, while remote students attend online. Classes are held at certain times and days of the week.
DOGM 5001 Z1 | Fall 2024
Dogmatics I
Asynchronous
The Orthodox doctrine of the knowledge of God and of the doctrines of the Trinity, cosmology, and anthropology. Emphasis will be placed on the ancient Fathers and on contemporary Orthodox dogmaticians.
Instructor
Fr. Demetrios Bathrellos
DOGM 5001 Z2 | Fall 2024
Dogmatics I
Synchronous, Class time to be announced
The Orthodox doctrine of the knowledge of God and of the doctrines of the Trinity, cosmology, and anthropology. Emphasis will be placed on the ancient Fathers and on contemporary Orthodox dogmaticians.
Instructor
Fr. Demetrios Bathrellos
ECGK 5301 | Fall 2024
Liturgical Greek
Synchronous, MW 10:40-12pm EST
A study in the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament with concentration on the Psalms. This course also includes an introduction to the language of the Greek Fathers for the study of the Patristic Prayers used in the Orthodox Services. The texts used include the Orthros and Vesper Services. The aim of the course is to enable the students to understand, follow and use the original Greek of the Orthodox services. Prerequisites: New Testament Greek 1 and 2, or equivalent
Instructor
Dr. Stephany Hull
INDS 7110 H1 | Fall 2024
The Ecumenical Movement
Hybrid, T 9:40am-12pm EST
The “Ecumenical Movement: Challenges and Opportunities” course follows but is not dependent on the previous course on the “Ecumenical Movement: The Sources” taught in the Spring of 2024. The Ecumenical Movement has presented the church with several issues that have and continue to be addressed and wrestled with ranging from ecclesiology to the Eucharist, initiation to ordination, worship, and liturgy. Ecumenical relations have presented opportunities to identify key points of theological and praxis convergence and divergence across the major denominations of Christianity. Many of these challenges will be explored alongside the numerous opportunities for Christians to work across denominational lines on social services and social justice actions. Attention will be paid to the work and documents of the National Council of Churches, with supplemental documents from the World Council of Churches. Open to ONLINE and TRADITIONAL/RESIDENT students.
Instructor
Fr. Philip Halikias
INDS 7130 H1 | Fall 2024
Anglicans and Orthodox in Dialogue
Day and time to be announced
The course will examine the theological conversations between Anglicans and Orthodox, especially through the official bilateral dialogue that was established 50 years ago as well as in the work of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Dialogue (ICAOTD) and the Agreed Statements produced by the Commission. This has been one of the most important dialogues of the Orthodox Church marked by contributions of distinguished contemporary Orthodox theologians, among them, Metropolitan John Zizioulas and Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. Part of the course will coincide with the next meeting of the ICAOTD which will take place in October for the first time on the campus of Hellenic College-Holy Cross School of Theology sponsored by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC. This will offer a unique opportunity for students to be exposed to firsthand experience of this bilateral ecumenical dialogue.
Instructor
Fr. Christos Christakis
NEWT 5002 Z1 | Fall 2024
Introduction to the New Testament
Asynchronous
A required survey of the New Testament books in their historical and religious background with attention to hermeneutics, the patristic exegetical heritage, and modern biblical studies.
Instructor
Fr. George Parsenios
NEWT 6045 H1 | Fall 2024
Philanthropic Ministry In The New Testament
Hybrid, T 6:30-8:50pm
The focus of this course is on some of the classical biblical texts and their interpreters that urge us to serve and to keep the Lord's commandments. In particular, serving the poor and the loving neighbor will be studied through biblical readings and classic Patristic homilies and Lives of Saints (including more recent ones) who have embodied the spirit of philanthropy and outreach to their communities. The course will be available for MTS online students (asynchronous) and for traditional/on-campus and remote students in a hybrid classroom.
Instructor
Dr. Bruce Beck
NEWT 6045 Z1 | Fall 2024
Philanthropic Ministry In The New Testament
Asynchronous
The focus of this course is on some of the classical biblical texts and their interpreters that urge us to serve and to keep the Lord's commandments. In particular, serving the poor and the loving neighbor will be studied through biblical readings and classic Patristic homilies and Lives of Saints (including more recent ones) who have embodied the spirit of philanthropy and outreach to their communities. The course will be available for MTS online students (asynchronous) and for traditional/on-campus and remote students in a hybrid classroom.
Instructor
Dr. Bruce Beck
OLDT 5001 Z1 | Fall 2024
Introduction to the Old Testament
Asynchronous
The Introduction to the study of the Old Testament is not, and cannot be, a substitute of the Old Testament, but rather a preparatory step, a reading guide, and a candid invitation to reading the Old Testament. The course is divided into two parts. The General Introduction deals with the Old Testament as history, literature, and part of the living tradition. The following topics are discussed in detail: unity in diversity of the Christian Bible, biblical text, biblical canon, and relationship between Scripture and Tradition. The Special Introduction surveys the books of the Old Testament (including the anaginoskomena) and focuses on some theological themes rooted in the Pentateuch and running throughout the Old and New Testaments along with their interpretations within various hermeneutical contexts (Jewish, Christian, modern scholarship). The two themes discussed here are God and humanity.
Instructor
Fr. Eugen Pentiuc
PATR 5011 Z1 | Fall 2024
Patrology
Asynchronous
This introductory core-course serves as a general introduction to the Fathers and the main periods of Patristic Literature from post-apostolic times to the Council of Nicaea in the fourth century. The course combines an introduction to the central Fathers of this period, with attention not only to the doctrinal issues, but also the literary, historical, and cultural context of this period.
Instructor
Dr. Tikhon Alexander Pino
PATR 7045 | Fall 2024
Introduction to Greek Paleography
Synchronous, M 1-4pm EST
This sixteen-week online course sponsored by the Pappas Patristic Institute will give students practical experience in reading handwritten Greek books from the ninth through the seventeenth centuries. Many Greek manuscripts are now available in a digitised form online and will be used as teaching material. Each class session will be supplemented with a take-home assignment: students will be expected to transcribe a short passage from a (photographed) manuscript and submit their transcription ahead of the next session. The final (closed-book) exam will itself consist of transcribing two such passages. Prerequisites: Adequate knowledge or Classical Greek is a prerequisite for taking the course. HC students should have completed Liturgical Greek or equivalent.
Instructor
Dr. Georgi Parpulov
PATR 6030 | Fall 2024
Patristic Greek
Synchronous, WF 7:30-8:50pm EST
Spiritual exhortation lies at the heart of the patristic tradition. From festal homilies to more basic forms of edification and instruction, the patristic corpus is replete with short, approachable sermons intended to help Christians live the Gospel and grow in virtue. In this course, students will read and translate some of the key historical texts of this genre, paying particular attention to the neglected writings that circulated for centuries as the work of the Church Fathers but which are now considered pseudepigraphic or spurious. The course is provided by the Pappas Patristic Institute. Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Koine or Classical Greek is required; HC students should have completed two semesters of Biblical Greek or equivalent.
Instructor
Dr. Tikhon Alexander Pino
