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.
CHST 5022 Z1 | 3 credits
Church History II: The Ecumenical Patriarchate
Asynchronous
This course is designed to introduce students to the institutions, personalities, and religious and theological expressions of Church life from the medieval period to the present. Special attention will be given to the history and role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Instructor
Dr. James C. Skedros
CHST 7701 H1 | 3 credits
Seminar: Orthodox-Roman Catholic Relations
Hybrid | Monday 10am–12:20pm
Course description forthcoming.
Instructor
Rev. Dr. Philip Joseph Halikias
DOGM 6005 Z1 | 3 credits
The Dyothelite Christology & Its Significance
Asynchronous
This course examines the content and theological significance of classical Dyothelite Christology. Students will engage with key primary sources of the Monothelite controversy, including the writings of St. Maximus the Confessor, St. John of Damascus, and the Definition of Faith of the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Through close reading and analysis, the course explores both Monothelite and Dyothelite positions and considers the enduring implications of Dyothelite Christology for systematic theology and the Church's understanding of the person of Christ.
Instructor
Rev. Dr. Demetrios Bathrellos
DOGM 6051 Z1 | 3 credits
Dogmatics II
Asynchronous
The doctrines of Christology, Pneumatology, and Ecclesiology, emphasizing the conciliar Patristic Tradition. Emphasis will be placed on patristic writings and on the official statements of the Ecumenical Councils.
Instructor
Rev. Dr. Demetrios Bathrellos
DOGM 6075 Z1 | 3 credits
Dogmatics III
Asynchronous
The study of the seven holy sacraments: baptism, chrismation, Eucharist, ordination, matrimony, repentance and unction in historical, liturgical, and dogmatic perspective.
Instructor
Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris
INDS 6017 Z1 | 3 credits
The Broken Body of Christ: An Orthodox Theology
Synchronous | Tues. 6:30–8:50pm
The term 'disability' is often used in an 'otherising' fashion, as a means to distinguish between those who live a 'normal' life and those who do not; all the while 'disability' is the one minority group to which everyone, who lives long enough, will eventually belong. The extent to which people face disability is often exacerbated by the lack of accommodations which those who life unaffected are willing to allow. The Church, despite its expansive incarnational theology, has yet to grapple with the topic of disability in an intentional manner or with transformative praxis. This course invites students to engage disability as a central theological, pastoral, and practical concern for the Church. Grounded in Scripture, the Church Fathers, liturgical theology, as well as contemporary Orthodox and ecumenical scholarship, the course explores disability in relation to creation, the incarnation, suffering, healing, sanctity, and communion.
Instructor
Prof. Jeremy Swartz
LITG 5002 Z1 | 3 credits
Liturgics
Asynchronous
This course will explore the structures, content, theology, and ethos of the Church’s liturgical life. It will also provide a brief but inclusive glimpse of the historical evolution of the liturgical rites. Furthermore, the Liturgy will be studied from pastoral, spiritual, and theological perspectives. The course seeks to provide the student with basic theological criteria for the comprehension of the whole liturgical tradition of the Church.
Instructor
Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris
MDGK 5212 Z1 | 3 credits
Beginning Modern Greek II
Synchronous | M & W 7–8:20pm
Beginning Modern Greek II is a 3-credit course designed for students with previous instruction in Modern Greek equivalent to one 3-credit semester of academic work. Our goal in this class is to increase speaking and writing proficiency through introductory readings, drills, conversation, theatrical performances, and elementary essay composition. Prerequisite: Beginning Modern Greek I
Instructor
Prof. Kleanthi Mavrogiannaki
MDGK 5212 Z2 | 3 credits
Beginning Modern Greek II
Schedule to be announced
Beginning Modern Greek II is a 3-credit course designed for students with previous instruction in Modern Greek equivalent to one 3-credit semester of academic work. Our goal in this class is to increase speaking and writing proficiency through introductory readings, drills, conversation, theatrical performances, and elementary essay composition. Prerequisite: Beginning Modern Greek I
Instructor
Prof. Anna Manaras
MDGK 6312 Z1 | 3 credits
Intermediate Modern Greek II
Synchronous | T & Th 8–9:20pm
This is a continuation of Intermediate Modern Greek I with further review of grammar and syntax. There will be a growing emphasis on speaking, reading, and vocabulary building. An introduction to selected readings in Modern Greek. Prerequisite: Intermediate Modern Greek I
Instructor
Dr. Maria Kouti
MUSB 6022 Z1 | 1.5 credits
Advanced Chant In English
Synchronous | Wed. 3:30–4:50pm
This course is a study of the standard hymns (Lord I have Cried, daily Prokeimena, God is the Lord, Great Doxology, Antiphons, Trisagion, etc.) of vespers, orthros, divine liturgy, and the sacraments for practical use. App lf the hymns will be studied in English in all of the eight modes with the aid of various musical settings. Prerequisites: Byzantine Music I and II, and Ecclesiastical Chant I and II in English.
Instructor
Mr. Georgios Theodoridis
NEWT 5111 Z1 | 3 credits
The Gospel of Matthew
Asynchronous
This course builds skills for interpreting the Scriptures by studying their linguistic, historical, patristic, liturgical, and iconographical contexts. In addition, it studies the Gospel of Matthew in its historical setting, exegeting select passages from it. The goal of this course is to train students to study the Holy Scriptures for teaching, preaching, and personal spiritual formation. Classes will include lectures and discussions on the theological, literary, and historical aspects of the Gospel of Matthew. The second half of each class session will focus on studying a passage from Matthew to build exegetical skills. The students will have regular opportunities to practice certain skills. Students will participate in interpreting specific passages and share their work in class. Students who have studied Greek should bring both an English and a Greek New Testament to class.
Instructor
Dr. Bruce Beck
OLDT 7301 Z1 | 3 credits
Christ in The Old Testament
Asynchronous
Christ's birth, life, crucifixion, and glorious resurrection were all prophesied centuries earlier in Old Testament times. This course aims to reconstruct the prehistory of Christ or the Old Testament messianism as it unfolds in the Pentateuch, Psalms and Prophets. Selected messianic texts will be interpreted in the light of patristic traditions with references to modern scholarship as well.
Instructor
Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc
PAST 6022 H1 | 3 credits
Theology of Pastoral Care II
Hybrid | M & W 9:10–10:30am
Theology of Pastoral Care II is intended to build upon Theology of Pastoral Care I by presenting a framework for understanding contemporary pastoral issues through the lens of Orthodox theology of the person, sickness, healing, and salvation. This class is not intended to provide you with the 'right' answers for pastoral decisions. Rather this course is designed, through the readings, class discussions, and assignments to develop your understanding of Orthodox pastoral care and your thinking as an Orthodox Christian and future minister/pastor. The models of Orthodox Pastors and Saints explored in the first semester class serve as witnesses to the Orthodox pastoral care framework we will develop and discuss this semester as we explore contemporary pastoral care issues, and secular theories and research. Particular attention will be placed on understanding how to access and integrate current secular knowledge into an Orthodox worldview to develop an appropriate pastoral response. Students will be invited to explore and discuss different dimensions of the pastoral care relationship and explore, independently and as a class, how one might address contemporary pastoral care issues. As in the first semester, particular emphasis will be placed on how we work together in the classroom, and on campus, as we develop an Orthodox understanding and approach to pastoral care.
Instructor
Dr. Philip Mamalakis
PAST 6052 H1 | 3 credits
Marriage and Family
Hybrid | Wed. 2:10–4:30pm
The course will examine the Orthodox theological understanding of marriage and family. It will include a focus on the characteristics of both healthy and unhealthy relationships. Issues which negatively affect marital and family relationships, such as addictions, as well as psychological, verbal, physical, and sexual abuse, will be examined. Attention will also be given to clergy marriages and the issue of clerical "burnout." The role of the pastoral caregiver in ministering to marriages and families will be emphasized.
Instructor
Dr. Philip Mamalakis
PAST 7015 H1 | 3 credits
Pastoral Counseling: Theory & Practice
Hybrid | Mon. 6:30–8:50pm
Listening is at the heart of pastoral counseling. Yet what the pastor/minister hears is shaped by his or her theoretical orientation, belief system, worldview, and lived experience. This course seeks to give students the opportunity to study different pastoral counseling theories as they go beyond the limits of their own stories in the context of practicing foundational counseling skills.
Instructor
Dr. Philip Mamalakis
