This course will be taught Monday evenings from 7-9pm beginning September 21, 2009.
Fr. George D. Gallaro, Professor of Canon Law and Ecumenical Theology, will teach this course.
FOUNDATIONS OF SPIRITUALITY I
Have you ever asked yourself: What is Byzantine spirituality? Where did it all start? What are the sources that feed it and give it life today? What does it mean to be created in the image and likeness of God? Why do we make the sign of the cross and invoke the Persons of the Trinity so much? This course will look at the basic themes of Byzantine spirituality and delve into some of the writings of the Church Fathers, the Fathers and Mothers of the Desert and some key liturgical hymns that will help us understand and appreciate the foundations of our faith and its expression in our spiritual life. (2 credits)
This course will be offered on Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm beginning September 15, 2009.
Fr. John G. Petro, well known as a retreat director and spiritual director, and Rector of the Seminary will teach this course.
PENTATEUCH
This course will present the composition of Pentateuch and its main themes in the first five books of the Old Testament. Biblical texts will be studied in the light of modern biblical research, bringing out the rich patristic and Byzantine liturgical tradition. The goal of the course is that the students may learn that, “the Truths present only in seed in the Old Testament come to living and vital fulfillment in the New Testament.” (3 credits)
This course will be offered on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm beginning September 15, 2009.
Rev. Julian Anthony, S.T.D., pastor of St. Mary Church in Latrobe, PA will be the lecturer.
THEOLOGY OF THE DIVINE LITURGY
This course is an examination of the Divine Liturgy in its theological dimension. Topics to be addressed include: the origins of the Divine Liturgy in Jewish faith and ritual structures; the Christian development of the Divine Liturgy and its social relevance; the origins of the order of the Divine Liturgy in Byzantium. A look at a variety of commentators on the Divine Liturgy will be explored as well as the historical development of its structure. Theology of the prayers of the Liturgies of Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and the Presanctified Gifts will be addressed as well as the place of the Liturgy in contemporary society. (3 credits)
This course will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm beginning September 9, 2009.
Fr. David M. Petras, Professor of Liturgy at the seminary, will teach this course.
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