Fall Semester (’04)

Orthodox
Christianity: History/Theology (Vrame): A survey of the history and
theology of the Orthodox Christian Church. Traces through issues of Authority
and the Conciliar tradition, Trinitarian theology, Christology, anthropology,
iconography, liturgy, and other select topics.

Hagiography
(Klentos): A study of saints’ lives (in English translation) reveals not only
characteristics of sanctity and spirituality in the Christian East, but also
historical contexts and theological concepts.

Early Liturgical
History (Klentos): An introduction to Eucharist, Initiation, and Daily
Prayer from the Early Church
and Patristic times, through the Byzantine era, to the Medieval period.

Proseminar in
Liturgical Research Methods (Klentos): Methods and questions surrounding
Liturgical Studies, leading to an integration historical approaches,
theological inquiry, with the recent disciplines of ritology and
ethnoliturgiology.

Beginning Modern
Greek (Manolis): Introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary needed to
begin reading and speaking Modern Greek. This course is a prerequisite for
Intermediate Modern Greek.

Spring Semester (‘05)

Orthodox Christian
Spirituality (Klentos): A general introduction to the broad themes of and
major figures in Eastern Christian spiritual traditions. Working almost
exclusively from primary texts (in English translation), students will
encounter a wide range of traditions - Syrian, Greek, Armenian, and Slavic -
from the second century to the present day.

Orthodox Christian
Theology: Christ and Person (Vrame): An in-depth look at the Christology
and Anthropology of the Eastern Church.

Eucharist in
Ecumenical Context (Klentos): An historical/theological analysis of the
Sacrament of Eucharist in the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and various Protestant
traditions.

The Byzantine Church (Thomas): A survey of the
institutions of the Byzantine Church,
including the patriarchate, bishoprics, dioceses, clergy, churches,
monasteries, philanthropic foundations, individual holy men and women from late
antiquity to the 15th century.

Orthodoxy in America
(Manolis): A survey of the history of the Orthodox churches in America,
from the early 18th century Russian mission to the present.

Intermediate Modern
Greek (Manolis): Building upon the foundations developed in Beginning
Modern Greek, students will deepen their knowledge of spoken and written Modern
Greek.

**For course numbers and full descriptions, times and
meeting rooms, consult the GTU Common Course Catalog, www.gtu.edu.