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the ATLANTIC
ORTHODOX and ANGLICAN SEMINARY
7/13/2000

The Anglican Independent Communion
c copyright by the American World Patriarchates and the A.I.C.


COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

THE UNITY OF THE UNION

All our theological discourse and study, must remain centered in the Holy nature of the Blessed Trinity. It must reflect the essential interconnectedness of that union in all subject areas.

This unity, by the grace of the Father Almighty, will properly bless the holy process of our spiritual development and priestly formation.

THE STRUCTURE

This intensive and advanced curriculum has been segmented into three broad thematic areas:

A. Biblical and Historical Studies, 30 credits
B. Theological Studies, 30 credits (a 9 credit thesis)
C. Spiritual Development and Pastoral Studies. 30 credits

The Atlantic Orthodox and Anglican Seminary is a 90 credit program leading to a Master of Divinity.

40 credits must be done in residency
20 credits can be done via distanced learning
30 credits can be transferred in to the A.O.A.S.from an approved institution or "tested out" by examination. There is no charge to the student for any credits that are accepted by examination.

Advanced students, with the approval of their Bishop, may elect to take extensive and comprehensive exams, to "test out" of any of the Spiritual Development and Pastoral Studies Classes. However, 50 units must be completed at AOAS from the two areas of Biblical and Theological Studies.

Orthodox and Anglican students will take classes together from areas A and B. Classes which are specific to each tradition from
B and C will be taught by a Bishop or qualified professor from that tradition.
 

AREA A: BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES

501 The Pentateuch [3cr]
502 The Prophets of Israel and the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church [3cr]:
503 The Psalms and Israel's Wisdom as Liturgy [3cr]
504 The Jewish Temple, the Gentiles, and the Priests [3cr]
505 The Synoptic Issue,Oral Traditions and the Holy Spirit[3cr]: 
506 Saint Paul and the Johannine Writings[3cr]
507 Early Church History, Theology and Practice
508 Mid Church History [3cr]
509 Slavic Christianity [3cr]
510 Anglican Christianity [3cr]


AREA B: THEOLOGICAL STUDIES


601 Orthodox Dogmatic Theology [3cr]
602 Anglican Dogmatic Theology [3cr
603 Liturgical Theology I [3cr]:
604 Liturgical Theology II [3cr]
605 Introduction to the Divine Services [3cr]
606 The Ascetical and Spiritual Tradition of Church Fathers [3cr]
607 Biblical Hermeneutics [3cr]:
608 Master of Divinity Thesis. [9cr]


AREA C: SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PASTORAL STUDIES

701 Religious Art, Architecture, and Music [3cr]:
702 Liturgical Music for the Church [3cr]
703 Orthodox Spiritual Life [3cr]:
704 Orthodox Christian Ethics [3cr]
705 Priestly Ministry [3cr]:
706 Pastoral Healing and Counseling [3cr]:
707 Themes in Pastoral Care (3cr)
708 Evangelism: Back to the First Century [3cr]
709 Principles of Homiletics [3cr]:
710 Catholic and Orthodox Canon Law [3cr]


FALL 2000

709 Principles of Homiletics [3cr]: Intensive orientation in the principles of effective preaching, followed by individualized evaluation. At the direction of the Seminary Rector, qualified students will be assigned to preach in area Churches. Their homilies will be video taped an evaluated by the teacher and their Bishop.
 

510 Anglican Christianity [3cr] The development of Christianity in Western Europe from the Romans to the Celts; from Iona to Whitby; the English Church after 1066; from Wycliff to +Cramner; Richard Hooker and +Jewel, the Protestant Reformation and the Book of Common Prayer; the "via media" and the Church of Rome; The Oxford Movement; the State Church and the Empire; and the American Episcopal evolution/heresy.


603 Liturgical Theology I [3cr]: An introduction to the history,
structure and theological content of the church services of the Daily cycle, Dominical Feasts, Great Lent and Pascha (Easter), and the holy Mysteries (Sacraments) of the Orthodox and Anglican Church.

705 Priestly Ministry [3cr]: Priesthood and the Holy Trinity. Priest as Pastor in Scripture and Tradition. The calling and formulation of the priestly vocation. The Priest as the minister of sacramental life, as homilist, as counselor and healer of souls. The Priest and his family. The Priest and the community.

WINTER 2000

507 Early Church History, Theology and Practice [3cr]

604 Liturgical Theology II [3cr]

701 Religious Art, Architecture, and Music [3cr]:

606 The Ascetical and Spiritual Tradition of Church Fathers [3cr]