Interpersonal communication is one of the most basic communication processes. Although it usually involves just two people (dyadic communication), the complexities and dynamics involved are limitless and usually determine the quality of relationships. Recognizing, understanding and effectively responding to these complexities will make us better communicators and, in turn, better managers, employees, diplomats, spouses, and friends. Students …
This course derives from selected portions of a classic of ascetic theology first published by the Italian monk Laurence Scupoli in 1589 as Spiritual Combat and also the contemporary work of Archimandrite Sergius Bowyer, the Abbot of St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania. Though this course is designed primarily for personal study and use, we believe …
Welcome to our 5-week online course! This American Civic Religion course will introduce you to the elements, history, and piety patterns in American Religion so that you can engage in public discourse with discernment about your own faith and public piety. You will learn new historical elements of American Civic Religion each week, and you …
This course is a chronological study, progressing from the Ascension of Christ through the period of growth and persecution until the legalization of Christianity with the Edict of Milan in 313 AD. In addition to following the activities of the apostles, course material provides data on the context within which the Church was established, grew, …
To graduate from this program, students must complete four projects, one in each module. These projects should demonstrate the leadership skills and knowledge gained through the program, and should be implemented in the student’s home parish. Before beginning a project, students must submit their topic to the course professor for approval, and must also receive …
Welcome to our 5-week online course! This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to achieve a specific goal or gain a deeper understanding of a particular topic. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to a variety of information and resources that will help you to learn and …
Welcome to our 5-week online course! This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to achieve a specific goal or gain a deeper understanding of a particular topic. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to a variety of information and resources that will help you to learn and …
Welcome to Christian Perspectives on Leadership. In this course, we will study five modern Christian Leaders and why they have been noteworthy: Fr. Alexander Schmemann (challenges), Mother Maria (model), Metropolitan Philip (vision), Archbishop Desmond Tutu (enables action), and St. Sophrony (heart). IMPORTANT: This course features a weekly forum which is part of your grade. Please …
Dates: Tuesdays, February 7 – March 14 (No Class February 28)Length of course: 5 weeksTime: Tuesdays at 6:00 PM EasternTextbook: None; all readings provided by the instructor The Church Fathers engaged critically with the philosophical schools of the Greco-Roman world while simultaneously appropriating many of its key terms, ideas, and frameworks into their theological writings. As a …
To graduate from this program, students must complete four projects, one in each module. These projects should demonstrate the leadership skills and knowledge gained through the program, and should be implemented in the student’s home parish. Before beginning a project, students must submit their topic to the course professor for approval, and must also receive …
