PATRISTICS
Apostolic
Fathers I
Modern
translation of early Christian writings includes those by Barnabas,
Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, and those of the Didache. Essay required
with critique of the writings offered.
Apostolic
Fathers II
This
study concentrates on many theological or historically passages of
The Apostolic Fathers and their writings. Essay and critique
required.
Arianism
and Other Heresies
This
heresy taught that Christ was not the only-begotten Son of God. The
student will offer an essay that explains why this heresy goes
against what Holy Scripture and sound Christian faith teach.
Early
Fathers from the Philokalia
This
anthology is a book for slow reading and deep attention to deepen and
strengthen awareness and understanding of the practice of prayer of
the Heart. Essay required.
Letters
to Father Aristotle
This
is a study in spirituality. Essay required.
Nicene
& Post-Nicene Fathers I
This
covers writings on the Confessions and Letters of St Augustine, and a
sketch of his life. Essay and opinion required.
Nicene
& Post-Nicene Fathers III
This
covers writings on the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, and Moral
Treatises. Essay and opinion required.
Nicene
& Post-Nicene Fathers IV
This
covers writings Against the Manicheans, and Against the Donatists.
Essay and opinion required.
Nicene
& Post-Nicene Fathers XI
This
covers Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles, and The Epistle to the
Romans. Essay and opinion required.
On
the Apostolic Tradition (Hippolytus)
This
text provides liturgical information of great antiquity and has
influenced liturgical study and reform, especially in western
churches. Essay and opinion required.
On
the Church: Treatises and Letters
This
book, written by St Cyprian of Carthage, deals with his theory
developed before his death concerning church unity that was almost
universally accepted up to the European Reformation. Two books are
required: On the Church: Select Treatises and On the
Church: Select Letters, both written by this great saint of the
Church.
Wholeness
of Faith and Life: Orthodox Christian Ethics
This
is a collection of sixteen essays on themes that seek to explain
various aspects of Orthodox Christian ethics, e.g., personal, social,
and ecclesial that are beneficial to all of every faith persuasion.
Essay and opinion required.
Sayings
of the Desert Fathers
Written
by a Roman Catholic nun, this is a particular body of aphorisms and
apothegmata known as the "Alphabetical Collection." Essay
and opinion required.
Vita
Patrum
This
book is dedicated to the ascetic strugglers of Orthodoxy especially
of Gaul (France). Essay required.
Writings
of St Simeon and St Maximus
This
is a two-textbook course on the spiritual writings of two great
saints of the Eastern Christian Church. Essay required.
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