Previous Years' Course Catalogues

This course will explore through classroom lectures and seminar discussions the liturgical understanding of human existence from the central liturgical rites of the Orthodox Church covering every aspect of life: birth, marriage, ordination, confession, healing from sickness, and death. The course will thus provide an overview of the history, theology and current practice of the holy mysteries (sacraments), with a view to understanding the sacramentality of the world and the centrality of liturgy and sacraments in contemporary Christian life and ministry.

This course will explore through classroom lectures and seminar discussions the liturgical understanding of human existence from the central liturgical rites of the Orthodox Church covering every aspect of life: birth, marriage, ordination, confession, healing from sickness, and death. The course will thus provide an overview of the history, theology and current practice of the holy mysteries (sacraments), with a view to understanding the sacramentality of the world and the centrality of liturgy and sacraments in contemporary Christian life and ministry.

Reformed Worship and Polity is a lecture and discussion based intensive course for students preparing for ministry in Reformed ecclesial contexts. Students examine key biblical passages and their interpretations in the Reformed tradition as they bear on liturgy, ecclesiology and church governance. Students will also read classic writings that illustrate the development of Reformed understandings of worship and polity. Upon completion of the course students will be better equipped to engage in the tasks of pastoral care, team leadership and the construction of a Reformed worship service.

An introduction to the art of planning and leading the liturgy, including pastoral offices, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Acquaintance with the current liturgical trends in the Anglican Church of Canada and with general principles of liturgical leadership. Ability to plan Morning Prayer and Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services. Tutorial. W 11-12. Class sessions include lectures, discussion and student field reports. Class participation, readings, multiple choice exam.

An introduction to the art of planning and leading the liturgy, including pastoral offices, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Acquaintance with the current liturgical trends in the Anglican Church of Canada and with general principles of liturgical leadership. Ability to plan Morning Prayer and Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services. Tutorial. W 11-12. Class sessions include lectures, discussion and student field reports. Class participation, readings, multiple choice exam.

An introduction to the art of planning and leading the liturgy, including pastoral offices, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Acquaintance with the current liturgical trends in the Anglican Church of Canada and with general principles of liturgical leadership. Ability to plan Morning Prayer and Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services.ÿ

An introduction to the art of planning and leading the liturgy, including pastoral offices, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Acquaintance with the current liturgical trends in the Anglican Church of Canada and with general principles of liturgical leadership. Ability to plan Morning Prayer and Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services.

An introduction to the art of planning and leading the liturgy, including pastoral offices, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Acquaintance with the current liturgical trends in the Anglican Church of Canada and with general principles of liturgical leadership. Ability to plan Morning Prayer and Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services. 

An introduction to the art of planning and leading the liturgy, including pastoral offices, in the Anglican Church of Canada. Acquaintance with the current liturgical trends in the Anglican Church of Canada and with general principles of liturgical leadership. Ability to plan Morning Prayer and Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services. Tutorial. W 11-12. Class sessions include lectures, discussion and student field reports. Class participation, readings, multiple choice exam.

This course introduces students to the cataclysmic changes that attended the nineteenth, twentieth, and the beginning of the twenty first centuries, especially with respect to new theological thought in the context of Anglican identity. By surveying some of the main thinkers form this time, this course examines major theological themes that are addressed, such as the nature of Scripture, baptism, the Eucharist, and the nature of the church. This course will use the governing theme of a particularly Anglican use of Scripture in order to assess and analyze the various thinkers during the historical error.

This course introduces students to the cataclysmic changes that attended the nineteenth, twentieth, and the beginning of the twenty first centuries, especially with respect to new theological thought in the context of Anglican identity. By surveying some of the main thinkers form this time, this course examines major theological themes that are addressed, such as the nature of Scripture, baptism, the Eucharist, and the nature of the church. This course will use the governing theme of a particularly Anglican use of Scripture in order to assess and analyze the various thinkers during the historical error.

Christians have agreed that music is essential to worship, following upon the injunction from Paul in the letter to the Ephesians that they should be filled with the Holy Spirit "addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs." (Eph 5:19, ESV) Paul states that addressing one another in hymns, psalms and spiritual songs is a fundamental part of our ethic as a Christian community. But in Western culture, communal singing cannot be taken for granted: it must be cultivated. To follow the injunction of Paul, churches must be singing culture-makers. Recent studies on singing have that confirmed Paul's ethic has tangible effects on the Christian community. Singing not only brings physical health benefits such as stress relief, it also aids social integration and relational development. This class is two-part. The theological role of music in worship will be introduced through a historical survey that focuses on song styles and forms. Practical skills in choosing, introducing, and supporting congregational singing will be gained through communal singing in class, lectures on basic musicianship, and presentations that examine available resources. Current approaches to congregational singing will be examined from a historical and theological position, including "traditional" and "contemporary" styles (and we will learn why those terms are inadequate, at the very least). Special attention will be given to historical and contemporary Anglican liturgy and music.