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Introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy (TH 95)

Term: 2016-17 Term 3

Faculty

John P. Burgess
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Schedule

Tue, 1:45 PM - 4:15 PM (3/13/2017 - 5/26/2017) Location: MAIN ADM 215

Description

This course introduces students to Eastern Orthodoxy and its theology and spirituality. Topics include the holiness of God; the power of prayer and ritual; the beauty of worship; liturgy and the church calendar; practices of fasting, praying with icons and relics, and making pilgrimage to holy sites. The course includes a 10-day trip to Russia for immersion in Orthodox worship and live. (Crosslisted with MI95.)