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CourseSyllabusTRP2123–OrthodoxEucharisticLiturgiesandLiturgicalTheology

TrinityCollegeTorontoSchoolofTheology

JanuarytoApril(Winter/Spring)2016

InstructorInformation

Instructor: RevFrGeoffreyReady,AdjunctProfessorOfficeLocation: LarkinBuilding,Office325Telephone: (647)567-8955Email: geoffrey.ready@utoronto.caOfficeHours: UsuallyMondays(from4pmto7pm),Tuesdays(4pmto7pm)andFridays

(10amto3pm).Pleasebookaspecificappointmentorarrangeaphoneorvideoconference.

TeachingAssistant: MariaSimakovaOfficeLocation: LarkinBuilding,Office325Email: m.simakova@mail.utoronto.ca

CourseIdentification

CourseNumber: TRP2123(formerlyTRH2453)CourseName: OrthodoxEucharisticLiturgiesandLiturgicalTheologyCourseLocation: LarkinBuilding,Room340(andonlinesection)ClassTimes: Mondays7pmto10pmPrerequisites: None

CourseDescription

ThiscoursewillexplorethroughclassroomlecturesandseminardiscussionsthetextsandpastoralpracticeofthecoreliturgicalritesfortheDivineEucharistintheByzantine(OrthodoxandEasternCatholic)churches,includingthehistoricalevolutionandtheologicalmeaningofthoserites.GuestlectureswillalsocovertheEucharisticliturgiesoftheOrientalOrthodoxchurches,specificallytheCopticandEthiopianrites.Thecoursewillalsoexploretheconceptofliturgicaltheology.

Studentswillbeevaluatedontheirclassparticipation,atextcommentaryandliturgicalreflectionpaper,aresearchpaperandfinaloralexam.

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Fortheonlinesection,classroomlecturesandseminarswillberecordedandmadeavailabletoviewonthecourseportal.Participationwillbeviaonlinediscussionforums,andthefinaloralexamwillbereplacedbyatake-homewrittenexam.

ExpandedCourseDescription

Thiscourseincludesreading,basicknowledgeandpastoralpracticeofthecoreliturgicalritesfortheDivineEucharistintheByzantine(OrthodoxandEasternCatholic)churches,andalsoincludesanoverviewoftheliturgicalhistoryoftheevolutionofthoserites.GuestlectureswillalsocovertheEucharisticliturgiesoftheOrientalOrthodoxchurches,specificallytheCopticandEthiopianrites.

Thecourse’saimincludesnotonlyhistoricalknowledgeorsimpleencounterwiththesetextsandrubrics,butalsotheologicalgraspofthesignificance,thereasons,thedeepexegeticalmeanings,andalsothe‘poetics’,whichunderliethepresentformandpracticeofEucharisticrites.IntheOrthodoxWay,inLiturgy,theOrthodoxfaithfuldiscovertherealityofchurchascommunityandthefinalrealityoftheosis,thewaytowardGod.

ThiscourseoffersafirstintroductiontoFrAlexanderSchmemann’sconceptofliturgicaltheology;butitisalsonecessarytogroundSchmemann’smoderncontributioninhistoricalroots,viz.,thepatristic‘mystagogical’writingsabouttheLiturgyfromthe2nd-14thcenturies.

BytheendofthiscoursestudentsshouldknowreasonablywelltheLiturgiesofStJohnChrysostomandStBasiltheGreat,andthePresanctifiedLiturgy,andtheyshouldhaveareasonablegraspofhowtheseliturgiescametohavetheirpresentstructure.StudentswillneedtohaveattendedatleasttwocelebrationsoftheDivineLiturgy,becauseawarenessofliturgicalprayerrequiresexperientialwholeness–sound,sight,smell,words,lightanddark,movementintheworshipspace,andhumancompany.

Oneofthekeythemesofthecourseisthedynamicqualityofliturgicalformandaction,anditsresponsivenesstosocialandpastoralcontext.ItistothisendthatelementsofthehistoricaldevelopmentofOrthodoxliturgicalworshipwillbeanimportantaspectofthecourse,togetherwiththetheological,social,andecclesiologicalissueswhichcontextualisethathistoricaldevelopment.Modernproblematicsinliturgicalpracticeandthediscussionofliturgicalreformandrenewalwillalsobeengagedinthiscontext.

Therewillbesometreatmentofthedevelopmentofchurcharchitectureas‘worshipspace’,butthisiscoveredmorefullyintheOrthodoxIconology:IconographyinaWorshipContextcourse.Alsothecyclesofthedailyliturgicalofficesandchurchyearareintroduced,butthesearethemainsubjectoftheSanctificationofTime:OrthodoxLiturgyoftheHoursandLiturgicalYearcourse.Furthertreatmentoftheholymysteries(sacraments)oftheOrthodoxtraditionisthesubjectoftheSanctificationofLife:TheOrthodoxMysteriesofBaptism,Marriage,HealingandDeathcourse.

Therearenoprerequisitesforthiscourse,thoughstudentswhotakethiscourseshouldhaveagoodgroundinginbothOldandNewTestament.Studentswithoutsuchabackgroundshouldspeaktotheinstructorwhowillprovidesomeremedialreadingpriortobeginningthecourse.

SomefamiliaritywithGreek(NewTestamentorPatristic)willbehelpfulforin-depthstudyoftheliturgicaltextsandpatristiccommentaries,thoughalltextswillbestudiedinEnglishtranslation.

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CourseResources

RequiredCourseBooks

Thefollowingbooksshouldbeacquiredforthiscourseastheywillbereadintheirentirety.CopieswillalsobeplacedonreserveatTrinityCollegeLibrary.

• AlexanderSchmemann,TheEucharist(SVSPress)

• HughWybrew,TheOrthodoxLiturgy(SVSPress)

Inaddition,readingsfromthefollowingbookwillbeassignedduringthecourse.Asitisnolongerinprint,itmaybedifficulttoacquire,thoughitshouldbeavailablefrommanylibraries(therearesevencopiesattheUniversityofToronto).AcopywillalsobeplacedonreserveatTrinityCollegeLibrary.

• LucienDeiss,SpringtimeoftheLiturgy(LiturgicalPress)

RequiredCourseReadings

Inadditiontotheaboverequiredbooks,acoursereadingspackwillbeprovidedviathecourseportal,whichstudentscanchoosetoviewonlineordownloadandprint.

Includedinthiscoursepackwillbethefollowingtexts(subjecttochange):

• LiturgyofStJohnChrysostomandLiturgyofStBasiltheGreat,includinghierarchicalrubricsandadditionaltexts,LiturgyofthePresanctifiedGifts,andLiturgyofStJames(allinEnglishtranslation,butwithsomeGreektextsforreference)

• SelectionsfromCopticandEthiopianOrthodoxEucharisticLiturgies

• Patristicmystagogy:selectedtextsfromGermanusofConstantinople,Dionysius,andMaximustheConfessor

• SelectionsfromAlexanderSchmemann,FortheLifeoftheWorld;LiturgyandTradition;GreatLent(allSVSPress)

• RobertTaft,selectedessays

• SelectionsfromThomasPott,Byzantineliturgicalreform:astudyofliturgicalchangeintheByzantinetradition(SVSPress)

Pleasenotethatthereadingsinthecoursepackrepresentonlyaminimalselection;studentsarestronglyencouragedtopursuefurtherreading,astimepermits.

RecommendedBooks

Thefollowingbooksarerecommendedforthiscourse,bothtosupplementin-class/onlinediscussionandforthepreparationofresearchpapers.

• RenéBornert,LescommentairesbyzantinsdeladivineliturgieduVIIeauXVesiècle(Institutfrançaisd'étudesbyzantines)

• NicholasCabasilas,CommentaryontheDivineLiturgy(SVSPress)

• LawrenceFarley,LetUsAttend:AJourneyThroughtheDivineLiturgy(AncientFaith)

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• HieromonkGregorios,TheDivineLiturgy:ACommentaryintheLightoftheFathers(NewromePress)

• EugeneLaVerdiere,TheEucharistintheNewTestamentandEarlyChurch(LiturgicalPress)

• JuanMateos,Lacélébrationdelaparoledanslaliturgiebyzantine:étudehistorique(PontificiumInstitutumStudiorumOrientalium)

• ThomasMatthews,TheEarlyChurchesofConstantinople:ArchitectureandLiturgy(PennsylvaniaStateUniversityPress)

• StelyiosMuksuris,Economia&Eschatology:LiturgicalMystagogyintheByzantineProthesisRite(HolyCrossPress)

• WalterRay,TastingHeavenonEarth:WorshipinSixth-CenturyConstantinople(Eerdmans)

• AlexanderSchmemann,IntroductiontoLiturgicalTheology(SVSPress)

• Hans-JoachimSchulz,TheByzantineLiturgy(Pueblo)

• RobertTaft,TheByzantineRite:AShortHistory(LiturgicalPress)

• RobertTaft,TheGreatEntrance:AHistoryoftheTransferofGiftsandOtherPre-AnaphoralRites(PontificiumInstitutumStudiorumOrientalium)

• RobertTaft,ThroughtheirownEyes:LiturgyastheByzantinessawit(InterOrthodoxPress)

• ArchimandriteVasileos,HymnofEntry:LiturgyandLifeintheOrthodoxChurch

• KallistosWare,CommunionandIntercommunion(LightandLife)

• JohnZizioulas,BeingasCommunion:StudiesinPersonhoodandtheChurch(SVSPress)

CoursePortalThiscoursewillmakeextensiveuseoftheUniversityofToronto’sLearningPortalalsoknownas‘Blackboard’.

Toaccesstheportal,gototheUofTportalloginpageathttps://portal.utoronto.caandloginusingyourUTORidandpassword.OnceyouhaveloggedintotheportalusingyourUTORidandpassword,lookfortheMyCoursesmodule,whereyou’llfindthelinktothewebsiteforallyourBlackboard-basedcourses.(YourcourseregistrationwithROSIgivesyouaccesstothecoursewebsiteatBlackboard.)Notealsotheinformationathttp://www.portalinfo.utoronto.ca/content/information-students.

Pleaseensurethatyouarefamiliarwithhowtoaccessthesystemandnavigatethroughit.Theportalwillbeusedinthefollowingways:

• Keepinganupdatedversionofthecoursesyllabusandcalendar• Providingcoursereadings,bibliographiesandsharingadditionalonlineresources• Communicatingclassnoticesandupdates,issuingassignmentguidelinesanddeadlines• Acceptingassignmentsubmissions• Providingfeedbackandgradesforallassignmentsandothercourserequirements

Inaddition,fortheonlinesection,theportalwillbeusedinthefollowingways:

• Deliveringweeklycourselecturesandseminars(availablealsoforclassroom-basedstudentsforreview)

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• Enablingstudentparticipationandinteractionintheblogs,discussionforumsandotheronlinecommunications(seecourserequirementsandevaluationbelow)

AuditorswhodonothaveaUTORidshouldspeaktotheinstructortoreceiveguestaccesstothecourseportal.

Asintheclassroom,onlinecommunicationmustbecarriedoutrespectfullyandcivillyatalltimes.Writingwithintheonlinemediaofblogs,discussionforumsisnotanexcuseforlaziness,lackofproperreflectionoruncivility.Argumentsmustbecarefullycrafted,respectfullypresentedandgroundedinsourcetextsandsolidreflection.Studentswhofailtoadheretotheseguidelineswillnotsucceedinthiscourse.

CourseLearningObjectives

Studentssuccessfullycompletingthiscoursewillbeableto:

• DescribethethreemainByzantinerites–usedbytheOrthodoxandEasternCatholicchurches–fortheEucharisticLiturgy,includinghierarchicalrubrics,aswellassomedistinctiveaspectsofOrientalOrthodoxEucharisticLiturgies

• Readandinterpretliturgicaltexts,notjustasritualrulesbutasexpressionsoflivedtheology,spirituality,andecclesiology

• Describeandanalysethemajorpastoralandeschatologicalthemesofmodernliturgicaltheology,andcomparethemtothepatristictraditionofmystagogicalexegesisoftheliturgicalexperience

• RecallthesignificantmilestonesinthehistoricaldevelopmentofOrthodoxEucharisticLiturgies,evaluatecontemporaryliturgicalpracticeinrelationtothishistoricalcontext,andassesstheneedforliturgicalreform/renewaltoday

ProgrammeOutcomes

CourseOutcomes:KnowledgeoftheAreaofConcentration

CourseElements

ProgrammeOutcomes

Studentssuccessfullycompletingthiscoursewillbeableto:

Thisoutcomewillbeachievedthroughthesecourseelements:

ThiscourseoutcomecorrespondstotheseaspectsoftheBasicDegreeLearningOutcomes

DescribethethreemainByzantinerites–usedbythe‘Chalcedonian’OrthodoxandEasternCatholicchurches–fortheEucharisticLiturgy,includinghierarchicalrubrics,aswellassomedistinctiveaspectsof‘Oriental’OrientalOrthodoxEucharisticLiturgies

Lectures/seminardiscussions

Classvisitstoliturgies(minimumoftwo)

Liturgicalreflectionpaper

Finaloralexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

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Onlinesectioncourseelements:pleasenotethatthelecturesandseminardiscussionswillberecordedandviewableinthecourseportalandfollowedbyonlinediscussion.Thetextcommentarypresentationwillbeablogorvideoblog.Thefinalexamwillbeatake-homewrittenexam.

Evaluation

Requirements–ClassroomSection

Thefinalgradeforthecoursewillbebasedonthefollowingareas:• Classparticipation(10%):mostsessionswillincludeaperiodofdiscussionofprimarysources

andliturgicaltexts.Allstudentsareexpectedtoreadalltextsthoroughly.Studentswillbeassignedagradebasedupontheirpreparednessforandparticipationinthesesessions.

• Textcommentarypresentation(10%):studentswillprepareanddelivera10minutepresentationduringoneoftheclasssessions,summarisingandcommentingonanassignedliturgicaltextorprimarysourcecommentary.

• Liturgicalreflection(10%):studentswillwritea400-500wordreflectiveessayfollowingavisittooneoftheliturgicalservices(theclassvisittoparticipateintheDivineLiturgyofStJohnChrysostomorPresanctifiedLiturgy,oraself-arrangedvisittoanEthiopianorCopticLiturgy).

• Researchpaper(40%):studentswillwritea2,000-2,500wordpaperonatopicoftheirchoicetobeagreedwiththeinstructor,andalsopresentabriefsummaryoftheirresearchtotheclassduringthefinalsession(10%ofthevalueofthisassignmentwillbefortheoralpresentation).

• Oralfinalexam(30%):studentswillbeassignedatake-homeexamsheetrequiringcommentaryonliturgicalorotherprimarysourcetextsandresponsestoessayquestions.Havingpreparedtheirresponsesathometheywillpresentthemorallytotheinstructorandcourseteachingassistantduringanexaminationtimeslot.

Readandinterpretliturgicaltexts,notjustasritualrulesbutasexpressionsoflivedtheology,spirituality,andecclesiology

Lectures/seminardiscussions

Textcommentarypresentation

Finaloralexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Describeandanalysethemajorpastoralandeschatologicalthemesofmodernliturgicaltheology,andcomparethemtothepatristictraditionofmystagogicalexegesisoftheliturgicalexperience

Lectures/seminardiscussions

Researchpaper

Finaloralexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Personalandspiritualformation

RecallthesignificantmilestonesinthehistoricaldevelopmentofOrthodoxEucharisticLiturgies,evaluatecontemporaryliturgicalpracticeandassesstheneedforliturgicalreform/renewaltoday

Lectures/seminardiscussions

Researchpaper

Finaloralexam

Religiousheritage

Culturalcontext

Capacityforministry

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Requirements–OnlineSection

Thefinalgradeforthecoursewillbebasedonthefollowingareas:• Onlineclassparticipation(10%):mostoftheweeklysessionswillincludereadingandreviewing

primarysourcesandliturgicaltexts.Studentsmustreadalltextsthoroughlyandactivelyparticipateinthediscussionforumssetuponeachweeklytheme.Studentswillbeassignedagradebasedupontheirpreparednessforandparticipationinthesesessions.

• Textcommentary(10%):studentswillprepareanddeliverablogarticleoravideoblog(arecorded10minutevideopresentation),summarisingandcommentingonanassignedliturgicaltextorprimarysourcecommentary.

• Liturgicalreflection(10%):studentswillwritea400-500wordreflectiveessayfollowingtwovisitstoliturgicalservices(thesemustbeself-arrangedbuttheinstructormaybeabletohelpfindappropriatechoicesinthestudents’locations).

• Researchpaper(40%):studentswillwritea2,000-2,500wordpaperonatopicoftheirchoicetobeagreedwiththeinstructor,andalsopresentabriefonlinesummaryoftheirresearchontheclassdiscussionforumsduringthefinalweeklysession(10%ofthevalueofthisassignmentwillbeforthesummary).

• Finalexamassignment(30%):studentswillbeassignedatake-homeexamrequiringcommentaryonliturgicalorotherprimarysourcetextsandresponsestoessayquestions.

ScheduleofAssignmentDueDates

Textcommentaryandliturgicalreflection

Individualduedateswillbeassignedfortheseevaluations.Studentswhocompletetheirpresentationearlierinthetermwillhavealaterduedatefortheliturgicalreflection,andviceversa.ThelatestduedateforbothassignmentsisFriday8April.

Researchpaper

Duedate:Monday28MarchSummarypresentationdate:Monday4April

Oralfinalexam(classroomsection)

Examquestionsavailable(viaclassportal):Wednesday6AprilOralexamination:TBDduringtheweekofMonday11ApriltoFriday15April

Take-homefinalexam(onlinesection)

Available(viaclassportal):Wednesday6AprilDuedate:Friday15April

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GradingSystem

PolicyonLateAssignments

Theinstructorreservestherighttodeductupto2.5%ofthefinalassignmentgradeforeachweekthatanassignmentislate.Studentsaregenerallygranteda‘graceweek’providedtheinstructorisinformedofanyspecialcircumstancesbeforetheassignmentdeadline.

Thispenaltyisnotappliedtostudentswithmedicalorcompassionatedifficulties;studentsfacingsuchdifficultiesarekindlyrequestedtoconsultwiththeirfacultyadvisororbasicdegreedirector,whoshouldmakearecommendationonthemattertotheinstructor.Theabsolutedeadlineforthecourseistheexaminationdayscheduledforthecourse.Studentswhoforexceptionalreasons(forinstance,adeathinthefamilyoraseriousillness)areunabletocompleteworkbythisdatemayrequestanextension(SDF=‘standingdeferred’)beyondtheterm.AnSDFmustberequestedfromtheregistrar’sofficeinthestudent’scollegeofregistrationnolaterthanthelastdayofclassesinwhichthecourseistaken.TheSDF,whenapproved,willhaveamutuallyagreedupondeadlinethatdoesnotextendbeyondtheconclusionofthefollowingterm.IfastudenthasnotcompletedworkbuthasnotbeengrantedanSDF,afinalmarkwillbesubmittedcalculatingazeroforworknotsubmitted.

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CourseGrades

ConsistentlywiththepolicyoftheUniversityofToronto,coursegradessubmittedbyaninstructorarereviewedbyacommitteeoftheinstructor’scollegebeforebeingposted.CoursegradesmaybeadjustedwheretheydonotcomplywithUniversitygradingpolicy(http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/grading.htm)orcollegegradingpolicy.

Policies

Accessibility.Studentswithadisabilityorhealthconsiderationareentitledtoaccommodation.StudentsmustregisterattheUniversityofToronto’sAccessibilityServicesoffices;informationisavailableathttp://www.accessibility.utoronto.ca/.Thesoonerastudentseeksaccommodation,thequickerwecanassist.

Plagiarism.Studentssubmittingwrittenmaterialincoursesareexpectedtoprovidefulldocumentationforsourcesofbothwordsandideasinfootnotesorendnotes.Directquotationsshouldbeplacedwithinquotationmarks.(Ifsmallchangesaremadeinthequotation,theyshouldbeindicatedbyappropriatepunctuationsuchasbracketsandellipses,butthequotationstillcountsasadirectquotation.)Failuretodocumentborrowedmaterialconstitutesplagiarism,whichisaseriousbreachofacademic,professional,andChristianethics.AninstructorwhodiscoversevidenceofstudentplagiarismisnotpermittedtodealwiththesituationindividuallybutisrequiredtoreportittohisorherheadofcollegeordelegateaccordingtotheTSTBasicDegreeHandbook(linkedfromhttp://www.tst.edu/content/handbooks)andtheUniversityofTorontoCodeofBehaviouronAcademicMattershttp://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4871.Astudentwhoplagiarizesinthiscourse.Studentswillbeassumedtohavereadthedocument“Avoidanceofplagiarismintheologicalwriting”publishedbytheGrahamLibraryofTrinityandWycliffeColleges(http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/Library_Archives/Theological_Resources/Tools/Guides/plag.htm.

Otheracademicoffences.TSTstudentscomeunderthejurisdictionoftheUniversityofTorontoCodeofBehaviouronAcademicMattershttp://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm).

Back-upcopies.Pleasemakeback-upcopiesofessaysbeforehandingthemin.

Obligationtocheckemail.Attimes,thecourseinstructormaydecidetosendoutimportantcourseinformationbyemail.Tothatend,allcreditstudentsarerequiredtohaveavalidutorontoemailaddress.StudentsmusthavesetupautorontoemailaddresswhichisenteredintheROSIsystem.Informationisavailableatwww.utorid.utoronto.ca.Thecourseinstructorwillnotbeabletohelpyouwiththis.416-978-HELPandtheHelpDeskattheInformationCommonscananswerquestionsyoumayhaveaboutyourUTORidandpassword.Studentsshouldcheckutorontoemailregularlyformessagesaboutthecourse.Forwardingyourutoronto.caemailtoaHotmail,Gmail,Yahooorothertypeofemailaccountisnotadvisable.Insomecases,messagesfromutoronto.caaddressessenttoHotmail,GmailorYahooaccountsarefilteredasjunkmail,whichmeansthatemailsfromyourcourseinstructormayendupinyourspamorjunkmailfolder.

Emailcommunicationwiththecourseinstructor.Theinstructoraimstorespondtoemailcommunicationsfromstudentsinatimelymanner.Allemailcommunicationsfromstudentsshouldbesentfromautorontoemailaddress.Emailcommunicationsfromotheremailaddressesarenotsecure,andalsotheinstructorcannotreadilyidentifythemasbeinglegitimateemailsfromstudents.Theinstructorisnotobligedtorespondtoemailfromnon-utorontoaddresses.

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CourseSchedule

Pleasenotethatalternativeandadditionalliturgicalexperienceopportunitieswillbeavailablebesidestheclassvisitslistedbelowtoaccommodatedifferentschedulesandcommitments,includingthoseofonlinestudentsnotbasedinthegreaterTorontoarea.

Fortheonlinesection,therecordedlectureandseminardiscussionwillbeavailableonthedayfollowingeachdatelisted.Responsestothereadingsandthemeswilltakeplaceintheonlineforumsduringtheremainderofthegivenweek.

Monday11January–Introductiontothecourseandliturgicaltheology

• Courseoverviewandexpectations• Introductiontoliturgicaltheology,methodologyandterminology

Monday18January–EarlyhistoryanddevelopmentofEucharisticliturgies

• WorshipintheBible,bothOldandNewTestament• Worshipintheearlychurch,includingwithinitseschatologicalworldview• Developmentofliturgicaltradition,withbriefoverviewofchurchcalendar,liturgicalcyclesand

liturgyofthehours• DevelopmentandstructureofEucharisticliturgies,andtheplaceoftheEucharistamongthe

holymysteries(sacraments)ofthechurch• Studyofearlyliturgicalsourcesandcommentaries

Monday25January–HistoricaldevelopmentoftheLiturgyfromtheearlycenturiestothepresent

• Continuedstudyofearlyliturgicalsourcesandcommentaries• HistoricaldevelopmentoftheEucharisticliturgies(includinginrelationtowiderliturgical

development)• Studyofpatristic‘mystagogical’commentariesontheDivineLiturgy• Developmentofchurcharchitectureandliturgicalappointments• Themeaningof‘symbol’and‘sacred’

Monday1February–In-depthstudyoftheLiturgyofStJohnChrysostom:TheLiturgyoftheCatechumens

• ThetextandtheologicalsignificanceofthefirstpartoftheDivineLiturgywillbestudiedunderthefollowingtopics:

o TheSacramentoftheAssemblyo TheSacramentoftheKingdomo TheSacramentofEntranceo TheSacramentoftheWord

• NB:thein-depthstudywillconsiderbothnormaland‘hierarchical’(orpontifical)texts/rubrics

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Monday8February–In-depthstudyoftheLiturgyofStJohnChrysostom:TheLiturgyoftheFaithful(partI)

• ThetextandtheologicalsignificanceofthecentralpartoftheDivineLiturgywillbestudiedunderthefollowingtopics:

o TheSacramentoftheFaithfulo TheSacramentofOfferingo TheSacramentofAnaphorao TheSacramentofThanksgivingo TheSacramentofRemembrance

15February–NoClass(ReadingWeek)

Monday22February–In-depthstudyoftheLiturgyofStJohnChrysostom:TheLiturgyoftheFaithful(partII)

• ThetextandtheologicalsignificanceofthefinalpartoftheDivineLiturgywillbestudiedunderthefollowingtopics:

o TheSacramentoftheHolySpirito TheSacramentofCommunion

Sunday28February–ClassVisit:DivineLiturgyofStJohnChrysostom

Monday29February–EucharisticLiturgiesintheCopticOrthodoxTradition

• FurtherreflectionontheDivineLiturgyofStJohnChrysostom(followingvisit)• GuestlecturetoexplorethehistoryanddevelopmentoftheCopticliturgicalritesandthe

distinctivefeaturesoftheirEucharisticliturgies

Monday7March–DivineLiturgyofStBasiltheGreatandtheLiturgyofStJames

• ThedistinctivefeaturesoftheLiturgyofStBasil(comparedtotheLiturgyofStJohnChrysostom),includingdistinctivefeaturesofevening‘Vesperal’Liturgies(Nativity,TheophanyandPascha)

• TheLiturgyofStJames

Monday14March–TheLiturgyofthePresanctifiedGifts

• History,developmentandthemesoftheOrthodoxLentenLiturgyofPresanctifiedGifts• TheEucharist‘outside’theLiturgy

Friday18March–ClassVisit:PresanctifiedLiturgy

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Monday21March–EucharisticLiturgiesintheEthiopianOrthodoxTradition

• FurtherreflectionontheLiturgyofPresanctifiedGifts(followingvisit)• GuestlecturetoexplorethehistoryanddevelopmentoftheEthiopianliturgicalritesandthe

distinctivefeaturesoftheirEucharisticliturgies

Monday28March–WorshipinaSecularAge,andLiturgical‘Renewal’intheOrthodoxChurch

• Buildingonthemesdiscussedthroughoutthecourse,anexplorationofthequestionofworshiptoday,theneedforliturgical‘renewal’aswellasitscountercurrentswithintheOrthodoxChurch

• Furtherconsiderationsofworshipcontext–architecture,iconographyandmusic• NB:Researchpapersaredueonthisdate

Monday4April–CourseReview

• Reviewofcoursethemesandpreparationforthefinalexam• Studentpresentationsoftheirresearchpapers

Wednesday6April–TakeHomeExamAvailableonClassPortal

Monday11ApriltoFriday15April–Oralexaminationappointments(classroomstudents)

Friday15April–Take-homewrittenfinalexam(onlinestudents)due

PleasenotethatthissyllabusissubjecttochangeinaccordancewiththeregulationsintheTSTBasicDegreeHandbook.