St. Vladimir's Online School of Theology

Exploring the Book of Psalms

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In this course, Dr. Michael Legaspi explores how these ancient compositions were shaped by tradition and received by the Church — becoming a book of prayer, a treasury of wisdom, and a guide to the life of Christ.

Homiletics Masterclass Series: Preaching In and Out of Season

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In this course we will consider sacramental and general contexts for preaching outside the Eucharistic Divine Liturgy.

Orthodox Counsel

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Orthodox Christians hold in tension our free will and our call to holiness. In all that we do, we need to be faithful to God and the people who we witness to. We recognize their, and our free will as we enter into a triad with God.

The Vision of God and Its Ethical Trace

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Fr. Bogdan Bucur guides students through a focused exploration of that intersection between spiritual experience and ethical formation.

Let My Prayer Arise: Music and Hymnography of the Lenten Triodion

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Patience: The Embodied Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

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Through Scripture, the Church Fathers, and practical resources, Fr. Sergius Halvorsen will help you rediscover patience as a theological practice—one that shapes Christian identity, nurtures communal life.

Peacemaking in Troubled Times

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In this course, you’ll explore what it means to make peace in light of the Gospel. Fr. Sergius Halvorsen will guide you through a Christian vision of peace rooted in thanksgiving, humility, and the cross.

Structures of Faith: The Holy Sepulchre Church over Time

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The course aims to introduce listeners to the development of the Holy Sepulchre Church's complex of structures, from the time of Jesus to the most recent excavations.

Spoken Icons: Vivid Homilies as Guides for Perceiving Sacred Arts

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In this course we will explore how we perceive this array of sensory symbols, applying this understanding to homiletic case studies, each of which emphasizes a facet of liturgical exegesis.

Total Parish Youth Ministry

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This course will seek to empower participants, as stewards of the Church's youth, to guide our youth towards realizing their membership within the Body of Christ.

From Sorrow to Joy: An Orthodox Christian Approach to Suffering, Illness, and Grief

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This course explores the human experience of suffering—spiritual, physical, social, and psychological—through the lens of Christian faith, drawing from Orthodox theological and liturgical traditions.

‘Can’t You Catch Hold of Me?’: The Poetics of Christ in Scripture & Literature

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Join us for an enlightening exploration of how Scripture, theology, and literature reveal Christ's presence in our world.

The Four Gospels and the One Christ: An Introduction to the New Testament Gospels

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This course will help a layperson see the basic features that make each Gospel a unique portrait of Jesus and how the Four Gospels together provide a canonical image of Jesus.

What Is Theology?

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This course will answer some fundamental questions about theology.