Course Description

Orthodox tradition speaks often and boldly about intimacy with God: seeing God’s face, communing with God, and being transformed by divine life. Yet Scripture also insists on something equally important: true encounter with God leaves a trace in how we live. If our encounter with God is real, it will shape how we treat others, how we speak, how we act, and how we love. In this online course, Fr. Bogdan Bucur guides students through a focused exploration of that intersection between spiritual experience and ethical formation. Reading key passages from the Old Testament and the New, alongside two powerful 20th-century Orthodox witnesses, you will discover how authentic spirituality is tested, clarified, and confirmed by a life formed in mercy, humility, and faithfulness.

Course Curriculum

    1. About The Course

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 4 video lectures by the professor
  • 4 PowerPoint slides
  • Optional readings

About the Professor

V. Rev. Dr. Bogdan G. Bucur

V. Rev. Dr. Bogdan G. Bucur is Associate Professor at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Born in Romania, he studied Orthodox Theology at the University of Bucharest before moving to the United States in 2000. He completed an MA (2002) and PhD (2007) in Theology at Marquette University and taught Bible and Patristics at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2020. Fr. Bogdan is the author of Angelomorphic Pneumatology: Clement of Alexandria and Other Early Christian Witnesses (Brill, 2009) and Scripture Re-envisioned: Christophanic Exegesis and the Making of a Christian Bible (Brill, 2019), as well as numerous scholarly articles in biblical reception, history, and patristics. He is a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and brings his scholarly and pastoral experience into conversation in his teaching.

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