The Core Curriculum
Semester 1
- The Anglican Way
- The Sacramental Worldview
- Baptism
- Eucharist
- Liturgy of the Eucharist
- Daily Offices
- The Church Calendar and Lectionary
- Introduction to the Bible
- Overview of Bible History
- Introduction to the Four Gospels
- The Gospel of Mark (Parts 1 & 2)
- Introduction to the Church Fathers
- The Early Church
Semester 2
- The Person of Christ
- The Holy Trinity
- Holy Church
- Preaching the Lectionary
- Sacramentals
- The Services of Holy Week
- Christ in the Old Testament (Parts 1 & 2)
- The Epistles of St. Paul
- The Gospel of Matthew
- The Greek Church Doctors
- The Latin Church Doctors
- The Medieval Church (Parts 1 & 2)
Semester 3
- Sacramental Rites
- Christian Marriage
- Creeds & Councils
- Christian Symbolism & Icons
- Celebrating Holy Communion
- Understanding the Psalms
- The Gospel of Luke (Parts 1 & 2)
- Acts of the Apostles
- Other Latin Fathers
- Other Greek Fathers
- The Reformation
- Anglican History
- The Book of Common Prayer
Semester 4
- Understanding & Practicing Prayer
- Living the Christian Life
- Christian Ethics
- Celebrating Baptisms
- Celebrating Weddings
- Special Services & Liturgical Objects
- Understanding Apocalyptic Literature
- The Gospel of John
- The General Epistles & Hebrews
- The Apocrypha & its Use in Anglican Tradition
- The Roots of Monastic Spirituality
- Tertullian & Origen
- Articles of Religion
- Anglican Spirituality
Each of our five key areas of study is covered every semester. To see the category associated with a topic, simply move your mouse over it. Theology will turn blue, liturgy green, Scripture yellow, patristics red, and church history purple.
The very first topic (The Anglican Way) is an introduction to the program, and especially reflects the synthesis of the five core competencies that makes St. Paul’s so unique.
