Contact Fr. Justin Frederick at  frjustin@stmaximus.org for more information.


The OCA Late Vocations program is a four class sequence: 1. Bible Survey, 2. Church History , 3. Orthodox Doctrine, 4. Orthodox Liturgics.

See below for current class.

 

OCA Late Vocations

Third Semester: Doctrine

Winter/Spring 2012, Dallas, TX

 

A class reading and discussing the major topics in Orthodox
Dogmatic Theology. Open to Late Vocations Diaconal Candidates and to laymen
desiring to further their knowledge and understanding of Orthodox teaching.

 

Instructor: Fr. Justin Frederick

(940) 565-6753 office; batushkajfrederick@gmail.com

Meeting Fridays, St. Seraphim’s Cathedral, 8:00 -9:30 p.m. (and
three Thursdays)

February 24—June 29, 2012

 

Bibliography:

1. Sergius Bulgakov, The
Orthodox Church (Crestwood: SVS Press, 1988)

2. Georges Florovsky, Creation
and Redemption, Vol. III, Collected Works (Belmont: Nordland, 1976) A pdf
version is available here: bulgarian-orthodox-church.org/rr/lode/florovsky3.pdf

3. Vladimir Lossky, The
Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church [MT] (Crestwood: SVS Press, 1976)

4. ______ In the Image and
Likeness of God [ILG] (Crestwood: SYS Press, 1985)

5. ______ Orthodox Theology:
An Introduction [OT] (Crestwood: SYS Press, 1989)

6. John Meyendorff, Byzantine
Theology (New York: Fordham Press, 1974)

7.  Michael Pomazansky, Orhtodox
Dogmatic Theology. (Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1994)

8. John
Romanides, Patristic Theology

9. Nicene
Creed, Chalcedonian Definition of Faith

 

Week: Date: Subject:

i February 24:
Introduction

 

1 March 9:
Tradition and traditions Pomazansky, pp. 22-44; V. Lossky ILG, pp. 141-168;
Bulgakov, pp. 9-35

2 March 16:
Creation Pomazansky 105-148; Lossky, OT, pp. 27-78;
Meyendorff pp. 129-137; Lossky, MT, pp. 91-113.

 

3 March 23:
Original Sin/The Fall Pomazansky p. 149-166; Lossky, OT, pp. 79-94;
Meyendorff pp. 138-150; Lossky, MT, pp. 114-134.

 

4 March 30: Trinity Pomazansky, p.
73-102; Lossky, ILG, pp. 13-29; Meyendorff pp. 180-189; Lossky MT, pp. 44-66;
Symbol of Nicaea.

 

5 April 5
(Thursday): Trinity Lossky ILG, pp. 135-173; 71-96; St. Gregory
the Theologian, Five Theological Orations (NPNF 2^nd series,
volume 7, pp. 284-328

 

6 April 27: Christology Pomazansky
167-221; Meyendorff pp. 32-41; Lossky OT, pp. 95-110

 

7 May 17
(Thursday): Christology St. Athanasius On the Incarnation; Definition of
Faith of the Council of Chalcedon

 

8 May 25: Mariology, Pomozansky,
pp. 187-195; Florovsky, pp. 171-188; Lossky ILG, pp. 110-118;
Bulgakov, pp. 116-128.

 

9 June 1: Redemption Lossky, ILG, pp. 97-110;
Lossky OT, pp. 110-118; Florovsky, pp. 95-159

 

10 June 8: Theosis Romanides Patristic
Theology; Lossky, ILG, pp. 111-123; Lossky MT, pp. 196-216

 

11 June 14:
(Thursday): Church Pomazansky, pp. 222-254; Meyendorff pp. 212-223; Lossky, MT, pp. 174-195;
Lossky, ILG, pp. 169-181; Bulgakov, pp. 37-99

 

12 June 22:
Sacramental Theology Pomozansky, pp. 255-307; Meyendorff pp. 191-200; Bulgakov pp.
110-115

 

13 June
29: Semester Exam