Spring 2022 CoursesMost courses are available for rolling enrollment so that students may register at any time. However, certain courses are taught live and offered more than once. Information regarding how and when one can register can be found in the course listings below. Some students may wish only to register for individual courses apart from a degree program or certificate program. We allow students to take courses on an individual basis. The registration for students who wish to do so is different from that for students who want to study for a degree program. For information, please go to the Admissions page. To register for and pay for a class, click HERE. Below is a list of the courses being offered for the 2021-22 school year. |
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PM601: Studies in Prayer
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Begins Spring, 2022
Instructor: The Rev. Tim Kalista In this course the student will learn about the foundations of the Christian life as we explore the meaning and history behind spiritual practices. Students will learn various forms of prayer and spiritual disciplines, including: Meditation, Contemplation, Lectio Divina, the Examen, and Liturgy of the Hours. Students will have an opportunity to share what they are learning with others to help demonstrate understanding of the material. |
TH651: Hildegard of Bingen:
Scivias*
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Mondays, 7pm -8:30pm (EDT) via Zoom
Begins February 7th Instructor: Rev. Shanon Sterringer, Ph.D. through Hildegard Haus Parish.* This course will take an in-depth look at the twenty-six visions recorded in St. Hildegard’s first theological work, Scivias (Know the Ways of the Lord). Flowing from her Trinitarian worldview, Scivias is organized into three books which walk the reader through the whole of salvation history from creation, through the fall, the incarnation of Christ, and the last judgment. In addition to reading the text, we will spend some time unpacking the illuminated visuals which accompany each vision. This course is an advanced topic in Hildegard studies.** It is open to all levels, but additional background reading may be necessary for those without previous exposure to the topic of Hildegard of Bingen. The course will meet in zoom for nine consecutive weeks on Monday evenings, beginning February 7th through April 4th from 7pm-8:30pm. While it is not required, it is highly recommended that you purchase a copy of Scivias (Hart & Bishop, 1990, Paulist Press, NY) or borrow one from your local library for use during this course. *This is a parish program for Hildegard Haus that is being shred with St. Hildegard Theological School. Parishioners of Hildegard Haus should contact Rev. Sterringer to register through the parish. **Degree Students: Register for this course through St. Hildegard Theological School. This is a 2 Credit course. |
CH650: St. Hildegard of Bingen:
The Greening of the Soul
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Rolling Enrollment Anytime (self-study)
Instructor: Rev. Shanon Sterringer, Ph.D. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an engaging introduction to Hildegard’s life, visions, art, music, natural medicine, homilies, letters, and minor works. In addition to an overview of her works and their significance for us today, we will spend some time unpacking the theological concepts of Viriditas (greening power) and the Living Light (primordial energy force), as Hildegard understood them. The contemporary contribution of this medieval woman and Doctor of the Church, St. Hildegard of Bingen, has the potential for inspiring a renewed model of empowered companionship for ministry today through creativity, mysticism, and the greening of the soul. This course is based on ten topics drawn from Hildegard’s works. The topics will include recommended readings (summaries will be provided in a PDF format) plus supplementary material (recorded lectures, videos, music, website links). A weekly in-person session will be available. No textbook required. |
TH500: Dogmatic Theology 1
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Rolling Enrollment Self Study
Instructor: The Most Rev. Kristina Rake, M.A.T.S. Course Description Dogmatic Theology (TH500) is a required course for most degree programs and is taught in 2 semesters. Both sections of Dogmatic Theology focus on the fundamentals of Catholic Dogma while noting Old/Independent Catholic differences. TH501 focuses on the attributes and nature of the Triune God, the science of theology, creation, sin, evil, the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, and Grace. TH500 is the prerequisite for TH501. |
TH501 Dogmatic Theology II
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Begins in February of 2022 with Rolling Enrollment Self-Study afterwards.
Instructor: The Most Rev. Kristina Rake (Prerequisite TH500) Course Description This course continues the systematic instruction of Catholic Dogmatic Theology begun in TH500. Students continue their exploration of Catholic Doctrine from an Independent perspective by focusing on such topics as redemption, the sacraments, ecclesiology, the afterlife, Mary, the Saints, Apostolic Authority, the Papacy (from an Old Catholic Perspective), and eschatology. |
SS500: Biblical Hermeneutics
(Offered again Summer of 2022)
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Registration is currently closed. Course will be offered again in the summer. Please check back.
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Shanon Sterringer Course Description This course will help students develop basic skills in exegetical method with from a Christian perspective while also recognizing the influential role of the social location of the interpreter upon the hermeneutical process. Students will come to appreciate the importance of their social location while practicing a grammatical-historical-theological hermeneutic in order to interpret scripture. Students will also gain a knowledge of contemporary issues surrounding bible interpretation and will familiarize themselves with the various resources available for exegesis. |
PC602: Introduction to Pastoral Care
(Now Enrolling for Spring Semester)
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Begins February of 2022. Registration for Spring is currently open.
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Peter Preble Course Description: This course offers a holistic view of caring ministries focusing on the ultimate meaning and concerns of human beings. Pastoral Theology will focus on the spiritual/theological needs of persons as well as on emotional and systemic concerns. The appropriate balance of listening and speaking when providing care are central to the course. Themes will include: theoretical approaches to pastoral counseling, the development of a personalized approach to pastoral counseling, the role of a pastoral counselor, pastoral counseling ethics, multicultural competence in pastoral counseling, and self-care. |
CH602: Christian History II: 700 AD through the Reformation.
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Begins in February 2022 with rolling enrollment after. Registration is open.
Instructor: Father Michael Beatty, O.S.B. Course Description: The Church in the Middle Ages was a turbulent and fascinating time. This second course begins around the time of the Donation of Pippin and brings students to the cusp of the Protestant Reformation. Students will trace the the various schisms between Eastern and Western Christendom, the politics of the Papacy and both its abused and reform attempts. Students will also trace the rise of Monasticism, theological schools, and various Medicant orders will also be included. |
CT701: Demonology
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Registration is currently open for Spring of 2022. Available for rolling enrollment at any time during the year.
Instructor: Archbishop Kristina Rake Course Description: This upper level elective explores religious conceptions of evil and the demonic from the dawn of civilization through modern day theory and practice. Students will explore the demonological religious texts and writings from pre-Old Testament Babylonian tales, to the Hebrew Bible and Talmud, to the Christian New Testament and beyond. Students will be introduced to the immense body of literature from the 6th centuries to the 17th centuries on Satanic ritual worship and witchcraft. Famous exorcisms, demonic visions and visitations, the Grimoires of the Middle Ages, and the early-modern witch crazes will be surveyed. Students will also learn specific demoniacal classification systems and the church's current exorcism practices. This is a theological history class. We will focus on the history of teachings on the demonic. |