School:

Boston University School of Theology

BTI Category:

Church Polity/Canon Law

Anglican Formation

An integrative weekly session incorporating worship, spiritual practice, and group reflection on significant texts within the Anglican spiritual and theological tradition. Students will take turns leading the Daily Office and guiding group conversations. This course aims at grounding students in the Anglican spiritual tradition and helping them to develop their own practices of prayer, worship, and spiritual leadership. It is especially recommended for Anglican/Episcopal students but is open to all regardless of religious tradition. 

School:

Boston University School of Theology

BTI Category:

Church Polity/Canon Law

United Methodist History and Doctrine

An exploration of Methodist origins, the Wesleys, the rise of Methodism in England, and the distinctive doctrines of Wesleyan theology. There is a particular focus on the development of the various United Methodist traditions in America and their impact on society. The course is designed to meet one of the requirements for membership in a UMC Annual Conference.

School:

Harvard Divinity School

BTI Category:

Church Polity

Presbyterian Polity

This course is designed to establish and develop the student's working knowledge of the constitutional structure of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The primary focus is on current Presbyterian polity and programs, with attention to the denomination's roots in Reformed theology and tradition. A thorough reading of the Confessions and The Book of Order will serve as a basis for discussion of cases that illuminate the implications of reformed theology and polity in the praxis of the church. 

School:

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

BTI Category:

Church Polity/Canon Law

Canon Law

A study of the holy canons understood as practical expressions of doctrinal truth, and their application in the life of the Church. The administrative structute of the local church will also be examined.

School:

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

BTI Category:

Church Polity/Canon Law

Dogmatics I

The Orthodox doctrine of the knowledge of God and of the doctrines of the Trinity, cosmology, and anthropology. Emphasis will be placed on the ancient Fathers and on contempotary Orthodox dogmaticians.

School:

Saint John's Seminary

BTI Category:

Church Polity/Canon Law

SURVEY OF CANON LAW

An introduction to key terms and concepts in canon law through a textual analysis of several topics treated in the 1983 Code of Canon Law including ecclesial structures, the sacraments of initiation and healing, teaching authority, and penal law.