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PREACHING, LITURGY, & RITUAL

School

Hebrew College

CAN519

Introduction to Basic Cantillation

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This class is an introduction to basic concepts of Torah cantillation. It is not just about learning the melodies. Students will acquire and/or improve skills to chant Torah on weekdays, Sabbaths and Festivals using a common Ashkenazi trope. Topics will also include the rituals surrounding the Torah service, the history of cantillation/trope, correct contemporary pronunciation of Biblical Hebrew, and the underlying syntactic structure of the whole system of cantillation. While this course is primarily for Rabbinical students, others are welcome (depending on size of the class), provided they have adequate sense of musical pitch and the ability to read and translate Biblical Hebrew (with the help of a dictionary).

Professor

Class Day & Time

Louise Treitman

T

2:30-4:30PM

Grading Option

Letter, PF

Credits

2

Professor Approval Req'd?

Y

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

Requires Hebrew 4 or permission from the instructor

School

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton

PR601

Preaching: Principles & Practices

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

An introduction to the principles of preparing relevant biblical sermons. Lectures and exercises cover a stage-by-stage explanation of how preachers think as they prepare to preach. Recitation sessions provide opportunity for students to preach with critique by the professor.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Arthurs, Jeff

M

9am-12pm

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

Synchronous

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

NT502 or OT511

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

PAST 7201

Preaching: Proclaiming the Kingdom

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is a preparation for the ministry of proclaimÂing the word of the kingdom. Students are exposed to the theology of preaching, and methods of interpretation, preparation, and production of sermons. Lectures examine the listening assembly and the listening pulpit, the Liturgy and the homily, experiencing and expressing the word. The emphasis is on the prophetic, as well as on the practiÂcal, dimension of preaching. While this course is taught in the fall semester, the practical segment continues in the Fr. Veronis spring semester.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Luke A. Veronis

TR

9:10-10:30 AM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 5502

Byzantine Music Chorus

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

The St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir is a vocal ensemble that performs faithful and spiritually uplifting renditions of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine sacred musical works in the traditional style created and preserved at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. The choir regularly performs in liturgical services as well as at concerts, conferences, lectures, fundraising events, state and national holiday celebrations, and school cermonies both in Boston and throughout the United States. In addition to Byzantine chant, it performs Greek folk music, poular and arts songs, as well as modern English adaptations and original settings of sacred texts. The choir meets weekly to study and rehearse the repertoire for upcoming performances.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Dr. Romanos Karanos

R

7-9 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

0.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 6551

Service Rubrics

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is a study of service rubrics, in accordance with the Typikon of the Great Church of Christ. Students will familiarize themselves with the liturgical books and study the services of the Orthodox Church with an emphasis on weekday Vespers and Orthos for Sundays. We will also study how the yearly cycles of movable and immovable feasts work in parallel with the weekly cyclical system of the Octoechos and how their co-existence affects the structure and individual components of liturgical services.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Dr. Romanos Karanos

R

1-2:20 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

1.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 6831 Z1

Byzantine Music IX

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

The material taught in this course is equivalent to the material taught in the 4th year of Gteek conservatories and provides comprehensive preparation for the final examination required for a Holy Cross Certificate in Byzantine Music. Students are expected to become competent in performing more technically demanding repettoire, including Gregoty Ptotopsaltis' chetubic hymns, Pettos the Peloponnesian's communion hymns, Pettos the Peloponnesian's Kytie i en pollais amattiais, Ioannis Koukouzelis' Anothen oiprofitai, the ancient hymn Ton despotin kai archierea, and the anaphota hymns for the Divine Litutgy of St. Basil. Prerequisites: Byzantine Music I-V.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Mr. Georgios Theodoridis

F

3-5 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

1.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

Y

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSW 5351

Voice Class

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

Although open to all students, this semester-long course is required of all seminarians. The class aims to improve individual voices while working with a class. The fundamentals of chanting/singing will be used, which include: attitude, posture, control of breath, attacks and releases, the jaw (neck and throat), registers, resonance, enunciation, etc. It is recommended that seminarians take the course during their first year.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Ms. Brooke Wilcox

W

11-11:50 AM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

0.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

LITG 5324

Teleturgics I for Antiochians

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

A liturgical practicum designed primarily to help the candidate for ordination develop a liturgical ethos, style, and presence. The course offers an analysis of the structural elements of the divine services and instruction on the use of the liturgical books of the Orthodox Church. The course is especially concerned to help the student develop skills for the proper conduct and celebration of the divine services. The class allows for role-playing and analysis.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Dr. Elie Estephan

W

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

2.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMPS7054

Introduction to Liturgy

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

To introduce the basics of liturgical theology, the course is divided into three parts: liturgical history and sources; ritual studies including art, music and environment; and liturgical practice, planning and celebration.

Professor

Class Day & Time

John F. Baldovin, S.J.
Phillip Ganir, S.J.

MW

8:30-9:50

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMPS8119-01

Liturgical Preaching

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is an introduction to the art of liturgical preaching. Included will be discussion of the nature, content, and context of the homily with emphasis on developing skills of preparation, composition, and delivery. There will be opportunity for frequent student preaching with the use of videotape for teacher, peer, and self-evaluation.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Joseph Weiss, S.J.

T

9:30-12:00

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

Introduction to Liturgy

School

Boston University School of Theology

STHTA 805

Theologies of Church Music

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

The Church, throughout its history, has sought to clarify its relationship to culture. In particular, is the Church to accommodate its worship to culture or avoid adoption of cultural forms? The relationship of culture and worship will be explored in this course from the angle of the historical Church's use of music. How have the Church's theologians defined the role of music in the Church? What are the most appropriate musical forms for use in the Church? These issues will be examined with an eye to discussing and evaluating contemporary Christian musical expressions.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Karen Westerfield Tucker

W

8:00-10:45am

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston University School of Theology

STHTA 808

Marsh Chapel Choir

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

Audition required. Schedule includes Sunday worship in Marsh Chapel and several major concerts.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Scott Jarrett

RS

Thurs 6:30-9:15pm; Sun 9am-12pm

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

1

Professor Approval Req'd?

Y

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

Audition required

School

Harvard Divinity School

HDS 2170

Introduction to Christian Preaching

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course introduces students to the theology and the practice of preaching within the Christian liturgical tradition, though students of any religious tradition or training - and of none - are welcome. Special attention will be paid to developing a theological, rhetorical, and homiletical understanding of both the preacher and the preached word, and students will be expected to prepare and deliver several sermons during the course of the term.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Potts

R

12:00pm-02:45pm

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

4

Professor Approval Req'd?

Y

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

This is a limited enrollment course. Interested students should email the instructor by April 10, 2024. The email should briefly state the student's reasons for their interest in the course, their academic program, and their anticipated graduation date. Notifications of placement will be shared by Monday, April 15.

School

Saint John's Seminary

ST501

An Introduction to the Sacred Liturgy

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course provides the student with a systematic introduction to the Western liturgical patrimony of the Catholic Church. It examines the historical, theological, canonical, and pastoral realities which undergird the celebration of the liturgy. In the first part of the course, the student will come to understand the origins of the liturgy and its major eras of development and reform. In the second part, the principal liturgical books of the Roman Rite are examined in detail, since these are the texts which a candidate for Holy Orders will encounter most frequently in the work of ministry. In the third part, pastoral considerations for the contemporary celebration of the liturgy are discussed.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Fr. Stamm

WMF

11:00-11:50 am

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Hebrew College

CAN518

Nusach Workshop

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

From 8am-9am on Friday mornings, we will daven shaharit in a traditional Ashkenazi nusah. From 9am – 10:30am, we will break down the musical modes we just prayed, in order to understand and internalize the sounds of weekday davening. We will focus on the relationship between text and music. There will be reading assignments, and weekly recording assignments.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Jessica Kate Meyer

F

9:15-10:15AM

Grading Option

Letter, PF

Credits

1

Professor Approval Req'd?

Y

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

PAST 7212

Preaching Practicum

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

A required practicum for those enrolled in PAST 7201 in the current/previous semester.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Luke A. Veronis

TBA

TBA

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

0

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 5202

Byzantine Music II

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is a systematic study of the theoretical and practical aspects of the First and Plagal Fourth Modes of the Psaltic Art within the context of the Anastasimatarion. We will study the resurrectional hymns of the liturgical book of Octoechos or Parakletike of the aforementioned modes in both parallage (solmization) and melos (melody). Additionally, we will examine the characteristics of the diatonic genus and the heirmologic and sticheraric styles of chant. Prerequisite: Byzantine Music I.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Dr. Romanos Karanos

TR

12-12:50 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

1.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 6501

Byzantine Music V

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is a systematic study of (i) the model melodies (prologoi-prosomoia) commonly used in musical settings of Byzantine hymns, and (ii) the hymns chanted in sacraments and other services of the Greek Orthodox Church (baptism, wedding, funeral, sanctification of water, etc.). By the end of the semester students will be able to perform the majority of hymns found in the liturgical books without relying on a musical score.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Odisseys Drossos

MW

1:10-2 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

1.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 6701

Byzantine Music VII

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is a systematic study of Byzantine hymns chanted during major feast days of the ecclesiastical year of the Greek Orthodox Church within the context of the Doxastarion. A great emphasis will be placed on studying the idiomela and doxastika for the feasts of Christmas, Theophany, Annunciation, Dormition of the Virgin Mary, as well as the idiomela and doxastika for the periods of Triodion and Pentecostation. Prerequisites: Byzantine Music I-V.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Odisseys Drossos

M

3-5 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

1.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 6913

Kalophonic Heirmologion

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is a systematic study of the post-Byzantine para-liturgical genre of kalophonic heirmos, intended for soloistc performance after the end of the Divine Liturgy, at banquets, visits of eminent secular or religious figures, and other festive accasions. We will study the history, development and musical morphology of the genre, as well as it's manuscript and print tradition and the lives and works of it's composers.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Dr. Romanos Karanos

R

2:30-4:30 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

MUSB 5011 Z1

Ecclesiastical Chant II in English

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

The sacraments and services found in the Great Euchologion are studied for practical use. Prereq: Byzantine Music I and Ecclesiastical Chant in English.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Mr. Georgios Theodoridis

F

12:20-3:20 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

1.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

Y

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

N

School

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

LITG 5301

Teleturgics I

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

A liturgical practicum designed to help the candidate for ordination develop a liturgical ethos, style, and presence. The course offers an analysis of the structural elements of the divine services and instruction on the use of the liturgical books of the Orthodox Church. The course is especially concerned to help the student develop skills for the proper conduct and celebration of the divine services. The class allows for role-playing and analysis. Teleturgics I deals specifically with vespers, orthros the preparatory rites for the Divine Liturgy, i.e., Kairos, vesting and proskomide. The development, care and meaning of vestments is also dealt with.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris

R

2:20-4:20 PM

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

2.5

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMPS7311

Christian Sacred Music: Survey and Application

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course explores the vast treasury of Christian sacred music. While the development of music in (Roman-Rite) liturgy anchors the historical survey, the course engages other sacred repertoire allied (and at times, overlapping) with liturgy. These include operas, symphonies, folk songs, indigenous melodies, soundtracks, and soundscapes. Ministerially, this course invites questions and issues relating to music�s pastoral application: Is there a way out of bad church music? What repertoire can educators or preachers draw upon to inspire their curriculum or animate their homilies? How can music help people pray? To what extent might secular music be sacred?

Professor

Class Day & Time

Phillip Ganir, SJ

R

3:30-6:20

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

Students will need to have or be willing to learn how to read music at the level of basic chant and the vocal score of a Bach chorale. Resources will be provided help students learn these skills.

School

Boston College School of Theology & Ministry

TMPS8119-02

Liturgical Preaching

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This course is an introduction to the art of liturgical preaching. Included will be discussion of the nature, content, and context of the homily with emphasis on developing skills of preparation, composition, and delivery. There will be opportunity for frequent student preaching with the use of videotape for teacher, peer, and self-evaluation.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Joseph Weiss, S.J.

R

9:30-11:50

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

Introduction to Liturgy

School

Boston University School of Theology

STHTA 721

Seminary Singers

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

Open to all students who are interested in singing. Participation in one weekly rehearsal and chapel service, including any special concerts/events/tours that may come up during the semester. Please note: students who are employed by the Seminary Singers may not take the course for credit

Professor

Class Day & Time

Chad Kidd

TW

Tues 5:00-6:15pm; Wednesday 10:10-11:55am

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

1

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

School

Boston University School of Theology

STHTC 817

Introduction to Christian Worship

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

An introduction to the spirit and structure of Christian worship. Word, sacraments, calendar, music, and pastoral offices are analyzed and described in terms of their relevance to congregational life, spirituality, catechesis, and mission.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Karen Westerfield Tucker

TR

9:00-10:45am

Grading Option

Letter

Credits

3

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

Y

Notes

STHTH 701 History of Christianity or equivalent

School

Harvard Divinity School

HDS 2610

Contemplative Prayer in Christianity

BTI Category

Semester

Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual

FA24

This seminar will explore contemplative prayer in Christianity through the slow and focused reading and rereading of six primary texts: Evagrius Ponticus's Chapters on Prayer; The Cloud of Unknowing; Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle; Simone Weil's Witing for God; Howard Thurman's Disciplines of the Spirit; and Thomas Merton's New Seeds of Contemplation. Special attention will be given to the forms these writers develop in which to write about contemplative prayer, the practices they commend, and the ways in which these six texts respond to each other's questions.

Professor

Class Day & Time

Paulsell

T

09:00am-11:00am

Grading Option

Letter, P/F, Audit

Credits

4

Professor Approval Req'd?

N

Online?

N

Prerequisites?

N

Notes

N

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