Previous Years' Course Catalogues

This course focuses on personal contemplative prayer as essential for our relationship with God and the soil out of which healthy and effective ministry grows. The course covers Biblical teaching on prayer; the contemplative tradition arising from the early desert fathers and mothers; spirituality, theology and psychology of prayer; and various Christian traditions of prayer including lectio divina, Ignatian prayer, other forms of scripture prayer, centering prayer, Christian meditation, and the awareness examen.The course concludes with suggestions for planting and growing a prayer-based parish ministry.

This course focuses on personal contemplative prayer as essential for our relationship with God and the soil out of which healthy and effective ministry grows. The course covers Biblical teaching on prayer; the contemplative tradition arising from the early desert fathers and mothers; spirituality, theology and psychology of prayer; and various Christian traditions of prayer including lectio divina, Ignatian prayer, other forms of scripture prayer, centering prayer, Christian meditation, and the awareness examen.The course concludes with suggestions for planting and growing a prayer-based parish ministry.

This course is for Christian theology students who wish to have a basic knowledge of the religion of Islam. Two basic questions are attempted in the course: "What is Islam?" and How do I engage the Muslim?". These two questions will underline the lectures and discussions.The course will give special attention to the relationship of Islam to the west and to modernity, as the movements related to this encounter.

This course is for Christian theology students who wish to have a basic knowledge of the religion of Islam. Two basic questions are attempted in the course: "What is Islam?" and How do I engage the Muslim?". These two questions will underline the lectures and discussions. The course will give special attention to the relationship of Islam to the west and to modernity, as the movements related to this encounter.

This course is for Christian theology students who wish to have a basic knowledge of the religion of Islam. Two basic questions are attempted in the course: "What is Islam?" and How do I engage the Muslim?".  These two questions will underline the lectures and discussions.The course will give special attention to the relationship of Islam to the west and to modernity, as the movements related to this encounter.

This course is for Christian theology students who wish to have a basic knowledge of the religion of Islam. Two basic questions are attempted in the course: "What is Islam?" and How do I engage the Muslim?". These two questions will underline the lectures and discussions.

This course is for Christian theology students who wish to have a basic knowledge of the religion of Islam. Two basic questions are attempted in the course: "What is Islam?" and How do I engage the Muslim?". These two questions will underline the lectures and discussions.

This course is for Christian theology students who wish to have a basic knowledge of the religion of Islam. Two basic questions are attempted in the course: "What is Islam?" and How do I engage the Muslim?".  These two questions will underline the lectures and discussions.The course will give special attention to the relationship of Islam to the west and to modernity, as the movements related to this encounter.

This is a thematic survey of Sufi exegesis of the Qu'ran. The course explores Sufi metaphysics, hermeneutics, epistemology and practice as mediated through Sufi interactions with qur'anic meaning. Excerpts from the writings of a wide range of Sufis are analyzed in the context of relevant qur'anic verses. Academic contributions in the field of Sufism and Qur'anic Studies are used to investigate the genre of Sufi qur'anic exegesis, pertinent themes that inform Sufi theory and praxis, and the relationship of Sufi scriptural interpretations to qur'anic exegesis in the broader Islamic tradition.

On-site study of Israel, studying the people, the story and the land of Israel as it can be known by history, archeology, anthropology, liturgy, and social study.   Please note that for reason of personal security the group will not visit Sinai in 2015. The trip is scheduled for February 11 - 23, 2015.  Separate payment is required for meals, accommodation and travel, amount to be established. For more information, please see attached brochure.

On-site study of Israel, studying the people, the story and the land of Israel as it can be known by history, archeology, anthropology, liturgy, and social study. 

This course is an introductory exploration of major themes and topics concerning both the history of Anglican colonial involvement in Canada and in the building of right relations and reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples of these lands. Particular attention is given to the development, operation, and closure of the Indian Residential School system, and the ways Anglican involvement in this shaped and continues to shape Canadian Anglicanism. Increased focus is given to Indigenous and critical settler voices by engaging with relevant contemporary and historical primary texts. As a direct response to TRC Calls to Action #59 and #60 this course seeks to help students develop skills of critical thinking and theological reflection regarding the histories and ongoing realities of Indigenous/Settler relations in Canadian Anglicanism. By intentionally bringing together historical narratives and contemporary theological reflection, it gives students resources for continued learning after the conclusion of the course. Specifically, the final section of the course focuses on the TRC Final Report, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Calls for Justice of National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in order to help students become familiar with the requirements and aspirations of these significant documents, which are critical to Anglican efforts at building right relations and furthering processes of reconciliation. This focus will give students space to consider the ways their own lives and ministries are connected to the colonial realities of life in the Canadian context.