The Study of Educational Institutions Offering Programs in Orthodox Theology in the United States

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1 Alexei D. Krindatch Research Coordinator, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America The Study of Educational Institutions Offering Programs in Orthodox Theology in the United States Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of Godʹs incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God. (Henri J.M. Nouwen) Contents: Introduction: the Study of US Educational Institutions Offering Programs in Orthodox Theology. p. 2 I. Overview of Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Jurisdictional Affiliation, Location, Duration of Existence and Constituencies of Their Students p. 3 II. Forms of Education Offered by US Orthodox Theological Schools and Problem of Their Accreditation p. 8 III. Educational Programs and Degrees Offered by US Orthodox Theological Schools p. 13 IV. Students and Faculty Members in US Orthodox Theological Schools p. 18 V. (Some) Criteria for Assessing US Orthodox Theological Schools and Programs p. 24 VI. Is There Anything "Special" about the Schools Participating in the Study? p. 28 VII. Next Steps: Unanswered Questions That Need to Be Addressed p. 35 Appendix A. Survey instrument: questionnaire used in the study p. 37 Appendix B. Full contact information for US theological schools p. 41 Appendix C. Questionnaires completed by the schools participating in the study p. 43 Appendix D. Full answers of the schools to the questions: p. 76 "List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis;" "List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses." 1

2 Introduction: the Study of US Educational Institutions Offering Programs in Orthodox Theology. The need to strengthen the work and cooperation of American Orthodox theological schools should be among most urgent concerns of the Orthodox Church in the United States. To preach the Gospel, to pursue evangelization and to promote Orthodox faith in non Orthodox mainstream America will require the guidance of excellent pastors and lay leaders the persons with strong leadership skills and sound knowledge of Orthodox theology. The current situation in the area of advanced Orthodox theological education in the United States is far from ideal. First, there are no uniform standards and commonly accepted norms for different levels of Orthodox theological education offered by various US based institutions of Orthodox theological learning. 1 Second, only few of US Orthodox theological schools are either properly accredited by Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada or work in formal partnership with established American theological educational institutions. As a result, the degrees awarded by US Orthodox theological schools may not always be seen as ʺvalidʺ and recognized by other institutions of higher learning. Third, most of the American Orthodox theological schools are small and have limited educational resources. Yet, despite situation of being ʺspread thin and apart,ʺ there is very little (if at all) cooperation and collaboration among US centers of Orthodox theological learning. The study of institutions offering programs in Orthodox theology in the United States was initiated by the Committee for Theological Education of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States (His Grace, Bishop Ilia (Katre), Chairman). The study was conducted via a survey of twelve US based centers of Orthodox theological education. The questionnaire was designed by Bishop Michael (Orthodox Church in America). Data were gathered in the fall of The obtained information was analyzed, additional data gathered and the final report prepared in October of 2014 by Alexei Krindatch, research coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the 1 As an example, earning the degree of Bachelor of Theology requires 3 years of full-time studying at Christ the Saviour Seminary (Carpatho-Russian Diocese), 4 years of full-time studying at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology (Serbian Orthodox Church) and 5 years of full-time studying at Holy Trinity Seminary (ROCOR). 2

3 United States of America. The survey instrument used in the study is provided in Appendix A. The original questionnaires completed by the schools and centers participating in the study are provided in Appendix C. As noted, additional information was obtained and some original data updated in September of 2014 in the process or report preparation. Therefore, the final report covers somewhat wider range of subjects than original survey examined and some figures (such as student numbers) may differ from what original questionnaires contain. I. Overview of Orthodox Theological Schools 2 in the United States: Jurisdictional Affiliation, Location, Duration of Existence and Constituencies of Their Students At the time of the study (fall 2013), the Committee for Theological Education of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops identified twelve Orthodox Theological Schools operating in the United States. The list of these schools, their locations and jurisdictional affiliation is provided in Tab. 1. Full contact information for each school including name of top administrative officials, mailing address, phone number, address and web sites are provided in Appendix B. Tab. 1 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Overview Name of the School Jurisdictional City/Town State affiliation (*) Antiochian House of Studies AOCA Bergenfield (**) NJ St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA Elk Grove (**) CA Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho-Russian Johnstown PA Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA Brookline MA St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA Kodiak AK St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA South Canaan PA St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA Crestwood NY Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR Jordanville NY Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR Kirkwood (**) MO Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian Libertyville IL St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC South Bound Brook NJ Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Does not apply (***) Berkeley CA (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): These schools operate on a "distance learning" model. Accordingly, their locations are shown as their mailing addresses. (***): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. 2 From now on we will use single term "Orthodox Theological Schools" with regard to all US institutions of higher education offering programs in Orthodox theology that participated in our study. 3

4 Tab. 1 allows for three observations. First, it shows that most of American Orthodox jurisdictions (seven out of ten) currently have their ʺownʺ theological schools. Only the Romanian Archdiocese, the Bulgarian, and the Albanian dioceses are not present in Tab. 1. Second, Tab. 1 also indicates that nearly all US Orthodox schools providing advanced theological education operate under auspices of one of the American Orthodox jurisdictions. Only the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (Berkeley, CA) can be seen as an independent school that is not affiliated with any of jurisdictions. Third, geographically, American Orthodox theological schools are heavily ʺshiftedʺ towards the Eastern seaboard. Out of twelve schools in Tab. 1, only two are situated in the Midwest (St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology and Pastoral School of the ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago) and only three are located in the Western part of the country (Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, St. Hermanʹs Theological Seminary, St. Athansius Academy). Tab. 2 on the next page shows the year of foundation of each school. Clearly, in terms of duration of their existence nearly all American Orthodox theological schools can be seen as ʺestablishedʺ institutions. With the exception of relatively recently (2005) founded Pastoral School of the ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago, all of them have been operating for at least three decades. Three oldest schools, founded prior to WWII, are Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (1937), St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary (1938) and St. Vladimirʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary (1938). 4

5 Tab. 2 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Year of Foundation Name of the School Jurisdictional affiliation (*) Year founded Antiochian House of Studies AOCA 1980 St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA 1976 Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho-Russian 1940 Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA 1937 St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA 1973 St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 1938 St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 1938 Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR 1948 Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR 2005 Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian 1986 St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC 1976 Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Does not apply (**) 1981 (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. We noted earlier that almost all Orthodox theological schools are affiliated with one of American Orthodox church jurisdictions. Does this mean that they provide theological training mostly to ʺtheir peopleʺ (i.e. to the members of the jurisdiction to which a school belongs)? Or, do they serve the wider pan Orthodox community? In short, the question is: how wide and diverse are the constituencies of the students that American Orthodox theological schools work with? To explore this subject the survey asked: ʺBriefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates.ʺ The answers of the schools are provided in Tab. 3 on the next page. Based on their responses, all schools can be divided in three categories by the type and diversity of the constituencies of their students. 5

6 Tab. 3 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Type of the Constituency Served Name of the School Antiochian House of Studies St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology Christ the Saviour Seminary Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology St. Herman's Theological Seminary St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates Persons who graduated from non Orthodox Seminaries, non Orthodox clergy, others who wanted to study Orthodox Theology but were unable, for a multitude of reasons, to study at seminary. This is a Pan Orthodox Program at all three levels, St. Stephen, Diploma, Masters and Doctoral levels. Laity is our primary focus through our Correspondence Program and prisoner students through our prisoner education program. Our primary student base in the United States. And because of the internet, we now have students across the nation and have had students from Canada and over seas. Parishes of the American Carpatho Russian Orthodox Diocese Ecumenical Patriarchate, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America, various other Orthodox jurisdictions We serve the Diocese of Alaska (OCA) The Faithful of Parishes and Dioceses of Various Orthodox Churches in North America and throughout the world that make up the Body of Christ; Missionary Organizations; Religious and Secular Service Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Military Service Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education; Institutions of Primary and Secondary Education; Private Sector/ Propriety Organizations All the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. We have students from all the different bodies, coming both from the US and from overseas. We primarily serve the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia but we also train seminarians from other canonical Orthodox jurisdictions who return to their respective jurisdictions upon the completion of their studies at the seminary. Orthodox pastoral students who are candidates for ordination in the Diocese of Chicago and Mid America or in any canonical jurisdiction. Lay persons who wish to serve their parish as catechists, church school teachers or lay workers. Graduates serve in parish communities large and small both in the United States and abroad. No response to this question Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Brazil and South America, Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Diaspora We are part of a consortium of schools and institutes our students come from various schools and programs. 6

7 The first category includes the schools with according to their statements strong emphasis on the work with the wide pan Orthodox (or even non Orthodox) community. Antiochian House of Studies, St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology, St. Tikhonʹs and St. Vladimirʹs Orthodox Theological Seminaries and Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute belong to this category. The second category is comprised of the schools with exactly opposite approach: these are the schools that work primarily (or exclusively) with their ʺflock.ʺ Christ the Saviour Seminary, St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary and St. Hermanʹs Orthodox Seminary fell into this category. The third category includes three schools: Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Holy Trinity Seminary and Pastoral School of ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago. These are the schools that focus on the work with the students from their respective jurisdictions, but, at the same time try to the extent possible to serve to the needs of the other jurisdictions as well. This three categories classification is based on how the schools described themselves. Tab. 4 on the next page allows to compare schoolsʹ self descriptions with the actual composition of their students. For each school, it shows percentage (%) of the students from a jurisdiction to which a school belongs. One can see that the offered classification seems to be fairly accurate and confirmed by the actual composition of the student body in each school. There was, however, one case of a discrepancy between how a school described its constituency and current breakdown of the students. Tab. 4 shows that nearly three quarters of the students in St. Tikhonʹs seminary are OCA members. However, in follow up phone conversation, the dean of St. Tikhonʹs mentioned that this academic year was somewhat ʺunusualʺ because of a very strong influx of the first year OCA students that ʺshiftedʺ significantly composition of the whole student body towards being less diverse and more ʺOCA oriented.ʺ 7

8 Data in Tab. 4 also suggest that St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology should be added to the last third category of the schools that focus on the work with the students from their respective jurisdictions, but, at the same time try to the extent possible to serve to the needs of the other jurisdictions. Tab. 4 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Jurisdictional (Church) Affiliation of Antiochian House of Studies Name of the School St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology the Students (Fall 2014) Jurisdictional affiliation (*) AOCA AOCA Jurisdictional affiliation of the students 50% - Antiochian Archdiocese, 50% - other jurisdictions Significant diversity: only 3% are members of Antiochian Archdiocese, while 86% are non-orthodox students Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho- Russian 100% - Carpatho-Russian diocese Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA 70% - GOA, 30% - other jurisdictions St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA 100% - OCA (mostly, diocese of Alaska) St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 72% - OCA, 28% - other jurisdictions St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 35% - OCA, 65% - other jurisdictions and Oriental Orthodox Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR 67% - ROCOR, 33% - other jurisdictions Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR 60% - ROCOR, 40% - other jurisdictions Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian 70% - Serbian Orthodox, 30% - other jurisdictions St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC 89% - UOC of USA, 11% - other jurisdictions Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Does not apply Significant diversity (including non- (**) Orthodox students) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. II. Forms of Education Offered by US Orthodox Theological Schools and Problem of Their Accreditation We know from the practical experience that a significant number of persons who serve Orthodox Church in some professional capacity (either as ordained clergy or as lay Church workers) began their theological education usually at an older age, that is after years of education and work in other fields. From anecdotal information, it appears also that the number of these ʺlate vocationʺ Church workers is growing. 8

9 It is safe to assume that it would be very difficult (or simply impossible) for many ʺlate vocationʺ candidates to pursue advanced Orthodox theological education as full time residential students. Indeed, many of them need to physically stay with their families, raise children and keep full time ʺsecularʺ jobs, while studying Orthodox theology and preparing themselves for Church related work. Further, in some instances, persons who need more in depth Orthodox theological knowledge are already ordained and serve as Orthodox clergy in the local parishes. Attending seminary as full time residential students would be difficult for them as well. Finally, some persons decide to obtain advanced Orthodox theological education without intention to change their professional careers. Clearly, under all these circumstances, having the option to complete certain theological study programs via ʺdistance learning (or correspondence)ʺ model is not simply desirable, but crucial. To examine this issue the questionnaire asked the schools participating in our study: ʺDo you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively residential basis, through distance learning or both?ʺ The answers of the schools are summarized in Tab. 5 on the next page. Six out of twelve schools currently offer their educational programs only or primarily on a full time ʺresidential basis.ʺ These are Christ the Saviour Seminary, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, St.Tikhonʹs and St. Hermanʹs Theological Seminary, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology and Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute. To the contrary, three schools exist to provide specifically ʺdistance learningʺ education and do not have capacities or facilities for full time residential studies. 3 These are Antiochian House of Studies, St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology and Pastoral School of the ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago. Further, in their mission statements (these will be examined later in this report) these schools emphasized that their main goal is to provide an Orthodox theological education to those seeking to serve the Church, but who are unable to attend a residential school. 3 We should note, however, that the Antiochian House of Studies and Pastoral School of the ROCOR's Diocese of Chicago include in their curricula as a component (either optional or required) some forms of annual short-term residential studies and seminars. 9

10 Tab. 5 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Forms of Education Offered (Residential Basis and/or Distance Learning) Name of the School Jurisdictional affiliation (*) Residential Basis: yes or no Distance Learning: yes or no Antiochian House of Studies AOCA No (**) Yes St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA No Yes Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho-Russian Yes No Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA Yes No St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA Yes No St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA Yes No St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA Yes (***) Yes (***) Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR Yes (***) Yes (***) Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR No (**) Yes Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian Yes No St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC Yes (***) Yes (***) Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Does not apply Yes No (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): These schools offer their programs mostly through distance learning model, but they also offer (or require) certain period of annual residency; (***): Depending on program: some offered through distance learning and some are on a residential basis; Finally, three schools (St.Vladimirʹs, St. Sophia and Holy Trinity seminaries) offer their programs via both ʺresidentialʺ and ʺdistance learningʺ models. However, it should be noted that typically only some programs are offered by these schools via ʺdistance learning,ʺ while others require full time residential studies. More specifically, in St. Vladimirʹs seminary, the M.Div., Th.M and MA programs are designed to be fully residential, while Dr.Min. program can be completed by distance learning (with additional week long residential components). In St. Sophia seminary, M.Div. and Master of Ministry programs require full time residential learning, while MA in Applied Orthodox Studies and Youth Ministry Certificate Program are offered via distance learning. In the case of Holy Trinity seminary, B.Th.., Certificate of Theological Music and Certificate in Pastoral Studies Programs are offered on a residential basis, while Certificate of Theological Studies Program is completed through distance learning only. We will examine full range of various programs offered by each school in one of the following chapters. 10

11 To conclude, data in Tab. 5 tell us that presently certain variety of choices exist on American Orthodox theological education ʺmarketʺ in terms of either full time residential or distance learning options for the studies. What we donʹt know, however, is: to what extent does ʺdemandʺ matches ʺsupplyʺ in the case of each of the two educational models? whether there are any particular educational programs related to Orthodox theology that should be designed and offered either on ʺresidentialʺ or ʺdistance learningʺ basis or both? As noted in the introductory section of the report, one of the difficult issues faced by some of US Orthodox theological schools is the question of their proper academic accreditation or to be more precise the lack thereof. As a result, the certificates, diplomas and degrees awarded by these schools may not always be seen as fully ʺvalidʺ and recognized by other institutions of higher learning. The subject of accreditation was not included in the original survey. However, in follow up phone interviews we examined this question and obtained comprehensive picture of the level and type of accreditation of each of the twelve schools. The summary of this information is presented in Tab. 6 on the next page. Based on the data in Tab. 6, US Orthodox theological schools can be divided into four ʺtiersʺ by the level of their accreditation. The first ʺtop tierʺ includes the three seminaries that are fully accredited and recognized by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). These are Holy Cross, St. Vladimirʹs, and St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox theological seminaries. In short, accreditation and recognition by ATS means that these schools: provide sound theological education in accordance with requirements, norms and standards expected from other (non Orthodox) American theological schools that award such degrees as B.Th., M.Div., Th.M., S.T.M., etc. have sufficient educational resources (especially, in terms of quantity, quality and diversity in faculty members) to train the students on their own (i.e. without formal partnership with other schools). 11

12 Tab. 6 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Type and Level of Accreditation Name of the School (Program) Antiochian House of Studies Jurisdictional affiliation (*) AOCA Accreditation MA degree is granted through/by Balamand University (Republic of Lebanon) D.Min. degree is granted through/by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, which is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA None Christ the Saviour Seminary Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology St. Herman's Theological Seminary St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Carpatho- Russian GOA OCA OCA OCA ROCOR ROCOR Serbian UOC Does not apply (**) The right to award B.Th. degree was granted by the Department of Education of the State of Pennsylvania Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada The state of Alaska recognizes certificates granted by St. Herman's Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada The right to award B.Th. degree was granted by the New York state board of regents and state commissioner of education The state of Illinois recognizes diplomas granted by this Pastoral School The state of Illinois recognizes Bachelor of Divinity degree granted by St. Sava No accreditation. Seminary is provisionally licensed with the state of New York MA degree is granted through/by Graduate Theological Union, which is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. 12

13 The second ʺtierʺ is composed of the Orthodox theological schools that are not fully ʺself sufficientʺ in terms of educational resources and faculty members and, therefore, offer their programs and degrees via formal partnership with some larger (either Orthodox or non Orthodox) theological schools. Typically, these reputable partner schools also act as ʺdegree grantingʺ and accredited institutions. Two American Orthodox schools operate on this model: Antiochian House of Studies 4 and Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute. The third ʺtierʺ includes the schools that are licensed and whose certificates and diplomas are recognized by the Boards or Departments of education of the states where these schools are located. These are Christ the Saviour, St. Hermanʹs, Holy Trinity seminaries, St. Sava Serbian School of Orthodox Theology and Pastoral School of ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago. Finally, in the last ʺtierʺ are two schools that presently exist without any formal accreditation: St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology and St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary. 5 III. Educational Programs and Degrees Offered by US Orthodox Theological Schools This chapter is very central for the study report. On the following pages we will review the range, levels and types of programs offered by twelve US Orthodox theological schools participating in the study. Two preliminary remarks should be made. First, when looking at the programs, diplomas and degrees offered by each school, one should keep in mind what was discussed in the previous chapter, namely, that: a) Some of these programs are offered exclusively via distance learning (correspondence) model, while the others require full time residential presence of the students. b) Various US Orthodox theological schools have different types and levels of academic accreditation and, therefore, their degrees and diplomas may not always be uniformly recognized as ʺvalidʺ by the mainstream American academic standards. 4 In the case of Antiochian House of Studies, its MA degree is awarded through Balamand University (Lebanon) which may be not universally recognized in the United States 5 Although St. Sophia Seminary is "provisionally licensed" by the state of New York. 13

14 The second remark concerns the ʺnatureʺ of these twelve schools. Out of twelve, ten can be described although, to varied degrees as ʺpastoralʺ schools. That is, many of their students pursue theological studies with the intention to become qualified for practical church work either in ordained or nonordained capacity. But two schools are different in this regard: the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute and St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (it offers the Master of Arts in Orthodox Studies) sees itself as a purely academic school. When completing the survey, the representative of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute wrote: ʺWe are strictly academic. These documents (i.e. questionnaire) are geared to seminaries/orthodox theological schools we do not fit into this mold.ʺ As for St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology, it should rather be seen as a ministry or a service of the Orthodox Church than as a ʺschoolʺ in the traditional sense of this word. St. Athanasiusʹ mission is rather unique: it provides a basic Orthodox theological knowledge to prisoners. 6 Further, about 50% of St. Athanasius students are non Orthodox. The website of St. Athanasius Academy states: ʺThe mission of St. Athanasius Academy is to prepare and communicate materials on the Orthodox Christian faith in English for both Orthodox and non Orthodox people particularly the laity. Thus, our goals are three fold: 1. To be a valuable and helpful teaching ministry of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North American and a service to all; 2. To help all Christians learn more about the history, teachings and practice of the Church; 3. To help spread the Spirit of Orthodox Christianity to all Americans.ʺ St. Athanasius also does not have a uniformly structured program. Instead, it offers a variety of courses on various subjects each of which can be completed individually depending on the personal preferences of a student. If a person desires to obtain ʺDiploma in Orthodox Christian Studies,ʺ he/she should complete 12 courses. 6 In addition to 110 current prisoner-students, St. Athanasius also has 10 "regular" correspondent students. 14

15 A quote from St. Athanasius course catalogue explains how this works: ʺSt. Athanasius Academy offers correspondence and tutorial studies designed to assist interested people gain a basic grasp of the Orthodox faith, through directed individual study. Each course consists of ten lessons and a final examination. Each lesson has a written assignment to be mailed in as its completed. The final examination is sent when the tenth written assignment is returned. Courses in the listing are taken individually by anyone who desire to do so. And when you complete 12 of our courses, you will receive a Diploma from St. Athanasius Academy.ʺ Tab. 7 on the next page summarizes information about all programs offered by twelve American Orthodox theological schools on three levels: non degree, undergraduate and graduate programs. Information provided in Tab. 7 is mostly self explanatory, but four comments could be added. First, out of twelve, only two schools offer doctoral level programs and degrees (Doctor of Ministry): St. Vladimirʹs Seminary and Antiochian House of Studies. Graduate (Masterʹs level) programs are offered by six schools: Antiochian House of Studies, Holy Cross School of Theology, St. Vladimirʹs, St. Tikhonʹs and St. Sophia Seminaries and the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute. Three schools provide only undergraduate training and degrees: Holy Trinity, St. Sava Serbian Theological School and Christ the Saviour Seminary. Finally, three schools offer only non degree programs and diplomas: St. Hermanʹs Theological Seminary, Pastoral School of ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago and St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. Second, despite such significant variation in the levels of provided education (non degree, undergraduate or graduate programs) all schools (with exception of above mentioned Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute and St. Athanasius Academy) believe that their training is sufficient for a person to be ordained and serve in priestly capacity in a local parish. 7 7 This subject was not included in original questionnaire, but we explored it in the follow-up phone interviews. 15

16 Name of the School Antiochian House of Studies St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology Christ the Saviour Seminary Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology St. Herman's Theological Seminary St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid- America Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Tab. 7 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Educational Programs Offered and Degrees Awarded Jurisdictional affiliation (*) AOCA AOCA Carpatho- Russian GOA OCA OCA OCA ROCOR ROCOR Serbian UOC Non-degree programs St. Stephen's Certificate Program Diploma in Orthodox Christian Studies Licentiate in Theology Certificate in Byzantine Music 1. Reader's Certificate 2. Certificate in Orthodox Theology 1. Certificate of Theological Studies 2. Certificate of Theological Music 3. Certificate in Pastoral Studies 1. Diploma in Pastoral Theology 2. Diploma in Orthodox Studies Youth Ministry Certificate Program Undergraduate programs Bachelor of Theology Bachelor of Theology Bachelor of Divinity Graduate programs 1. Master of Arts in Applied Orthodox Theology 2. Doctor of Ministry 1. Master of Divinity 2. Master of Theological Studies 3. Master of Theology Master of Divinity 1. Master of Divinity 2. Master of Theology 3. Master of Arts 4. Doctor of Ministry 1. Master of Divinity: a. General Track b. Priestly Study Track 2. Master of Ministry 3. Master of Arts in Applied Orthodox Studies Patriarch Athenagoras Does not apply Master of Arts Orthodox Institute (**) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. 16

17 Third, many of the programs offered by these twelve schools are similar (at least by the title) to each other: Bachelor of Theology, Master of Divinity, Master of Theology. Yet, Tab. 7 also shows at least three educational programs that are rather unique, while being also very important for the Orthodox Church. These three programs are: ʺCertificate of Theological Musicʺ run by the Holy Trinity Seminary, the ʺYouth Ministry Certificate Programʺ administered by St. Sophia Seminary, and the Certificate in Byzantine Music from Holy Cross. The last comment concerns the subject that was previously mentioned: the lack of uniformity and commonly accepted standards in how various schools define and administer their ʺundergraduateʺ and ʺgraduateʺ programs. That is, various schools have quite different requirements for earning the same degree. For instance, to obtain Bachelorʹs degree, a person would need to study full time three years at Christ the Saviour Seminary, four years at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology and five years at Holy Trinity Seminary. Tab. 7 provides general overview of the programs offered and degrees awarded by twelve US Orthodox Theological schools. In order to obtain more specific and in depth information on the particular courses taught at each school, the survey also asked two more specific questions: ʺList courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis;ʺ ʺList specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses.ʺ Full answers of each school to these questions are provided in Appendix D. 17

18 IV. Students and Faculty Members in US Orthodox Theological Schools How large is the ʺstudent populationʺ studying in various US Orthodox theological schools and enrolled in various programs offered by these schools? Tab. 8 provides detailed answer to this question for the fall semester of The programs and students shown in Tab. 8 in italic letters denote ʺdistance learningʺ programs and students. Three major observations can be made from the data in Tab. 8. First, 770 persons total are presently enrolled in various educational programs offered by the twelve US Orthodox theological schools. Second, out of this number, 398 persons (52%) are ʺdistance learningʺ students, while 372 persons (48%) are full time ʺresidential students.ʺ Third, out of all students studying in all US Orthodox theological schools, 439 (57%) are in various non degree programs, 60 (8%) are enrolled in the undergraduate (Bachelorʹs level) programs and 271 (35%) pursue graduate (Masterʹs or Doctoral) studies. Tab. 8 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Their Educational Programs and Number of Students in Each Program (Fall 2014) Programs and Students Shown in Italic Letters Indicate "Distance Learning" Programs and Students Name of the School Antiochian House of Studies St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology Christ the Saviour Seminary Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology St. Herman's Theological Seminary St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary Jurisdictional affiliation (*) AOCA AOCA Carpatho- Russian GOA OCA Non-degree programs (number of students) St. Stephen's Certificate Program (200) Diploma in Orthodox Christian Studies (120) Licentiate in Theology (0) Certificate in Byzantine Music (5****) 1. Reader's Certificate (0) 2. Certificate in Orthodox Theology (12) Undergraduate programs (number of students) Bachelor of Theology (6) Graduate programs (number of students) 1. Master of Arts in Applied Orthodox Theology (20) 2. Doctor of Ministry (12) 1. Master of Divinity (76) 2. Master of Theological Studies (6) 3. Master of Theology (20) OCA Master of Divinity (32) 8 When looking at the figures in Tab. 8, one also should keep in mind that the number of students in each school and in each may vary significantly from year to year and even from semester to semester. 18

19 Name of the School St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid- America Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Total of students for all schools Jurisdictional affiliation (*) OCA ROCOR ROCOR Serbian UOC Does not apply (**) Non-degree programs (number of students) 1. Certificate of Theological Studies (23) 2. Certificate of Theological Music (19***) 3. Certificate in Pastoral Studies (4) 1. Diploma in Pastoral Theology (40) 2. Diploma in Orthodox Studies (18) Youth Ministry Certificate Program (3) 439 (including 346 in "distance learning" model) Undergraduate programs (number of students) Bachelor of Theology (24) Bachelor of Divinity (30) 60 Graduate programs (number of students) 1. Master of Divinity (40) 2. Master of Theology (11) 3. Master of Arts (26) 4. Doctor of Ministry (11) 1. Master of Divinity: a. General Track (3) b. Priestly Study Track (3) 2. Master of Ministry (0) 3. Master of Arts in Applied Orthodox Studies (9) Master of Arts (2) 271 (including 52 in "distance learning" model) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. (***): This is summer program. Therefore, data in the table refer to summer of (****): In fact, 12 students total are enrolled in Certificate of Byzantine Music program at Holy Cross. However, 7 of them are also enrolled in various other graduate programs and, therefore, they are "counted" under "graduate programs" column. Given the ʺpastoralʺ nature of most American Orthodox theological schools, it would be feasible to assume that male students comprise majority of the persons enrolled in these schools. Tab. 9 on the next page shows that this is true. In summary, out of 790 students studying in all US Orthodox theological schools, only 92 (or 12%) are female. The proportion of female students, however, varies significantly from school to school. Indeed, there are no female students at all at St. Sava Theological School, Christ the Saviour and St. Sophia Seminaries. On the opposite end is Antiochian House of Studies, where as many as 20% of the students are female. 19

20 Tab.9 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Number of Male and Female Students Enrolled in Non-Degree, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (Fall 2014) Name of the School Jurisdiction (*) Male in Nondegree Students Number of Students Enrolled (Fall 2014) Male Under- Graduate Students Female Under- Graduate Students Male Graduate Students Female Graduate Students Female Nondegree Students Antiochian House of Studies AOCA St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho- Russian 6 Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA (***) 9 (***) St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA 10 2 St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 31 1 St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 78 (***) 12 (***) Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR 54 4 Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian 30 St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC 3 15 Patriarch Athenagoras Does not Orthodox Institute apply (**) 1 1 TOTAL of students for all schools (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. (***): the total number of graduate students shown in this table for St. Vladimir's Seminary and Holy Cross School of Theology exceeds number of students enrolled in these schools' particular programs as indicated in Tab. 8. This is because of the reason that a number of St. Vladimir's (2) and Holy Cross (13) graduate students are not enrolled in any particular program, but simply take selected graduate-level courses. The survey also examined the composition of faculty in each of the schools participating in the study. More specifically, the questionnaire asked each school to provide the names, ranks and degrees of all faculty members listing separately full time and part time (or adjunct) teachers. Full answers of each school to this question (i.e. the names of all faculty members) are in Appendix C. 20

21 Tab. 10 summarizes the answers of the schools to the question about their faculty members. It shows that presently all American Orthodox schools combined have 156 persons teaching in these schools. Out of this number, 58 (37%) are full time faculty and 98 (63%) are part time or adjunct faculty. The school with the largest faculty body (both in terms of full time and all teachers combined) is Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. St. Vladimirʹs and St. Tikhonʹs seminaries follow Holy Cross by the number of all faculty members. Tab. 10 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Number of Full-Time and Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty Members Name of the School Jurisdictional affiliation (*) Full-Time Faculty (have doctoral degrees) Part-Time Faculty (have doctoral degrees) Antiochian House of Studies AOCA 1 (1) 15 (14) St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA 1 (0) 0 (0) Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho-Russian 4 (1) 4 (0) Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA 12 (12) 10 (5) St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA 5 (2) 2 (0) St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 7 (6) 13 (3) St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 6 (6) 15 (11) Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR 7 (2) 7 (3) Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR 2 (2) 9 (4) Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian 8 (6) 8 (6) St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC 2 (1) 11 (6) Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Does not apply (*) 3 (2) 4 (1) TOTAL in all schools: 58 (41) 98 (53) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch. Tab. 10 also indicates that overall the persons teaching in US Orthodox theological schools are well educated and qualified. Indeed, out of total 156 faculty members, 94 (60%) have doctoral degrees (Ph.D. or D.Min). Among full time faculties, proportion of those holding doctorates is even higher: 71% (i.e. 41 out of 58). 21

22 The top three US Orthodox theological schools where more than three quarters of all faculty members have doctoral degrees are: Antiochian House of Studies (94% of faculties have doctoral degrees), St. Vladimirʹs Seminary (84%) and Holy Cross School of Theology (77%). Survey data also reveals the strength of the presence of Orthodox clergy (versus non ordained lay persons) among the faculty members in various schools. See Fig. 1 on the next page. Overall, 65% of all faculty members in twelve US Orthodox theological schools are ordained Orthodox clergy. The top three schools where at least three quarters of faculties are ordained are: Antiochian House of Studies (94% are ordained), St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary (83%) and Christ the Saviour Seminary (75%). On the opposite end are two ʺleast clericalʺ schools: St. Athanasius Academy (no ordained faculty members) and Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (29%). This fits well with the ʺdifferent (compared to other ten) natureʺ of these two schools the fact that was discussed at the beginning of chapter III. 22

23 Fig. 1 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Percentage (%) of Faculty Members (Full- and Part-time Combined) who Are Ordained Orthodox Clergy 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Faculties in all schools combined 65% Antiochian House of Studies 94% St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary 83% Christ the Saviour Seminary 75% St. Hermanʹs Theological Seminary 71% St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology 62% St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary 60% Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 59% Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary 57% Pastoral School of ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago 55% St. Vladimirʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary 52% Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute 29% St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology 0% 23

24 V. (Some) Criteria for Assessing US Orthodox Theological Schools and Programs It is beyond the scope of this study to judge or evaluate various educational programs offered by the US Orthodox theological schools or to ʺrankʺ them. In fact, direct comparisons of these schools are in many respects very difficult, because they serve different constituencies (mostly their ʺown peopleʺ or, on the contrary, wide pan Orthodox community), have somewhat different emphasis (ʺproducingʺ either more parish clergy, or lay church workers or simply providing general theological education), operate in different contexts and use different models of education (distance learning versus full time residency). Further, it is also quite possible that some of these schools may offer very strong educational programs in certain areas, but are not so good in other areas. Having said this, we, yet, would suggest three criteria that any educational institution can consider as desirable ʺbenchmarksʺ to strive for. The first criteria is accreditation by the various national or regional accrediting bodies (e.g., the Association of Teological Schools, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, etc.). We discussed this subject in chapter II. In summary and to re iterate, twelve theological schools participating in the study can be divided into four ʺtiersʺ by the level and ʺsoundnessʺ of their accreditation. The first top tier includes three seminaries that are accredited and recognized by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). These are Holy Cross, St. Vladimirʹs and St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox theological seminaries. In short, accreditation and recognition by ATS means that these schools: provide sound theological education in accordance with requirements, norms and standards expected from the other (non Orthodox) American theological schools that award such degrees as B.Th., M.Div., Th.M., S.T.M., etc. have sufficient educational resources (especially, in terms of quantity, quality and diversity in faculty members) to train the students on their own (i.e. without formal partnership with the other schools). 24

25 The second ʺtierʺ is composed of the Orthodox theological schools that are not fully ʺself sufficientʺ in terms of educational resources and faculty members and, therefore, offer their programs and degrees via formal partnership with some larger (either Orthodox or non Orthodox) accredited theological schools. Typically, this larger partner schools also act as ʺdegree grantingʺ institutions. Two American Orthodox schools operate on this model: Antiochian House of Studies and Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute. The third ʺtierʺ includes the schools that are licensed and whose certificates and diplomas are recognized by the Boards (or Departments) of Education of the states where these schools are located. These are Christ the Saviour, St. Hermanʹs, Holy Trinity seminaries, St. Sava Serbian School of Orthodox Theology and Pastoral School of ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago. Finally, in the last ʺtierʺ are two schools that presently exist without formal accreditation: St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology and St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary. 9 The second criterion is the professional credentials of the faculty members teaching in the schools. As a possible measure of this criterion one can use the percentage (%) of faculty members who have doctoral degrees. Fig. 2 on the next page shows proportion of faculty members who held doctorates (Ph.D., Th.D., Dr.Min.) in each of the schools participating in the study. On the top are four schools where at least three quarters of faculties have doctoral degrees: Antiochian House of Studies (94%), St. Vladimirʹs Seminary (81%), Holy Cross School of Theology (77%) and St. Sava Serbian School of Theology (75%). On the opposite, ʺlower,ʺ end are the three schools where less than one third of teachers have doctorates: St. Hermanʹs Seminary (29%), Christ the Saviour Seminary (12%), St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology (0%). 9 St. Sophia Seminary is "provisionally licensed" by the state of New York. 25

26 Fig. 2 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Percentage (%) of Faculty Members (Full- and Part-time Combined) with Doctoral Degrees 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Antiochian House of Studies 94% St. Vladimirʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary 81% Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 77% St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology 75% Pastoral School of ROCORʹs Diocese of Chicago 55% St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary 54% St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary 45% Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute 43% Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary 36% St. Hermanʹs Theological Seminary 29% Christ the Saviour Seminary 12% St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology 0% The third criterion is the student faculty ratio. In this instance, we reviewed the number of full time students versus the number of full time faculty members in a school: i.e. the number of full time students per one full time faculty member. 26

27 Educators generally want to have lower student faculty ratios believing that the lower ratio is better for the educational process, because of the higher ʺavailabilityʺ of teachers for the students. On the other hand, a larger ratio can also point to a robust educational community environment, which is also beneficial for learning. Fig. 3 shows this ratio for all schools that operate on a ʺfull time residentialʺ model of education. Fig. 3 Orthodox Theological Schools in the United States: Number of Full-Time Residential Students Per One Full-Time Faculty Member (excluded are schools that operate primarily on a "distance learning" model) Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute 0.7 Christ the Saviour Seminary 1.5 St. Hermanʹs Theological Seminary 2.4 St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary 3.0 St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology 3.8 St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary 4.6 Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary 6.7 Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 8.5 St. Vladimirʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary

28 As of fall 2014, Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, Christ the Saviour, St. Hermanʹs and St. Sophia Orthodox Seminaries had the best indices of the availability of teachers for the students. In each of these schools there were no more than three students per one full time faculty member. Granted, these four schools have very low enrollments and this affects and ʺimprovesʺ the ratio ʺstudents per one teacher.ʺ But even if we compare among themselves the schools that are in similar size categories, the differences in ʺstudents per one teacherʺ ratio are quite significant. Indeed, if we look at two US largest (and similar in number of students) Orthodox theological schools, Holy Cross and St. Vladimirʹs, the first has much better ratio of ʺfull time students per one full time faculty membersʺ than the second: 8.5 at Holy Cross versus 14.7 at St. Vladimirʹs. Nevertheless, these higher ratios would be considered excellent when compared to other professional schools and graduate schools. VI. Is There Anything ʺSpecialʺ about the Schools Participating in the Study? As noted previously, various US Orthodox theological schools serve different constituencies (mostly their ʺown peopleʺ or, on the contrary, wide pan Orthodox community), have somewhat different emphasis in their educational programs (on ʺproducingʺ either more parish clergy, or lay church workers or simply providing general theological education), operate in different contexts and use different models of education (distance learning versus full time residency). In short, each school has its own unique identity and nature. Two questions in the survey looked at the subject of ʺidentity and natureʺ of American Orthodox theological schools: ʺWhat is your mission statement?ʺ ʺWhat other characteristics of your institution not described above (i.e. through the other questions in the survey) would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Committee on Theological Education?ʺ Full answers to these questions from twelve schools participating in the study are provided below. 28

29 Antiochian House of Studies Mission Statement: The Antiochian House of studies provides advanced theological education in a ʺdistance educationʺ environment for those who choose to further their knowledge of the Holy Orthodox Faith, but who cannot attend a seminary on a full time basis because of their life circumstances. As such, it opens this invaluable educational experience to a much wider audience of believers who otherwise would not have this opportunity. Other Special Characteristics: This is an alternative theological education program. It holds value for many convert clergy and laity, and if prerequisites are satisfied, can lead to the Masters or Doctoral Degrees accredited by the Balamand University (Republic of Lebanon) and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA. ʺSt. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology Mission Statement: Bringing the fullness of the One True Faith of the Orthodox Church to North America through correspondence study, research and publication. This includes a unique prisoner education program, SS. Peter and Paul Prisoner Education / Scholarship Program. Other Special Characteristics: We have a heart for the laity being knowledgeable about their faith. From this, and with the blessing of Metropolitan PHILIP, we completed the Orthodox Study Bible Septuagint Old Testament. Much was gained as we became evermore aware of the pre IncarnateWord of God, in the Old Testament. It brought a deeper appreciation to the words of St. Paul calling us to seek after Jesus, and to know Him as our Christ the serving Servant of all those choosing to be a servant of His Word. For in Him, is the promise of Peace, of Paradise reopened, and of Sonship by Grace. This being His gift, sealed by the Holy Spirit, for all who seek to have their hearts transformed through faith, while growing in knowledge of Him. It is in this spirit of truth this relational reality founded in love that guides the Academy in its efforts to help bring an end to ignorance and spiritual blindness; to help transform a way of life based in fears, angers, and insecurities, into one founded in His goodness. and the 29

30 goodness He endows within us, from in the beginning. And through Him and with the Holy Spirit dwelling within, His Father. Christ the Saviour Seminary Mission Statement: The primary mission of the Seminary is stated in its Articles of Incorporation: This corporation is organized for the purpose of conducting a Seminary, which shall teach philosophical, theological, and other subjects for the education and training of students for priesthood of the Orthodox Catholic Church, stimulating them to grow intellectually, morally and spiritually, and inspiring them to love and serve God and the Orthodox Church.... Secondarily, the Seminary provides a theological and spiritual formation in an Orthodox academic atmosphere for anyone interested in growth in the Orthodox Christian tradition, whether or not the individual is working toward an ordained ministry in the Orthodox Church. Other Special Characteristics: Since its founding in 1940, the Seminary has had a strong pastoral emphasis. Formation of the parish priest as shepherd of souls is emphasized. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Mission Statement: Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is an Orthodox Christian Seminary and Graduate School of Theology centered on the Trinitarian faith as revealed by Jesus Christ and as preserved in its fullness, genuineness, and integrity by the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The School embodies the historic and specific educational mission of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and its Archdiocese in the United States. Holy Cross educates its students to articulate and understand the biblical, historical, dogmatic, ethical and liturgical traditions of the Orthodox Church. Students are prepared to become future clergy and lay leaders who demonstrate faith, sensitivity and compassion as they cultivate an attitude of offering a service of truth and love in the world. 30

31 Through its graduate degree programs, Holy Cross offers men and women the opportunity to become spiritually mature persons through immersion in worship, theological studies and service to community. Other Special Characteristics: Committed to ecumenical and inter religious relations. Member of the B.T.I. a consortium of nine member schools in the Boston area that provides opportunities of cross registration. St. Hermanʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary Mission Statement: St. Herman s trains clergy, readers, catechists, choir directors and alcohol counsellors for the Diocese of Alaska. Other Special Characteristics: None in particular. St. Tikhonʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary Mission Statement: The primary mission of the Seminary lies in providing the necessary theological, liturgical, spiritual and moral foundations for Orthodox men to become, as God so wills, good shepherds of His Holy Orthodox Church. At the same time, however, the Seminary also recognizes that many individuals choose to enroll in a professional theological training program for the fulfillment of needs other than those of ordained ministry. Other Special Characteristics: St. Tikhon s Orthodox Theological Seminary Master of Divinity Program is Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. 31

32 St. Vladimirʹs Orthodox Theological Seminary Mission Statement: St. Vladimir s Orthodox Theological Seminary serves Christ, his Church, and the world through Orthodox Christian theological education, research, and scholarship, and the promotion of inter Orthodox cooperation. Other Special Characteristics: No answer to this question Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Mission Statement: The mission of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary is to serve the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by preparing students for service to the Church. This is accomplished by training students in disciplines that are preparatory for active service to the Church as clergy, monastics, choir directors and cantors, iconographers, and lay leaders. As the only Seminary within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, the Seminary opens its doors annually to applicants not only from the United States but from abroad, thereby serving its mission to serve parishes in all corners of the world. Many members of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia are now primarily English speaking, and the English language has gained prominence as an international language. Therefore, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary has risen to meet this need of our Church by offering instruction in English to English speaking seminarians. The Seminary emphasizes the importance of spiritual life in theological education. Active participation in the life of the monastery, on whose premises the seminary is located, allows students to experience firsthand the spiritual depth of the Orthodox Church and gives future clergy a rare opportunity of gaining a thorough foundation and experience of the Orthodox Liturgical life. Finally, the Seminary strives to preserve the high scholarly standards, teaching, and traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. 32

33 Other Special Characteristics: Our Bachelor of Theology is designed to lay a strong foundation for theological study including language, history, Holy Scripture, and practical liturgics before attempting such subjects as Dogmatic Theology, Pastoral Theology, Moral Theology/Ethics and Canon Law. This allows our students to mature spiritually as well as intellectually so they may study theology with proper reverence, humility, and depth. Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid America (ROCOR) Mission Statement: To provide an Orthodox theological education to those seeking to serve the Church in a ministerial capacity, but who are unable to attend a residential seminary. Other Special Characteristics: For admission all students must have successfully completed a minimum of 60 credits from an accredited college or university including core general education requirements. Many of our students have previously earned graduate degrees from secular institutions of higher learning. The Pastoral Theology program consists of 62 credits, and the Orthodox Studies program of 42 credits. Pastoral Theology students wives, if otherwise qualified, can be admitted to the Orthodox Studies program for a 66% reduction in tuition cost. The tuition is among the lowest of any seminary in the country at $ per credit hour. Both academic and need based scholarships are available to qualified students, and a student loan program has been established. St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Mission Statement: The St. Sava School of Theology has as its main mission and goal to provide religious education and to train candidates who are from the United States and Canada and from other countries for the Holy Priesthood in the Serbian Orthodox Church specifically, and for interested individuals of other ethnic jurisdictions of the Orthodox Christian Faith. The school functions as the educational center for individuals committed to serving the Serbian Orthodox Church and her people in a multi lingual environment. 33

34 Initially, the school provides quality baccalaureate level study in Theology leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree as approved and as uniquely required for the Serbian Orthodox Church both for resident full time students and part time students. The eventual goal is to develop a program of study on the graduate level for those who wish to pursue advanced studies both here [and] in other Orthodox graduate institutions. The philosophy that is represented by the School is to prepare candidates in the spirit of the ancient Orthodox Christian faith, Her theology, Her Traditions, customs, rites and rituals, ecclesiology, and commitment to the fulfillment of the commission entrusted to Her by Christ and handed down by the Holy Apostles and their successors the salvation of souls and eternal life for all mankind. Other Special Characteristics: No answer to this question. St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Mission Statement: To form and train Orthodox pastors, teachers and leaders of the people of God. Through a programm of professional education, spiritual growth and vocational awakening. Other Special Characteristics: No answer to this question Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Mission Statement: The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute exists to educate, communicate, promote, and sustain the traditions, values, teachings, and culture of Orthodox Christianity. The Institute advances a strong, effective and highly visible witness of Orthodoxy in the western United States through: teaching; offering academic lectures; housing a rare book room, archives and museum; publishing through InterOrthodox Press; sponsoring the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at the University of California and Graduate Theological Union; providing scholarships to students; offering community education programs and other activities. 34

35 Other Special Characteristics: These documents (questionnaire) are geared to seminaries /Orthodox theological schools we do not fit into this mold. We are strictly academic. VII. Next Steps: Unanswered Questions That Need to Be Addressed This first study of US institutions offering various programs in Orthodox theology can be seen as a good initial step towards better understanding of what is available today on American ʺmarketʺ of Orthodox theological education. Indeed, data gathered in the survey provided accurate ʺsnapshotsʺ of twelve American Orthodox theological schools outlining their programs, composition of students and faculty members, etc. At the same time, this first inquiry has certain limitations and a number of important questions remained unanswered. These questions should be addressed in possible follow up studies so that our Church can use educational resources of each school or program more efficiently and most importantly have certain influence on the future development of these schools so that they can better serve to the needs of American Orthodox community. In short, there are at least three areas for the future more in depth examination: 1) Information gathered about each school should be more comprehensive and cover broader range of subjects compared to what was examined in the survey. 2) Data obtained in this study provide only ʺstaticʺ picture of todayʹs situation and do not reflect the evolution of these schools over period of time. 3) Survey data and results of this study not tell us about actual ʺoutcomesʺ of the work of each school. 35

36 More specifically: 1). Among further subjects that need to be explored with regard to each school are: ʺdemographyʺ of their students (age, marital status, ordained clergy or laity); plans for the future development (in terms of number of students; variety of programs; expansion of physical facilities, etc.); major needs and obstacles faced today; finances (sources of income, tuition, financial aid offered to students); cooperation with Orthodox theological schools outside of America. 2) In order to better understand the situation of each school today it would be helpful to have some data from the past that will allow to examine trends and changes in the number and type of programs, students and faculty members over period of time. 3) There is one simple and by far most important criteria of performance and ʺsuccessʺ of any school: professional future and careers of the schoolsʹ alumni. A study of alumni of US Orthodox theological schools should be conducted with the goal to find out how they use knowledge and skills obtained in the course of the studies and in which professional positions (either within or outside the Church) they presently serve. 36

37 ASSEMBLY OF CANONICAL ORTHODOX BISHOPS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY In an effort to facilitate a broad understanding and appropriate pooling of talent and opportunity among the institutions of Orthodox Christian theological education throughout North and Central America, we ask that you kindly complete this questionnaire and return it no later than Wednesday, September 4, 2013, by either U.S. mail or , to: Father David Cowan, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 46 Seymour Street, Yonkers, NY 10701; [email protected] Thank you for your assistance. Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Mailing Address Address Office Phone Fax Other Phone Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: Names of Officers: President: Rector: Dean: Academic Dean: Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Chancellor: Provost: Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc.

38 What is your mission statement? How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male Graduate Male Undergraduate Female Graduate Female Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Please list the faculty members who teach Orthodox theological courses at your institution. Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank (e.g., Professor, Associate or Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Instructor, Fellow, Graduate Assistant, etc.)

39 Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank (e.g., Professor, Associate or Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Instructor, Fellow, Graduate Assistant, etc.) Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses.

40 Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? Thank you for your time and assistance; and may the Lord richly bless your endeavors! Please return the completed survey by Wednesday, September 4, 2013, to: Father David Cowan, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 46 Seymour Street, Yonkers, NY 10701; [email protected]

41 Appendix B. Contact Information for US Orthodox Theological Schools: Names of Top Administrative Officials, Phone Numbers and addresses (if available) Name of the School Juris- Top Administrative Officials Phone(s) (s) diction (*) Antiochian House of Studies AOCA President: Metropolitan Joseph Dean: Rev. Dr. Joseph Allen St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox President: Fr. John Brown AOCA Theology Director: Paul Goetz Christ the Saviour Seminary Rector: Bishop Gregory (Tassis) Carpatho Dean and Director of Students: -Russian V. Rev. Frank Miloro Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of President: Rev. Nicholas C. Triantafilou GOA Theology Dean: Dr. James C. Skedros St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA President: Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) Rector: Bishop David (Mahaffey) Dean: V. Rev. Dr. John Dunlop President: Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological OCA Rector: Bishop Michael (Dahulic) Seminary Dean and COO: V. Rev. Steven Voytovic President: Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological OCA Rector/Dean: V. Rev. Dr. John Behr Seminary Chancellor (CEO): V. Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Rector and Dean: ROCOR Archimandrite Luke (Murianka) President: Bishop Peter (Loukianoff) Pastoral School of the Diocese of ROCOR Vice President: V. Rev. Andre Papkov Chicago and Mid-America Dean: V. Rev. Martin Swanson, Ph.D. Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of President and Dean: Bishop Dr. Mitrofan (Kodic) Serbian Theology Provost: Rev. Dr. Aleksandar Novakovic President: Metropolitan Antony (Sharba) St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox UOC Dean and Provost: V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha Theological Seminary Vice Rector: Bishop Daniel Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Does not President: George Bezzerides Institute apply (**) Dean: Metropolitan Nikitas (Lulias) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch.

42 Contact Information for US Orthodox Theological Schools: Mailing Addresses Name of the School Juris- Street or PO Box diction (*) Address City/Town State ZIP Antiochian House of Studies AOCA 385 Ivy Lane Bergenfield NJ St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA PO Box 1205 Elk Grove CA Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho- Russian 225 Chandler Ave Johnstown PA Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA 50 Goddard Ave Brookline MA St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA 414 Mission Rd Kodiak AK St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA PO Box 130 South Canaan PA St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA 575 Scarsdale Rd Yonkers NY Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR PO Box 36 Jordanville NY Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR 127 E. Clinton Place Kirkwood MO Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Serbian N.Milwaukee Ave Libertyville IL Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute UOC PO Box 240 Does not apply (**) South Bound Brook NJ Hearst Ave Berkeley CA Contact Information for US Orthodox Theological Schools: Websites and other Forms of Presence Online (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) Name of the School Jurisdictional Websites, Facebook, Twitter, etc. affiliation (*) Antiochian House of Studies AOCA St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology AOCA Christ the Saviour Seminary Carpatho- Russian Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary OCA Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary ROCOR Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Serbian St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary UOC Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Does not apply (**) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch.

43 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Antiochian House of Studies Mailing Address 385 Ivy Lane, Bergenfield, NJ Address Office Phone (201) Fax (201) Other Phone (201) Address(es) ; Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1980 as St. Stephen s Studies later Antiochian House of Studies in 1993 Names of Officers: President: His Beatitude Metropolitan Philip Saliba Rector: [none listed] Dean: The Rev. Dr. Joseph Allen, ThD Academic Dean: [none listed] Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: [none listed] Chancellor: [none listed] Provost: [none listed] Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Registrar: Archdeacon Peter Boulukos Other officers listed without titles: Genevieve T. Mandalakis, Cheri Mullins, Amy Stiffen Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Director, Fr. Joseph Allen What is your mission statement? The Antiochian House of studies provides advanced theological education in a "distance education" environment for those who choose to further their knowledge of the Holy Orthodox Faith, but who cannot attend a seminary on a full time basis because of their life circumstances. As such, it opens this invaluable educational experience to a much wider audience of believers who otherwise would not have this opportunity. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 50 Graduate Male 32 Undergraduate Female 20 Graduate Female 10

44 Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Master of Arts in Applied Orthodox Theology, Balamand University (Republic of Lebanon) Doctor of Ministry Degree in partnership with Pittsburgh Theological Seminary FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Father Joseph Allen ThD. Director Because of the nature of the pedagogy, this program has only adjunct faculty (part-time), except for the director and two registrars, one for St. Stephen's Course of Studies and one for the Masters Program. Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Very Rev. Joseph Allen ThD Professor and Director Very Rev. Michael Najim ThD Professor Very Rev. David Hester ThD Professor Bishop THOMAS (AOA) EdD Overseer Metropolitan SAVVAS (GOA) PhD Bp MICHAEL Dahulich (OCA) PhD Bishop JOHN P. Abdalah (AOA) DMin V. Rev. Joseph Antypas DMin V. Rev. Dr. Elias Bitar DMin V. Rev. David Hester PhD Dr. Paul Meyendorff PhD V. Rev. Dr. Michel Najim ThD V. Rev. Dr. Joseph Purpura DMin V. Rev. Dr. George Shaloub DMin V. Rev. Dr. Paul Tarazi ThD Rev. Dr. Patrick Viscuso PhD Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. Persons who graduated from non-orthodox Seminaries, non-orthodox clergy, others who wanted to study Orthodox Theology but were unable, for a multitude of reasons, to study at seminary. List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. This is a Pan-Orthodox Program at all three levels, St. Stephen, Diploma, Masters and Doctoral levels. List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Byzantine Music and Liturgies, Slavic Music and Liturgies, Western Rite Music and Liturgies.

45 Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Both. The St. Stephen's Curriculum is a combination of Directed Reading courses and an annual Residency requirement as well as a ministerial project each of the three years. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? This is an alternative theological education program. It holds value for many convert clergy and laity, and if prerequisites are satisfied, can lead to the Masters or Doctoral Degrees accredited by the Balamand University (Republic of Lebanon) and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA.

46 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Christ the Saviour Seminary Mailing Address 225 Chandler Avenue, Johnstown, PA Address Office Phone (814) Fax (814) Other Phone (814) Address(es) Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1940 Names of Officers: Rector: Rt. Rev. Gregory Tassis, Bishop of Nyssa, Ruling Bishop, American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese Dean: vacant Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Very Rev. Protopresbyter Frank P. Miloro Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Treasurer: Protopresbyter Ronald A. Hazuda Spiritual Director Very Rev. Miles P. Zdinak Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Rector What is your mission statement? The primary mission of the Seminary is stated in its Articles of Incorporation: This corporation is organized for the purpose of conducting a Seminary, which shall teach philosophical, theological, and other subjects for the education and training of students for priesthood of the Orthodox Catholic Church, stimulating them to grow intellectually, morally and spiritually, and inspiring them to love and serve God and the Orthodox Church.... Secondarily, the Seminary provides a theological and spiritual formation in an Orthodox academic atmosphere for anyone interested in growth in the Orthodox Christian tradition, whether or not the individual is working toward an ordained ministry in the Orthodox Church. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 7 Graduate Male 3 Undergraduate Female Graduate Female Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Bachelor of Theology Licentiate in Theology

47 FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Fr. Jonathan Tobias M. Div. Professor Fr. James Gleason M. A. Professor Protopresbyter Frank Miloro M.A. Protopresb. Kenneth Bachofsky D. Min. Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Protopr. Lawrence Barriger M. A. Lecturer Very Rev. John S. Brancho M. A. Instructor Helen Spanovich B. S. Instructor John Mavrodis M. Div. Instructor Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. Parishes of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. Intro to Liturgical Theology - Mysteries of Initiation, Divine Office, Funeral and Para-Liturgical Services; Eucharist and Divine Liturgy Practicum; Mystery of Marriage; Practicum in Liturgy for Deacons; Church Slavonic; Carpatho-Russian Liturgical Music I, II, and III. List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Priest as Preacher I and II; Counseling Methods and Field Work; Priest as Parish Administrator Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Residential basis only single students live in the Seminary building; married students live in housing near the Seminary, which is provided by the Seminary. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? Since its founding in 1940, the Seminary has had a strong pastoral emphasis. Formation of the parish priest as shepherd of souls is emphasized.

48 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Thank you for your assistance. Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Mailing Address 50 Goddard Avenue Brookline, Ma Address Office Phone Fax Other Phone Address(es) Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): ; Date of Institution s Founding: 1937 Names of Officers: President: Rev. Fr. Nicholas C. Triantafilou Rector: N/A Dean: Dr. James C. Skedros, Interim Dean Academic Dean: Dr. James C. Skedros Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Dn. Nicholas Belcher Chancellor: N/A Provost: N/A Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Chief Operating Officer Mr. James Karloutsos; Chief Financial Officer, Interim-Mr. Kevin Derrivan; Director of Institutional Advancement Rev. Dr. James Katinas; Dr. Mugur Roz, Chief Information Officer, Manager of Marketing and Communication; Mr. Josh Cole. Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. President What is your mission statement? Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is an Orthodox Christian Seminary and Graduate School of Theology centered on the Trinitarian faith as revealed by Jesus Christ and as preserved in its fullness, genuineness, and integrity by the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The School embodies the historic and specific educational mission of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and its Archdiocese in the United States. Holy Cross educates its students to articulate and understand the biblical, historical, dogmatic, ethical and liturgical traditions of the Orthodox Church. Students are prepared to become future clergy and lay leaders who demonstrate faith, sensitivity and compassion as they cultivate an attitude of offering a service of truth and love in the world. Through its graduate degree programs, Holy Cross offers men and women the opportunity to become spiritually mature persons through immersion in worship, theological studies and service to community.

49 How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 50 Graduate Male 99 Undergraduate Female 42 Graduate Female 9 Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. M.Div. M.T.S. Th.M. FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Bruce Beck Th.D. Assistant Professor Rev. Emmanuel Clapsis Ph.D. Professor Very Rev. Dr. Joachim Cotsonis Ph.D. Director of the Library Rev. George D. Dragas Ph.D. Professor Rev. Thomas FitzGerald Th.D. Professor Evie Zachariades-Holmberg Ph.D. Professor Grammenos Karanos Ph.D. Assistant Professor Philip Mamalakis Ph.D. Assistant Professor Timothy Patitsas Ph.D. Assistant Professor Rev. Eugen Pentiuc Ph.D., Th.D. Professor James C. Skedros Th.D. Professor Rev. Philip Zymaris Th.D. Assistant Professor Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Dr. Kyriaki Fitzgerald Ph. D. Adjunct Professor Rev. Nicholas M. Kastanas M.Div. Adjunct Assistant Professor Fr. Maximos of Simonopetra Ph.D. Visiting Prof. of Theology Dr. Despina Prassas Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor Rev. Luke Veronis Th. M. Adjunct Instructor Dr. Anton Vrame Ph. D. Adjunct Associate Professor Rev. Nicholas Apostol M. Div. Field Education Facilitators Rev. Dean Borgman C.A.G.S. Field Education Facilitators V. Rev. Edward Hughes M. Div. Field Education Facilitators Dn. Marcos Nickolas Ph. D. Field Education Facilitators Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America Various other Orthodox jurisdictions List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. GOA: Modern Greek; Liturgical Greek; Teleturgics I and II; Byzantine Music

50 Antiochian Archdiocese: Beginning Arabic; Ecclesiastical Chant in English, Teleturgics List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Preaching Practicum, Field Education, Youth/Religious Education Hospital Ministry, Church Administration, Pastoral Theology I and II, Liturgics, Teleturgics I and II, Parish Ministries, Social Ministries Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Residential Basis What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? Committed to ecumenical and inter religious relations. Member of the B.T.I. a consortium of nine member schools in the Boston area that provides opportunities of cross registration.

51 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Mailing Address Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary PO Box 36 Jordanville, NY Address Office Phone (315) Fax N/A Other Phone Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1948 Names of Officers: President: N/A Rector: Archimandrite Luke (Murianka) Dean: Archimandrite Luke (Murianka) Academic Dean: N/A Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Fr. Cyprian Alexandrou Chancellor: N/A Provost: N/A Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: The Rev. Hieromonk Theophylact Clapper-DeWell (Registrar) The Very. Rev. Archpriest Vladimir Tsurikov (Director, Curator, Foundation of Russian History) The Rev. Deacon Ephraim Willmarth (Administrative Assistant) Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Rector What is your mission statement? The mission of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary is to serve the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by preparing students for service to the Church. This is accomplished by training students in disciplines that are preparatory for active service to the Church as clergy, monastics, choir directors and cantors, iconographers, and lay leaders. As the only Seminary within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, the Seminary opens its doors annually to applicants not only from the United States but from abroad, thereby serving its mission to serve parishes in all corners of the world. Many members of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia are now primarily English-speaking, and the English language has gained prominence as an international language. Therefore, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary has risen to meet this need of our Church by offering instruction in English to English-speaking seminarians. The Seminary emphasizes the importance of spiritual life in theological education. Active participation in the life of the monastery, on whose premises the seminary is located, allows students to experience firsthand the spiritual depth of the Orthodox Church and gives future clergy a rare opportunity of gaining a thorough foundation and experience of the Orthodox Liturgical life. Finally, the

52 Seminary strives to preserve the high scholarly standards, teaching, and traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 34 Graduate Male Undergraduate Female 0 Graduate Female N/A N/A Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Bachelor of Theology Certificate of Theological Studies Certificate of Theological Music FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Hieromonk Cyprian Alexandrou Graduate Diploma in Education Instructor Protodeacon Victor Lochmatow Master of Theology Instructor Mrs. Lauren Jedlan Master of Arts Instructor Archpriest Gregory Naumenko Bachelor of Theology Instructor Dr. Vitaly Permiakov Doctor of Philosophy Instructor Deacon Andrei Psarev Master of Theology Instructor Dr. Elena Nelson Doctor of Philosophy Instructor Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Very Rev. Archimandrite Luke Master of Arts Instructor Archpriest George Dragas Doctor of Theology Instructor Archpriest Gregory Naumenko Bachelor of Theology Instructor Hieromonk Theophylact Clapper-DeWell Bachelor of Arts Instructor Dr. Nikolaos Adamou Doctor of Philosophy Instructor Dmitri P. Anashkin Master of Education Instructor Dr. Igor E. Kamenniy Doctor of Philosophy Instructor Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. We primarily serve the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia but we also train seminarians from other canonical Orthodox jurisdictions who return to their respective jurisdictions upon the completion of their studies at the seminary. List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. Church Slavonic, English and Russian languages are studied for practical, academic and spiritual purposes particular to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

53 List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Introduction to Liturgics Church Music I Church Music II Liturgics I Liturgics II Pastoral Theology I Pastoral Theology II Homiletics Canon Law Moral Theology Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. We offer our Bachelor of Theology and our Certificate of Theological Music on a residential basis but our Certificate of Theological studies is exclusively offered through distance learning. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? Our Bachelor of Theology is designed to lay a strong foundation for theological study including language, history, Holy Scripture, and practical liturgics before attempting such subjects as Dogmatic Theology, Pastoral Theology, Moral Theology/Ethics and Canon Law. This allows our students to mature spiritually as well as intellectually so they may study theology with proper reverence, humility, and depth.

54 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America (ROCOR) Mailing Address 127 E. Clinton Place, Kirkwood, MO Office Phone Address(es) Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s founding: 6/1/2005 Names of Officers: President: Rt. Rev. Bishop Peter Vice President: V. Rev. Andre Papkov Dean: V. Rev. Martin Swanson, Ph.D. Associate Dean: V. Rev. Gregory Joyce, D.Min. Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: N/A Chancellor: N/A Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Assistant Dean for Support Service: James Whitarce, PTh.D Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Dean What is your mission statement? To provide an Orthodox theological education to those seeking to serve the Church in a ministerial capacity, but who are unable to attend a residential seminary. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 48 Graduate Male 0 Undergraduate Female 3 Graduate Female 0 Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Diploma in Pastoral Theology (Pth.D) ; Diploma in Orthodox Studies (OS.D)

55 FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank V. Rev. Fr. Martin Swanson Ph.D. Professor V. Rev. Fr. Gregory Joyce D.Min. Associate Professor Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Aleksandr Andreev M.A. Instructor David Cassens Ph.D. (A.B.D.) Associate Professor Rev. Fr. Michael Carney M.Div. Instructor Natalia Kondrashova Ph.D. Assistant Professor James Miller Ph.D. Associate Professor Vasily Novikov Ph.D. Associate Professor Rev. Deacon Andrei Psarev M.Th. Assistant Professor Rev. Fr. John Whiteford B.A. Associate Professor Hieromonk Raphael Vereshack M.Div. Associate Professor Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. Orthodox pastoral students who are candidates for ordination in the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America or in any canonical jurisdiction. Lay persons who wish to serve their parish as catechists, church school teachers or lay workers. Graduates serve in parish communities large and small both in the United States and abroad. List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. History of the Russian Church Church Slavonic Russian Language List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Liturgics; The Mysteries of the Orthodox Church; The Church and the Pastor; The Church and the Lay Worker; Practicum Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. All course work is offered through distance learning. Pastoral Theology majors have the option of taking a summer residency in Church Slavonic and Liturgics between the first and second year at Holy Trinity seminary in Jordanville, N.Y.

56 What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? For admission all students must have successfully completed a minimum of 60 credits from an accredited college or university including core general education requirements. Many of our students have previously earned graduate degrees from secular institutions of higher learning. The Pastoral Theology program consists of 62 credits, and the Orthodox Studies program of 42 credits. Pastoral Theology students wives, if otherwise qualified, can be admitted to the Orthodox Studies program for a 66% reduction in tuition cost. The tuition is among the lowest of any seminary in the country at $ per credit hour. Both academic and need based scholarships are available to qualified students, and a student loan program has been established.

57 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education PAOI Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Mailing Address 2311 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA Address Office Phone (510) Fax (510) Other Phone Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1981 Names of Officers: President: George Bezzerides, Chairman of the Board Rector: [none listed] Dean: Metropolitan NIKITAS Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Vice Chair: Stephanie Duncan Treasurer: Melanie O Reagan Secretary: Nick Tarlson Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Metropolitan Nikitas, Dean What is your mission statement? The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute exists to educate, communicate, promote, and sustain the traditions, values, teachings, and culture of Orthodox Christianity. The Institute advances a strong, effective and highly visible witness of Orthodoxy in the western United States through: teaching; offering academic lectures; housing a rare book room, archives and museum; publishing through InterOrthodox Press; sponsoring the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at the University of California and Graduate Theological Union; providing scholarships to students; offering community education programs and other activities. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 0 Graduate Male 6 Undergraduate Female 0 Graduate Female 2 Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. M.A.

58 FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Metropolitan Nikitas Lulias M.A., M.Div. Adjunct Dr. John Klentos Ph.D. Associate Professor Mother Melania Salem Ph.D. Adjunct Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Alexandra Turkington Ph.D. Adjunct Ann Woods Ph.D. Candidate Milutin Janjic Ph.D. Candidate Daniel Robinson Ph.D. Candidate Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. We are part of a consortium of schools and institutes our students come from various schools and programs. List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. N/A; we are strictly academic. List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Christ and the Holy Spirit in the Liturgy; Eastern Liturgies Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. We do not have any distance learning programs at this point but are exploring the matter. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? These documents are geared to seminaries /Orthodox theological schools we do not fit into this mold. [A copy of the Institute s informational brochure is enclosed with the questionnaire.]

59 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology Mailing Address PO Box 1205, Elk Grove, CA Address Office Phone Fax N/A Other Phone N/A Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1976 Names of Officers: President: Fr. John Braun Rector: N/A Director: Paul Goetz Academic Director: Paul Goetz Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: N/A Chancellor: N/A Provost: N/A Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Fr. Gordon Walker, Fr. John Finley Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Paul Goetz, Director What is your mission statement? Bringing the fulness of the One True Faith of the Orthodox Church to North America through correspondence study, research and publication. This includes a unique prisoner education program, SS. Peter and Paul Prisoner Education / Scholarship Program. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? 10 active Correspondent Students plus 110 currently active prisoner-students. Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. We have chosen to not seek formal accreditation in order to remain financially available for as many laity as possible.

60 FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Paul Goetz is the only instructor at this time. He has been teaching since 1996, having worked with hundreds of students through the highly inter-active study program of St. Athanasius Academy. He has a BS degree from the University of Madison and has worked in private business, before joining the Academy, full time in His mentors were Fr. Jack Sparks and Fr. Richard Ballew. He became the lead instructor for the Prisoner Education Project in 1996 and also worked as first run editor of the Orthodox Study Bible - Septuagint Old Testament project. Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank NONE Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. Laity is our primary focus through our Correspondence Program and prisoner-students through our prisoner education program. Our primary student base in the United States. And because of the internet, we now have students across the nation and have had students from Canada and over seas. List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. N/A List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. We do offer a selection of correspondence courses based in Liturgical history, the Church Year, and the Divine Liturgy. We are also building several new courses on Genesis, Gospel of John, and the Book of Romans to bring forth the overriding philosophy of Church, that which has held True from in the beginning, by everyone, everywhere. With this, we are reviewing our study course on the Seven Ecumenical Councils in the hope to bring clarity to how the Church successfully defended the faith against the over 100 heresies, many which continue in a revised state, today. Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Correspondence via mail, fax, phone, and the internet. [continues over]

61 What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? We have a heart for the laity being knowledgeable about their faith. From this, and with the blessing of Metropolitan PHILIP, we completed the Orthodox Study Bible - Septuagint Old Testament. Much was gained as we became evermore aware of the pre-incarnate Word of God, in the Old Testament. It brought a deeper appreciation to the words of St. Paul calling us to seek after Jesus, and to know Him as our Christ the serving Servant of all those choosing to be a servant of His Word. For in Him, is the promise of Peace, of Paradise reopened, and of Sonship by Grace. This being His gift, sealed by the Holy Spirit, for all who seek to have their hearts transformed through faith, while growing in knowledge of Him. It is in this spirit of truth - this relational reality founded in love -- that guides the Academy in its efforts to help bring an end to ignorance and spiritual blindness; to help transform a way of life based in fears, angers, and insecurities, into one founded in His goodness and the goodness He endows within us, from in the beginning. And through Him and with the Holy Spirit dwelling within, His Father.

62 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education St. Herman s Theological Seminary Mailing Address 414 Mission Road, Kodiak, AK Address [email protected] Office Phone (907) Fax (907) Other Phone Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1973 Names of Officers: President: His Beatitude, Metropolitan TIKHON Rector: His Eminence, Archbishop BENJAMIN Dean: V. Rev. Dr. John Dunlop Academic Dean: Deacon Irenaios Anderson Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Archimandrite Juvenaly Repass Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Archimandrite David Mahaffey, Diocesan Administrator Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. President What is your mission statement? St. Herman s trains clergy, readers, catechists, choir directors and alcohol counsellors for the Diocese of Alaska. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 14 Graduate Male Undergraduate Female 2 Graduate Female Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Reader s Certificate 2 year program Certificate in Orthodox Theology 4 year program

63 FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Archpriest John Dunlop Doctor of Ministry Professor Beth Dunlop Ph.D. Professor Archimandrite Juvenaly Repass M.Div. Professor Deacon Irenaios Anderson M.A. Professor Mr. David Young B.A. Instructor Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Archimandrite David Mahaffey M.Div. Lecturer Archdeacon Kirill Sokolov M.Div. Lecturer Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. We serve the Diocese of Alaska (OCA). List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. There are none. List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Vespers, Matins, Great Lent, Holy Week, Divine Liturgy, Book of Needs, Liturgical Theology. Pastoral Administration, Pastoral Theology. Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Residential only. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? None in particular.

64 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology Mailing Address N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, IL Address Office Phone Fax Other Phone Address(es) Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): [none listed] Date of Institution s Founding: 1986 Names of Officers: President: Bishop Dr Mitrofan Kodic Rector: [none listed] Dean: Bishop Dr Mitrofan Kodic Academic Dean: Rev. Djakon Dr Predrag Samardzic Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Fr Serafim Baltic Chancellor: [none listed] Provost: Rev. Dr Aleksandar Novakovic Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: [none listed] Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Dean What is your mission statement? Mission and Goals The St. Sava School of Theology has as its main mission and goal to provide religious education and to train candidates who are from the United States and Canada and from other countries for the Holy Priesthood in the Serbian Orthodox Church specifically, and for interested individuals of other ethnic jurisdictions of the Orthodox Christian Faith. The school functions as the educational center for individuals committed to serving the Serbian Orthodox Church and her people in a multi-lingual environment. Initially, the school provides quality baccalaureate level study in Theology leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree as approved and as uniquely required for the Serbian Orthodox Church both for resident full-time students and part-time students. The eventual goal is to develop a program of study on the graduate level for those who wish to pursue advanced studies both here [and] in other Orthodox graduate institutions. The philosophy that is represented by the School is to prepare candidates in the spirit of the ancient Orthodox Christian faith, Her theology, Her Traditions, customs, rites and rituals, ecclesiology, and commitment to the fulfillment of the commission entrusted to Her by Christ and handed down by the Holy Apostles and their successors - the salvation of souls and eternal life for all mankind.

65 How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 35 Graduate Male Undergraduate Female Graduate Female Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Bachelor of Divinity FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank 1. R t. R e v. B i s h o p D r. M i t r o p h a n P r o f e s s o r 2. Helen Theodoropoulos PhD Associate Professor 3. D e a c o n D r. P r e d r a g S a m a r d z i c A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r 4. R e v. D r. B r a n i s l a v K o n c a r e v i c A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r 5. D r. R u z i c a M a r i c A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r 6. V. Rev. Zivojin Jakovljevic Ph.D. Assistant Professor 7. V. R e v. M a r k o P a n t i c h I n s t r u c t o r 8. C h r i s t i n a O C o n n o r I n s t r u c t o r Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Rt. Rev. Bishop Dr. Maxim Vasiljevic Associate Professor Rev. Dr. Miroslav Simijonovic Assistant Professor V. Rev. Zivojin Jakovljevic Ph.D. Assistant Professor Zoran Milosevic Ph.D. Instructor Rev. Aleksandar Novakovic D. Min. Instructor Rev. Vasilije Vranic Ph.D. Assistant Professor Rev. Darko Spasojevic M.Th. Graduate Assistant Jovan Anicic M.Th. Graduate Assistant Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. [no response] List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. Pastoral Theology, Mission, Canon and Church Law, Serbian Church History, Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Liturgical Chant

66 List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Liturgy, Homiletics, Pastoral Theology, Practicum Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Exclusively a residential basis What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? [no response]

67 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Mailing Address PO Box 240, South Bound B rook, NJ Address [email protected] Office Phone (732) Fax Other Phone (610) Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1976 Names of Officers: President: His Eminence Metropolitan ANTONY Rector: [none listed] Dean: V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha Academic Dean: Rev. Francis Rella Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Rev. Vasyl Pasakas Chancellor: [none listed] Provost: V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Vice Rector: His Grace, Bishop DANIEL; Vocation, Spiritual Formation: Rev. Anthony Perkins Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. President, C.E.O.: His Eminence, Metropolitan Antony What is your mission statement? To form and train Orthodox pastors, teachers and leaders of the people of God. Through a programme of professional education, spiritual growth and vocational awakening. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 5 Graduate Male 5 Undergraduate Female Graduate Female Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Master of Divinity (General Studies Track) Master of Ministry (Post-M.Div. Degree) Master of Divinity (Priestly Studies Track) Master of Arts in Applied Orthodox Studies (Distance Learning) ESL / ESOL (Certificate in Pre-Seminary Studies)

68 FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Bishop Daniel D.Min. Associate Professor V. Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha SEOL, ABD Associate Professor Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank V. Rev. Robert Holet D.Min. Adjunct Professor V. Rev. Harry Linsinbigler D.Min. Adjunct Professor V. Rev. Antony Perkins ABD Adjunct Professor Rev. Gabriel Rochelle Ph.D. Adjunct Professor V. Rev. George Christo Ph.D. Adjunct Rev. Demetrius Nikoloudakis M.A. Adjunct Demetrios Tsapatoris M.A. Adjunct V. Rev. Anthony Ugolnik Ph.D. Adjunct Rev. Stephen Hutnick M.A. Adjunct Gayle Woloschak Ph.D. Adjunct Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Brazil and South America Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Diaspora List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. Ukrainian Orthodox / Kyivan Spirituality; History of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Ukrainian Language; History and Culture of Ukraine; Orthodoxy in America; U.S. Civics List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. Intro to Liturgical Theology and Praxis; Sacramental Theology and Praxis I and II; Ecclesiastical Music I and II; Field Education Seminar; The Festal Cycles and Praxis; Pastoral Theology / Homiletics; Field Education Seminar II; Pastoral Theology II; Prayer and Spiritual Direction; Pastoral Theology III; Priesthood; Field Education Seminar III and IV. Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Both. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? [none listed]

69 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education St. Tikhon s Orthodox Theological Seminary Mailing Address P.O. Box 130, South Canaan, Pa Address [email protected] Office Phone Fax (None listed.) Address(es) [email protected] Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): Date of Institution s Founding: 1938 Names of Officers: President: His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard), Primate of the Orthodox Church in America Rector: His Grace, Bishop Michael (Dahulich), Bishop of New York and New Jersey, Orthodox Church in America Dean: The Very Reverend Steven Voytovich, Dean and Chief Operating Officer Academic Dean: N/A Dean / Director of Students / Student Life: Position Vacant at Present Time Chancellor: N/A Provost: N/A Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: Officers of the Board: Michael Herzak, Chair of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Eli Stavitsky, Vice-Chair; Leda Dzwonczyk, Secretary; David Jarrett, Treasurer. Administration: Fr. Dennis Swencki, Chief Financial Officer; Prof. Sergei Archipov, Registrar and Head Librarian; Mary Sernak, Bursar; Dr. Paul Witek, Institutional Accreditation Liaison and Assistant to the Dean for Academic Affairs; Christopher Patton, Director of Public Relations Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. President What is your mission statement? The primary mission of the Seminary lies in providing the necessary theological, liturgical, spiritual and moral foundations for Orthodox men to become, as God so wills, good shepherds of His Holy Orthodox Church. At the same time, however, the Seminary also recognizes that many individuals choose to enroll in a professional theological training program for the fulfillment of needs other than those of ordained ministry.

70 How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male 4 Graduate Male 31 Undergraduate Female 1 Graduate Female 1 Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Master of Divinity FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Sergei D. Arhipov M.A.;M.L.S Assistant Professor Harry Boosalis Th.D. Professor Bishop Michael Dahulich Ph.D. Professor David C. Ford Ph.D. Professor Mary Ford Ph.D. Associate Professor Christopher Veniamin D.Phil(Oxon.) Professor Fr. Steven Voytovich D.Min. Associate Professor Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Fr. Sergius (Bowyer) M.Div. Lecturer Fr. Ilya Gotlinsky M.A. Lecturer Fr. David Hester S.E.O.D Adjunct Associate Professor Fr. Daniel Kovalak B.A. Senior Lecturer Fr. John Kowalczyk Cand. Theol. (Moscow) Senior Lecturer Fr. Gabriel Nicolas M.A. Lecturer Fr. Athanasy (Mastalsky) N/A Lecturer Fr. Leonid Schmidt M.Div. Lecturer Benedict Sheehan M.Div. Instructor Fr. David Shewczyk M.A. Senior Lecturer John Sorochka Diploma Lecturer Paul J. Witek Ph.D. Lecturer Fr. Joseph Woodill Ph.D. Lecturer Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. The Faithful of Parishes and Dioceses of Various Orthodox Churches in North America and Throughout the world that make up the Body of Christ; Missionary Organizations; Religious and Secular Service Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Military Service Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education; Institutions of Primary and Secondary Education; Private Sector/ Propriety Organizations List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. N/A

71 List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. LTG Church Order LTG Divine Liturgy & Sacraments Ltg Practica Church Order, Divine Liturgy, Feasts, Needs, Triodion, Pentecostarion. MUS Fundamentals of Church Music I MUS Fundamentals of Church Music II Choir Practica 1-6 PTH Foundations Pastoral Theology PTH Pastoral Care and Counseling THE Foundation Dogmatic Theology THE Cosmology THE Anthropology/Christology THE Soteriology/Ecclesiology/Eschatology THE Comparative Theology HOM Homiletics w/2 semesters practica PTR Field Education (prison ministry) PTR Field Education (hospital/hospice ministry) PTR Parish Internship PTR Mission and Evangelism PTR Issues in Canon Law and Parish Administration PTR Integrative Seminar (Senior year capstone) Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. We offer educational programs primarily on a residential basis; at this time occasional distance learning is offered. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? St. Tikhon s Orthodox Theological Seminary Master of Divinity Program is Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

72 QUESTIONNAIRE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING PROGRAMS OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL STUDY Name of School or Program Offering Orthodox Theological Education Saint Vladimir s Orthodox Theological Seminary Mailing Address 575 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, New York, Address [email protected] Office Phone (914) Fax Other Phone Web Site (also include Facebook; YouTube; MySpace or other online presence you use): ; ; ; Date of Institution s Founding: October 3, 1938 Names of Officers: President/Chair of the Board of Trustees: His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada Rector/Dean: The Very Reverend Dr John Behr Chancellor (CEO): The Very Reverend Dr Chad Hatfield Academic Dean: Dr John Barnet Director of Students / Student Life: The Very Reverend David Mezynski Provost (CFO): Melanie Ringa Associate Chancellor for Finance Please list titles and names of other officers and/or administrators of your institution: SVS Press/Bookstore, Advancement, Library, Field Education, Parish Ministry Which officer is at the head of the institution? Name the office, e.g., Rector, President, Dean, etc. Rector/Dean and Chancellor together in a shared model of governance, working together with the Executive Chair of the Board of Trustees, Mr Alex Machaskee. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon is the President and Chair of the Board of Trustees What is your mission statement? St. Vladimir s Orthodox Theological Seminary serves Christ, his Church, and the world through Orthodox Christian theological education, research, and scholarship, and the promotion of inter-orthodox cooperation. How many students are presently enrolled in your institution? Undergraduate Male n/a Graduate Male 73 Undergraduate Female n/a Graduate Female 13

73 Please list the degree programs in Orthodox theological education which are offered through your institution. Master of Divinity Master of Theology Master of Arts Doctor of Ministry (anticipated to begin during the course of 2013/14) FACULTY MEMBERS Full-Time Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Dr John Barnet PhD Associate Professor of New Testament V. Rev. Dr John Behr DPhil Professor of Patristics Dr Peter Bouteneff DPhil Associate Professor of Systematic Theology Rev. Dr J.Sergius Halvorsen PhD Assistant Professor of Homiletics & Rhetoric Dr Paul Meyendorff PhD Professor of Liturgical Theology V. Rev. Dr Alexander Rentel PhD Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies Part-Time and/or Adjunct Faculty Name Terminal Degree Rank Dr Kate Behr DPhil Sessional Professor of Literature Rev. Dr Benedict Churchill PhD Sessional Assistant Professor of Early Christian Languages and Literature Dr Roberta R. Ervine PhD Sessional Professor of Armenian Studies V. Rev. Dr Daniel Findikyan PhD Sessional Professor of Armenian Studies V. Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield DMin Sessional Professor of Missiology Mr Ian Jones MA (PhD candidate, ABD) Lecturer in Church History Hdn Herman (Majkrzak) MDiv (ThM candidate) Lecturer in Church Music V. Rev. Dr Harry Pappas PhD Sessional Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology Dr Nicholas Reeves DMA Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music Dr Albert Rossi PhD Director of Field Education Professor Richard Schneider Professor Emeritus Sessional Professor of Liturgical Art York University Rev. Dr Nicholas Solak DMin Sessional Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology V. Rev. Dr Paul Tarazi ThD Sessional Professor of Old Testament Miriam Ceena Varghese MTh Lecturer in Malayalam V. Rev. Thomas Zain MDiv Lecturer in Liturgics Briefly describe the constituency or constituencies served by your institution and by your students and graduates. All the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. We have students from all the different bodies, coming both from the US and from overseas.

74 List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements of academic content or pastoral praxis. AR Introductory Arabic CS 061 Introduction to Liturgical Church Slavonic CA Introduction to Classical Armenian LI 013 The Liturgical Practice of Three Hierarchs Chapel LI Liturgical Practice of the Orthodox Church in America LI 021A-022A Liturgical Practice of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America LI 031 Sacramental Discipline and Practice of the Orthodox Church in America LM 012 Introduction to the Liturgical Music of the Orthodox Church in America LM 012A, 021A-022A Introduction to Byzantine Chant LM Liturgical Music of the Orthodox Church in America LT Guided Reading and Research in (Armenian) Liturgical Theology LT 373 Introduction to Oriental Liturgies MA Introductory Malayalam PA Guided Reading and Research in (Armenian) Patristics List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses. CL 203 The Orthodox Canonical Tradition CL 332 The Formation of the Canonical Tradition CE 203 Introduction to Orthodox Christian Education CH 303 Orthodox Christian Identity Today CPE 300 Level I Clinical Pastoral Education CPE 310 Level II Clinical Pastoral Education ET 316 Christian Ethics and Ecology FE 101 Introduction to Prison Ministry HO 204 Introduction to Homiletics HO 205 Advanced Topics in Homiletics HO 310 The Art of Christian Rhetoric LA 311 Orthodox Iconology: Iconography within the Context of Worship LA 333 Orthodox Iconology in the Context of General Culture LA 342 Iconology of Orthodox Architecture LM Basic Choral Conducting LM Advanced Choral Conducting LM 060 Vocal Instruction LM 370 Vespers, Matins, Liturgy, and the All-Night Vigil LM 371 The Great Feasts LM 372 The Lenten and Paschal Cycles LT 102 The Liturgy of Initiation LT 202 The Sanctification of Life LT 322 The Divine Liturgy Yesterday and Today LT 323 History of the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom LT 330 The Sanctification of Time LT 346 Byzantine Hymnography LT 362 Early Christian Worship LT 392 The Understanding of the Liturgy PT 205 Ministry and Leadership PT 208 Parish Administration PT 360 Suffering and the Nature of Healing PT 371 Mission and Evangelism PT 375 Creating and Sustaining a Healthy Parish PT 377 Orthodoxy in the Third World PT 378 Evangelization and the Orthodox Church SP 101 Introduction to the Spiritual Life SP 316 Prayer and Sanctity

75 Do you offer Orthodox theological education on exclusively a residential basis, through distance learning, or both? Please describe. Our MDiv., MA. and ThM. programs are designed to be fully residential, though occasionally we do have a student living off-campus but always in close proximity. Our DMin program, which will begin running during the course of 2013/14, will be a hybrid program, a mixture of distance-learning and week long intensive residential components. What other characteristics of your institution not described above would you like to bring to the attention of the Assembly of Bishops Commission on Theological Education? [No response.]

76 Appendix D. Individual Courses Offered by US Orthodox Theological Schools Name of the School Juris- Answer to the question: "List courses designed to meet specific jurisdictional requirements diction (*) of academic content or pastoral praxis" Antiochian House of Studies AOCA This is a Pan-Orthodox Program at all three levels, St. Stephen, Diploma,Masters and Doctoral levels St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology Christ the Saviour Seminary AOCA Carpatho -Russian N / A Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology GOA St. Herman's Theological Seminary OCA There are none St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute OCA OCA ROCOR ROCOR Serbian UOC Does not apply (**) Intro to Liturgical Theology - Mysteries of Initiation, Divine Office, Funeral and Para-Liturgical Services, Eucharist and Divine Liturgy Practicum, Mystery of Marriage; Practicum in Liturgy for Deacons, Church Slavonic; Carpatho-Russian Liturgical Music I, II, and III. For GOA: Modern Greek; Liturgical Greek; Teleturgics I and II; Byzantine Music; For Antiochian Archdiocese: Beginning Arabic; Ecclesiastical Chant in English, Teleturgics N/A AR Introductory Arabic CS 061 Introduction to Liturgical Church Slavonic CA Introduction to Classical Armenian LI 013 The Liturgical Practice of Three Hierarchs Chapel LI Liturgical Practice of the Orthodox Church in America LI 021A-022A Liturgical Practice of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America LI 031 Sacramental Discipline and Practice of the Orthodox Church in America LM 012 Introduction to the Liturgical Music of the Orthodox Church in America LM 012A, 021A-022A Introduction to Byzantine Chant LM Liturgical Music of the Orthodox Church in America LT Guided Reading and Research in (Armenian) Liturgical Theology LT 373 Introduction to Oriental Liturgies MA Introductory Malayalam PA Guided Reading and Research in (Armenian) Patristics Church Slavonic, English and Russian languages are studied for practical, academic and spiritual purposes particular to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. History of the Russian Church, Church Slavonic, Russian Language. Pastoral Theology, Mission, Canon and Church Law, Serbian Church History, Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Liturgical Chant. Ukrainian Orthodox / Kyivan Spirituality, History of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Language, History and Culture of Ukraine, Orthodoxy in America, U.S. Civics N/A: we are strictly academic

77 Name of the School Jurisdiction (*) Answer to the question: "List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses." Antiochian House of Studies AOCA Byzantine Music and Liturgies; Slavic Music and Liturgies; Western Rite Music and Liturgies. We do offer a selection of correspondence courses based in Liturgical history, the Church Year, and the Divine Liturgy. We are also building several new courses on Genesis, Gospel of John, and the Book of St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Romans to bring forth the overriding philosophy of Church, that which has held True from in the AOCA Theology beginning, by everyone, everywhere. With this, we are reviewing our study course on the Seven Ecumenical Councils in the hope to bring clarity to how the Church successfully defended the faith against the over 100 heresies, many which continue in a revised state, today. Christ the Saviour Seminary Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology St. Herman's Theological Seminary St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary Carpatho -Russian GOA OCA OCA Priest as Preacher I and II; Counseling Methods and Field Work; Priest as Parish Administrator. Preaching Practicum, Field Education, Youth/Religious Education Hospital Ministry, Church Administration, Pastoral Theology I and II, Liturgics, Teleturgics I and II, Parish Ministries, Social Ministries. Vespers, Matins, Great Lent, Holy Week, Divine Liturgy, Book of Needs, Liturgical Theology. Pastoral Administration, Pastoral Theology. LTG Church Order LTG Divine Liturgy & Sacraments Ltg Practica Church Order, Divine Liturgy, Feasts, Needs, Triodion, Pentecostarion. MUS Fundamentals of Church Music I MUS Fundamentals of Church Music II, Choir Practica 1-6 PTH Foundations Pastoral Theology PTH Pastoral Care and Counseling THE Foundation Dogmatic Theology THE Cosmology THE Anthropology/Christology THE Soteriology/Ecclesiology/Eschatology THE Comparative Theology HOM Homiletics w/2 semesters practica PTR Field Education (prison ministry) PTR Field Education (hospital/hospice ministry) PTR Parish Internship PTR Mission and Evangelism PTR Issues in Canon Law and Parish Administration PTR Integrative Seminar (Senior year capstone)

78 Name of the School St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Jurisdiction (*) OCA Answer to the question: "List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses." CL 203 The Orthodox Canonical Tradition CL 332 The Formation of the Canonical Tradition CE 203 Introduction to Orthodox Christian Education CH 303 Orthodox Christian Identity Today CPE 300 Level I Clinical Pastoral Education CPE 310 Level II Clinical Pastoral Education ET 316 Christian Ethics and Ecology FE 101 Introduction to Prison Ministry HO 204 Introduction to Homiletics HO 205 Advanced Topics in Homiletics HO 310 The Art of Christian Rhetoric LA 311 Orthodox Iconology: Iconography within the Context of Worship LA 333 Orthodox Iconology in the Context of General Culture LA 342 Iconology of Orthodox Architecture LM Basic Choral Conducting LM Advanced Choral Conducting LM 060 Vocal Instruction LM 370 Vespers, Matins, Liturgy, and the All-Night Vigil LM 371 The Great Feasts LM 372 The Lenten and Paschal Cycles LT 102 The Liturgy of Initiation LT 202 The Sanctification of Life LT 322 The Divine Liturgy Yesterday and Today LT 323 History of the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom LT 330 The Sanctification of Time LT 346 Byzantine Hymnography LT 362 Early Christian Worship LT 392 The Understanding of the Liturgy PT 205 Ministry and Leadership PT 208 Parish Administration PT 360 Suffering and the Nature of Healing PT 371 Mission and Evangelism PT 375 Creating and Sustaining a Healthy Parish PT 377 Orthodoxy in the Third World PT 378 Evangelization and the Orthodox Church SP 101 Introduction to the Spiritual Life, SP 316 Prayer and Sanctity

79 Name of the School Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Jurisdiction (*) ROCOR ROCOR Serbian UOC Answer to the question: "List specific liturgical or pastoral courses offered, e.g., courses in Liturgical or Pastoral Praxis or Theology; or any specifically liturgical or pastoral content offered as units within other courses." Introduction to Liturgics Church Music I Church Music II Liturgics I Liturgics II Pastoral Theology I Pastoral Theology II Homiletics Canon Law Moral Theology Liturgics; The Mysteries of the Orthodox Church; The Church and the Pastor; The Church and the Lay Worker; Practicum Liturgy, Homiletics, Pastoral Theology, Practicum Intro to Liturgical Theology and Praxis, Sacramental Theology and Praxis I and II, Ecclesiastical Music I and II, Field Field Education Seminar; The Festal Cycles and Praxis; Pastoral Theology / Homiletics; Field Education Seminar II; Pastoral Theology II; Prayer and Spiritual Direction; Pastoral Theology III; Priesthood; Field Education Seminar III and IV Christ and the Holy Spirit in the Liturgy; Eastern Liturgies Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Does not Institute apply (**) (*): AOCA - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; Carpatho-Russian - American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese; GOA- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; OCA - Orthodox Church in America; ROCOR - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia; UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. (**): Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is under spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch.