Interpreting 1 Peter

Dr. Jeannine Brown

NT 711 / NT 811
Course Dates: May 26–August 29, 2025
Residential Week: July 14–18, 2025
Course Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1,800 (Credit) / $600 (Audit)
Community Life Fee:

Are Christians bound to suffering in this world because of their faith in Christ? How should the church view the times in which they live and engage in the mission to which they are called? The letter of 1 Peter offers the church insight and encouragement in light of the challenges Christians have faced in living faithfully in various contexts. In this class, students will explore the first context into which the letter of 1 Peter was written. The goal will be to study its primary themes—holiness, hope, suffering, and Christian identity—in light of that first context to thoughtfully recontextualize this important letter for the church today. 

Want to take this course for credit?

Submit an application by May 27. Register by June 3.

Want to audit this course?

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

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Reflections of Genesis in the Old Testament

The Rev. Dr. Travis Bott

OT 710 / 810
Mode: In-person
Course dates: May 27-Aug 30
On-Campus Dates: July 8-12
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Want to take this course for credit?

Submit an application by May 27. Register by June 3.

Want to audit this course?

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

In recent years, biblical scholars have become more interested in how the New Testament authors used the Old Testament Scriptures, both explicitly and implicitly. It is less commonly acknowledged, however, that later Old Testament authors also made use of prior Old Testament texts. This usage is more difficult to detect because it often involves subtle allusion. The most fundamental text in the Bible is Genesis, the book of beginnings. Using the metaphor of image and reflection, this class will investigate how the narrative images of Genesis are reflected, through similarity and contrast, in later Old Testament stories. We will begin with a literary study of the book of Genesis itself, followed by consideration of various texts that allude to Genesis. Finally, students will discover and explore their own examples of reflections of Genesis in later Old Testament books.

The Christological Metaphysics of Scripture

The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner

AT 750 / 850
Mode: In-person
Course dates: May 27-Aug 30
On-Campus Dates: July 8-12
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Want to take this course for credit?

Submit an application by May 27. Register by June 3.

Want to audit this course?

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

The late Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey once said that to understand Anglican theology we need to look not only at Hooker and the Elizabethan theologians but to the Caroline Divines. This class will examine the ascetical theology of the Caroline Divines, particularly their spirituality of the Holy Eucharist, priesthood, and Christian living in the parish. We will consider the works of Lancelot Andrewes, William Laud, Jeremy Taylor, and George Herbert.

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The Vocation of the Deacon

The Rev. Ben Jefferies

PM522
Mode: In-Person
Course Dates: May 27-Aug 30
Dates on Campus: July 8-12
Cost: $1725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

This course is designed specifically for students preparing to be, or currently serving as, vocational deacons. It will introduce students to the biblical, historical and theological foundations for the diaconate. It will also provide a practical basis for the role of the deacon in the parish and focus on areas of ministry traditionally regarded as the vocation of the deacon.

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Enchanted Worship

The Rev. Dr. Hans Boersma

ST 706/806
Mode: In-person
Course dates: May 27-Aug 30
On-Campus Dates: July 15-19
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Want to take this course for credit?

Submit an application by May 27. Register by June 3.

Want to audit this course?

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

This course grounds worship within a sacramental ontology—that is to say, a way of looking at the world that acknowledges the real presence of God in earthly realities. In worship we go up to heaven to join the angelic choirs, while heavenly realities become present here on earth. We will ask how we can ground such assertions metaphysically. And we will turn in some detail to the two specific elements of sacramental worship that have always been regarded as central to Christian liturgy: Scripture and Eucharist. The course aims to contribute to a theology of worship that is grounded in a participatory outlook on life that re-enchants both the cosmos as a whole and our liturgical Sunday morning worship of the triune God.

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Church Musicians Workshop

July 21-26

An immersive, five-day residential program under the direction of Dr. Geoffrey Williams that combines the liturgical life of Nashotah House with the expertise of renowned veteran church musicians and scholars to create a vehicle for professional development and personal enrichment that is unlike any other. Participants will engage in daily liturgies in St. Mary’s Chapel and opportunities for group and private study in composition, ensemble singing, voice, and organ. All are invited to participate: singers, conductors, organists, and clergy alike.

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Systematic Theology 1

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Holtzen

ST 501H
Mode: In-person
Course dates: July 22-August 30
On-Campus Dates: July 22-26
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

The first in a two-course sequence of Christian doctrine from the Anglican perspective, covering divine revelation, Scripture, tradition, reason, faith, creation, original sin, the Trinity, christology, and pneumatology. This course will examine the major Christian doctrines, from their biblical foundations through their historical developments to their modern expressions. We will give particular attention to how Anglicans have received and understood these doctrines and to their importance in the life of the church.

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Old Testament Survey 1

Dr. Matt Lynch

OT 511H
Mode: In-person
Course dates: July 22-August 30
On-Campus Dates: July 22-26
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

This course is designed to introduce students to the ongoing vitality of the Old Testament for the ministry and mission of the church. After addressing key interpretive issues, the course surveys the contents of the Old Testament, with a focus on the historical context, literary shape, and theological and ethical challenges of each book. At the end of the course, students should gain a new appreciation for the Old Testament as an integrated whole and its potential as a resource for the Christian journey. This is the first of a two-part “complex”(OT 511-512) that introduces students to the Old Testament.

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Practical Liturgics for the Parish Priest

The Rev. Dr. Matthew S. C. Olver

LT 601H
Mode: In-person
Course dates: July 22-August 30
On-Campus Dates: July 22-26
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

The goal of this course is to prepare those intending to serve as priests in the Anglican tradition in all aspects of liturgical priestcraft. We will focus on the principles undergirding Western ceremonial and its application to Anglican liturgies, along with vestments, the furnishings of a church, the liturgical calendar, and lectionaries. The centerpiece of the course will be the celebration of the Mass in all its possible varieties (sung and spoken, ad orientem and versus populum, traditional and contemporary language), along with Christian initiation (baptism and confirmation), Holy Matrimony, Christian Burial, and the special liturgies of the liturgical year.

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Systematic Theology 1

The Rev. Dr. Tom Holtzen

LT 601H
Mode: In-person
Course dates: July 22-August 30
On-Campus Dates: July 22-26
Tuition: $1,725 (Credit) / $575 (Audit)
Community life fee: $115

Submit an application by June 10. Register by June 17.

The goal of this course is to prepare those intending to serve as priests in the Anglican tradition in all aspects of liturgical priestcraft. We will focus on the principles undergirding Western ceremonial and its application to Anglican liturgies, along with vestments, the furnishings of a church, the liturgical calendar, and lectionaries. The centerpiece of the course will be the celebration of the Mass in all its possible varieties (sung and spoken, ad orientem and versus populum, traditional and contemporary language), along with Christian initiation (baptism and confirmation), Holy Matrimony, Christian Burial, and the special liturgies of the liturgical year.

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