This course will explore the nature and practice of Anglicanism as it is expressed in works of art, particularly novels, plays, poetry and music spanning the 15th to 21st Centuries. A partial list of the authors and composers to be discussed includes Margery Kempe, Thomas Traherne, Sundar Singh, William Byrd, Henry Purcell, Evelyn Underhill, Dorothy Sayers, Charles Williams, Aiyadurai Jesudasen Appasamy, Gustav Holst, Rose Macaulay, T. S. Eliot, Ini Kopuria, and Desmond Tutu.

In alternate years, this course is offered in the January or June term.

An introduction to the principles and practices of Anglican worship with particular focus on the Episcopal Church. 

A primary focus of the course will be the breadth and variety of theologies and ethics in the worldwide Anglican Communion. 

Community organizing is all about relationship building, a crucial component of effective ministry. This course will assist congregational leaders in getting to know the wider community context in which the local church is situated. Taught by staff of the Industrial Areas Foundation. 

This course will examine the religious congregation from a theological, historical, sociological, economic, and leadership perspective. Students will leave the course with a better understanding of how congregations can embrace vitality and live more fully into Christ’s Good News. 

This course offers participants an opportunity to explore contemporary issues through an Anglican tradition of thoughtful theological reflection, dialogue, and examination of courses of action that reflect baptismal living and are applicable to daily lives and decisions. 

This course concentrates on the ways in which the transplanted Church of England in North America was transformed by its new contexts. The course uses case studies to explore events and leadership styles that have shaped the Episcopal Church. This course fulfills the canonical requirement for the study of canon law. 

This course will look at the way Anglican Christianity emerged and developed over two millennia as a complex, evolving understanding of God, history, the natural world, and human life. Using images, music and texts, the course will acquaint participants with both the variety and continuity of Christian thought and expression across a wide variety of media. Historical re-enactments will allow participants to experience the lived history of the church in a vivid and holistic way. The course will demonstrate how the Anglican way of being Christian synthesizes this entire history and continues its evolution toward a generous approach to existence. In alternate years, this course is offered in Fall or Spring term.

Business savvy and theology dovetail in this innovative one-week leadership program tailored to meet the distinctive needs of lay and clergy leaders. Through lecture, case examples, interactive exercises and classroom dialog, participants will gain an understanding of general management principles and how successful nonprofit organizations operate. 

This class offers an orientation to a variety of spiritual practices, with attention to principles that guide their use for personal formation and cultivation of communities. Participation involves experiential learning. 

This course will explore how mission focused fundraising and greater neighborhood involvement can breathe new life into congregations at a time when many are struggling with shoe-string budgets and exploding social needs in their communities. 

Business savvy and theology dovetail in this innovative leadership program tailored to meet the distinctive needs of lay and clergy leaders. Through lecture, case examples, interactive exercises and classroom dialog, participants will gain an understanding of general management principles. Academic students participate in the three-day Summer Institute with the Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management and then spend two days in additional theological reflection and practical skills for ministry and mission.