The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology announced that the students would have several new opportunities to broaden their intellectual and spiritual knowledge this spring semester by learning from distinguished visiting scholars.
In an announcement, Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic), the Bishop of Los Angeles and the Western American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church, will offer an elective course in the area of dogmatic theology titled Theology, Economy, and Liturgy: Trinitarian Theology and the Economy of Salvation. It is mentioned that the Bishop is offering this course thanks to the encouragement of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, to whom the entire HCHC community is grateful for forging this connection.
The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology also announced that a second elective course, Christian Morality and Bioethics, will be taught by Professor Matthew Scott Vest. Professor Vest holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Nottingham (UK), where he also taught courses in bioethics. As Professor Vest states in his course description, the aim of the course is “not to develop a list of ethical norms or theoretical principles external to the Church but rather to seek moral-ascetical paths of virtue amidst the challenges and opportunities of highly technologized modern medicine.”
Also during the spring semester, Georgios Theodoridis, an outstanding chanter, musician, and composer, will be assisting Dr. Romanos Karanos in the teaching of Byzantine chant. Theodoridis is the Protopsaltis at St. Sophia Cathedral in Washington, DC, a position he has held since 2012. He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Athens, and has chanted as a Protopsaltis and Lambadarios at churches and theological schools throughout Greece and Europe.
Source: Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
