Eastern Christian Studies at Sankt Ignatios Folkhögskola offers participants the opportunity to engage with the living traditions of the Byzantine Orthodox Tradition — their scriptures, history, liturgy, languages, and communal life. The Eastern Christian world encompasses a rich diversity of churches, traditions, and cultures, united by a shared inheritance of biblical faith, patristic theology, and liturgical worship that stretches back to the earliest centuries of Christianity.
This combination course brings together two or more courses from the Department of Byzantine Christian Studies. Participants begin with a shared introduction before continuing with their respective course selections, which they pursue in parallel throughout the academic year.
Participants choose from the following courses:
- Bible Talks
- Courage to Act: Societal Transformation Through the Church and Education
- Conflicts and Interpretation in Church History
See course plan for more information.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the participants are (individually and collectively) expected to be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of one or more areas within Eastern Christian Studies — such as scripture, church history, liturgy, sacred languages, or church life — as studied through their chosen courses;
- engage in dialogue with others about the themes and questions encountered in their studies, drawing on different perspectives and lived experiences within the group;
- reflect on how their chosen area of study connects to broader questions of faith, identity, culture, and community;
- apply insights from their studies in a personally meaningful way, identifying connections to their own life context, whether in church, educational, or civil-society settings; and
- recognize their own development as learners, including how collaborative and dialogical learning has shaped their understanding over the course of the year.