Please look at the course schedule below to get an idea of how this course will be taught. To enroll and take this course online and by email, please fill out the enrollment form on the "Intro and Enroll" page. When we're ready to start the next group of students, we will notify you by email, and send you a login and password. When you login as a registered student, you will be able to send in your lesson answers and your discussion replies to the group for interaction with other students.

Prerequistites for this course are:
Basic computer skills for navigating online "Distance Discipleship" courses, the Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, or Opera browser, and your own email account such as Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo mail. You can share a computer or smartphone by setting up separate email accounts on it.

Please do each week's lessons and answer the Discussion Questions in our Skype moderated group early in the assigned days: this way, it allows time for everyone to discuss the questions during the week! Use the "Video and Emails" link on the menu to join our video discussions at the end of each lesson, or to send an email to the instructor or registrar.

The four weeks in the Advent fast before Advent (Christmas) make up our customary Advent schedule for conducting this course. We can also schedule the course on demand before Pascha if enough (3 or more) students request it at the same time: the schedule will have two lessons per week.

The four weeks of Lent before Pascha (Easter) make up our customary Holy Weeks schedule for conducting this course. We can also schedule the course on demand before Christmas if enough (3 or more) students request it at about the same time: the schedule will have two lessons per week to keep the students' attention.


Our class schedule is as follows:
Monday - Wednesday midnight, Nov. 27 - Nov. 29, 2023 - Begin with Lesson 1, "Creation and the Fall": on Monday, we will read Chapter 1 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and answer the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies using Skype. Then on Friday, we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.

Thursday - Saturday midnight, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2023 - Study Lesson 2, "The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation": on Thursday, we will read Chapter 2 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies using Skype. Then on Monday, we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.


Monday - Wednesday midnight, Dec. 4 - 6, 2023 - Study Lesson 3, "The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation - Continued": on Monday, we will read Chapter 3 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies. Then on Thursday, we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.

Thursday - Saturday midnight, Dec. 7 - 9, 2023 - Study Lesson 4, "The Death of Christ": on Thursday, we will read Chapter 4 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies. Then on Monday ,we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.


Monday - Wednesday midnight, Dec. 11 - 13, 2023 - Study Lesson 5, "The Resurrection": on Monday, we will read Chapter 5 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies. Then on Thursday, we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.

Thursday - Saturday midnight, Dec. 14 - 16, 2023 - Study Lesson 6, "Refutation of the Jews": on Thursday, we will read Chapter 6 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies. Then on Monday, we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.


Monday - Wednesday midnight, Dec. 18 - 20, 2023 - Study Lesson 7, "Refutation of the Gentiles": on Monday, we will read Chapter 7 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies. Then on Thursday, we'll schedule a new online video Skype session.

Thursday - Saturday midnight, Dec. 21 - 23, 2023 - Study Lessons 8 & 9, "Refutation of the Gentiles - Continued" and "Conclusion": on Thursday, we will read Chapters 8 & 9 in "On the Incarnation of the Word" on Skype. Please answer the quiz in this lesson and write your reply to the discussion question in Skype, responding at least once to the other students' replies. Please also write your evaluation of the course and the instructor. (it can be anonymous if you choose.)