On the Incarnation
Course Schedule
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 to discuss.
Prerequistites for this course are:
Basic computer skills for navigating online "Distance Discipleship" courses, the Chrome, Firefox, Brave, or Opera browser, and your own email account such as Gmail or Yahoo mail. You can share a computer or smartphone by setting up separate email accounts on it.
Please do each week's lesson and answer the Discussion Question early in the week in our Skype moderated group: this way, we can discuss the question 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 of Lent before Pascha (Easter) and before Advent (Christmas) our customary scheduled time of year for conducting this course. We can also schedule the course on demand 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 for Lent 2024 is as follows:
Monday - Wednesday midnight, April 8-10 - Begin with Lesson 1, "Creation and the Fall," read Chapter 1 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and answer the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Monday.
Thursday - Saturday midnight, April 11-13 - Study Lesson 2, "The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation," read Chapter 2 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Monday - Wednesday midnight, April 15-17 - Study Lesson 3, "The Divine Dilemma and Its Solution in the Incarnation - Continued," read Chapter 3 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Monday.
Thursday - Saturday midnight, April 18-20 - Study Lesson 4, "The Death of Christ," read Chapter 4 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Monday - Wednesday midnight, April 22-24 - Study Lesson 5, "The Resurrection," read Chapter 5 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Monday.
Thursday - Saturday midnight, April 25- 27 - Study Lesson 6, "Refutation of the Jews," read Chapter 6 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Monday - Wednesday midnight, April 29-May 1 - Study Lesson 7, "Refutation of the Gentiles," read Chapter 7 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Monday.
Thursday - Saturday midnight, May 2-4 - Study Lessons 8 & 9, "Refutation of the Gentiles - Continued" and "Conclusion," read Chapters 8 & 9 in "On the Incarnation of the Word," answer the quiz in this lesson and send in your reply to the discussion question, responding at least once to the other students' replies. The online video Skype session is at 10 a.m. on Thursday. Please also write your evaluation of the course and the instructor.