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What is THE WAY?
It is the outreach program of the Institute for Orthodox
Christian Studies. It is a course of 12 sessions, and consists of:
Fellowship
Free discussion in small groups
A question and answer
session, where members of each group put questions to the facilitators
What does THE
WAY do?
The course aims to present the basics
of Orthodox Christian faith in an atmosphere of friendship, free exchange
and trust, where no position is forbidden and no question treated as foolish
or unworthy of attention.
The course is taught in English and
was initially designed for people between 18 and 45 who had completed
secondary school. In practice, it has been enjoyed by those of all ages and
attainments, people with considerable Christian knowledge or very little,
those from a variety of racial backgrounds, by Orthodox wanting to better
understand their faith, by other Christians seeking to know more, and by
those of goodwill who have a curiosity as to what Christians believe.
What are the Topics of the
Sessions?
- The Search for Faith
- God the Holy Trinity: The
Lover of
Mankind
- Being Human: Fully Alive
- Why Did Jesus Come to Us?
- Salvation in Christ
- The Holy Spirit
- What on Earth is the Church?
- Isn't God Enough?
- Living the Faith: (1) The
Divine Liturgy - A Pearl of Great Price
- Living the Faith: (2) The
Holy Mysteries
Living the Faith: (3) The Bible, Prayer, and Fasting
- Living the Faith: (4)
Christian Behavior
- Heaven on Earth: Members of
the Church and Citizens of Heaven
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Who is the course for?
Is it different from other courses? What is its authority?
THE WAY builds on the
understanding of social dynamics and the importance of human relations in
transmitting the faith as shown in courses such as Alpha. However, its
understanding of key issues is Eastern Orthodox, its emphasis is
sacramental, and it integrates teaching with worship.
THE WAY derives its authority to teach
from the blessing given to the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies by
those Orthodox bishops with responsibilities in Great Britain.
All the initial talks were vetted by
Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia (Timothy Ware) and ongoing revisions and
expansions have been scrutinized by him. |
