Please join us for a free weekly course in Basic Orthodox Theology offered by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Christian Education Ministry. Dr. Paraskevè (Eve) Tibbs will lead participants through a fast-moving and engaging instructional format, combining lectures, visual presentations, discussion and videos. Each class session topic is independent. Attend when you are able – a series commitment is not required. No homework.
Every Wednesday for five weeks from April 30 – May 28 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m., online via Zoom
Topics include:
Week 1: The Orthodox Christian Worldview
- East and West
- What is the Church? Where is the Church?
- What holds the Church together?
- Holy Tradition and Holy Scripture
Week 2: Early Challenges and the Rule of Faith
- Who is Jesus?
- The Ecumenical Councils
- The Problem of the Lapsed
Week 3: Created for a purpose
- Who are we?
- What are we to do?
- The Royal Vocation of all people
- Bad news and Good news.
- Salvation as Theosis
Week 4: The Holy Trinity
- The Revealed Trinity
- The Church as an Icon of the Trinity
Week 5: Orthodox Worship
- An Earthly Heaven
- The Holy Mysteries
About the Instructor
Dr. Paraskevè (Eve) Tibbs
Dr. Paraskevè (Eve) Tibbs holds a PhD in Systematic Theology with a minor in Church History from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where she has served as an Affiliate Professor of Systematic Theology since 2005. She is the author of A Basic Guide to Eastern Orthodox Theology: Introducing Beliefs and Practices (Baker Academic, 2021), which includes a foreword by His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, and Seeing the Gospel: An Interpretive Guide to Orthodox Icons (Baker Academic, forthcoming June 2025). Dr. Tibbs represents the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches. She also serves as Ministry Lead for Christian Education and is a member of the Metropolis Council of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco.
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