Friends,
I am looking for recommendations for correspondence courses in Orthodox theology. I know that it is (and I would) perfered to go through traditional courses, but I am in the military and travel quite a bit. I am attached to a ROCOR parish and know that there is an internet course but I do not always have access to the internet. Any recommendations would be nice.
in Christ,
sdc joseph
Dear Subdeacon Joseph,
"...I am attached to a ROCOR parish..."
Spoken like a true military man. 
I have never heard of a correspondence course in theology. This may sound innocuous, but you could just read the Holy Fathers, they had much to teach on just about everything, and they are being masterfully torpedoed in the new-calendar "theology" schools - in fact, you would be a rare breed.
OrthodoxyOrDeath wrote:I have never heard of a correspondence course in theology. This may sound innocuous, but you could just read the Holy Fathers, they had much to teach on just about everything, and they are being masterfully torpedoed in the new-calendar "theology" schools - in fact, you would be a rare breed.
Could you please explain (I don't know what you mean by torpedoed)? We are required at St. Vlad's to take several Patristics classes and read straight from the Fathers. I am taking an elective on Hesychasm for instance where we read out of the Philokalia, St Symeon the New Theologian, and St. Gregory Palamas. I am also taking a standard patristics course where we read selections from the fathers of each period.
Perhaps you are confusing us with another institution? 
anastasios
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Anastasios,
I don't mean to offend you and apoligize if I did. I'm sure you are learning many things at SVS.
I do not need to be at the SVS to know they are wiping out the Holy Fathers. I see a condition, which is exhibited in a host of ways, that one can label with many names: "ecumenism," "syncretism," "agnosticism," "religious indifference," "secularism." The toxin that has poisoned the new-calendarists is the spirit of this world.
Some of the symptoms of their disease: their celebrating feasts with the heretical denominations, their modernized monastics, the social gospel, the secular mode of attire of the clergy, the official concord with the preaching and works of Barthomomew, and the essential acceptance of openly heretic people, the dissemination of the ecumenistic message and its extension to a pan-religious level. Such actions are synodically being committed, as well as by individual bishops, and are tolerated by the
rest.
But specifically with the Holy Fathers, I can clearly see they do not respect them, they shun them, they blaim them for a great host of evils, they rewrite their history and the teachings which made them great. For proof of this one does not need to be at the SVS, in fact, being their might only cloud ones vision. The OCA's doctrine is evidence enough to prove all of these things.
It is not enough to read about St. Cyprian of Carthage and his views of baptism, to celebrate his feast day, and to venerate his icons; the Latins did all of these things on this very day. Because while they may outwardly pay respect, they gut and dismember everything which made him great.
SVS does the same. St. John of Damascus, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Cyprian of Carthage (to name a few) - while the SVS pays outward respect to them, they cut their throats from behind and sucker punch everyone buying into SVS torpedoe tactics.
If none of this is true Anastasios, then please show me how SVS not only venerates these saints, but more importantly, agrees with thier God inspired teachings.
That's what I mean by "torpedoed" - plus it was a good term for someone in the military from Virginia Beach. 
Always on the move has hindered quite a bit of my opportunities to learn through contant contact with a priest. BUT, one thing I have resently learned, do not judge! I dont often have a choice on the church or parish that I am able to attend. At one time I would only attend ROCOR and if I was in a town where there wasnt one, than I stayed on base (or my ship) and had my own reader service. Since than I have attended Serbian, OCA, Carpatho-Russian, ect. I may not be able to recieve Communion but many of the parishes are traditional and do respect and teach of the Holy Fathers. Others don't and are very modern, and I just dont go back. I was very disapointed when I went back to the church I was baptized, and found it to be almost a catholic mass 
....I guess the point should be, dont judge, every parish is different.
Good nite 
