Prof. Jaroslav Skira holds a Ph.D. from Saint Michael’s College in Toronto. He specializes in contemporary Orthodox systematics (particularly Trinitarian theology) and Eastern Christian ecclesiology. He has been a sessional lecturer in our summer program in Univ, Ukraine: THO 2130 Sources of Holy Tradition (Summer 1996) and THO 2182 Eastern Christian Doctrine: Triadology, Christology and Pneumatology (Summer 1997). He also taught THO 2198 Ecclesiology in East and West in our summer intensive program in Orangeville, Ontario (Summer 2000).
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Faculty / Staff Members at the Sheptytsky Institute
Prof. Horia Roscanu
Prof. Horia Roscanu taught THO 2131 General Introduction to the Eastern Churches (Winter 1996, Winter 1998, Fall 2001) as well as THO 2149 Ecclesiology and East-West Ecumenism (Fall 1999) while he was a doctoral candidate.
Rev. Dr. Yuriy Sakvuk
Rev. Dr. Yuriy Sakvuk is a priest of the Archeparchy of Lviv and holds a doctorate in theology (Eastern Christian Studies) from Saint Paul University. He taught THO 2130 Foundations of Eastern Christian Theology at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Summer 2002) as well as THO 3316 Ecclesiology and East-West Ecumenism (Summer 2004).
Prof. Petro Sabat
Prof. Petro Sabat taught THO 2306 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Liturgy/Sacraments I: Introduction to the Liturgical Year of the Byzantine Ukrainian Church – “The Year of Lord’s Grace” at our summer program in Univ, Ukraine (Summer 2013).
Prof. Vasyl Rudeyko
Prof. Vasyl Rudeyko taught THO 2306 Selected Topics in the Eastern Christian Liturgy/Sacraments I “Christ is in Our Midst”: An Introduction into the Mystery of Byzantine Liturgy at our summer program in Univ, Ukraine (Summer 2012).
Rev. Dr. Roman Rytsar
Rev. Dr. Roman Rytsar is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and received his PhD from Saint Paul University (Eastern Christian Studies) in 2012. He taught THO 2137 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Thought I: Metropolitan Anthony Bloom and Kenotic Theology (Summer 2012) and THO 6381 Contemporary Eastern Theology: 20th Century Orthodox Theology – The “Atheistic Christ” of Anthony Bloom (Metropolitan of Sourozh) and Kenotic Theology (Winter 2012).
Prof. Andrew Quinlan
Prof. Andrew Quinlan is a specialist in Byzantine Liturgy with particular expertise in the Triodion. He was a full-time professor, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, substituting for Prof. Peter Galadza during his sabbatical (Fall 1999-Winter 2000). He returned to teach at our summer program in Orangeville, Ontario and taught THO 3328 The Holy Mysteries: Byzantine Sacraments (Summer 2004).
Rev. Dr. Symeon Rodger
Rev. Dr. Symeon Rodger is a priest of the Orthodox Church in America. He taught THO 3305: Eastern Christianity and Encounter with World Religions (Fall 2010) and THO 6398 Interreligious Issues and the Christian East (Fall 2009).
Prof. Suzette Phillips
Prof. Suzette Phillips is a doctoral student in the Eastern Christian Studies program at the Sheptytsky Institute and is also an occupational therapist. She taught THO 2137 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Thought I; Healing in Eastern Christian Thought (Summer 2010), THO 2144 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Spirituality I: A Contemporary Reading of The Way of a Pilgrim (Summer 2006, Summer 2010), and THO 2144 The Contemplative Psychology of Eastern Christian Spirituality (Winter 2004).
Prof. Michael Petrowycz
Prof. Michael Petrowycz received a doctoral degree in liturgy from the Sheptytsky Institute at Saint Paul University. He returned to Ukraine where he taught THO 2306 Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Liturgy/Sacraments I: Eucharistic Liturgies in the Ukrainian Church (Summer 2009) and THO 3328 The Holy Mysteries: Byzantine Sacraments at our program in Univ, Ukraine (Summer 2005).