Developed in partnership with St. John’s Church, Savannah, GA
The Rev. Gavin Dunbar, the Rev. Jonathan Jameson, and Dr. Drew Keane
Location: St. John’s Church, Savannah, GA
Dates in Savannah, GA: January 19–23, 2026
Course Dates: January 5–30, 2026
Cost: $1,950 for credit; $650 for audit
Community Life Fee: $145
Apply by: December 1, 2025
Set in the historic St. John’s Church of Savannah, GA, The Prayer Book Tradition offers an immersive exploration of the classical Anglican liturgy and its robust theology, arguing for its continued relevance to Christians today. Far from being a deviation from catholic tradition in need of correction, this course presents the pre-Liturgical Movement recensions of the Book of Common Prayer as the definitive articulation of faith and discipline for Anglicans, reformed but grounded in historic catholic continuity.
Students in this course will (1) analyze the overall design, liturgies, lectionaries, and doctrines of the Book of Common Prayer (1662 and 1928 recensions), and their relation to pre-reformation and early reformation traditions; (2) participate daily in the forms of the Daily Office and Holy Communion contained in the 1662 and/or 1928 Book of Common Prayer; (3) explain key differences between the 1662, 1928, 1979, and 2019 recensions of the Prayer Book (4) reflect on the continued value of classical Anglican liturgy and theology and examine possibilities for integrating it into a contemporary parish church context.
The Rev. Dr. Hans Boersma
Residential Week: January 19–23, 2026
Course Dates: January 5–30, 2026
Cost: $1,950 for credit; $650 for audit
Community Life Fee: $145
Apply by: December 1, 2025
“The treasure hid in the Scriptures is Christ, since He was pointed out by means of types and parables.” This reflection from Saint Irenaeus on the parable of the hidden treasure (Matt. 13:44) holds the key to sacramental preaching, for it asserts that Christ is the sacramental reality hidden yet really present in the Scriptures. This course offers an in-depth reflection on two basic premises: (1) Christ is the content of the Scriptures; and (2) the aim of preaching is to draw people more deeply into the life of Christ. The entire course centers on these two basic truths. The course will reflect on them by means of class lectures, hermeneutical and homiletical reflections on specific lectionary readings, and discussions of a book draft containing homilies that Fr. Boersma has preached (How Jesus Heals: Meditating with the Lectionary).
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Dr. Christina Bieber Lake
Professor of English Emerita, Wheaton College
Residential Week: January 19–23, 2026
Course Dates: January 5–30, 2026
Cost: $1,950 for credit; $650 for audit
Community Life Fee: $145
Apply by: December 1, 2025
This course delves into the profound theological and artistic vision of Flannery O’Connor, exploring how her fiction functions sacramentally to confront readers with truths that shatter comforting illusions. O’Connor called fiction an “incarnational art” because it is rooted in the concrete world as it is—including sin and evil—with an eye on what it is meant to be. O’Connor’s work insists, along with St. Thomas, that we are not angels; we can only know spiritual realities through the fact of God becoming flesh. Through close reading and robust discussion of her short stories and novels, alongside selections from her essays and letters, we will unpack O’Connor’s unique approach to grace, violence, and the grotesque. Finally, we will consider together the unique role that the imaginative arts play in spiritual transformation, including a viewing and discussion of the biopic “Wildcat.”
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The Rev. Dr. Cal Lane
Residential Week: January 12–16, 2026
Course Dates: January 5–30, 2026
Cost: $1,950 for credit; $650 for audit
Community Life Fee: $145
Apply by: December 1, 2025
An intermediate course in Anglican church history covering important events, figures, movements, and religious, social, and intellectual developments from the time of the English Reformation through the development of the global Anglican Communion to the present day. It is normally the third course in church history taken by students in residential and hybrid-distance degree programs.
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Dr. Garwood Anderson & the Rev. Dr. Travis Bott
Residential Week: January 12–16, 2026
Course Dates: January 5–30, 2026
Cost: $1,950 for credit; $650 for audit
Community Life Fee: $145
Apply by: December 1, 2025
An introduction to the interpretation of Holy Scripture that lays the foundation for future biblical study and ministries of teaching and preaching in the Church. It has four interlocking topics: the doctrine of Scripture, the theory of hermeneutics, the unity of the Bible, and the practice of exegesis. Students learn to evaluate the biblical interpretations of others and to perform faithful exegesis for themselves and those whom they serve.
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The Rev. Dr. Stewart Clem
Residential Week: January 12–16, 2026
Course Dates: January 5–30, 2026
Cost: $1,950 for credit; $650 for audit
Community Life Fee: $145
Apply by: December 1, 2025
This course provides an introduction to the foundations of a contemporary Anglican approach to Moral Theology, or “Christian Ethics.” Primary attention is given to an exploration of basic Christian moral principles, and the course includes reflection upon the scope and purpose of moral theology, the importance for moral theology of the basic structure of Christian Doctrine, and the consequences for moral theology of various alternatives in theoretical or philosophical ethics.
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Invite a friend to Nashotah House and, if you or your friend will be taking a course for the first time, you will each be eligible to receive a tuition scholarship of $300 for credit or $100 for audit. Each individual must have completed the appropriate student application (for a degree or as a Visiting Student), registered for a course, and submitted this scholarship request by the course registration deadline. Only one promotional scholarship may be requested per term.
REQUEST
Church groups of three or more individuals from the same congregation will each be eligible to receive a tuition scholarship of $300 for credit or $100 for audit. Each individual must have completed the appropriate student application (for a degree or as a Visiting Student), registered for a course, and submitted this scholarship request by the course registration deadline. Only one promotional scholarship may be requested per term.
REQUEST
Nashotah House alums who are not currently in a degree program are eligible to receive a tuition scholarship of $300 for credit or $100 for audit. Individuals must have completed the Visiting Student application, registered for a course, and submitted this scholarship request by the course registration deadline. Only one promotional scholarship may be requested per term.
REQUESTHOUSING & MEALS
To request housing and meals for a winter residential week, fill out the housing and meals form by November 16, 2025. If you have questions about housing, please contact Joy Wint at jwint@nashotah.edu.
REFUNDS
Full refunds for winter term tuition fees will not be given after December 29, and full refunds for housing and refectory fees will not be given after two (2) weeks prior to arrival on campus. If you have questions about fees related to your course, please contact the bursar at bursar@nashotah.edu
OTHER INQUIRIES
If you have any questions about the Visiting Student application or the winter term courses, please contact the admissions team at admissions@nashotah.edu.
CURRENT STUDENTS
Current students should register for winter courses in Populi.
FAQs
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