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The Catechetical School of Alexandria was the first Christian institution of higher learning. It flourished in the city of Alexandria, the intellectual center of the Roman Empire, during the persecutions of the second, third, and fourth centuries A.D. Under the leadership of such teachers as Pantaenus, Clement, Origen, and Dionysius, this school taught a method of Scriptural interpretation used by many of the great Church Fathers, remaining at the heart of traditional Scriptural study to this day. In addition, the school attempted to reconcile Greek culture and Christian faith and upheld orthodox Christianity against increasing numbers of heretical teachings.
Instructor
Father David Anderson is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago and has served as a parish priest for 37 years. He is also a published translator of patristic texts and Byzantine liturgical texts. For over 40 years, he has presented many classes on liturgy and the Church Fathers throughout the country, but especially in northern California. He is presently the Byzantine-rite chaplain at Wyoming Catholic College.
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The Catechetical School of Alexandria was the first Christian institution of higher learning. It flourished in the city of Alexandria, the intellectual center of the Roman Empire, during the persecutions of the second, third, and fourth centuries A.D. Under the leadership of such teachers as Pantaenus, Clement, Origen, and Dionysius, this school taught a method of Scriptural interpretation used by many of the great Church Fathers, remaining at the heart of traditional Scriptural study to this day. In addition, the school attempted to reconcile Greek culture and Christian faith and upheld orthodox Christianity against increasing numbers of heretical teachings.
Instructor
Father David Anderson is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago and has served as a parish priest for 37 years. He is also a published translator of patristic texts and Byzantine liturgical texts. For over 40 years, he has presented many classes on liturgy and the Church Fathers throughout the country, but especially in northern California. He is presently the Byzantine-rite chaplain at Wyoming Catholic College.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
