The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies

The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies is a centre of higher learning, research, ecumenical understanding, and prayer. It operates as an autonomous academic unit in the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College (USMC) in the University of Toronto. Based in Windle House at the heart of the USMC campus, the Institute specializes in the theology, spirituality, liturgy, history, and ecclesial polity of the Eastern Christian Churches, both Orthodox and Catholic.

Through the Faculty of Theology, the Institute sponsors a wide array of courses in Eastern Christian theology, history, liturgy and spirituality.

Based in Windle House at the heart of the USMC campus, the Institute specializes in the theology, spirituality, liturgy, history, and ecclesial polity of the Eastern Christian Churches, both Orthodox and Catholic.

Students associated with MASI include clergy, church leaders, and lay individuals from North America, Ukraine and around the world.

Fr. Alexander Laschuk

Fr. Alexander Laschuk

Executive Director

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As a centre of higher learning, research, ecumenical encounter and prayer, the Institute is an autonomous unit of the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. Offering courses, through the Faculty of Theology, toward accredited basic and advanced degree programs in Eastern Christian Studies to men and women – lay, religious and ordained.

Students

As a centre of higher learning, research, ecumenical encounter and prayer, the Institute is an autonomous unit of the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. Offering courses, through the Faculty of Theology, toward accredited basic and advanced degree programs in Eastern Christian Studies to men and women – lay, religious and ordained.

Through the Faculty of Theology, offers courses toward accredited basic and advanced degree programs in Eastern Christian Studies to men and women – lay, religious and ordained.

Course Offerings

Winter 2023

Fall 2022

Fall 2021

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