Our Systematic Theology Schedule

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Here is our schedule for the Systematic Theology Project for the coming weeks and months.

 

 

THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

For May 17

Reading Days: 18

DISCUSS:

  • Meditations of the Heart (1953) by Howard Thurman: Part V. Meditations of the Heart, numbers 1-54

RESOURCES:

 

For May 31

Reading Days: 11

DISCUSS:

  • End-of-Year Summations

End-of-Year Summations are a review of how our work has impacted your faith-life over the past academic year. Here are some suggested questions for your End-of-Year Summations:

  • How has our work affected your faith-life?
  • What have you been able to put into practice?
  • How have you ministered to other people?
  • Have you grown as a disciple?
  • What challenges did you face as a disciple?
  • What challenges did you face in your ministry?
  • How has your spiritual life changed?
  • Are you more in love with God?

As a review, here are the works we’ve read in this current academic year:

  • Meditations of the Heart (1953) by Howard Thurman (1899-1981)
  • Hildegard of Bingen: An Anthology, edited and introduced by Fiona Bowie and Oliver Davies
  • On the Apostolic Preaching by Irenaeus (130-202 AD)
  • Scotus for Dunces by Professor Mary Beth Ingham
  • A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor
  • Revelation by Flannery O’Connor
  • The Ladder of Divine Ascent (7th century) by John Climacus (6th–7th century)

 

Total Reading Days: 239

 

 

THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

For August 16

Begin Reading

 

For August 30

Reading Days: 12

 

September 7. REST (Labor Day USA)

 

For September 13

Reading Days: 11

 

For September 27

Reading Days: 12

 

For October 11

Reading Days: 12

 

For October 25

Reading Days: 12

 

For November 8

Reading Days: 12

 

For November 22

Reading Days: 12

 

For November 26-29. REST (Thanksgiving USA)

 

For December 6

Reading Days: 9

 

For December 20

Reading Days: 12

 

December 24-25. REST (Christmas)

 

December 31-January 1, 2027. REST (New Year)

 

For January 3

Reading Days: 8

 

For January 17

Reading Days: 12

 

For January 31

Reading Days: 12

 

February 10. REST (Ash Wednesday)

 

For February 21

Reading Days: 17

 

For March 7

Reading Days: 12

 

For March 21

Reading Days: 12

 

March 25-28. REST (Holy Triduum and Easter)

 

For April 4

Reading Days: 9

 

For April 18

Reading Days: 12

 

For May 2

Reading Days: 12

 

For May 16

Reading Days: 12

 

For May 23

Preparation Days: 6
Summations [Confirm]

 

Total Reading Days: 222 [Confirm]

 

 

To be continued …

 

Resources

Resources for the Systematic Theology Project

  • Schedule. Our schedule for the coming weeks and months.
  • Introduction. Join us in reading the greatest theological books of all time, a few pages per day.
  • Reading Pace. We read the greatest theological books of all time, but at a modest few pages per day.
  • Calendar. Our day-by-day calendar for the recent academic years.