What's Included:
This online course introduces students to the key themes of the 129 Wednesday audience addresses that comprise John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Particular attention will be paid to the imago Dei, fall and redemption, Christian ethics and ethos, freedom and person, gender and vocation. Students will be encouraged to journey from “head to heart” in applying the theological concepts they learn to their own lives and relationships.
How Does the Online Course Work?
Access to Course
Registrants for this online TOB 1 course, will receive access to a filmed version of our in-person 5-day TOB 1 course and a digital course workbook from April 7 - 18, 2025. Registrants should plan to watch approximately three hours of material per day to complete the course in the given timeframe.
Course Set Up
The videos are from a previously recorded in-person TOB1. You can watch them on your own schedule, but we suggest committing 3 hours per day in order to get through all of the material. You will not have access to the videos beyond the end date of the course.
Resources and Direction
Each video session is complete with the resources used in the course, as well as directions for helping to make this online course, not only intellectually stimulating, but also spiritually fruitful.
Live Group Q&A Sessions
There will be live group Q&A sessions provided during that two-week period for all students who wish to participate. Details about dates and times of the sessions will be provided in an email you will receive after registering. Christopher West, Bill Donaghy, or Jen Settle will host the live sessions. These group sessions will be recorded for those students who cannot make the designated times and will be accessible through the online course portal.
Steps to Certification Program
Full participation in this course counts towards Certification and the Master’s Degree Programs. Students who wish to attend another course with TOBI or enter into the TOBI Certification Program, must watch all of the videos and complete a multiple choice exam at the end of the course. A passing grade of 80% is required for the exam.
Meet Your Instructor
Christopher West, Th.D.
Christopher West, Th.D., serves as President and Senior Lecturer for the Theology of the Body Institute near Philadelphia. His global lecturing, best-selling books and multiple audio and video programs have made him one of the world’s most recognized teachers of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. His work has been featured in The New York Times, on ABC News, MSNBC, Fox News, and countless Catholic and Evangelical media outlets.
*We understand that some people would like to have their place of work or some other entity pay part or all of their registration fees. If this is you, please use the "Pay Later" button to register for the course. Included in the email with information about the course (see ** below), you will find a payment link and instructions that you can share with the person making the payment for you.
**If you do not receive the email with information about the course (different from the receipt) on the day you register, please reach out to Hannah Shafer at hannah@tobinstitute.org.
***Register and pay before March 24, 2025, and students living within the continental US and Canada will receive a hard copy of the TOB I: Head and Heart Immersion workbook. All students will have access to a downloadable digital workbook within the course.
****Please register with an email address that is unique to you, and please make sure to use that email address for any future registrations with us. This will help us to maintain accuracy of your course completion information.
