From homily to hymn: The homiletic character of the Funeral Service (III)
| Title | Από την ομιλία στον ύμνο: ο ομιλητικός χαρακτήρας της νεκρώσιμης ακολουθίας (ΙΙΙ) / From homily to hymn: The homiletic character of the Funeral Service (III) |
| Code | 5117 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Theology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitra Koukoura |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60005466 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600052895
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600052895
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students upon successful completion of the course, are able to:
- distinguish the shift of prose to poetry through the use of figures of speech
- understand the use of liturgical hymns for dissemination of Christian teaching
- comprehend the aesthetic and pastoral outcome of the funeral service.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Christian Homily consists a particular literary genre which was influenced by the laudatory (encomiastic) rhetorical speech. Hymns are the next step, when prose shifts to poetry by means of rhythm, intonation of the sentences and specific figures of speech.The purpose of the course is for the students to study the funeral service, to identify the homiletic features of the content and the poetic elements which invent its biblical and dogmatic teaching.
Keywords
Homily, rhetorics, theology, funeral service
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Audio
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 156 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 78 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 260 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students’ participation in classroom (discussion, asking questions, formulating comments,
giving information) is usually used as an important indicator of the interest of the student and is auxiliary to the final assessment, which is based on a written essay.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ανδρέου Θεοδώρου "Άμωμοι εν οδώ αλληλούια" Εκδόσεις Αποστολικής Διακονίας, Αθήνα 1990
Πρωτοπρ. Αλκιβιάδη Κ. Καλύβα, Η Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα και το Πάσχα στην Ελληνορθόδοξη Εκκλησία, Εκδ. Πουρναράς, ISBN 960-242-170-3, 1999.
Δήμητρας Κούκουρα, Ρητορική και Εκκλησιαστική ρητορική, εκδ. Πουρναρά, Θεσσαλονίκη 2003
Last Update
12-09-2016
