Contemporary Christian Sects A
| Title | ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΩΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΙΚΩΝ ΑΙΡΕΣΕΩΝ Α΄. / Contemporary Christian Sects A |
| Code | ΔΘ33 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Vasileios Georgopoulos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60005113 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600054362
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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/1/600054362
- At the Website of the School:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Delimitation of the differences with the Orthodox dogmatic teachings and refutation of the heretic teachings
General Competences
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
A. Latest Non-Trinitarian heresies and their doctrines. Teaching and refutation on the basis of tradition and doctrines of the Orthodox Church.
The course is organized in the following thirteen thematic areas:
i. The Antitrinitarian doctrines in the years of Reformation.
ii. The Antitrinitarian Socinian doctrines.
iii. The Antitrinitarian doctrines of Unitarianism
iv. The Antitrinitarian doctrines according to the Jehova’s Witnesses(I)
v. The Antitrinitarian doctrines according to the Jehova’s Witnesses(II)
vi. The doctrines of Oneness Pentecostalism
vii. The Antitrinitarian doctrines of the Mormons(I)
viii. The Antitrinitarian doctrines of the Mormons(II)
ix. The doctrines of Christian Science.
x. Little Antitrinitarian movements in Europe.
xi. Little Antitrinitarian movements in U.S.A.
xii. Antitrinitarian movements in Greece.
xiii. Criticism on the latest Antitrinitarian doctrines in light of the Orthodox doctrine
Keywords
Antitrinitarian doctrines
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1)C.Andresen- M.Ritter(Hrsg),Handbuch der Dognen und Theologiegeschichte, Band 3,Goetingen 1998.
2)Πρωτ. Αντ. Αλεβιζόπουλου, Εγχειρίδιο Αιρέσεων και Παραχριστιανικών ομάδων, εκδ. Διάλογος - ΠΕΓ, Αθήνα 1994 3
3) Σπυρ. Τσιτσίγκου, Προθεωρία στην ψυχολογία της αίρεσης, Αθήνα 2010
4) Antony Hoekema, The Four Major Cults, The Paternoster Press, Grand Rapids 1963
5) Gordon Melton, Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America, Revised and Updaten Edition, Carland Publishing, Inc. New York & London 1992
6) James R. Lewis, Cults in America, Contemporary World Issues, USA 1998
7) R. Hempelmann u.a. (Hrsg) Panorama der neuen Religiosität, Gütersloh 20052
8) H. Krech - M. Kleininger (Hrsg), Handbuch Religiöse Gemeinschaftern und Weltanschauungen, Gütersloh 20066
9) H. Baer - H. Gasper - J. Müller - J. Sinabell (Hrsg), Lexikon neureligiöser Gruppen Szenen und Weltanschauungen, Herder, Freiburg - Basel - Wien 2005
Last Update
05-11-2015
