Canon Law. Church-State relations A

Course Information
TitleΚΑΝΟΝΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ. ΣΧΕΣΕΙΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ Α΄. / Canon Law. Church-State relations A
CodeΔΙ17
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorDimitrios Nikolakakis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID60005141
Class Information
Academic Year2016 – 2017
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600054387
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
  • German (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
On the completion of this module students will : 1. have understood the main features, principles and rules of the domestic law of the Orthodox Church. 2. have understood the framework of national and international protection of Religious Freedom. 3. be able to understand the historical development of State and Church relations. 4. have understood the structure and synthesis of the Orthodox Church. 5. be able to write an essay about a topic discussed in class, with the approval of the course director.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Advanced courses on the domestic law of Orthodox Church. The historical development of Church and State relations. Advanced courses on the study of the right of Religious Freedom. The structure of the Orthodox Church. Members of the Orthodox Church (clergymen, laity, monks). 1RST WEEK : ECCLESIASTICAL LAW AND ITS SOURCES. 2ND WEEK : STATE AND CHURCH RELATIONS DURING ROMAN AND BYZANTINE ERA. 3RD WEEK: STATE AND CHURCH RELATIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF INDEPENDENCE. 4TH WEEK: STATE AND CHURCH RELATIONS IN THE WEST 5TH WEEK : FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS CONSCIENCE 6TH WEEK: FREEDOM OF WORSHIP 7TH WEEK: LIMITATIONS TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 8TH WEEK : MEASURES OF THE STATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF RELIGIONS 9TH WEEK : THE LEGAL POSITION OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN GREECE 10TH WEEK : THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH. 11TH WEEK: THE CONDITIONS AND THE PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING AUTOCEPHALY OR AUTONOMY TO LOCAL CHURCHES 12TH WEEK: THE AUTOCEPHALOUS AND THE AUTONOMOUS CHURCHES 13TH WEEK : THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH (CLERGYMEN, LAITY, MONKS)
Keywords
Ecclesiastical law, Canon Law, State and Church Relations, Religious Freedom, Autocephalous Churches, Autonomous Churches, Orthodox Church of Greece, Clergymen, Laity, Monks
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures✓✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities✓✓
Total
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
31-10-2014