Christian literature and Theology of the period after the Fall of Byzantium

Specific Foundation / Core

The purpose of this unit is to enable students to acquire knowledge of the Greek theological literature of the post-byzantine and the modern ecclesiastical period, based on the sources so that they will be able to become acquainted with the personalities of the Fathers and Ecclesiastical writers in question, who shaped the theological thinking up to the above period, to process and understand the theological principles in the vernacular theological texts

Familiarity with the Ecclesiastical literature of the post-byzantine period until today. The course aims at consolidating the life, work and teaching of the Fathers and Ecclesiastical writers of the period after the Fall. (from 1453 and on). The scope of the course is the life, the writings and the teaching of the Fathers and the Ecclesiastical writers who acted in the years after the Fall of Constantinople up to today. The relevant historical, philological and mainly theological issues are encountered, opening up to new perspectives and important reviews for research. A thorough analysis and anatomy of the Fathers’ and Ecclesiastical writers’ thinking is attempted. Under this thinking, the theological thinking was developed and evolved, in comparison to the preceding Fathers and Ecclesiastical writers. 1. “Επόμενοι τοις θείοις Πατράσι’’. Introduction to the Christian Literature from 1453 up to today. 2. Similarities and differences of the Christian Literature in the Turkish rule period in comparison with the history of the post – byzantine theology. 3. The impact of the teaching of the preceding Fathers and of St Gregorius Palamas, in the Post-byzantine theology. 4. The development of the Christian Literature of reform, anti- reform, piety, and enlightenment. Representatives of the Protestant Theology (life – work – teaching). 5. Representatives of the Roman Catholic Theology (life – work – teaching). 6. Representatives of piety. Theology of the years of enlightenment. 7. Greek Theology. Dogmatists of the 16th century. (life – work – teaching). Enotikoi (life – work – teaching). 8. The struggle of Confessions (1590 – 1752). Writers of the Confessions (life – work – teaching). Apostles of the Nations (life- work – teaching). 9. The Theologians from seat of the 17th century (life – work – teaching). Orthologistes 16th – 19th century. (life – work – teaching). Monks of Athos (life – work – teaching). 10. Greek Theology of the 19th century. 11. Interpretation of the Fathers’ works in Turkish rule period. 12. Interpretation of the Fathers’ works in the Turkish rule period. 13. Recap – Conclusions – Perspectives.

Theology, Literature, Ottoman Occupation, Conflict, Orthodox Tradition, Reformation, Anti-Reformation, Enlightenment, Athonite Fathers, Equal-to-the –disciples Fathers of the Nation, Kollyvades Fathers, Pachomy, Rousanos, meletios Pegas, Gabriel Seviros, Jeremia II, Nectarios of Jerusalem, Dositheos of Jerusalem, Eugenios Voulgaris, Nicodemus the Athonite, Scordylios, Nectarios Terpos.

31-10-2015