SYMBOLIC THEOLOGY – ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT – INTER-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS

Course Information
TitleΣΥΜΒΟΛΙΚΗ – ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΗ ΚΙΝΗΣΗ – ΔΙΑΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΙΚΕΣ ΣΧΕΣΕΙΣ / SYMBOLIC THEOLOGY – ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT – INTER-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS
CodeΥΕ18
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorStylianos Charalampidis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID60005094

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Pastoral and Social Theology (2013-today)

Registered students: 99
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreElective Courses belonging to the selected specializationWinter-4

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600126163
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 (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Task of the course is to reveal the ecumenical character of the orthodox doctrine, in relating this with the the theological thought deriving from the constructive meeting of the Orthodox Church with the other Churches and Christian Denominations.
General Competences
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Outline of Lectures (Syllabus): 1) General introduction. Presentation of the general problematic and the thematic entities. General bibliography. 2) East and West. Unity and split. Theological presuppositions for the distinction of the ancient and one Church. The Schism of the year 1054. 3) Beginnins and the first organisation of Protestantism. 4) Reformation’s relations to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. 5) Doctrinal differences between the Orthodox Church and the other Christian Denominations A´ (Divine Revelation). 6) Doctrinal differences between the Orthodox Church and the other Christian Denominations Β´ (Theology, Filioque). 7) Doctrinal differences between the Orthodox Church and the other Christian Denominations C´ (Anthropology, Original Sin). 8) Doctrinal differences between the Orthodox Church and the other Christian Denominations D´ (Christology, Ecclesiology). 9) Doctrinal differences between the Orthodox Church and the other Christian Denominations Ε´ (Sacraments, Worship, Eschatology). 10) The Dialogue of the Orthodox Church with the Roman Catholic. 11) The Dialogue of the Orthodox Church with the Churches of Reformation. 12) The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ecumenical Movement. 13) Relations between the Local Orthodox Churches.
Keywords
Ecumenical Movement, Revelation, Tradition, Roman Catholic Church, Protestantism, Sacraments, World Council of Churches, Inter-Orthodox Affairs
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6
Reading Assigment210.8
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities200.8
Written assigments200.8
Total1004
Student Assessment
Description
Planning of work (20%) and written examination (80%). Participation in class is counted positively.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ν. ΜΑΤΣΟΥΚΑ, Οικουμενική Κίνηση (Ιστορία-Θεολογία), εκδ. Δ. Κυριακίδη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2017.
Additional bibliography for study
-Ν. ΜΑΤΣΟΥΚΑ, Οικουμενική Θεολογία, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006. -Β. ΣΤΑΥΡΙΔΗ, Ιστορία της Οικουμενικής Κινήσεως, Θεσσαλονίκη 1984. -Ε. ΒΑΡΕΛΑ, Διορθόδοξοι και οικουμενικαί σχέσεις του Πατριαρχείου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως κατά τον Κ´ αιώνα, Θεσσαλονίκη 1994.
Last Update
04-03-2020