Ecclesiastical Law
| Title | Εκκλησιαστικό Δίκαιο / Ecclesiastical Law |
| Code | ΥΕ29 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Nikolakakis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018243 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600149501
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Class Schedule
| Building | Θεολογική |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Δ (94) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 09:00 έως 12:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600149501
- At the Website of the School: https://www.past.auth.gr/el/node/545
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13371
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module the students will be able to :
1. describe and analyze the sources of ecclesiastical law
2. describe and analyze the domestic law of Orthodox Church
3. describe the State relations with :
a. religious communities in general
b. the Orthodox Church of Greece
4. describe and analyze specific matters of the Law of the Orthodox Church
of Greece. Special discussion is undertaken concerning her statutory legislation in Greek
territory.
5. describe and analyze the particular ecclesiastical regimes in Greek territory, i.e. provinces
of Ecumenical Throne, Mount Athos, semi-Autonomous Church of Crete, Dodecanese.
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)
This module introduces and examines the study of the Law of the Orthodox Church and
the relations between the State and religious communities in general. It examines also
how religious groups organize themselves within the State legal framework. The study
of the right of Religious Freedom is also part of the course. The Law of the Orthodox
Church of Greece and the particular ecclesiastical regimes in Greek territory, i.e. the
Church of Crete, Mount Athos (Agion Oros) and the ecclesiastical provinces of the Dodecanese,
are also examined.
1RST WEEK : DEFINITIONS, SOURCES AND PURPOSE OF ECCLESIASTICAL LAW
2ND WEEK: THE RIGHT OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
3RD WEEK: THE CONDITIONS AND THE PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING INDEPENDENCE
TO LOCAL CHURCHES. ECCLESIASTICAL AUTOCEPHALY AND AUTONOMY.
4TH WEEK : THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH (CLERGYMEN, LAITY, MONKS)
5TH WEEK : CENTRAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH OF GREECE
6TH WEEK : PERIPHERAL ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH OF GREECE
7TH WEEK : THE MINISTRY OF THE PRIESTS (SANCTIFYING, TEACHING, GOVERNING)
8TH WEEK : THE SPECIAL LEGAL TREATMENT OF THE CLERGYMEN AND THE MONKS
9TH WEEK : ECCLESIASTICAL OFFENCES-ECCLESIASTICAL PUNISHMENTS
10TH WEEK : ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS –ECCLESIASTICAL PROCEDURE LAW
11TH WEEK : THE LEGAL AND CANONICAL STATUS OF ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE
IN GREEK TERRITORY
12TH WEEK : THE PARTICULAR ECCLESIASTICAL REGIMES OF MOUNT ATHOS, OF THE
CHURCH OF CRETE AND OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCES OF
DODECANESE
13TH WEEK : THE ORTHODOX DIASPORA
Keywords
Ecclesiastical Law, Canon Law, State and Church Relations, Religious Freedom, Greek Orthodox Church, Ecumenical Partiarchate, Mount Athos.
Educational Material Types
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- 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
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 31 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Study, Analysis and Elaboration of the Sources | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ι. Κονιδάρη (σε συνεργασία με Β.Κ. Μάρκου), Εγχειρίδιο εκκλησιαστικού δικαίου , εκδ.
Σάκκουλα Α.Ε., Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη 2016.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Θ. Γιάγκου-Γ. Πουλή, Πηγές του εκκλησιαστικού Ποινικού δικαίου, Θεσσαλονίκη 2007.
2. Ν. Μίλας, Το εκκλησιαστικόν δίκαιον της Ορθοδόξου Ανατολικής Εκκλησίας, (μετ. Μ.
Αποστολόπουλου), Αθήναι 1906.
3. Π. Μπούμη, Κανονικό Δίκαιο, Αθήνα 1991.
4. Π. Παναγιωτάκου, Σύστημα του εκκλησιαστικού δικαίου κατά την εν Ελλάδι ισχύν αυ-
τού, τ. Γ΄-Δ΄, εν Αθήναις 1962-1957 (ανατ. Θεσσαλονίκη 1999).
5. Κ. Ράλλη, Ποινικόν Δίκαιον της Ορθοδόξου ανατολικής Εκκλησίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 1998.
6. Grigorios Papathomas, L’ Église de Grèce dans l’ Europe unie, εκδ. Επέκταση, Κατερί-
νη 1998.
7. Του αυτού, Le Patriarcat oecuménique de Constantinople (y compris la Politeia monastique
du Mont Athos) dans l’ Europe unie , Κατερίνη 1998.
8. Σπ. Τρωϊάνου-Γ.Πουλή, Εκκλησιαστικό δίκαιο , εκδ. Αντώνιος Ν. Σάκκουλας, Αθήνα-
Κομοτηνή 2003.
9. G. ROBBERS, State and Church in the European Union, Baden-Baden 2005.
10. Ι. Κονιδάρη (με τη συνεργασία Γ.Ι. Ανδρουτσόπουλου), Ιδιαίτερα εκκλησιαστικά κα-
θεστώτα στην ελληνική επικράτεια, Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη 2017.
Last Update
02-11-2020
