History of Slavic Orthodox Churches

Course Information
TitleΙστορία Σλαβικών Εκκλησιών / History of Slavic Orthodox Churches
Code302
FacultyTheology
SchoolTheology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorAthanasios Athanasiadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID60000270

Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2023-2024)

Registered students: 64
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course325
Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600165148
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: -Describe basic aspects of the Slavic Churches history -Approach Slavic Orthodoxy in the Balkans during the Ottoman period -Analyze text content critically within the context of their historical relevance -Evaluate the historical, social, and cultural significance of the Slavic Churches
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The subject of the course is the study of the history of the Slavic Churches from Christianity to modern times. The thematic fields are analyzed: Initial cradle, the proto-language, migrations and final settlement of the Slavs. Early civilization and mythology. New Europe in the 9th c. Christian baptism. Establishment of the Churches of Bulgaria and Serbia. Roush's baptism. Slavo-German competition. The Byzantine mission in Moravia. Inclusion of Bulgarians, Russians and Serbs in the cultural sphere of influence of Byzantium. Church in the Slavic states of the Balkans, Russia, Kiev and Moscow until the 14th century. The Russian Patriarchate. Heresies and scisms in Central-Eastern Europe. Ecclesiastical fraternities of the people in Eastern Europe. Slavic Orthodoxy in the Balkans during the Ottoman Period. The Synodal Period of the Russian Church. Local Slavic Churches on their way to self-sufficiency or autonomy. Re-establishment of the Russian Patriarchate. The 20th century in the history of the Slavic Churches. The course is conducted with a combination of interpretive methods. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the history of the Slavic Churches of the Eurasian space, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Keywords
History, Slavs, Christianity
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6✓
Reading Assigment602.4✓✓
Written assigments230.9
Exams30.1
Total1255
Student Assessment
Description
written formative essay, oral or written final exams
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1α. Δημήτριος Β. Γόνης, Ιστορία των Ορθοδόξων Εκκλησιών Βουλγαρίας και Σερβίας, Αθήνα, εκδ. «Αρμός», 2001. 1β. Βλάσιος Φειδάς, Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία της Ρωσίας. 988-1988 (Από την ίδρυσή της μέχρι σήμερα), Αθήνα, εκδ. «Αποστολική Διακονία», 1997.
Last Update
14-10-2020