Church-State Relations Issues (from a Historical Perspective).

Course Information
TitleΘέματα σχέσεων Εκκλησίας - Πολιτείας (ιστορική θεώρηση). / Church-State Relations Issues (from a Historical Perspective).
CodeΙΕ42
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorPanagiotis Tzoumerkas
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600015745

Programme of Study: Orthodox Theology and Christian Culture

Registered students: 18
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Biblical, Patriarchal, Hagiological and Religious StudiesElective Courses belonging to the selected specialization3210
History, Doctrine, Philosophy and ArcheologyCompulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course)3210
Applied TheologyElective Courses belonging to the selected specialization3210

Class Information
Academic Year2021 – 2022
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600192235
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)
  • Italian (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be informed about the relationship between Church and State in Byzantium and Greece and will be aware of their impact on the religious and social life of believers.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Presentation of the historical framework of relations between Church and State in Byzantium 2. Presentation of the historical framework of relations between Church and State in the West 3. Church-State relations in the age of emperor Constantine the Great 4. Church-State relations in the age of emperor of Emperor Justinian 5. Church-State relations in the age of emperor Justinian II 6. Church-State relations in the age of emperor Basil I 7. Great Fotius and the emperors Basil I and Leo VI. 8. The relations of the East and West Churches during the 9th century 9. Church-State relations in the age of emperor Basil II 10. The schism of 1054 11. The position of the Ecumenical Patriarchate during the Ottoman period 12. Relations between Church and State in the Modern Greek State (19th c.) 13. Relations between Church and State in the Modern Greek State (20th-21th c.)
Keywords
Church, Ecumenical Patriarchate, East, West, Emperors, Charter Maps
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Audio
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
Courses take place using PowerPoint.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Seminars39
Reading Assigment100
Tutorial3
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities13
Project15
Written assigments80
Total250
Student Assessment
Description
Planning of work (60%) and oral examination (40%). Participation in class is counted positively.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Χριστοφιλοπούλου Αικ., Βυζαντινής Ιστορία, τομ. Α, Β1, β2, εκδ, Βάνιας, Θεσσαλονίκη 1996-1998. 2. G. Dagron, Η γέννηση μιας πρωτεύουσας: Η Κωνσταντινούπολη και οι θεσμοί της από το 330 ως το 451, εκδ. Μορφωτικό Ίδρυμα Εθνικής Τραπέζης, Αθήνα 2000. 3. Γεννάδιος μητροπολίτης Ηλιουπόλεως και Θείρων, Ιστορία του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου, τ. 1, εκδ. Κυριακίδης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2001. 4. Καραγιαννόπουλος Ιω., Ιστορία Βυζαντινού Κράτους, τομ. Α-Γ, εκδ. Βάνιας, Θεσσαλονίκη 1993-1999 5. Καραγιαννόπουλος Ιω., Πηγαί της Βυζαντινής Ιστορίας, εκδ. Πουρναράς, Θεσσαλονίκη 1987. 6. Κονιδάρης Γεράσιμος, Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία της Ελλάδος, Αθήνα -εκδ. Γρηγόρη-2011. 7. MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, London 2010. 8. Mango C., Βυζάντιο: Η αυτοκρατορία της νέας Ρώμης, εκδ. Μορφωτικό Ίδρυμα Εθνικής Τραπέζης, Αθήνα 1988. 9. Μάξιμος μητρ. Σάρδεων, Το Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον εν τη Ορθοδόξω Εκκλησία, εκδ. Πατριαρχικού Ιδρύματος Πατερικών Μελετών, Θεσσαλονίκη 1972. 10. Norwich J.J., Σύντομη Ιστορία του Βυζαντίου, εκδ. Γκοβόστη, Αθήνα 1999. 11. Ostrogorsky G., Ιστορία του βυζαντινού κράτους, εκδ. Σ. Δ. Βασιλόπουλος Σ. Δ., τ. 1-3, Αθήνα 2001. 12. Πατούρα-Σπανού, Σοφία Χριστιανισμός και Παγκοσμιότητα στο πρώιμο Βυζάντιο. Από τη θεωρία στην Πράξη, εκδ. Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών, Αθήνα 2008. 13. Σταυρίδης Βασίλειος, Ιστορία του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου (1453-σήμερον), τ. 1 και 2, εκδ. Κυριακίδης, Θεσσαλονίκη 1999 και 2004. 14. Στράγκας Θεόκλητος, Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος ιστορία εκ πηγών αψευδών τ,. 1-7, Θεσσαλονίκη-εκδ. Πουρναρά-2001. 14. Φειδάς Βλάσιος, Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία, τ. Α-Γ, Αθήνα 2002-2104.
Last Update
13-02-2020