THEOLOGY, NATURAL SCIENCES, AND ENVIRONMENT (SEMINAR)
| Title | ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΦΥΣΙΚΕΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ (ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ) / THEOLOGY, NATURAL SCIENCES, AND ENVIRONMENT (SEMINAR) |
| Code | ΥΕ11 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Aikaterini Tsalampouni |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60005086 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600214909
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Class Schedule
| Building | Θεολογική |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Α ΜΙΚΡΗ (95) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 15:00 έως 18:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- General Knowledge
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600214909
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=4623
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
(a) make use of their knowledge in theology in the discussion of current issues and theories that are related to the creation of the world and to the relation of the humans to the nature
(b) engage themselves in a dialogue with natural sciences regarding ecology
(c) discern the epistemological boundaries of natural sciences and the potential of theology
(d) trace and describe the dialogue between Theology and natural sciences as it developed itself from Byzantium to modern times
(e) to manage in the international Fora ecology issues from the standpoint of theology in collaboration with science
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course aims to develop an interdisciplinary dialogue between Orthodox Theology and the sciences, especially natural sciences and ecology. Every year a specific topic is discussed from the perspective of various sciences so that students get a clear picture of this topic. Thus, they receive the relevant information directly from experts in order to form an informed opinion.
The topic of this year's course (2022-23) is the relationship between religion and science. It is a relationship that has gone through various stages to reach today. The struggles of humankind with the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need to redefine the limits of both science and religion. The aim, therefore, of this year’s course is to approach this relationship from different angles in order to identify the points of conflict, as well as the similarities of these very important aspects of human life. During the lectures, that will be presented by specialists, students will have the chance to familiarize themselves with the details of this relationship, discover the moments of conflict, seek the reasons behind it, and answer questions that arise regarding the limits between science and religion.
Course structure:
1. Introduction
2. History of science.
3. Cosmology and Creation.
4. The Church Fathers and the sciences
5. Science and the Christian Church through time.
6. Academic Theology and Science.
7. Pastoral care and its relation to sciences
8. Women in science and religion.
9. Humans and the natural environment in Christian theology.
10. How can environmental science be applied within a parish.
11. Environmental sciences in education.
12. Case study - discussion.
13. Quiz - conclusions.
Keywords
Theology, Theology and Science, Physics, Biology, Ecology.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
(1) Use of the e-platform of Elearning
(2) Communication through e-mailing and electronical submission of assignments
(3) Use of computer programmes (e.g. Microsoft Power Point) in the teaching process
(4) Completing quizzes online
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 34 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 15 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 27 | 1.1 | |||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The course is assessed by written exams (70% of the final grade). During the semester (usually during the last class), students are asked to complete an online quiz (10% of the final grade). Finally, students are required to submit one essay up to a week before the final exams (20% of the final grade).
It is noted that for the students to receive a 'pass' final grade, it is necessary to achieve a score of 5 or more on the final exam, regardless of the scores of their essay and quiz.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1.Β. ΤΣΙΓΚΟΣ, Άνθρωπος, ο εν μικρώ μέγας, Εκδ. Έννοια, Αθήνα 2019.
Additional bibliography for study
I.Λ. ΓΑΛΑΝΗΣ, Άνθρωπος και κτίση στη βιβλική παράδοση (ΒΒ 44), Πουρναράς, Θεσσαλονίκη 2009
Κ.Ι. ΖΑΧΟΣ, Η Χαμένη Οικειότητα: η Οικολογική Κρίση υπό το Φως του Αγίου Μαξίμου του Ομολογητή, Τerra incognita, Λάρισα 1998
ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ Δ. ΖΗΖΙΟΥΛΑΣ, Η κτίσις ως ευχαριστία. Θεολογική προσέγγιση στο πρόβλημα της Οικολογίας, Ακρίτας, Αθήνα 1992
Κ. ΖΟΡΜΠΑΣ, Εκκλησία και φυσικό περιβάλλον, Τέρτιος, Κατερίνη 1998
Α. ΚΕΣΕΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, A. Άνθρωπος και φυσικό περιβάλλον: σπουδή στον Άγιο Συμεών τον Νέο Θεολόγο. Αθήνα: Δόμος 1989
Γ. ΜΑΝΤΖΑΡΙΔΗΣ, Η εμπειρική θεολογία στην οικολογία και την πολιτική, Πουρναράς, Θεσσαλονίκη 1994
Η. ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΥ, Θεολογική Οικολογία: Θεωρία και Πράξη, Μαυρομμάτη, Αθήνα 1994
ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΣ WARE, Οικολογική κρίση και ελπίδα. Ορθοδοξία και Οικολογία 1. Μετάφρ. Π. Τσαλίκη-Κιοσόγλου κ.ά., Ακρίτας, Αθήνα 2008
GEORGE L. CLARKE, Elements of ECOLOGY, JOHN WILEY & SONS: New York 1954.
ANNA BRAMWELL, ECOLOGY IN THE 20TH CENTURY A HISTORY, Yale University Press New Haven and London 1989.
DAVID W. ORR, The Nature of Design, Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention, Oxford (Univ. Press) 2002.
LAWRENCE B. SLOBODKIN, A Citizen's Guide to Ecology, Oxford (Univ. Press) 2003.
Laura Marie Hartman, An Ethics of Consumption: Christianity, Economy, and Ecology, University of Virginia May, 2008.
THOMAS N. SHERRATT - DAVID M. WILKINSON, Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution, Oxford (Univ. Press) 2009.
SCIENCE:
PETER HARRISON, THE FALL OF MAN AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE, Cambridge University Press 2007.
DAVID SÉNÉCHAL, HISTOIRE DES SCIENCES, Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté des Sciences, Décembre 2004.
DEREK TURNER, Making Prehistory. Historical Science and the Scientific Realism Debate, Cambridge University Press 2007.
SAMIR OKASHA, Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford (Univ. Press) 2002.
JOHN LOSEE, A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Oxford (Univ. Press) 1972, 2001.
STEPHEN GAUKROGER, The Emergence of a Scientific Culture. Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1210–1685, CLARENDON PRESS - OXFORD 2006.
PAUL WALDAU - KIMBERLEY PATTON, A Communion of Subjects: Animals in Religion, Science, and Ethics, Columbia University Press 2006.
THOMAS DIXON, GEOFFREY CANTOR - STEPHEN PUMFREY, SCIENCE AND RELIGION. New Historical Perspectives, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2010.
NICHOLAS SAUNDERS, DIVINE ACTION AND MODERN SCIENCE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2002.
SALMON - EARMAN - GLYMOUR - LENNOX - MACHAMER MCGUIRE - NORTON - SALMON – SCHAFFNER, Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία της Επιστήμης, ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΕΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ ΗΡΑΚΛEIO 2001.
IAN HACKING, ΑΝΑΠΑΡΙΣΤΩΝΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ.
Εισαγωγικά Θέματα στη Φιλοσοφία της Φυσικής Επιστήμης, ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΕΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Ε.Μ.Π. ΑΘΗΝΑ 2002.
Γ. ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΙΔΗΣ – Δ. ΔΙΑΛΕΤΗΣ _ Γ. ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ – Κ. ΓΑΒΟΓΛΟΥ, Οι Επιστήμες στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα, στο Βυζάντιο και στο Νεότερο Ελληνισμό, ΕΑΠ, Αθήνα 2001.
Δ. ΦΡΑΓΚΑΤΖΗ, Η συμβολή των Εκκλησιαστικών Πατέρων Μεγάλου Βασιλείου και Αγίου Γρηγορίου Νύσσης στο Διάλογο Φιλοσοφίας, Θεολογίας και Επιστήμης, (μετ. εργασία) ΑΠΘ, 2008.
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