Church and contemporary world

Course Information
TitleΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ (ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ) / Church and contemporary world
CodeΥ407
FacultyTheology
SchoolSocial Theology and Christian Culture
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorAthanasios Gkikas
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600000543
Class Information
Academic Year2022 – 2023
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Class ID
600214942
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Τhere are no prerequisites
Learning Outcomes
–get into various aspects of theology in relation to ecclesiastical and social life –are skilled to be in dialogue with the society –can handle issues of evolution in the administrative, social and spiritual realm of the daily life of believers –face problematic situations in the context of social –improve the ability of counseling to various social groups
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 presence of the Church in the social becoming dictates a constant, fruitful and productive dialogue between the Church and the Society. The topics of this dialogue must cover the existential quests of the members of each society and at any given time. Also the management of the modern problems of the society in the context of Christian counseling requires a global knowledge variety of these issues requires a multidisciplinary approach of an interdisciplinary nature. The seminar character of this course is stated with the participation of different teachers in the teaching who develop sections concerning issues of practical Theology in the context of a meeting of ecclesiastical discourse with modern man. The sections of the course are as follows: Pastoral healing. Pastoral opinion of Saint Nikodimos the Athonite on his book «Συμβουλευτικόν Εγχειρίδιον»and the contemporary pastoral reality. Church and charismatic pastoral ministry. Dependencies: one approach. The use of chemicals. Ecological ethics. The dignity of man. Concept, content and evaluation in terms of Christian ethics. The Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church. The path to vision. The woman in public worship of God. Confession: the mystery of law and grace. The prominent status of parish priests as religious practitioners. The status of ΓΟΧ (Old Calendars) in the Greek state. Legal representation. Orthodoxy and International Relations. Family, multiculturalism and postmodernism.
Keywords
Pastoral care, pastora dialogue, canon law, ethics, socioogyl
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
Description
Power Point e–mails
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures261.0
Reading Assigment522.1✓✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities451.8✓
Exams30.1✓
Total1265.0
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams on the taught topics
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μιλτιάδης Βάντσος, Θεόδωρος Γιάγκου, Γεώργιος Γκαβαρδίνας, πρωτ. Αθανάσιος Γκίκας, Κωνσταντίνος Κωτσιόπουλος, Δημήτριος Νικολακάκης, Θεολογία και Σύγχρονος Κόσμος, εκδ. Μυγδονία, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2014
Last Update
08-03-2023