Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the intended learning objective is to get to know and to evaluate the students offer the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Slavic countries. In addition, students will increase knowledge of the cultural contribution of the Saints Cyril and Methodius to the Slavs to be able to better understand the current relationship Ecumenical Patriarchate and Slavic Churches but also to cultivate scientific thinking and judgment of the study of the various sources.
Course Content (Syllabus)
The interest of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Slavic churches.
The modules are structured as follows:
1. The missionary action of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on the Slavic peoples.
2. Emancipation in Autocephalous Churches.
3. Providing cultural elements.
4. Respect the people differences.
5. The offer and the teachings of saints Cyril and Methodius.
6. Mount Athos offer the Slavic churches.
7. Organization of monasticism.
8. Gregory of Sinai.
9. Nicodemus Tismana.
10.Yakinthos Kritikopoulos.
11.Mitropolitis Chariton
12. Neophytos of Rila
13.Simerini offer the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Δημ. Γόνη, Ιστορία των Εκκλησιών Σερβίας και Βουλγαρίας, Αθήνα 1999.
2. Ιωαν. Ταρνανίδη, Ιστορία της Σερβικής Εκκλησίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 1985.
3. Βλ. Φειδά, Η Εκκλησία της Ρωσίας, Αθήνα 1967.
4. Αθ. Αγγελοπούλου, Ο κόσμος της Ορθοδοξίας στα Βαλκάνια σήμερα, Θεσσαλονίκη 1992.
5. Μιχ. Γ. Τρίτου, Η Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία στα Βαλκάνια σήμερα, Κατερίνη 2003.