Political and religious developments in the modern and contemporary Slavic world

Course Information
TitleΠολιτικές και θρησκευτικές εξελίξεις στον νεότερο και σύγχρονο σλαβικό κόσμο. / Political and religious developments in the modern and contemporary Slavic world
CodeΒ3
FacultyTheology
SchoolTheology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorAthanasios Athanasiadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600026127

Programme of Study: SLAVIKOS KOSMOS, VALKANIA KAI ELLĪNISMOS: ISTORIA, PAIDEIA, POLITISMOS

Registered students: 51
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course2110

Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600271518
EPIChallenges
  • European Values
Type Of Offer
  • Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be familiar with the events that marked and shaped the modern political and ecclesiastical life of the Slavic world in the Balkans and Southeastern Europe, and will critically understand their significance in shaping it up to the present day.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In this course, students are informed about all the political and ecclesiastical developments of modern times, which shaped the modern and contemporary Slavic world. In particular, the political and religious movements of the modern era that contributed to the formation of the developments, which in turn shaped the Slavic world, are identified and their importance and contribution are evaluated.
Keywords
Political Developments, Religious Developments, Slavic World, European World, Contemporary Political Developments
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
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
Lectures39✓
Reading Assigment90✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities21✓
Written assigments100✓
Total250
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δημ. Γόνη, Ἱστορία τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων Ἐκκλησιῶν Βουλγαρίας καὶ Σερβίας, Ἀθήνα 2001(3η έκδοση). Βλ. Φειδᾶ , Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία τῆς Ρωσίας. Ἀπὸ τὴν ἱδρυσή της μέχρι σήμερα, Ἀθήνα 2005 (5η έκδοση). Αθ. Αθανασιάδη, Ιδεατά έθνη στα Βαλκάνια. Η εθνογένεση των μουσουλμάνων της Βοσνίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2016. Αθ. Αθανασιάδη, O εμφύλιος πόλεμος στη Γιουγκοσλαβία. Πτυχές της ιστορικής και θρησκευτικής του διάστασης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2008. Αθανασιάδης Αθανάσιος Θρησκεία και Πολιτική στα Βαλκάνια εκδ Αφοι Κυριακίδη Θεσσαλονίκη 2025
Additional bibliography for study
Ι. Ταρνανίδη, Ἱστορία τῆς Σερβικῆς Ἐκκλησίας. Πανεπιστημιακὲς παραδόσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη 1986 (2η έκδοση). Ι. Ταρνανίδη, Ιστορία των Σλαβικών Ορθοδόξων Εκκλησιών, τόμ. Α΄, Ιστορία της Βουλγαρικής Εκκλησίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005 (2η έκδοση). Ι. Ταρνανίδη, Θεωρία και πράξη στην ιστορική εξέλιξη του αυτοκεφάλου των Σλαβικών Εκκλησιών, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006. Δημ. Γόνη, Ἱστορία τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων Ἐκκλησιῶν Βουλγαρίας καὶ Σερβίας, Ἀθήνα 2001(3η έκδοση).
Last Update
21-10-2025