Issues of monastic theology and spirituality of Mount Athos from its foundation untill today
| Title | Ζητήματα της μοναστικής θεολογίας και πνευματικότητας του Αγίου Όρους από την ίδρυσή του μέχρι σήμερα / Issues of monastic theology and spirituality of Mount Athos from its foundation untill today |
| Code | ΘΑΟ02 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Symeon Paschalidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015063 |
Programme of Study: Studies in History, Spirituality, Art and Musical Tradition of Mount Athos
Registered students: 29
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History and Art of Mount Athos | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Theology and Spiritual life of Mount Athos | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Musical Tradition and the Art of Singing of Mount Athos | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600282094
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600282094
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11532
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course presents individual aspects of the monastic theology and spirituality of Mount Athos from its early communal history to the present day, through the thorough study and examination of the relevant sources, the monastic libraries and the spiritual movements that appeared on Mount Athos during its more than a millennial historical course.
1. Forms of monastic life in Byzantine Athos. Their theological and spiritual context
2. The salvation of the "whole" man in the monastic tradition
3. Mount Athos as a "communion of deification"
4. The hagiographic production in Mount Athos during the Middle and Late Byzantine period
5. The Byzantine Hesychasm and Hesychastic life on Mount Athos
6. Spiritual and theological ferment on Mount Athos during the first centuries of Ottoman rule
7. "Logos from Mount Athos". A public Lecture by an Athonite Abbot or Elder given in the context of the academic events of the present MSc
8. The Philokalic Renaissance and the theological disputes on Mount Athos during the 18th and 19th centuries (On sacred funerary services and frequent divine communion)
9. The Athonite Encyclopaedism (Athonite scholars and the relevant works)
10. The theological teachings of the Athonite Elders between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
11. Mount Athos and its pastoral contribution to the spiritual work of the Orthodox Church during the twentieth century
12. Spiritual mutual concessions - pilgrimage tourism on Mount Athos
13. Presentation and examination of postgraduate students' work
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
Description
Use of ppt presentations during the lectures
Use of special electronic equipment for hybrid teaching
Use of electronic teaching platform elearning.auth.gr
Use of communication with the students via email
Use of quizzes with multiple choice questions from the elearning.auth.gr platform
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Seminars | 30 | 1.2 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 120 | 4.8 | |||
| Written assigments | 59 | 2.4 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 250 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Bιβλιογραφία για τις εργασίες σας μπορεί να συγκεντρωθεί είτε από την ψηφιακή βιβλιοθήκη Athoslibrary.blogspot.com και την Αθωνική Ψηφιακή Κιβωτό, είτε από τις ψηφιακές πλατφόρμες γκρίζας βιβλιογραφίας και ηλεκτρονικών περιοδικών (από το AΠΘ, το ΕΚΤ και άλλες επιστ. σελίδες), καθώς και από το Academia.edu.
Last Update
16-07-2025
