Orthodox Church and Liberation Struggles of Hellenism
| Title | Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία και Απελευθερωτικοί Αγώνες του Ελληνισμού / Orthodox Church and Liberation Struggles of Hellenism |
| Code | 2292 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Theology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Papazis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024762 |
Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2023-2024)
Registered students: 15
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter | - | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600285902
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600285902
- At the Website of the School: https://theo.auth.gr/οδηγός-σπουδών-ππσ/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Familiarize themselves with systematic scientific methodology,
- Initiate themselves into research in the field of ecclesiastical history,
- Engage with the major milestones in the history of the Church,
- Understand in depth, through sources that are not widely known, the contribution of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as a central factor in spiritual, social, and cultural life,
- Recognize the overall contribution of the Church (clergy and laity) to the liberation struggles of Hellenism.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- 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 examines the contribution of the Orthodox Church during five centuries of Greek subjugation and the efforts to shake off Ottoman rule (15th-20th centuries). Specifically, it explores key figures from the Church and Hellenism, the contribution of monasteries and metropolises to the liberation struggles, based on archival evidence. -- Introduction -- The five centuries of Greek subjugation and the struggles to overthrow Ottoman rule (15th-20th centuries) -- Figures of the Church and Hellenism. Part A: Metropolitan of Larissa, Dionysios Philosopher -- Figures of the Church and Hellenism. Part B, Section 1: Metropolitans of Thessaloniki before 1821 -- Figures of the Church and Hellenism. Part B, Section 2: Metropolitans of Thessaloniki after 1821 -- Metropolitan Apostolos Christodoulou: Teacher - Bishop - Patriot (1906 -†1917) -- The contribution of monasteries to the liberation struggle. Part A: The Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary at Makryrrachi in the struggles of Macedonian Hellenism (17th-20th centuries) -- The contribution of monasteries to the liberation struggle. Part B: The holocaust at the Holy Monastery of All Saints through the press of the time (1878) -- The contribution of the Church to the most significant post-revolutionary movements in Macedonia: Halkidiki - Veria - Naousa - Pieria (1821/22-1878) -- The struggles from the Archives of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki (1876-1912). Part A -- The struggles from the Archives of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki (1876-1912). Part B -- Bibliography related to the course -- Epilogue – Conclusions.
Keywords
Orthodox Church, History, Ottoman Rule, Clergy, Monks, Laity, Struggles, Martyrs of Nation, Liberation.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
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
Description
Teaching through the use of PowerPoint slides and other multimedia (video, images, audio, etc.) for the better understanding and deepening of the subject. Communication with students through e-mails, eLearning platform and Zoom.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 27 | 1.1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 75 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral exam in groups at the end of the semester. The exam is conducted by the professor and its results are available to the students. Written exam for special and legally prescribed categories of students. Alternative examination through assignments for foreign students.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δημ. Παπάζης, Συμβολή της Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας στους απελευθερωτικούς αγώνες του Ελληνισμού, Θεσσαλονίκη 2024, εκδόσεις Μπαρμπουνάκη (Κωδικός Ευδόξου 133039428).
Additional bibliography for study
1. Αγγελής Δημήτρης Κ., Ελλήνων αγώνες Εκκλησίας μάχες (1191-1821). Κληρικοί στους απελευθερωτικούς πολέμους του Ελληνισμού. Στάση, δράση και αντίδραση Εκκλησίας. Λατινοκρατία (1191-1669). Τουρκοκρατία (1453-1821), εισαγωγική επιστολή οικουμενικού πατριάρχη κ.κ. Βαρθολομαίου, Προσκήνιο Άγγελος Σιδεράτος, Αθήνα 2008
2. Κονταλή Αθηνά, Η συμμετοχή του ελληνορθόδοξου κλήρου στα επαναστατικά κινήματα της τουρκοκρατίας (1453-1821), (Διδακτορική διατριβή στο Τμήμα Θεολογίας της Θεολογικής Σχολής του ΕΚΠΑ), Αθήνα 2012 (εκδόθηκε το 2020 στην Αθήνα από τις εκδόσεις Έννοια)
3. Πρακτικά Ημερίδας της 25/2/2021 Επανάσταση του 1821 Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία και Θρησκεία, επιμ. Λίνα Παπαδοπούλου, Ευαγγελία Αμοιρίδου, Εκδόσεις Γράφημα, Νοέμβριος 2023
4. Πρακτικά Διεθνούς Επιστημονικού Συνεδρίου Υμείς γαρ επ’ ευκαιρία εκλήθητε (Γαλ. 5, 13) 1821-2021, Θεολογική Σχολή Αθηνών 4-7 Νοεμβρίου 2021, Κοσμητεία Θεολογικής Σχολής Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, Εκδόσεις ΕΚΠΑ, Αθήνα 2023
5. Πρακτικά Β΄ Διεπιστημονικού Συνεδρίου της Ανώτατης Εκκλησιαστικής Ακαδημίας Αθηνών Ιερωσύνη, εθνεγερσία, σύγχρονη ζωή, (12-14 Μαΐου 2021), επιμέλεια Κων/νος Χαριλ. Καραγκούνης – Σπυριδούλα Κωσταρά, Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη, Αθήνα 2022.
Last Update
23-09-2024
