Integral Ecology: Ethical, Societal and Environmental Dimensions of Christian Ethics in the Second Modernity
| Title | Περιεκτική Οικολογία: Ηθικές, κοινωνικές και περιβαλλοντικές διαστάσεις της Χριστιανικής Ηθικής στη δεύτερη νεωτερικότητα / Integral Ecology: Ethical, Societal and Environmental Dimensions of Christian Ethics in the Second Modernity |
| Code | 2271 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Theology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Tsironis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023168 |
Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2023-2024)
Registered students: 5
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Spring | - | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600289847
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Theology |
| Floor | Floor 4 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΑΣΕΩΝ 4ΟΥ ΟΡΟΦΟΥ (101) |
| Calendar | Wednesday 14:00 to 17:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600289847
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Clarify basic concepts relating with the ecological issues and the role of religion in Second Modernity.
- Approach critical social issues in the modern world in an interdisciplinary way involving its social, theologicaland cultural aspects.
- Understand and analyze the Christian Ethics argumentation on the Creation and Ecology.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work in teams
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course will critically examine the aspects, causes and analytical categories of issues linked to the environmental problems and the role of religion in the relating issues. Particular emphasis will be given to presenting the key positions of the Orthodox Christian tradition on these issues, as well as on contemporary social discource.
Keywords
Environment, Creation, Second Modernity, religion, Justice, climate change, Christian Ethics, Orthodox Tradition
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
PowerPoint presentations, video, photos and digital files will be used on the service of learning objectives.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 18 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 16 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 75 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Description
The students will be called to answer to Essay questions with a reflexive approach on issues that will been analysed during the semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Χρήστος Ν. Τσιρώνης, Νίκη Η. Παπαγεωργίου, Πέτρος Α. Παναγιωτόπουλος, Περιεκτική Οικολογία Συμβολή στην Kαταλλαγή, Θεσσαλονίκη: Μπαρμπουνάκης, 2023
Additional bibliography for study
- Beck U. Climate Change and Globalisation are Reinforcing Global Inequalities: High Time for a New Social Democratic Era. Globalizations. 2008;5(1):78-80.
- Beck U. Climate for Change, or How to Create a Green Modernity?. Theory, Culture & Society. 2010;27(2-3):254-266.
- Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarch, Chryssavgis J. Ed. Cosmic Grace And Humble Prayer: The Ecological Vision Of The Green Patriarch Bartholomew I. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co; 2003.
Last Update
29-10-2025
