Overview
Lecturer
Razvan Brudiu
Seminar tutor
Razvan Brudiu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Theology
Field of study
Pastoral Orthodox Theology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, exemplification, conversation, debate, PowerPoint presentation, video-projections.
Entry requirements
n/a
Aims
to know and can apply the concept of missionary work;
to define and apply the concept of missionary exigency from a theoretical standing point;
to apply theories and methods to the missionary practical realities;
to explain the mission’s effects upon the Church;
to identify the most important aspects of the mission of the Orthodox Church.
Course contents
1. The Church and the Scripture – Ecclesial-Missionary Authority (I), 2. The Church and the Scripture – Ecclesial-Missionary Authority (II), 3. Mission and Liturgy (I), 4. Mission and Liturgy (II), 5. The Mystery of the Holy Baptism (I), 6. The Mystery of the Holy Baptism (II), 7. The Mystery of the Anointment with the Holy Chrism (I), 8. The Mystery of the Anointment with the Holy Chrism (II), 9. The Mystery of the Holy Impartation (The Eucharist) (I), 10. The Mystery of the Holy Impartation (The Eucharist) (II), 11. The Mystery of the Confession (I), 12. The Mystery of the Confession (II), 13. The Mystery of the Priesthood (The Ordination) (I), 14. The Mystery of the Priesthood (The Ordination) (II).
Learning outcomes
Critical, selective and systematic attitude towards missiological information; ability of applying the principles for understanding a patristic document in an appropriate manner, respectively, to take into account all elements involved (linguistic, socio-cultural, religious, etc.
Assessment
Written paper-interpretative essay – 10%. Frontal evaluation / Oral exam: 90%
Recommended reading
World Christian Encyclopedia. A comparative survey of churches and religious in the modern world
David B. Barret/George Kurian/Todd M. Johnson
Oxford University Press, New York, 2001 · X
Dimensiunea penitențială și euharistică a vieții creștine
Gheorghe Petraru
Doxologia Publishing House, Iași, 2015 · X
Abecedar al credinței. Introducere în teologia ortodoxă
Christos Yannaras
Bizantină Publishing House, București, 1996 · x
Baptême et mission
Marc Spindler
Editions du Cerf, Paris, 2001 · x
Mergi în pace! Perspective ortodoxe în misiune
Ion Bria
Reîntregirea Publishing House, Alba Iulia, 2015 · x