Overview
Lecturer
Razvan Brudiu
Seminar tutor
Razvan Brudiu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Theology - Masters
Field of study
Intercultural and interreligious mediation
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, PowerPoint presentation, video-projections.
Entry requirements
n/a
Aims
to develop the concept of being and indicates its report with the history of the dogma;
to identify the biblical and patristic grounds of the concept of the evil’s origin;
to identify the theological implications of the concept of sufferance and love;
to articulate the inter-confessional resemblances and differences regarding the Church;
to develop the report between the freedom of the will and the eternity of the hell.
Course contents
1. The Being and the Sufferance, 2. The Sufferance as Spirit and Nature, 3. The Meaning of the Being as Sufferance and Love, 4.The Embodiment of God: The Full Experiencing of the Sufferance and of Love, 5. The Love of Christ: The Sacrifice as Being’s Chance, 6. The Existential Knowledge as Being’s Meaning, 7. The Man’s Being: The Divine Image within the Denatured Nature, 8.The Sufferance and the Love: the Condition of the Absolute Being, 9. World’s Creation out of Nothingness, 10.The Evilness as Nonbeing, 11. The Freedom of the Will as Possibility of the Evil, 12.The Relative and the Limit as Possibility of the Evil.
Learning outcomes
To take into account all elements involved (linguistic, socio-cultural, political, religious, etc.), to interpret both in a synchronous and diachronic mode, critical reading skills on bibliographic sources and ability to initiate own research.
Assessment
Written paper-interpretative essay – 10%. Frontal evaluation / Oral exam: 90%
Recommended reading
Suferința omului şi iubirea lui Dumnezeu: o introducere
George Remete
Editura Reîntregirea, Alba Iulia, 2006 · x
Cunoaşterea prin tăcere
George Remete
Editura Reîntregirea, Alba Iulia, 2004 · x
Chipul nemuritor al lui Dumnezeu
Dumitru Stăniloae
Editura Basilica, București, 2013 · x
Iisus Hristos sau restaurarea omului
Dumitru Stăniloae
Editura Basilica, București, 2013 · x
Omul. Tratat de antropologie creștină
Petre Țuțea
Editura Timpul, București, 1992 · x