Course TP304 · Year III · Summer 2023-2024

Moral Theology (II)

Compulsory course in Pastoral Orthodox Theology, taught by Oliviu-Petru Botoi.

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Overview

Lecturer
Oliviu-Petru Botoi
Seminar tutor
Oliviu-Petru Botoi
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English, French
Domain
Theology
Field of study
Pastoral Orthodox Theology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, exemplification, conversation, debate.
Entry requirements
-

Aims

Knowledge and use of the terms "moral duty" and "human rights";

Knowledge of the fundamental human rights: the right to life, freedom, equality, fraternity, justice, right to work;

Know and understand the theological concept of human person;

The knowledge and practical application of the moral virtues;

Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of "sin" and "passion" and their moral-religious meaning;

Course contents

Moral duty and human rights; Moral consciousness; Moral personality in the Orthodox Christian teaching; Virtue in the light of Christian morality (I-II); Sin and its moral-religious meaning (I-II); The face of Christ in the being and the moral life of the Christian;

Learning outcomes

Know the fundamental human rights and distinguish the moral duty from these. Know the concept of "moral conscience" and understand its moral role in human life; Know and distinguish the concept of "indvid" from "person" and "moral personality";

Assessment

It lists the fundamental human rights;It defines moral consciousness;Know the theological virtues;Know the cardinal virtues;Define sin and passion;Written paper-interpretative essay – 10%. Frontal evaluation/ Oral exam: 90%.

Recommended reading

The Person in the Orthodox Tradition
Hierotheos Vlachos
Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, Saxonburg, 1999 · 349
Thérapeutique des maladies spirituelles: Une introduction à la tradition ascétique de l'Église orthodoxe
Jean-Claude Larchet
Éditions du Cerf, Paris, 2000 · 848
In the Image and Likeness of God
Vladimir Lossky
St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S., New York, 1974 · 232