Type of course: |
Compulsory |
Language of instruction: |
Romanian |
Erasmus Language of instruction: |
English |
Name of lecturer: |
Dumitru Adrian Vanca |
Seminar tutor: |
Dumitru Adrian Vanca |
Form of education |
Full-time |
Form of instruction: |
Class |
Number of teaching hours per semester: |
24 |
Number of teaching hours per week: |
2 |
Semester: |
Summer |
Form of receiving a credit for a course: |
Grade |
Number of ECTS credits allocated |
3 |
Course aims:
to develop an aptitude for careful theological reflection about worship;
to identify the common roots of liturgical traditions in different Christian confessions;
to appreciate more and understand more deeply their own liturgical tradition and worship;
to develop basic skills in worship and conducting liturgical services;
to articulate key biblical and theological foundations of Christian worship.
Course Entry Requirements:
n/a
Course contents:
1. Christian initiation [1], 2. Christian initiation [2], 3. Sacraments: Confession and Penance, 4. The relation between Confession and Communion. A today matter, 5. Sacraments: Ordinations, 6. Sacraments: Matrimony, 7. Sacraments: Unction, 8. Confessional differences in the understanding sacraments, 9. Special rites, 10. Funeral rites, 11. Blessings and occasionally public prayers, 12. Contemporary Challenges.
Teaching methods:
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, PowerPoint presentation, video-projections etc.
Learning outcomes:
• To give knowledge, understanding and a correct using of liturgical basic concepts specific to the Orthodox Christian liturgy; • To provide the necessary methodological and research skills for further study and research in liturgical topics;
Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:
Colloquium (heuristic dialogue) – 50%; written paper (interpretative essay) – 30%; continuous assessment – 20%.
Recommended reading:
Petru Pruteanu,
Liturghia Ortodoxă: istorie și actualitate, Edit. Sophia
, București
, 2008
, x
Sfântul Nicolae Cabasila,
Tâlcuirea dumnezeieștii Liturghii, Edit. IBMBOR
, București
, 1997
, x
Dumitru Stăniloae,
Spiritualitate și comuniune în Liturghia Ortodoxă, Edit. Mitropoliei Olteniei
, Craiova
, 1986
, x
Alexander Schmemann,
Postul cel Mare, Edit. Doris
, București
, 1998
, x
Petre Vintilescu,
Istoria Liturghiei în primele trei veacuri, Edit. Nemira
, București
, 2001
, x