Type of course: |
Compulsory |
Language of instruction: |
Romanian |
Erasmus Language of instruction: |
English |
Name of lecturer: |
Razvan Brudiu |
Seminar tutor: |
Razvan Brudiu |
Form of education |
Full-time |
Form of instruction: |
Lecture |
Number of teaching hours per semester: |
28 |
Number of teaching hours per week: |
2 |
Semester: |
Autumn |
Form of receiving a credit for a course: |
Grade |
Number of ECTS credits allocated |
3 |
Course 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 Entry Requirements:
n/a
Course contents:
1. The sacrament of Baptism as a renewal of the missionary vocation;
2. The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick - opening man to the fullness of divine creation;
3. The Holy Eucharist - the culmination of the Church's experience;
4. The eschatological dimension of the body and martyrdom as a Eucharistic becoming in Orthodox spirituality;
5. Eucharist and martyrdom - ecclesial events in the mission of the Church;
6. Confession - Christianity's reinstatement in grace;
7. Holy Matrimony or the vocation to the sacrament of Love;
8. Theological issues regarding mixed marriages in the life of the Church today. Pastoral-missionary reflections on mixed marriages in the twentieth century;
9. The issue of mixed marriages in the 21st century. Missionary challenges and perspectives;
10. The mission of the Church through the Priesthood;
11. The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick or the continuation of the apostolic gift of healing;
12. Missionary introductions regarding the cult of the Mother of God;
13. The Virgin Mary and the event of the Annunciation;
14. "Fiat" - the cry of the Virgin whose acceptance was stronger than death.
Teaching methods:
Lecture, exemplification, conversation, debate, PowerPoint presentation, video-projections.
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.
Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:
Written paper-interpretative essay – 10%. Frontal evaluation / Oral exam: 90%
Recommended reading:
David B. Barret/George Kurian/Todd M. Johnson,
World Christian Encyclopedia. A comparative survey of churches and religious in the modern world, Oxford University Press
, New York
, 2001
, X
Gheorghe Petraru,
Dimensiunea penitențială și euharistică a vieții creștine, Doxologia Publishing House
, Iași
, 2015
, X
Christos Yannaras,
Abecedar al credinței. Introducere în teologia ortodoxă, Bizantină Publishing House
, București
, 1996
, x
Marc Spindler,
Baptême et mission, Editions du Cerf
, Paris
, 2001
, x
Ion Bria,
Mergi în pace! Perspective ortodoxe în misiune, Reîntregirea Publishing House
, Alba Iulia
, 2015
, x
Andrew Louth,
Introducere în Teologia Ortodoxă, Doxologia Publishing House
, Iași
, 2014
, x
Anthony Roeber,
Mixed Marriages. An Orthodox Hystory, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
, New York
, 2018
, x