Course aims:

- to form an overview of the life, work, and doctrine of the Holy Fathers and church writers of the early Christian ages.
- to acquire skills for reading and interpreting patristic texts.
- to emphasize the role of patristic authors in the development of an effective pastoral mission of the Church.

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. St. Gregory the Great (Dialogue)
2. St. Cuv. Dionysius the Little (the Little One). St. Benedict of Nursia
3. Boethius
4. Cassiodorus
5. St. Isidore of Seville
6. St. Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite
7. Leontius of Byzantium. Emperor Justinian I the Great
8. St. John of Sinai (Klimacus / Staircase)
9. St. Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
10. St. Maximus the Confessor
11. St. German of Constantinople
12. St. John of Damascus
13. St. Roman Melodul. St. Cosmas Melody
14. St. Andrew the Cretan (Cretan)

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, presentation.

Learning outcomes:

The discipline seeks to emphasize the role of patristic authors in the development of an effective pastoral mission of the Church.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written exam 50% and implication in course debates 50%

Recommended reading:

CAYRE. F., Precis de Patrologie, 3 volumes, Desclée et Cie, Paris, 1927-1930, -.
QUASTEN, J, Patrology, Ave Maria Press, Paris, 1951-1963, 2210.
ALTANER, B, Patrology, Herder and Herder, New York, 1960, 660.