Overview
Lecturer
Lucian - Dumitru Colda
Seminar tutor
Lucian - Dumitru Colda
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Theology
Field of study
Pastoral Orthodox Theology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate, presentation.
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 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)Learning outcomes
The discipline seeks to emphasize the role of patristic authors in the development of an effective pastoral mission of the Church.
Assessment
Written exam 50% and implication in course debates 50%
Recommended reading
Precis de Patrologie, 3 volumes
CAYRE. F.
Desclée et Cie, Paris, 1927-1930 · -
Patrology
QUASTEN, J
Ave Maria Press, Paris, 1951-1963 · 2210
Patrology
ALTANER, B
Herder and Herder, New York, 1960 · 660