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 Church and the Scripture – Ecclesial-Missionary Authority (I), 2. The Church and the Scripture – Ecclesial-Missionary Authority (II), 3. Mission and Liturgy (I), 4. Mission and Liturgy (II), 5. The Mystery of the Holy Baptism (I), 6. The Mystery of the Holy Baptism (II), 7. The Mystery of the Anointment with the Holy Chrism (I), 8. The Mystery of the Anointment with the Holy Chrism (II), 9. The Mystery of the Holy Impartation (The Eucharist) (I), 10. The Mystery of the Holy Impartation (The Eucharist) (II), 11. The Mystery of the Confession (I), 12. The Mystery of the Confession (II), 13. The Mystery of the Priesthood (The Ordination) (I), 14. The Mystery of the Priesthood (The Ordination) (II).

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.