Overview
Lecturer
Oliviu-Petru Botoi
Seminar tutor
Oliviu-Petru Botoi
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English, French
Domain
Theology
Field of study
Pastoral Orthodox Theology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Discourse
Entry requirements
The spiritual formation of the students in the current context of the life of the Church
Aims
Knowledge of the great personalities of Christian Spirituality and the specifics of their teaching
Familiarization with the works of the Holy Fathers and of the Eastern spiritual writers
Knowledge of the great stages of the Christian life and their defining notes
Course contents
The goal and characteristics of Orthodox Spirituality
The stages of the spiritual life in Orthodoxy
The fall of man and its spiritual consequences
Sins, passions and affections
Stages of spiritual despair or addiction treatment
Overeating and the fight against it
Debauchery and fighting it
Cupidity and fighting it
Sadness and Christian therapy
Akedia and the fight against it
Anger and orthodox teraphy
The effect of addictions in today's world
Learning outcomes
The course is an analytical radiograph of spiritual realities that fundamentally marks human becoming in the Christian religious spectrum.
Assessment
Presentation of the 8 passions in the Eastern tradition: enumeration, description and specification of a remedy.
Recommended reading
Cele opt gânduri ale răutății
Saint John Cassian
Humanitas, București, 2020 · 318
Terapeutica bolilor spirituale
Jean Claude Larchet
Sophia, București, 2006 · 380
Terapeutica bolilor mintale
Jean Claude Larchet
Sophia, București, 2017 · 304