Course TP108 · Year I · Summer 2019-2020

History of the Romanian Orthodox Church (II)

Compulsory course in Pastoral Orthodox Theology, taught by Viorel Alin Albu.

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Overview

Lecturer
Viorel Alin Albu
Seminar tutor
Razvan Brudiu
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
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, exemplification, conversation, debate.

Aims

- to define, describe, and explain the key concepts, theories, methods specific to the historical discourse and to develop in students some specific skills about the quantitative and qualitative historical research;

- to identify and use the specific bibliographic and archival resources;

- to develop skills of analysis and interpretation of historical data;

- to identify the most important events and personalities which have marked the historical evolution of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Romanian culture, and to notice the dynamics of events;

- to apply the principle of right interpretation of the historical phenomenon by the just reporting to its influence on the present

Course contents

1. Religious life of the Romanians in Transylvania during the 17th century: the metropolitans Ilie Iorest, Simion Stefan, Sava Brancovici and Varlaam; 2. The Metropolitanate of Wallachia in the 17th century: the metropolitans Teofil, Stefan, Varlaam and Teodosie; 3. The Metropolitan Antim Ivireanul of Wallachia; 4. The Metropolitans Varlaam and Dosoftei of Moldavia; 5. The Metropolitan Petru Movila. The Synod from Jassy (Iași), 1642; 6. The Metropolitanates of Wallachia and Moldavia during the fanariot regime; 7. The extra-Carpathian monasticism in the 18th century. The abbot Paisie Velicicovschi and his disciples; 8. Other representative metropolitans, bishops and bishoprics in the medieval period; 9. The Romanian Orthodox Priesthood in the Middle Ages; 10. The Orthodox Religious art in the medieval period; 11. The theological literature during the 17th-18th centuries; 12. Relationships of the Romanian Orthodox Church with the other Churches in the Middle Ages.

Learning outcomes

- critical, selective and systematic attitude towards historical information; - ability of applying the principles for understanding a historical document in an appropriate manner, respectively, to take into account all elements involved (linguistic, socio-cultural, political, religious, etc.), and interpret both in a synchronous and diachronic mode; - critical reading skills on bibliographic sources and ability to initiate own research; - interpretation and critical evaluation of the history of the Romanian Church in different contexts.

Assessment

Written paper-interpretative essay – 20%. Frontal evaluation/ Oral exam: 80%

Recommended reading

Istoria Bisericii Ortodoxe Române
Mircea Păcurariu
Trinitas, Iași, 2005 · x
Istoria Bisericii Ortodoxe Române. Note de curs
Alexandru Moraru
”1 Decembrie 1918”, Alba Iulia, 2002-2003 · 53+61 p.
Istoria Bisericii Ortodoxe Române. Evenimente, personalități, instituții
Alin Albu
Reintregirea, Alba Iulia, 2013 · 388 p.
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