| Type of course: | Compulsory |
| Language of instruction: | Romanian |
| Erasmus Language of instruction: | English, French |
| Name of lecturer: | Oliviu-Petru Botoi |
| Seminar tutor: | Oliviu-Petru Botoi |
| Form of education | Full-time |
| Form of instruction: | Class / Seminary |
| Number of teaching hours per semester: | 14 |
| Number of teaching hours per week: | 1 |
| Semester: | Summer |
| Form of receiving a credit for a course: | Grade |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 2 |
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
The spiritual formation of the students in the current context of the life of the Church
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
Discourse
The course is an analytical radiograph of spiritual realities that fundamentally marks human becoming in the Christian religious spectrum.
Presentation of the 8 passions in the Eastern tradition: enumeration, description and specification of a remedy.
Saint John Cassian,
Cele opt gânduri ale răutății, Humanitas,
București,
2020,
318.
Jean Claude Larchet,
Terapeutica bolilor spirituale, Sophia,
București,
2006,
380.
Jean Claude Larchet,
Terapeutica bolilor mintale, Sophia,
București,
2017,
304.