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 |
Course 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 Entry Requirements:
The spiritual formation of the students in the current context of the life of the Church
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
Teaching methods:
Discourse
Learning outcomes:
The course is an analytical radiograph of spiritual realities that fundamentally marks human becoming in the Christian religious spectrum.
Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:
Presentation of the 8 passions in the Eastern tradition: enumeration, description and specification of a remedy.
Recommended reading:
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