Course TP120 · Year I · Summer 2023-2024

Orthodox Spirituality

Compulsory course in Pastoral Orthodox Theology, taught by Oliviu-Petru Botoi.

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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