Orthodox Missiology (IV)

1. The Orthodox Diaspora - analysis, nuance and redefinition: the Romanian "Exile" - historical context and social and religious repercussions; 2. The Orthodox Diaspora - analysis, nuance and redefinition: Pastoral-missionary challenges of the Orthodox communities in the diaspora; 3. Human Rights - Theological Marginalities in a Political Project: Considerations on Human Rights from the Perspective of Orthodox Theology; 4. Human rights - the theological fringe of a political project: the mission of re-Christianizing human rights; 5. The Christian religion and the possibility of a geographical-demographic movement of Christianity in the world; 6. Neo-liberal ideology and the danger of perverting the concept of Human Rights in today's society; 7. Metamorphoses of how we perceive death in contemporary culture; 8. Liturgical-missionary incursion regarding the meaning of the funeral service; 9. The current position on cremation in the Roman Catholic Church and the current position of the local Orthodox Churches on the issue of cremation; 10. Orthodoxy as ecumenical participation and commitment; 11. Ecumenical theology and the aspiration for catholicity 12. Orthodoxy and its theological significance in today's society. Seminar: 1. Negative opinions regarding the presence of the Orthodox Church in the Ecumenical Movement; 2. Brief history of the pan-Orthodox assemblies; 3. Preparations of the Holy and Great Synod of Crete (2016); 4. The main themes of the Holy and Great Synod (Crete, 2016); 5. The diaspora - a new missionary reality; 6. Inter-Christian and interreligious dialogue; 7. Bearing Christian witness through sanctity of life: marriage and monasticism; 8. Christian education in the dynamics of the mission 9. The issue of inculturation; 10. The Church's Mission in the Internet Age; 11. Atheism, a form of unbelief; 12. Cremation: Missionary Challenge or Christian Counter-testimony?

Ability of applying the principles for understanding a missiological document in an appropriate manner, respectively, to take into account all elements involved (linguistic, socio-cultural, religious), and interpret both in a synchronous and diachronic mode; critical reading skills on bibliographic sources and ability to initiate own research.