REBcB04 Orthodoxy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Karen Sarkissian (lecturer), doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Kulhánková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Alena Sarkissian, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable
each even Tuesday 13:20–14:55 A40
Prerequisites (in Czech)
REBcA04 Modern Greek Grammar IV
Schopnost sledovat výklad v řečtině.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
To introduce students into the Orthodox Christianity: its doctrine, practice and history, starting with the definition of the very concept of the Christian Church, its beginnings, the substance and the meaning of its institutions and sacraments and reaching its rich written heritage left by Eastern Fathers and Teachers of the Church (e.g. Origenes, St. Basil The Great, St. Gregory Nazianzen, St. John Chrysostome, etc.), as well as later authors. The lecture will be held in the Modern Greek language. The lecture course will close by a written test (in the Modern Greek language).
Syllabus
  • 1. The introduction into the subject. The notion of the Church in Eastern Christianity. The beginnings and the formation of the Christian Church. The Church Great Schism and its influence upon the history. 2. The basic dogmata. The faith confession. Ecumenical Councils as the major authority for the Orthodox Church. 3.The sin and redemption. Prayer and sacraments as the way towards reconciliation and sanctity. 4. The church space and decoration. 5. The priesthood. The secular and regular clergy. The significance of this institution for the Church life. 6. The monasticism and the life in the monastery (the noviciate, rules and aim of the monastic life). 7. The annual and daily circle of the divine services. Two types of the annual circle and the calendar problem. The divine liturgy as the culmination of the daily circle. The holidays of the Orthodox Church. 8. The written tradition of the Orthodox Church, its Fathers and Teachers. 9. Continuation. 10. The most outstanding figures and saints in Orthodoxy.
Literature
  • www.myriobiblos.gr
  • VOPATRNÝ, Gorazd. Dědictví otců :osudy svaté pravoslavné víry na území bývalého Československa. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Knižní dílna Rubato, 1999, 167 s. ISBN 80-902256-3-2. info
  • ŠPIDLÍK, Tomáš. Spiritualita křesťanského Východu :modlitba. Translated by Juvenál Valíček. Vyd. 1. Velehrad: Refugium Velehrad-Roma, 1999, 557 s. ISBN 80-86045-33-1. info
  • JAKOBSON, Roman. Cyrilometodějské studie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Euroslavica, 1996, 105 s. ISBN 80-85494-26-4. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Podmínkou úspěšného ukončení předmětu jsou pravidelná účast na přednáškách a uspokojivé odpovědi v písemném testu (v řečtině).
Language of instruction
Greek, Modern (1453- )
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
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