Daniel - History tutor - Calgary
Daniel - History tutor - Calgary

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Daniel

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Daniel - History tutor - Calgary
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Religion and Philosophy Professor offering a course on the Mystical Theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church

  • History

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I'm a PhD Religious Studies graduate from McGill University, the top-ranked university in Canada, and have a Master's Degree in Classics from Dalhousie University. I am a published author and editor of academic journals, and a specialist in Ancient Greek philosophy, theology, and language. I am in the process of publishing a monograph on the great Byzantine philosopher-theologian Maximus Confessor. I have a friendly, patient, easy going personality and enjoy nothing more than imparting my love of ancient Greek philosophy and Byzantine Orthodox theology to students.

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About the lesson

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Matric/GCSE
  • +4
  • levels :

    Primary

    Secondary

    Matric/GCSE

    BTech

    Adult education

    Masters

    MBA

  • English

Languages in which the lesson is available :

English

This course is for beginner/intermediate students interested in learning about Eastern Orthodox Christianity. I offer a combination of brief lectures and in-class close reading and discussion of ancient texts. Class slated to begin Jan. 2024. Below is a brief synopsis.

What is the Eastern Orthodox Church’s understanding of God and Christ? Creation and salvation? What is the role of the human as priest of creation? In what sense is the theology of the Orthodox Church “mystical”? Why is it sometimes referred to as a “cosmic liturgy”? This course seeks to answer these questions through a close reading of the Fathers (and Mothers) of the Church ranging from the 4th to the 14th centuries. Additional readings will be drawn from contemporary Orthodox theologians. Our exploration begins, in proper Orthodox fashion, with the unknowability of God. It is only after we have freed ourselves from our many preconceptions that we can begin to think about God, creation, and the meaning of salvation/deification (theosis). The subsequent lectures unfold in a (theo)logical order beginning with God as Trinity, followed by creation, and then anthropology and the Fall. These topics provide the basis for a consideration of Christ, the Redeemer of humanity and the cosmos, as well as Mary as God-bearer (Theotokos). The remainder of the classes then deal with the life in Christ – asceticism, worship, icon veneration, mystical experience and contemplative prayer. I conclude with some contemporary considerations regarding ecology, as well as women, gender, and sexuality. This class offers a rare opportunity for students to gain familiarity with the “other half” of Christianity – a Christianity at once familiar and yet startling in its distinctiveness.

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  • R349

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  • 5h: R1745
  • 10h: R3490

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  • R349/h

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