Byzantine Fathers (PATR 6211)
Term: Academic Year 2014-2015 Spring
Faculty
There is not currently a faculty member for this course
Schedule
Wed, 2:10 PM - 4:30 PM (1/15/2015 - 5/15/2015) Location: MAIN CLASS 114
Description
This course covers the period from the end of the iconoclastic dispute (843) to the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire (1453). Its purpose is to provide a general introduction to the Fathers and Theologians of that period and to their work and concerns. It consists of three parts: I) a general survey of the period (843-1453) and its main subdivisions; II) a survey of the main Synods which were summoned during this period and the issues upon which they deliberated; III) an examination of the lives and writings of the most prominent fathers and church authors who lived and worked during this period, focusing especially on: Photius, Symeon the New Theologian, Gregory Palamas, Nicholas Cabasilas, Symeon of Thessalonica, Mark Eugenicos and Gennadios Scholarios.