Study programme "Orthodox Church and Contemporary Challenges"

We invite participants to the international, English-taught study programme “Orthodox Church and Contemporary Challenges”, which aims to address, in the context of the history and theology of the Orthodox Church, the burning theological and societal issues of the modern age that challenge both the Orthodox Church and Western society as a whole.

This study programme includes courses focusing on topics such as ecological crisis and ecotheology, spirituality and new age, imperialist narratives, nationalism and etnophyletism, psychology and psychotherapy.

The programme is coordinated in cooperation with University of Tartu School of Theology and Religious Studies, Volos Academy for Theological Studies and Orthodox Church of Estonia.

Why?

In light of the theology of the Orthodox Church and the historical context, this programme provides a comprehensive picture of the problems prevalent in contemporary society. Programme will enable the learner to adequately relate the knowledge acquired during the courses to practical life and to understand societal discourses and dynamics.

We welcome you to participate if:

• you wish to discern the major historical and doctrinal trends in Orthodoxy;
• you wish to acquire the most important concepts in Orthodoxy and to know how to use them.

Schedule: September 2023 to June 2024

Within the programme four courses are completed. Courses take place in the form of sessional learning. There are four sessions in each course: two sessions take place in the auditorium, and there is a possibility to participate in a hybrid form; two sessions are online.

Auditorium sessions take place for two days (10 academic hours each session), while the online sessions take place on one day (5 academic hours each session).

Venue: Studying takes place partly in the auditorium, but the courses can also be passed fully online! 

Total volume: 12 ECTS

Fee: EUR 600, payment is made in two parts (in each semester EUR 300).