(in Polish) Ethics and morality in early Christianity

elementary

TMA_W07

TMA_U01

TMA_K05

Main ethical and moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers.

1. The question of the originality of Christian morality

2. Athenagoras on Christian ethics

3. The transformation of Christian ethic in Clement of Alexandria

4. The unity of the two charities in Greek patristic exegesis

5. The distinction between love for God and love for neighbour in St. Augustine

6. Marriage in the New Testament and in the early Church

7. The origins of nuptial blessing

8. Ante-Nicen interpretations of the sayings on the divorce

9. Abortion and the Catholic Church: a summary history

10. The early Church and war

11. The rejection of military service by the early Christians

12. Penitential discipline in the first three centuries

13. Disciplinary procedures in the early Church

14. The sacrament of penance and St. Cyprian’s De lapsis

15. Private penance in the early Church

A. Basic literature:

Christian Life: Ethics, Morality and Discipline in the Early Church, ed. by E. Ferguson, New York 1993.

B. Additional literature:

M. Spanneut, Le stoïcisme des pères de l’Eglise de Clément de Rome à Clément d'Alexandrie, Paris 1957.

P. E. Harrell, Divorce and remarriage in the Early Church, Austin 1967.

D. F. Wright, Early Christian Attitudes to Homosexuality, StPatr 18/2 (1989), s. 329-334.

After the finish of the course

the knowledge:

EK 1 – He has an ordered, deep and detailed knowledge, leading to specialization, of the other theological disciplines (TMA_W07);

the skills:

EK 2 – he cans independently search for, analyze, evaluate, select and integrate the informations with the use of various sources and formulate on the basis of the criticisms with the use of theological knowledge (TMA_U01);

the social competence:

EK 3 – he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the solving of problems (TMA_K05).

Description of credits:

Participation in the lecture: 30 hours

The student's own work: 70 hours

Total: 100 hours = 4 ECTS

EE nr 1 referred to as "has has an ordered, depth knowledge of the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he has not an ordered, depth knowledge of the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers

Sufficient (3): ): he has partially ordered knowledge of the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers

Good (4); he has relatively well ordered, depth knowledge of the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers

Very good (5): he has an ordered, depth knowledge of the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers and is able to express accurately

EE nr 2 referred to as "he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the information from the sources on the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he can not independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the informations from the sources on the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

Sufficient (3): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate some informations from the sources on the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

Good (4): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate most informations from the sources on the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

Very good (5): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate all informations from the sources on the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

EE nr 3 referred to as "he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he is not aware of the complexity of reality and does not understand the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers

Sufficient (3): he is aware of the complexity of some elements of reality and understands partially the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers

Good (4): he is relatively well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers

Very good (5): he is very well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the basic moral issues in the doctrine of early Christian writers.

The verification of learning results: exam in the form of a written work (MS Teams).

The condition to complete the subject is the obtaining of all established points.

The number of the obtained points determines the positive grade of the subject:

– Written work: sufficient – sufficient plus – 50-60%, good – good plus – 60-85%, very good – 85-100%;

- Presence: sufficient – 60%; good – 60-95%, very good – 95-100%.