29/07/2022 7:30 PM EET
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Habitation in the Wilderness and spiritual life constitute a very broad chapter in Orthodox Theology. The ascetic ideal is to be found at the heart of Christian life and thought and has been a fundamental element of it from as early as the time of the New Testament. Perfection, alms-giving, prayer, fasting, purity, poverty, and humility, but most especially love constitute the founding principles of the ascetic ethos.
The evolution of the Christian spiritual life is presented through historical and theological analysis and the experience of Orthodox monasticism from its beginnings until our own day is recorded.
Through its ascetic ideal, the Church reminds its members of their spiritual obligations, utilizing spiritual means such as fasting, prayer, alms-giving, forgiveness, patience, and love. It aims at the experience of the ideal model for a way of life, which all members of the Body of Christ (laity and clergy) are called upon to live.
Course Features
- Lectures 12
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 3 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
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Asceticism and its purpose in Orthodoxy
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Characteristics of Orthodox Asceticism
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Asceticism, as a way of and attitude to life, is the task of all Christians
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Orthodox Monasticism
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Living the ascetic model of life today
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Respect for the natural environment
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Resistance to the absolute dominance of matter
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Resistance to the material spirit of every era
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Participation of body and soul
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Respect for one’s neighbor, the other
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Modern consumerism and Orthodox Asceticism
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Love and asceticism are interwoven and mutually fulfilling
