Universität Wien

020019 SE Seminar on (Cultural) History of Christianity (2021S)

Athanasius von Alexandrien

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 2 - Evangelische Theologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 18 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Aufgrund der Coronapandemie wird das Seminar online stattfinden (Link wird in der moodle-Plattform zugänglich sein); eventuell wird im Verlauf des Sommersemesters eine hybride Lehrform wieder möglich sein.

  • Thursday 04.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 11.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 18.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 25.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 15.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 22.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 29.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 06.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 20.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 27.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 10.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 17.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Thursday 24.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Athanasius of Alexandria, 328-373 bishop of the Egyptian metropolis, is considered the father of Nicene Orthodoxy. Despite, or perhaps because of, his five times of exile, he had a large sphere of influence. Through his life and the reading of his writings, the debates and developments of his time, such as the Arian or Trinitarian controversy, the conflicts with pagans and developments in monasticism, are accessible.
The seminar explores the life and works of this important church father on the basis of selected works of his oeuvre.

Assessment and permitted materials

Of relevance are:
Preparation of texts
active cooperation during the seminar units
Writing a seminar paper (submission 20 September 2020)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance and participation is required.
During the semester, various texts are to be prepared (primary sources, also secondary literature), which is then to be contributed in the form of an "expert status" in the course of the seminar (30%).
A modern introduction to Athanasius is to be read and presented (30%).
A seminar paper on a selected text by Athanasius is to be prepared afterwards (40%).

Examination topics

Reading list

Leemans, Johan: “Thirteen Years of Athanasius Research (1985–1998): A Survey and Bibliography.” SacEr 39 (2000): 105–217; Gemeinhardt, Peter, ed.: Athanasius Handbuch. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2011; Anatolios, Khaled: Athanasius: The Coherence of His Thought, London: Routledge, 1998; Brakke, David: “A New Fragment of Athanasius’s Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter: Heresy, Apocrypha, and the Canon.” HTR 103 (2010): 47–66; Clauss, Manfred: Athanasius der Große: Der unbeugsame Heilige, Darmstadt: Philipp von Zabern, 2016; Gwynn, David: Athanasius of Alexandria: Bishop, Theologian, Ascetic, Father. Christian Theology in Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012; Pettersen, Alvyn: Athanasius. Outstanding Christian Thinkers. London: Chapman. 1995; Portmann, Werner: Athanasius: Zwei Schriften gegen die Arianer: Verteidigungsschrift gegen die Arianer (Apologia contra Arianos); Geschichte der Arianer (Historia Arianorum). Eingeleitet, übersetzt und kommentiert von Werner Portmann. Bibliothek der Griechischen Literatur 65. Stuttgart: Hiersemann, 2006; Tyson, John R. The Great Athanasius. An Introduction to His Life and Work. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017; Weinandy, Thomas G. Athanasius: A Theological Introduction. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007.

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