What do We Really Believe? Dogma, Heresy and Non-Dogmatics in Orthodox Tradition

This course explores the faith or beliefs of the Orthodox Church in the light of both patristic and modern Orthodox theology. The Orthodox dogmatic tradition is an expression or manifestation of the living experience of the Church, reflected for example In the liturgy, icons and the lives and writings of the saints, and not only as propositions relating to God or as an Integrated logical "system" of thought. Major theological questions will be considered in terms of beliefs essential to the faith ("dogmas"), beliefs declared erroneous by Councils of the Church ("heresies"), and doctrines, teachings and private theological opinions ("theologoumena").