RLB78 The Present Religious Life in the Czech Republic

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021

The course is not taught in Spring 2021

Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand main trends in religiosity in contemporary Czech society, to analyze historical background on contemporary situation, to analyze legislative situation and to compare it with situation in other European countries, to learn the history of main religious groups in last century
Syllabus
  • 0. Introductory informtation
  • 1.Historical development of religious situation in the Czech lands I – character of Christianization of the Czech lands
  • 2.Historical development of religious situation in the Czech lands II – character of Czech reformation (Hussite movements and Czech /Moravian/ Brethrens)
  • 3.Religious situation in the first part of 20th Century (1918 – 1948) – role of religions in new Czechoslovak state, religion and nationalism
  • 4.Religious situation during the communist regime – repression, religious dissent, so called underground Church
  • 5.Legislative framework of religious life after 1989 – laws concerning religious groups and movements, criminalization of some forms of religious life
  • 6.Religions in political life after 1989 – role of religions in Czech public policy.
  • 7.Czech society and secularization – genesis, contemporary situation, future development 8.Catholic church after year 1989 – political and social changes
  • 9.Main protestant denomination after year 1989 – development, description of the main protestant denomination in the Czech Republic
  • 10.New religious movements in the Czech Republic I – Christian new religious movements
  • 11.New religious movements in the Czech Republic II – Eastern new religious movements
  • 12. Final summary
Literature
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Encyklopedie nových náboženských směrů a hnutí v ČR. Praha: Portál. ISBN 8071787981. 2004. info
  • GREELY, Andrew. Religion in Europe at the End of the Second Millennium. 1st ed. New Brunswick & London: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0-7658-0131-0. 2003. info
  • HANUŠ, Jiří and (ed.). Náboženství v době společenských změn. Brno: MPÚ MU. ISBN 80-210-2251-5. 2000. info
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Netradiční náboženství u nás. 1. vyd. Praha: DINGIR. 137 s., 4. ISBN 80-902528-0-X. 1998. info
  • FIALA, Petr. Katolicismus a politika :o politické dimenzi katolicismu v postmoderní době. 1. vyd. Praha: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury. 349 s. ISBN 80-85959-01-1. 1995. info
  • FIALA, Petr and Jiří HANUŠ. Koinótés : Felix M. Davídek a skrytá církev. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury. 177 s. 1994. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions, final test.
Requirements for the colloquium:
Final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Autumn 2011, Spring 2014, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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