RLB307 Proseminar for Christianity II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLB307/P1: Tue 16:40–18:15 A11 stara, D. Václavík
RLB307/P2: Tue 16:40–18:15 A11 stara, D. Václavík
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( RLA07 Christianity II )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main text of modern Christianity will be introduce in this course. Students will analyze this texts and put them into socio-cultural background.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
record main ideas of chosen key texts of modern Christianity
identify authors of key texts of modern Christianity
interpret main ideas of ichosen key texts of modern Christianity
compare ideological starting-points of concrete texts
judge ideological critic of concrete texts
Syllabus
  • (0) Introductory information
  • (1) Humanism. Erasmus of Rotterdam. Luther a Calvin
  • (2) Results of Trident. Political consequences of reformation
  • (3) Early modern mysticism
  • (4) Rational critic of Christianity
  • (5) Beginnings of social teaching of Catholic Church. Liberal theology. Catholic modernism
  • (6) Aggiornamento and Vatican II. Ecumenism, globalization and western Christianity
  • (7) Final summary
Literature
  • KUSCHEL, Karl-Josef. Teologie 20. století : antologie. Translated by František Mrázek Dobiáš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1995, 462 s. ISBN 8070210745. info
  • LUTHER, Martin. O světské vrchnosti. Translated by Jan Litomiský. 1. vyd. Heršpice: EMAN, 1993, 56 s. ISBN 8090069622. info
  • ERASMUS ROTTERDAMSKÝ, Desiderius. Erasmi Roterodami Moriae encomium. Edited by Řehoř Hrubý z Jelení - Emil Pražák. 1. faksimilované vyd. Praha: Pragopress, 1969, ca 250. info
  • KOMENSKÝ, Jan Amos. Labyrint světa a ráj srdce. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1955, 149 s. info
Teaching methods
Reading and critical reflexion of text, class discusion
Assessment methods
Requirements for the colloquium:
(a) active participation in seminars;
(b) final project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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