USESE0033 Central European Religions, Churches and Sects

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Józef Szymeczek, Dr.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
žádné
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The cycle of the lectures contains description of main periods of development of religion in central Europe in world context from the end of the 18th century till present day. The subject should in a decisive way contribute to enlargement of knowledge in this area, comprehension of connections between development of modern civil society and traditional churches as well as presentation of circumstances and time background of the origin of new Christian denominations and modern religious alternative directions and sects, next to sketch basic problems of Islam and Judaism in European area. The lectures also show the importance of religion regarding public life, what the influence of religion on formation of society is and international relations and what the role of religion in the origin of conflicts is (Muslim-Christian fights, anti-Semitism, radical Islam).
Syllabus
  • 1. Church in traditional estates society.
    2. Questions of religious freedom and toleration in modern civil society.
    3. Christianity - historical outline - principal streams - structures - division
    4. Catholicism, orthodoxy, Protestantism
    5. Christianity in central Europe in the time of totalitarian regimes (fascism, communism)
    6. Ecumenical movement
    7. Judaism
    8. Current Jewish issue, Christians and Jews
    9. Islam in Europe and here
    10. Islam and terrorism
    11. Western esoterism
    12. Radical alternative religious streams
Literature
    required literature
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Z. Encyklopedie náboženských směrů v České republice. Náboženství, církve, sekty, duchovní společenství. Praha: Portál, 2004. info
  • FILIPI, P. Křesťanstvo.Historie, statistika, charakteristika křesťanských církví. Brno: CDK, 1998. info
  • SMOLÍK, J. Kristus a jeho lid. Praktická eklesiologie. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1997. info
    recommended literature
  • NORTH, N. B. Dějiny církve od Letnic k dnešku. Základní východiska ke zkoumání minulosti křesťanské církve. Praha: Návrat domů, 2001. info
  • NEUNER, P. Ekumenická teologie. Hledání jednoty křesťanských církví. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2001. info
  • ROBBERS, G. (ed.). Stát a církev v zemích EU. Praha: Academia, 2001. info
  • FILIPI, P. Církev a církve. Kapitoly z ekumenické eklesiologie. Brno: CDK, 2000. info
  • NEKVINDA, L. Tradiční náboženství u nás. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 1999. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Oral exam
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Seminar paper dedicated to selected religion, church or other religious subject involved in the Czech republic, or in the central European area.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016.
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