Course: Cultural and religious identity of Europe

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Course title Cultural and religious identity of Europe
Course code KHI/KNIE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hlaváček Petr, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The cultural and religious identity of Europe 1/ Culture and religion of the Near East and Egypt 2/ Ancient Judaism 3/ Culture and religion of ancient Greece 4/ Ancient Rome 5/ The origins of Christianity 6/ Islam and Europe 7/ Medieval Christianity 8/ European Renaissance and Humanism 9/ European Reformations and Confessionalisation 10/ Enlightenment and modernity 11/ Cultural and Religious Situation in the 19th Century 12/ Cultural and Religious Situation in the 20th Century

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 6 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic social and cultural overview in the scope of bachelor studies of related fields.
Skills
Student is able to work independently with scholarly texts in Czech and one of the world languages.
Competences
N/A
Student is able to create expert compilation text based on research with their own conclusions.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has an overview of the problems of European religious history and is capable of their own interpretation and presentation.
Skills
Student is able to work independently and creatively with scientific texts and to explain their basic ideas and problems.
Competences
N/A
Student is able to create expert compilation text based on research with their own conclusions.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Portfolio
Recommended literature
  • Cardini, Franco. Evropa a islám. Vyd. 1. Praha : Lidové noviny, 2004. ISBN 80-7106-640-0.
  • Davies, Norman. Evropa : dějiny jednoho kontinentu. V českém jazyce druhé, revidované vydání. 2005. ISBN 80-7260-138-5.
  • Hanuš, Jiří,; Vybíral, Jan. Evropa a její duchovní tvář : eseje, komentáře, diskuse. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2005. ISBN 80-7325-071-3.
  • Heller, Jan. Starověká náboženství : náboženské systémy starého Egypta, Mezopotámie a Kenaanu. Neratovice : VERBUM Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-903920-2-1.
  • Hillenbrand, Carole. Islám : historie, současnost a perspektivy. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7432-685-1.
  • Hlaváček, Petr. Čtrnáct svatých Pomocníků : k pozdně středověké spiritualitě elit a její christocentrické dimenzi. Vydání první. 2014. ISBN 978-80-7308-534-6.
  • Judt, Tony. Poválečná Evropa : její historie od roku 1945. V českém jazyce vydání druhé, v nakladatelství Prostor první. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7260-368-8.
  • Küng, Hans. Židovství. První vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7485-110-0.
  • Marty, Martin. Křesťanský svět : celosvětové dějiny křesťanství. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7325-346-2.
  • Suchánek, Drahomír; Drška, Václav. Církevní dějiny. Antika a středověk. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3719-5.


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