RLBcA006 Christianity I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Iva Doležalová (lecturer)
Dr. phil. Anna Michalík Kvíčalová, MA (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Matouš Vencálek
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 G24
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 23/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers basic information on the evolution of Christianity from its rise in the context of the late Hellenistic world, passing through progressive institutionalization and the formation of orthodoxy during late antiquity to the history of Christianity in the Middle Ages. The course aims not only at the history of Christian thought, but also at the development of institutions and cultic life.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
  • describe the most important phenomena and trends in the development of Christianity from its beginnings up to 1500 A.D.;
  • summarize and interpret (on a basic level) some Christian texts (e.g. New Testament, Gospel of Thomas, Didache and the Dialogus miraculorum by Caesarius of Heisterbach);
  • understand (on a basic level) even other common Christian texts from the period up to 1500 A.D.;
  • use the terminology of the Christian tradition and its historical and social scientific study;
  • distinguish the historical and academic approach to events and phenomena in the history of Christianity from the non-academic (confessional, polemical...);
  • summarize sources analytically.
    • Syllabus
    • Introduction to the course, conditions of completion.
    • Academic study of Christianity.
    • Rise of Christianity.
    • Orthodoxy and heresy in the ancient Christianity.
    • Historical development of Christianity in the 2nd-6th century.
    • Christian literature and theology in the 2nd-6th century.
    • Biblical text, liturgical books.
    • Spread and differentiation of Christianity in the 4th-10th century.
    • Ascetic and reform movements in medieval Western Christendom.
    • Orthodoxy and heresy in medieval Christianity.
    • Oral and written culture in medieval Europe.
    • Evolution of the western Christianity in the Late Middle Ages.
    • Detailed information: see the ELF e-learning system (http://elf.phil.muni.cz/).
    Literature
      required literature
    • PAPOUŠEK, Dalibor. Burton L. Mack a projekt religionistické reinterpretace počátků křesťanství (Burton L. Mack and the project of academic reinterpretation of Christian origins). Religio : revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství, 2002, vol. 10, No 1, p. 95-112. ISSN 1210-3640. online info
    • Rané křesťanství : počátky a vývoj církve do roku 600. Edited by Ian Hazlett, Translated by Petr Kitzler. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2009, 319 s. ISBN 9788073251598. info
    • BROOKE, Christopher. Evropa středověku v letech 962-1154. Translated by Matěj Brabec - Ladislav Dlabal - Jindřich Manďák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2006, 479 s. ISBN 8070218312. info
    • MUNDY, John Hine. Evropa vrcholného středověku 1150-1300. Translated by Kateřina Novotná. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2008, 446 s. ISBN 9788070219270. info
    • HAY, Denys. Evropa pozdního středověku, 1300-1500. Translated by Kateřina Brabcová - Jindřich Manďák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2010, 412 s. ISBN 9788070219867. info
    • ZBÍRAL, David. Formování křesťanství a jeho vývoj do konce středověku. In Náboženství světa I: Západní tradice. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. 79-86. ISBN 978-80-210-7199-5. PDF online info
    • ZBÍRAL, David. Vývoj křesťanských rituálů. In Náboženství světa I: Západní tradice. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. 87-95. ISBN 978-80-210-7199-5. PDF online info
      recommended literature
    • PAPOUŠEK, Dalibor. Počátky křesťanství (The Origins of Christianity). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 149 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6920-6. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    • FILIPI, Pavel. Křesťanstvo :historie, statistika, charakteristika křesťanských církví. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1996, 197 s. ISBN 80-85959-10-0. info
    Teaching methods
    Lectures, multimedia, home reading, written submissions with feedback from the teachers.
    Assessment methods
    Examination
    Two written tests based on the required reading, lectures, and presentations (100 points each, the minimum of 60 points is required to pass the test, which is a prerequisite for the oral examination).
    Submission of three analytical abstracts of source texts (see Study materials), evaluated (25 % of the final evaluation).
    Oral examination (75 % of the final evaluation).
    Colloquium
    Two written tests based on the required reading, lectures, and presentations (100 points each, the minimum of 60 points is required to pass the test).
    General information
    The type of completion “Examination” is compulsory for the students of the “Study of Religions” study programmes.
    See the course in the ELF e-learning system (http://elf.phil.muni.cz/) for detailed information on the requirements.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Follow-Up Courses
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Information on completion of the course: Posluchači religionistiky povinně ukončují zkouškou.
    The course is taught annually.
    General note: Posluchači religionistiky povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.
    Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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