FF:RLBcA010 Religions in the Czech Rep - Course Information

RLBcA010 Current Religious Situation in the Czech Republic

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristýna Čižmářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Thu 12:00–13:40 J22, except Thu 16. 11.

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: 5/50, 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

• Study of Religions (programme FF, B-RL_) (3)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the main trends of contemporary religious life in the Czech Republic, with the genesis of these trends and possible prospects for the future. Emphasis will be placed on the transformation of religious life in Czech society after 1989, taking into account the political, social and economic changes in the Czech society.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to:

to identify the main trends of Czech religiosity in the 19th and 20th centuries;

critically reflect the key features of modern Czech society toward religion and religious groups;

to analyze and interpret significant researches focused on Czech religiosity;

describe and interpret differences in legislative arrangements concerning the activities of religious groups;

to explain and critically reflect some specific features of Czech religiosity (e.g. Czech atheism)

Syllabus

• Changes in the religious situation in the Czech lands from 1627 to 1918; Religion in interwar Czechoslovakia; Religious situation in Communist regime I.: 1950‘s and 1960’s; Religious situation in Communist regime II.: 1970‘s and 1980’s; Religion in Czech society in the 1990‘s; Religious situation in the Czech Republic at the beginning of the 3rd millennium; Czech atheism and Czech skepticism; Institutionalized and alternative religiosity in Czech society after 1989; Research focused on Czech religiosity in 20th and 21st Century; Legislative framework of the activities of religious groups and their transformation in the 20th century.

Literature

required literature
• VIDO, Roman, David VÁCLAVÍK and Antonín PALEČEK. Czech Republic: The Promised Land for Atheists? In Roberto Cipriani and Franco Garelli. Sociology of Atheism. Leiden: Brill, 2016, p. 201-232. Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 7. ISBN 978-90-04-31753-6. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004319301. info
• VÁCLAVÍK, David. Náboženství a moderní česká společnost (Religion and Modern Czech Society). Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 243 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-2468-3. info

recommended literature
• VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Encyklopedie nových náboženských směrů a hnutí v ČR. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 8071787981. info
• GREELY, Andrew. Religion in Europe at the End of the Second Millennium. 1st ed. New Brunswick & London: Transaction Publishers, 2003. ISBN 0-7658-0131-0. info
• HANUŠ, Jiří and (ed.). Náboženství v době společenských změn. Brno: MPÚ MU, 2000. ISBN 80-210-2251-5. info
• VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Netradiční náboženství u nás. 1. vyd. Praha: DINGIR, 1998, 137 s., 4. ISBN 80-902528-0-X. info
• FIALA, Petr. Katolicismus a politika :o politické dimenzi katolicismu v postmoderní době. 1. vyd. Praha: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1995, 349 s. ISBN 80-85959-01-1. info
• FIALA, Petr and Jiří HANUŠ. Koinótés : Felix M. Davídek a skrytá církev. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1994, 177 s. info

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion, reading

Assessment methods

Exam: Knowledge test ( 30%), conspectus ( 30%, timely submission of 10%, quality of conspectus of 20 %), oral exam (40%).
Colloquium: Knowledge test (70%), conspectus ( 30%, timely submission of 10%, quality of conspectus of 20 %). Students of Religious studies are required to complete the course with an exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači religionistiky povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.

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