RLB400 Religions of the World I: The West

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Cigán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Miroslav Vrzal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 19:10–20:45 N51
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
Course objectives
The course outlines the most important religious traditions of the West since the ancient times up to the present day. The main attention is paid to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which have strongly influenced the present forms of the Euro-American civilization. The course also provides an illustrative selection of textual and pictorial sources.
Learning outcomes
After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
  • demonstrate the basic factual knowledge of the most important religious traditions of the West;
  • use the basic terminology of the Western religious traditions and their academic study;
  • work criticallly with basic information on Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
    • Syllabus
    • The Way of Israel toward monotheism.
    • Ancient mystery cults.
    • The ancient gnosis and its followers.
    • Scripture and law in the history of Judaism.
    • The origins and the development of Christianity until the Middle Ages.
    • The development of Christian rituals.
    • Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
    • Transformations of modern Christianity.
    • The rise and the splitting of Islam.
    • Islam and the clash of civilizations?
    • New religious movements.
    • Final test.
    Literature
      recommended literature
    • PAVLINCOVÁ, Helena. Judaismus, křesťanství, islám. Vyd. 2. přeprac. a rozš.,. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003, 661 s. ISBN 80-7182-165-9. info
    • MARTIN, Luther H. Helénistická náboženství. Translated by Iva Doležalová - Dalibor Papoušek. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, xx, 161. ISBN 8021017023. info
    • SCHUBERT, Kurt. Židovské náboženství v proměnách věků : zdroje, teologie, filosofie, mystika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999, 285 s. ISBN 8070213035. 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
    • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 292 s. ISBN 8070216131. info
    Teaching methods
    Lectures, final written test.
    Assessment methods
    Written test in basic knowledge of western religious traditions (100 points = 100%, limit 60 points).
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Follow-Up Courses
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Study Materials
    The course is taught annually.
    Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen studentům religionistiky.
    Information about innovation of course.
    This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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