SDEb1101 World and Czech Catholicism after 1945

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025

The course is not taught in Autumn 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
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 aim of the course is to bring students to an understanding of the development of the Catholic Church after World War II in the world, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. The roots of its post-war state, the developmental trends during and after the Cold War will be described and analyzed. Special attention will be paid to the different environments in which Catholicism operated after 1945 - totalitarian, authoritarian and democratic regimes. Separately, the neuralgic points of the relationship between Catholicism and society will be discussed.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: - Explain the developmental trends of Catholicism in the Czech and world environment after World War II; - identify its main characteristics; - characterize the current position of the Catholic Church in the world and the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Catholic Church and World War II 2. The Second Vatican Council and the transformation of Catholicism 3. The Second Vatican Council and the Second World War 4. The Catholic Church and the world of totalitarian regimes 5. The Catholic Church and the world of authoritarian regimes 6. The Catholic Church and the world of democracy 7. The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia before 1989 8. The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia after 1989 9. The change in the mentality of Czech Catholicism after 1945 10. The Underground Church 11. Neuralgic points of Catholicism - women's issues, sexual morality, authority, science
Literature
  • ŠMÍD, Marek and Tomáš PETRÁČEK. Vatikán a druhá světová válka. 1. vydání. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2021, 163 stran. ISBN 9788073255183. info
  • KOLOUCH, František. Internace biskupů : internace biskupů Josefa Hloucha a Karla Skoupého. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2018, 282 stran. ISBN 9788020029225. info
  • PETRÁČEK, Tomáš. Církev, tradice, reforma : odkaz Druhého vatikánského koncilu. Vydání první. V Praze: Vyšehrad, 2016, 246 stran. ISBN 9788074296437. info
  • KOEHLER, Krzysztof, Michał ŁUCZEWSKI, Paweł MILCAREK and Paweł ROJEK. Pánbíčkáři : odkud se vzal polský katolicismus? Edited by Maciej Ruczaj, Translated by Lukáš Skraba - Josef Mlejnek - Martin V. 1. vydání. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2016, 191 stran. ISBN 9788364753794. info
  • CHENAUX, Philippe. Katolická církev a komunismus v Evropě : (1917-1989) : od Lenina k Janu Pavlu II. Translated by Vladimír Čadský. V Praze: Rybka Publishers, 2012, 287 s. ISBN 9788087067413. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jiří HANUŠ. Letnice dvacátého století : druhý vatikánský koncil a české země. Edited by Pavel Hradilek - Karel Rechlík. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2012, 279 s. ISBN 9788073252687. info
  • The church and secularitytwo stories of liberal society. Edited by Robert Gascoigne. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009, x, 179 p. ISBN 9781589014909. info
  • ALBERIGO, Giuseppe. Stručné dějiny II. vatikánského koncilu. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2008, 172 s. ISBN 9788073640477. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Jiří HANUŠ. Katolická církev v Československu 1945-1989 (The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia 1945-1989). 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2007, 402 pp. Dějiny a kultura. ISBN 978-80-7325-130-7. info
  • FIALA, Petr. Laboratoř sekularizace : náboženství a politika v ne-náboženské společnosti: český případ. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2007, 183 s. ISBN 9788073251413. info
  • Catholicism and religious freedom : contemporary reflections on Vatican II's declaration on religious liberty. Edited by Kenneth L. Grasso - Robert P. Hunt. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006, xxxiv, 224. ISBN 0742551938. info
  • KEHL, Medard. Kam kráčí církev? : diagnóza doby. Translated by Pavel Kolmačka - Petr Slouk. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2000, 129 s. ISBN 8085959658. info
  • FIALA, Petr and Jiří HANUŠ. Skrytá církev (The Silent Church). Brno: CDK, 1999, 400 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-85959-39-9. info
  • Zwischen Autonomie und Anlehnung : die Problematik der katholischen Kirche in China, theologisch und geschichtlich gesehen. Edited by Roman Malek - Werner Prawdzik. Nettetal: Steyler Verlag, 1989, 203 s. ISBN 3805002181. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, seminar works
Assessment methods
scored seminar paper (30 %), scored participation in seminar discussions (10 %), continuous test (20 %), oral examination (40 %)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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