RLB210 Christian Mission

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 K24; and Fri 8. 10. 14:00–15:40 G32, Fri 5. 11. 14:00–15:40 G32, Fri 3. 12. 14:00–15:40 G32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( RLA06 Christianity I || RLKA06 Christianity I ) && ( RLA07 Christianity II || RLKA07 Christianity II )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course brings an introduction to the study of Christian missions in the world during the Middle Ages and Early Modern era. At the end of this course, students should be able to: understand the multifaceted character of missions as activities within specific historical, religious, social and political context; to explain motifs and circumstances of main missionary enterprises; to reflect political and social aspects of missions both in Europe as well as in cultures where evangelization takes place; to explain the results of missions and consider its consequences; to criticaly use missionary reports as sources for further research.
Syllabus
  • 0. introductory lecture 1. The pespective of the study of Christian missions, conditions of the spread of Christianity in early period 2. Medieval missions to Asia I - Mongols and Europe, first missionaries (John Plano of Carpini, John of Montecorvino) 3. Medieval missions to Asia II - missions to India, attitude of medieval Christians towards Non- Christians (William of Rubruck, John Marignola, Odoric of Pordenone, Jordanus Catalanus 4. Nestorians in Asia 5. The conquest of America - the problem of "the Other", Christianity in Latin America 6. Portuguese mission in India - Contacts with the Thomas Christians, Jesuits and Mughals, accomodation 7. Christian Missions in China - Matteo Ricci, the Chinese rites controversy. 8. Christian missions in Japan, Francis Xavier. 9. Christian missions in Tibet and Ladakh - Capuchins and Jesuits in Tibet, mission of Moravian Brethren. 10. Protestant missions in India - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Bartholomeus Ziegenbalg, Alexander Duff and William Carrey. 11. Contemporary missions - papal documents Ad gentes, Nostra Aetate, Evangelii Nuntiandi, the issue of inculturation. 12. Concluding lecture, test.
Literature
  • ŽUPANOV, Ines. Disputed mission : Jesuit experiments and Brahmanical knowledge in seventeenth-century India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2001, xiii, 277. ISBN 0195658825. info
  • KUBÍKOVÁ, Jiřina. Křesťanská misie v 16.-18. století. 1. vyd. Brno: L. Marek, 2001, 280 s. : m. ISBN 80-86263-24-X. info
  • Questions of cultural identity. Edited by Stuart Hall - Paul Du Gay. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 1996, viii, 198. ISBN 0-8039-7882-0. info
  • NEILL, Stephen. A history of Christian missions. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1990, 528 s. ISBN 0-14-013763-7. info
  • KALISTA, Zdeněk. Cesty ve znamení kříže : dopisy a zprávy českých misionářů XVII.- XVIII. věku ze zámořských krajů. Praha: Evropský literární klub, 1941, 250 s. info
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions, student presentations.
Requirements for colloquium: (a) active participation at seminars, (b) student presentation in the course (c) written test at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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