HIA287 Religion in the second half of the 20th century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Specialisation: Church history
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic features of European historical development after World War II and characterize the differences between the development of classical religious systems (Christian churches) and the so-called political religions (nationalism, fascism, communism).
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, the student will be able to:
- distinguish phenomena of classical religions and political religions,
- describe basic religious trends after World War II in Europe,
- understand current scholarly discussion of the issues.
Syllabus
  • Events in post-war Europe related to religious history.
  • Specifics of central Europe and post-war Czechoslovakia.
  • Christian churches in Europe and their development related to politics.
  • Christian churches and communism.
  • Features of totalitarian rule, building a new society and a new man.
  • Current scholarly discussion of the issues of totalitarianism and political religions.
Literature
    required literature
  • GREGOR, A. James. Totalitarismus a politické náboženství : intelektuální historie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká - Jiří Ogrocký. 1. vydání. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2015, 371 stran. ISBN 9788073253615. info
  • MAIER, Hans. Politická náboženství : totalitární režimy a křesťanství. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 1999, 134 s. ISBN 8085959437. info
    recommended literature
  • VOEGELIN, Eric. Politická náboženství. Translated by Jan Frei. Vydání první. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2015, 87 stran. ISBN 9788072982165. info
  • GENTILE, Emilio. Politická náboženství : mezi demokracií a totalitarismem. Translated by Hana Mondelli-Lhotáková. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008, 223 s. ISBN 9788073251536. info
  • KŘEN, Jan. Dvě století střední Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 1109 s. ISBN 8072036122. info
  • HLOUŠEK, Vít. EVS 701 Moderní politické dějiny Evropy : čítanka. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 1 sv. info
  • GILBERT, Felix and David Clay LARGE. Konec evropské éry : dějiny Evropy 1890-1990. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2003, 654 s. ISBN 8020408878. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with discussions and presentations.
Assessment methods
Witten test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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