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Course: Contemporary Religiousness I

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Course title Contemporary Religiousness I
Course code KFR/BSRE1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rokyta Jan, doc. ThDr. Ph.D.
  • Cieslarová Olga Věra, MgA. Ph.D.
  • Mokrý Matouš, Mgr.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities, Work-related activities
Learning outcomes
ANOTATITON "Contemporary religiosity" is an introductory course offering a basic overview of the religious situation in the Euro-American world, in the context of which the contemporary Czech religious milieu is also presented. The winter semester focuses mainly on the institutionalized religious movements and churches, the summer semester focuses on non-institutionalized forms of alternative spirituality.
Students will learn about the main religious streams of the contemporary world, trends of their development, and about the present situation of traditional religiosity.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test, Discussion

Recommended literature
  • CORICHI, Manolo, EVANS, Jonathan. "Many Catholics in Latin America - including a majority in Brazil - support allowing priests to marry.".
  • DIAMANT, Jeff. "Under Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals has become less European.".
  • HAVLÍČEK, Tomáš, KLINGOROVÁ, Kamila, LYSÁK, Jakub. Atlas náboženství Česka = The atlas of religions in Czechia. Praha, 2017.
  • KORENĚVSKIJ, Andrej. "Klíčová mytologémata ruského středověkého nábožensko-politického myšlení/Od Nového Jeruzaléma k Novému Konstantinovu hradu a Třetímu Římu." In BOČEK, Pavel (ed). Moskva - Třetí Řím/Od ideje k symbolu. s. 21-38.. Praha: NLN, 2019.
  • MLEJNEK, Josef Jr. "Boj o duše, nebo politická válka?" In Kontexty 2/2019, s. 22-33.. Brno: CDK, 2019.
  • SMART, Ninian. Crosscultural Exploration of Human Beliefs.. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2000.
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Zdeněk. Encyklopedie náboženských směrů a hnutí v České republice: náboženství, církve, sekty, duchovní společenství.. Praha, 2004.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026