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Course: Churches in the Czech Lands 1918-1953

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Course title Churches in the Czech Lands 1918-1953
Course code KRE/CVCZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machálek Vít, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the modern Czech church history. The Catholic Church in the First Republic. The non-Catholic churches in the First Republic. The Catholic Church in the Second Republic and in the German Protectorate. The non-Catholic churches in the Second Republic and in the German Protectorate. The Catholic Church in the Third Republic. The non-Catholic churches in the Third Republic. The beginnings of ecumenism. The Catholic Church in the years 1948-1953. The non-Catholic churches in the years 1948-1953. The church policy of the Communist state. The comparision of the separate periods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The course will be devoted to the functioning of the Czech churches and their important personalities in the diverse types of regimes: in the democratic system of the First Republic, in the time of German occupation, in the first phase of the Communist dictatorship and in the transitional periods of the Second and Third Republic.
At the end of the course students will be oriented not only in the history of the main Czech churches, but also in the course of their mutual relations and in the church political context of the periods between years 1918 and 1953.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Work-related product analysis, Discussion

The prerequisite for the exam is to write an essay on a chosen topic. The exam is oral, and a student should demonstrate his knowledge of the topics dealt with during the lectures and display an even deeper knowledge of the problem dealt with in the essay.
Recommended literature
  • BALÍK, S., HANUŠ, J. Katolická církev v Československu 1945-1989. Brno, 2007.
  • HRDLIČKA, J. Život a dílo Prof. Františka Kováře. Příběh patriarchy a učence. Brno, 2007.
  • HROMÁDKA, J. L. Katolicism a boj o křesťanství. Praha, 1925.
  • KADLEC, J. Přehled českých církevních dějin 2. Praha, 1991.
  • KAPLAN, K. Stát a církev v Československu v letech 1948-1953. Brno, 1993.
  • KONÍČEK, J. Modus vivendi v historii vztahů Svatého stolce a Československa. Církevně-politický vývoj v letech 1918-1993. Olomouc, 2005.
  • MAČALA, P., MAREK, P., HANUŠ, J. (eds.). Církve v 19. a 20. století ve slovenské a české historiografii. Brno, 2010.
  • MAREK, P., HANUŠ, J. (eds.). Osobnost v církvi a politice. Čeští a slovenští křesťané ve 20. století. Brno, 2006.
  • RÁDL, E. Náboženství a politika. Praha, 1921.
  • SVOBODA, B., POLC, J. Kardinál Josef Beran. Životní příběh velkého vyhnance. Praha, 2008.
  • ŠEBEK, J. Od konfliktu ke smíření. Česko-německé vztahy ve 20. století očima katoické církve. Kostelní Vydří, 2013.
  • VAŠKO, V. Dům na skále. 1, Církev zkoušená: 1945 - začátek 1950. Kostelní Vydří, 2004.
  • VAŠKO, V. Dům na skále. 2, Církev bojující: 1950 - květen 1960. Kostelní Vydří, 2007.
  • VAŠKO, V. Dům na skále. 3, Církev vězněná: 1950 - 1960. Kostelní Vydří, 2008.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
University of Pardubice, date of update: 28.05.2024 23:50.