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Lecturer(s)
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Štampach Ivan, doc. ThDr.
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Lisý Štěpán, Mgr. M.A. Th.D.
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Course content
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The origins of Christianity in Judaism and ancient religions. The formation of the Christian Biblical canon. The practical orientation in the Bible. Translations and methods of interpreting Biblical texts. The creed and dogmas of the Ecumenical Councils as an interpretation of belief. Christological disputes and Oriental Orthodox Churches; their union with Rome. Common elements of Christian worship; types of liturgy. Overview of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Roman-Catholic church and specific tenets of its dogmatics and organization. The monastic life as Roman-Catholic peculiar institution; its parallels elsewhere. Traditional reformed churches, including churches coming from the Czech reformation. Evangelical and Pentecostal churches; atypical streams with elements of Christianity.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Methods of individual activities, Work-related activities
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Learning outcomes
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The course objective is to introduce, from the point of view of Religious Studies, the most traditional and visible religion in our country.
Students will be informed about the Bible, dogmatics, liturgy, history, particular confessions, and denominations. Students will be encouraged to study materials about Christianity in an unprejudiced way.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Didactic test, Discussion
Credit is dependent upon the student writing reviews (each no less than two pages - 3,600 characters) for at least four books. The requirement for the credit is also a success in test in the range of 20 questions with three possible answers ranging knowledge of lectures and basic study literature- The student can choose books for review from the list of recommended literature or can choose other titles if those are approved by the lecturer.
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Recommended literature
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Bible (jakékoli vydání).
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BACKHOUSE, S. Malé kompendium křesťanských dějin. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-242-3663-6.
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Dalibor Papoušek, Helena Pavlincová. Česká bible v dějinách evropské kultury. Brno, 1994. ISBN 8021010045 80-210.
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David Václavík. Proměny americké religiozity. Brno, 2013. ISBN 9788021065963 978.
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FILIPI, P. Křesťanstvo. Brno: CDK, 2002.
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FLUSSER, D. Ježíš. Praha: Oikúmené, 2002.
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FRANZEN, A. Malé církevní dějiny. Praha: Zvon, 1995.
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Jiří Rajmund Tretera. Synagoga a církev kdysi a dnes. Praha, 1994.
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Martin C. Putna. My poslední křesťané: hněvivé eseje a vlídné kritiky. Praha, 1994. ISBN 8085639734 80-856.
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Milan Buben. Encyklopedie řádů, kongregací a řeholních společností katolické církve v českých zemích. Praha, 2006. ISBN 8072770888 80-727.
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PARTRIDGE, CH. (ed.). Lexikon světových náboženství. s. 311 - 355. Praha: Slovart, 2006.
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Richard Harries. Dva tisíce let křesťanství. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7325-221-2.
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Rudolf Bultmann. Ježíš Kristus a mytologie. Praha, 1995.
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Zdeněk R. Nešpor. Příliš slábi ve víře. Praha, 2010. ISBN 9788070171479 978.
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