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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Religion and a contemporary American society: pluralistic paradigm. Islam in the USA. Buddhism and Indian religions in the USA. The Counter-culture movement and religion. New religious movements in the USA, the "Cult Wars". Religion in the "Culture Wars". Texts, as well as topics, will be connected with the topics of ANPL1.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of this course is to deepen the lectured topics. The character of seminars will be based on readings from historical as well as contemporary documents, as well as on writing a seminar paper.
Students will practise reading in a foreign language and will compose a scholarly text. Students will be able to interpret a topic assigned to them.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KRE/NAPL1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Work-related product analysis
The course requires attendance at seminars, a written seminar paper, and an oral interpretation of a prepared topic. ANPL1 and ANP2 are completed by an oral examination.
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Recommended literature
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Albanese, Catherine L. America : religions and religion. Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. ISBN 0-534-62739-0.
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Barša, Pavel. Politická teorie multikulturalismu. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999. ISBN 80-85959-47-X.
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BERGER, P. L. Vzdálená sláva. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 1997. ISBN Vzdálená sláva.
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Dvořáková, Vladimíra. Spojené státy americké : společnost a politika. Praha: Libri, 2002. ISBN 80-7277-141-8.
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GAUSTAD, E. S. (ed.). A Documentary History of Religion in America I, II. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003. ISBN 0802822290; 08028.
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HUTCHISON, W. R. Religious Pluralism in America: Contineous History of a Founding Idea. New Haven: Yale Universyty Press, 2003. ISBN 0300098138.
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MELTON, G. J. Encyclopedia of American Religions. Detroit: Gale Research, 2002. ISBN 0810384175.
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TINDAL, G. B. a SHI, D. E. Dějiny Spojených států amerických.. Praha: LN, 1998.
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WALD, K. Religion and Politics in the United States. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003. ISBN 074251840X.
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WILLIAMS, P. W. America´s Religions. Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2002. ISBN 0252026632.
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