Lecturer(s)
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Machálek Vít, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Possible meanings of the term "tolerance". The problems of tolerance in the Hebrew Bible. The problems of tolerance in the New Testament. The view concerning violence in the New Testament. The church and the state. The church and war. The church and the Jews. The church and heresy. The inquisition. Eastern and Western Christianity. Tolerance in the ancient Czech history. Tolerance in the Renaissance and in Humanism.
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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 objective of this course is to introduce the various meanings of the term "tolerance" and to reflect upon the problem of tolerance in philosophy, in the Bible, and in Christian theology. This course will also look at tolerance/intolerance in clerical history, from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Students will be able to distinguish various understandings of "tolerance" and to define the content of this term. They will also better understand the problem of tolerance/intolerance in the Bible and in the history of Christianity, and the ways of thinking that, historically, either encouraged intolerance and fanaticism or else encouraged more open, tolerant views.
Students will be able to distinguish various understandings of "tolerance" and to define the content of this term. They will also better understand the problem of tolerance/intolerance in the Bible and in the history of Christianity, and the ways of thinking that, historically, either encouraged intolerance and fanaticism or else encouraged more open, tolerant views.
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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 received by attendance at lectures.
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Recommended literature
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GIRARD, R. Obětní beránek. Praha, 1997.
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MACHOVEC, M. (ed.). Problém tolerance v dějinách a perspektivě. Praha, 1995.
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RYŚ, G. Inkvizice. Praha, 2004.
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TROJAN, J. S. Idea lidských práv v české duchovní tradici. Praha, 2002.
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