Course: Faith in secularized society

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Course title Faith in secularized society
Course code KST/VSS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vícha Daniel, dr
Course content
- Defining and understanding of the secular principles of the society (European exmaples). - Specifics of Czech secularism. - The attitude of the Czechs towards faith, Christianity and the Catholic Church. - Religious needs of man in secular society and their relationship to Christianity. - Cryptoreligiosity - religious manifestations of a non-religious person. - The credibility of the Catholic Church in the middle of the secular world. - How to speak in a secular enviroment about God. - Secular enviroment and Christian values.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the seminar is to understand the situation of today´s man who has not met faith and does not recognize Christian values.
The seminar leads to the acquisition of communication with people who did not recognize Chistian values and also to a new grasp of the Christian message in today´s circumstances.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

Active partcipation in seminars in the form of a controlled discussion, attendance of at least 80 percent.
Recommended literature
  • Fiala, P. Laboratoř sekularizace.
  • Petráček, T. Sekularizace a katolicismus v českých zemích.
  • Václavík, D. Náboženství a moderní česká společnost.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Catholic Theology (2) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter