The course provides basic information about religion, with a particular focus on Christianity. The course covers the following topics: the concept of religion and types of religions, an overview of major world religions, a basic introduction to Christianity, a typology of Christian churches, religious groups on the fringes of Christianity, and new spiritual movements. It also offers an introduction to the history and structure of the largest churches and religious organizations in the Czech Republic. Doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jaroslav Franc, Th.D., is responsible for the part of the course dealing with religious groups on the fringes of Christianity and new spiritual movements.
Students acquire or deepen basic information about religion, especially about Christianity and new spiritual currents.
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Dialog, Seminar Work
The student prepares two topics (one from the Christian area, the other from the area of non-Christian religions) in the form of written notes (or even better, in the form of a presentation) and sends both to the lecturers 14 days before the colloquium for assurance of the suitability of the topic. He/she will bring these topics to the final colloquium. He/she will first present the topics briefly, followed by a discussion with the lecturers and the group of students. During the colloquium, the student will demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the topic prepared in advance. Required reading: Bruce, S. (1990). A house divided: protestantism, schism, and secularization. London. Cameron, E. (1991). The European reformation. Oxford, Filipi, P. a kol. (2008). Malá encyklopedie evangelických církví. Praha. Hinnells, J. R. (ed.). (2005). The Routledge companion to the study of religion. London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge. Waardenburg, J. J. (ed.). (2007). Classical approaches to the study of religion. Aims, methods and theories of research. Introduction and anthology. Berlin, New York: de Gruyter. Saliba, J. A. (1995). Perspectives on new religious movements. London: Geoffrey Chapman. Bromley, D. (2007). Teaching New Religious Movements. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Partridge, C. (ed.). (2006). Encyclopedia of new religions : new religious movements, sects and alternative spiritualities. Oxford: Lion. Esposito, J.L., Fasching, J.D., Lewis, T. (2002) World religions today. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. Petrosillo, P. (1998). Křesťanství od A do Z. Praha. Štampach, O. I. (1993). Malý přehled náboženství. Tišnov. Recommended reading: Encyclop?dia Britannica, online at britannica.com Lang, A. (1993). Církev ? sloup a opora pravdy. Olomouc. Ratzinger, J. (2007). Úvod do křesťanství. Praha. Vojtíšek, Z. (2007). Nová náboženská hnutí a jak jim porozumět. Praha. Vojtíšek, Z. (2004). Encyklopedie náboženských směrů a hnutí v České republice: náboženství, církve, sekty, duchovní společenství. Praha.
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