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Lecturer(s)
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Lužný Dušan, prof. PhDr. Dr.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. Sociology of Religions as humanities (academic study. 3. Émile Durkheim - religion and solidarity. 4. Max Weber - modernization as racionalisation. 5. Karl Marx - religion as opium. 6. Theory of secularization and thery of rational choice 7. Typology of religious institutions (sect, church, denomination, cult) 8. Religious convertion 9. Situation of religions in the Czech republic
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Homework for Teaching
- 30 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 22 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 15 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course offers outline of basic problems in the sociological study of religions and points to the change in meaning of the research of religion during the development of sociological thought. It informs about some approaches to defining religion, about significant authors and works and about methodology of sociological research of religion. It deals with the problem of religious experience and its expression, with religious behavior, functions of religion and with social conflicts connected with religious life. Attention is devoted also to the types of religious groups and to processes in contemporary societies that are tied with the changes in religious life.
At the end of the course students should be able to: a) define sociology of religion as the part of academic study of religions; b) explain key categories of sociology of religion; c) interpret sociological perspective and key concepts of sociology of religions; d) compare different approaches to interpretation of terms: church, sect, denomination, and cult; distinguish different conceptions of conversion; e) formulate own research questions; f) compare approaches of sociology of religion and different social science.
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Prerequisites
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No prior requirements.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Dialog
The course is based on lectures, reading of selected texts of Max Weber, Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx. Students must demonstrate knowledge of the subjects according to the syllabus of the course.
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Recommended literature
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Durkheim, É., & Sadílková, P. (2002). Elementární formy náboženského života: systém totemismu v Austrálii. Praha: OIKOYMENH.
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Lužný, D. (1997). Nová náboženská hnutí. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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LUŽNÝ, Dušan:. Náboženství a moderní společnost: Sociologické teorie modernizace a sekularizace. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999..
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NEŠPOR, Zdeněk, Dušan LUŽNÝ:. Sociologie náboženství. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2007..
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VÁCLAVÍK, David, Nešpor ZDENĚK:. Příručka sociologie náboženství. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2008..
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WEBER, Max:. K metodológii sociálnych vied. Bratislava: Pravda, 1983..
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WEBER, Max:. Sociologie náboženství. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998..
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