Course: General Church History - Basic Course

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Course title General Church History - Basic Course
Course code KTEO/OCDZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Svoboda Rudolf, doc. ThDr. Th.D.
Course content
The course consists of nine larger thematic blocks. These blocks are the same for all forms of study: 1. History of the Church until 313 2. The first six ecumenical councils and their teachings 3. The Church in the early Middle Ages - the end of antiquity, the spread of Christianity to new nations in the 4th - 7th century 4. The Church in the early Middle Ages - from the 8th century to the beginning of the 11th century 5. The Church in the High Middle Ages - from the Gregorian reform to the Avignon exile 6. The Church in the 14th and 15th centuries: the papacy of Avignon, the great papal schism, conciliarism, the Renaissance papacy 7. The Church in the 16th to 18th centuries: the Reformation and the Catholic Reformation, from the Baroque to the Enlightenment, missions 8. The Church in the 19th century: from the French Revolution to the end of the 19th century 9. The Church in the 20th century.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course is aimed at gaining a basic orientation in church history from the beginning of the first to the end of the twentieth century. The student will gain knowledge about the history of Christianity and the development of the church, mainly in the Western cultural context, with emphasis on socio-cultural-political context and links with the fields of theology, religion and philosophy.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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