Course: Czech Church History 1

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Course title Czech Church History 1
Course code KTEO/NCDČ1
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Weis Martin, prof. PaedDr. ThLic. Th.D.
Course content
The arrival of the Slavs and their characteristic; Samo?s Empire in the luster of so called Fredegar; the beginning of Christianity in these lands to the arrival of Constantine and Methodius; the Great Moravian Empire and its question marks; the beginning of the family of Přemysl Oráč; Bořivoj and Ludmila; Václav a Boleslav; efforts to establish an episcopate in Prague; the family of Přemysl Oráč and its power ambitions (Boleslav the III., Jaromír, Oldřich); for the king crown; successful Přemysl Otakar the I. and his clerical policy; seizing ambitions of Přemysl Otakar the II.; Václav the II. and his attempt to establish a university; Václav the III. And the issues of his murder in Olomouc; the rule of Rudolf Habsburský and Jindřich Korutanský; a warrior and a diplomat, Jan Lucemburský; Karel the IV. and the times

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim is to provide a basic orientation within Czech church history and to deepen the interests in history and its connection to the history of the Church.
Students are acquaint with basic knowledge of Czech clerical history and are able to interpret it in the context of general history.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Colloquium

A certification of knowledge during inclusion in the way of a colloquium (the Fall semester) and an oral exam (the Spring semester ? a subject matter for the whole year). Students of the combined study ? greater emphasis on self-study of recommended literature.
Recommended literature
  • Kadlec, J. Přehled českých církevních dějin, Křesťanská akademie, Řím. 1987.
  • Weis Martin. Historie učitelka života. 1992.
  • Weis, Martin. NOBLESSE OBLIGE ? VORNEHME HERKUNFT VERPFLICHTET. Eine Sonde in das religiös-karitative Werk von ausgewählten Gestalten europäischer Königshäuser.. Fürth/Bayern, 2008. ISBN 978-3-924022-23-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Philosophy and Religious Studies (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Theology (2012) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter