| Course title | Ecclesiology |
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| Course code | KST/PTELG |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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After outlining the specific place of reflection on the Church within the framework of dogmatic theology, the argument of the subject will be elaborated in three stages: the biblical and historical anchoring of ecclesiology, the systematic part based on dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium, current ecclesiological topics selected with regard to the reform of the Church today. Individual themes: - the biblical images of the Church and the New Testament roots of the doctrine on the Church, - changing of the Church's self-understanding at selected stages of its history, - the Church as a sacrament (the Church in the history of salvation, the mysterious-sacramental character of the Church), - the Church in the mystery of the Trinity (the Church as the People of God, the Church as the Body of Christ, the Church as the Temple of the Holy Spirit), - the characteristics of the Church (unity, holiness, catholicity, apostolicity), - the hierarchical organization of the Church (Episcopal Corps, Peter's Primacy, Universal and Particular Church), the mission of believing lay people, consecrated life in the Church, - the Church's mission in the world and the eschatological dimension of the Church (Church and Kingdom of God), - Church as a communion of saints, - selected present topics (sensus fidei, synodality, missionary conversion of the Church).
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture |
| Learning outcomes |
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In the subject of Ecclesiology, the Catholic doctrine of the Church will be presented in synthetic form, as proposed in the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, in relation to its biblical basis, in continuity with tradition and in the dynamics of the renewal of God's people.
At the end of the course the student will be able to: - summarize and explain the basics of Catholic doctrine of the Church, - identify the basic sources of the Catholic teaching on the Church in the Holy Scripture, - describe the ways of self-conception of the Church in certain stages of her history, - to find connections between various models of the Church in history and the corresponding approaches to the theme of "church" in theological reflection, - to interpret the main lines of Catholic ecclesiology contained in the Council's dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium, - summarize, critically assess and evaluate selected ecclesiological issues after the Second Vatican Council, - recapture the importance of dogmatic-theological reflection on the Church for his/her theological synthesis and spiritual life, - to draw conclusions of the theory of the Church for pastoral discernement and practice. |
| Prerequisites |
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No special prerequisites are required to study the subject.
KST/FENTP ----- or ----- KST/PTFUE |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Dialog, Seminar Work
To complete the course, it is necessary to elaborate a seminar paper up to 10 pages long and pass an oral unqualified exam (colloquium). |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology | Study plan (Version): Catholic Theology (2) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer |