Course: The Church's Social Doctrine

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Course title The Church's Social Doctrine
Course code KSV/KVSNC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Umlauf Michal, ThLic. Ph.D.
Course content
General breakdown of subject matter: Nature of SNC, bases, methods SNC principles and values Old Testament and New Testament Biblical SNC motifs History of SNC from ancient times to the encyclical Rerum novarum Contribution of social encyclicals of John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Pope Francis Topics Compendium of social doctrine of the Church (family, human work, economy, ecology, politics)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic characteristics of the social doctrine of the Church as theological discipline, basic terminology and sources, basic principles and historical context of its development in relation to social encyclicals. The course will introduce the Compendium of Social Doctrine of the Church and introduce it to the context of contemporary Czech society.
Students will be able to specify the basic starting points of the Catholic social doctrine of the Church and to relate them to the context of social problems.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites are required for the course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Preparation and presentation of a paper on a selected topic in the range of 3-5 pages.
Recommended literature
  • Anzenbacher, A. (2004). Křesťanská sociální etika - úvod a principy. Brno: CDK.
  • církevní dokument. (2008). Kompendium sociální nauky církve.
  • Fiala, P. (2004). Katolická sociální nauka a současná věda. Brno.
  • Ockenfels. Katolická sociální nauka.
  • Papež František. Encyklika Laudato si' o péči o společný domov.


Study plans that include the course
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