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Patrology 2 - KSTE042
Title: Patrologie 2
Guaranteed by: Department of Systematic and Pastoral Theology (26-KSPT)
Faculty: Catholic Theological Faculty
Actual: from 2024
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences: critical thinking, multilingualism
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. David Vopřada, Dr.
Teacher(s): doc. David Vopřada, Dr.
Co-requisite : KSTE041
Incompatibility : KSTE095
Is incompatible with: KSTE095
Annotation -
Continuation of the course of patrology, i.e. history of ancient Christian literature. This part focuses on writers from the 4th to the 6th centuries. The students will get to know the biographies, literary and historical analyses of the works, and especially the various authors' theological thinking. The lectures are held in Czech. An individual study plan for international students will be discussed with the lecturer at the beginning of the course when the required reading will be indicated.
Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (15.02.2021)
Aim of the course -

1. Knowledge (Remember)

  • Students will be able to list the main figures of Christian literature from the 4th to the 6th century (e.g. Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Augustine, etc.).
  • Students will be able to explain key concepts of patristic theology (e.g. homoousios, hypostasis, persona, etc.).

2. Comprehension (Understand)

  • Students will be able to describe the fundamental theological concepts of selected Church Fathers (e.g. Basil the Great’s Trinitarian theology, Athanasius’ Christology).
  • Students will be able to summarise the historical and cultural context in which the patristic authors of the 4th–6th centuries operated.

3. Application (Apply)

  • Students will be able to apply their knowledge of the theology and argumentation of the Church Fathers when analysing selected texts (e.g. explaining how Athanasius’ concept of Christ influenced particular passages in his works).
  • Students will be able to use patristic research methods (e.g. basic textual criticism) when reading and interpreting short excerpts from the works of the Church Fathers.

4. Analysis (Analyse)

  • Students will be able to analyse the argumentative structure of selected theological writings (e.g. Basil the Great vs. Arian opponents), identifying key themes and theological premises.
  • Students will be able to compare different approaches to Trinitarian and Christological doctrine (e.g. Athanasius’ vs. Arius’ arguments) and assess how these differences influenced the subsequent development of Christian thought.

5. Evaluation (Evaluate)

  • Students will be able to formulate a critical perspective on the role of selected Church Fathers in shaping Christian dogmatics (e.g. Augustine’s theology of grace) in relation to both historical and contemporary contexts.
  • Students will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments presented by individual authors (e.g. Hilary vs. Gregory of Nazianzus) within the theological disputes of their time.

6. Creation (Create)

  • Students will be able to design a short academic paper or educational resource summarising key theological ideas (e.g. Basil the Great’s Trinitarian concept) and linking them to contemporary theological or ecclesiastical discourse.
  • Students will be able to produce (in collaboration with peers) an interactive presentation on a selected Church Father from the 4th–6th century, reflecting historical-theological contexts as well as modern interpretative approaches.
Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (17.02.2025)
Course completion requirements -

See below.

Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (03.01.2023)
Literature

Drobner, Hubertus R. The Fathers of the Church : A Comprehensive Introduction. English ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2007.

Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (15.02.2021)
Teaching methods -

Courses, self-study, collaboration on the course wikipedia.

Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (03.01.2023)
Requirements to the exam -
  • preparation of the texts for the lecture;
  • a short paper on a topic on the texts and thought of a Latin Church Father according to the instruction of the teacher:
    • 9,000–14,400 characters;
    • following the norms for the student papers at KTF UK;
    • the paper will be sent to the teacher before 20 May 2020
  • oral exam
Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (03.01.2023)
Syllabus -
  1. Introduction into the ecclesiastical history and theology of the fourth century
  2. Arianism and Athanasius
  3. Basil the Great
  4. Gregory of Nyssa
  5. Gregory of Nazianzen
  6. Lactantius and Latin poets of the fourth century
  7. Hilary of Poitiers
  8. Ambrose of Milan
  9. Hieronymus and Rufinus
  10. John Chrysostom
  11. Augustine
  12. Quodvultdeus, Fulgentius and Vandal Africa
  13. Leo the Great and John Cassian
  14. Dionysius ps.-Areopagita and Maxim the Confessor
  15. Boēthius and Gregory the Great
Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (15.02.2021)
Entry requirements -

N/A.

Last update: Vopřada David, doc., Dr. (03.01.2023)
 
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