Last update: doc. Timothy Noble, Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
Please note that this course will take place mainly in English, as it is open to students on the Erasmus programme.
Our text this semester will be The Power and the Glory by the English novelist Graham Greene (1904-1991), which deals with the story of a priest in Mexico during the Civil War, when the church was under threat. We will read the text, reflecting on its view of Christian discipleship, on notions of perfection and sanctity, on what makes someone faithful.
The course is a reading seminar, which means that students are required to read the text. It will be a relatively intense course, as we meet for a long time on a few occasions. The list of classes and the text of the book and other readings are available on Moodle.
Last update: doc. Timothy Noble, Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
Předmět je hlavně pro studenty programu Erasmus, tak pokud budou student(k)y z Erasmus, bude v angličtině.
Cílem semináře je čtení kulturních textů (knihy, filmy, atd.) jako teologické materiály. Literatura, filmy, hudba,
umění a další kulturní předměty jsou chápáni jako možný vstup do setkání současného člověku se zkušeností
transcendence. Otázka pak zní, co se můžou studenty teologie učit s těmi texty? Jako základní hermeneutický
princip předmět pracuje s Gadamerovou fúzi horizontů. To znamená, že studenty se učí respektovat jinakost textů
a případně autorů, zatímco můžou najít indikátory odpovědí jejich teologických zájmů.
Seminář bude spočívat ve čtení textů. Kritéria výběru knih, filmů, hudby a další bude relevantnost k tématu s tím, že
vždy budou texty, které jsou explicitněji náboženské a jiné, které jsou tak pouze implicitně. Seminář bude zkoumat,
v jakém způsobu lidé hledají jazyk, aby mohli o Bohu nebo o transcendenci mluvit, jak je ten jazyk pro ně důležitý
nebo ne, a jak to může ovlivnit teologii.
Literature - Czech
Last update: doc. Timothy Noble, Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
Below are some general books in English and Czech on theology and culture. For specific readings for this course, please see Moodle.
AMBROS, P. (ed.). Křesťanství a kultura: vědecká konference pořádaná Katedrou pastorální a spirituální teologie CMTF. Olomouc: Refugium Velehrad-Roma, 2006, 109 s. ISBN 80-86715-67-1. GORRINGE, T. Earthly Visions: Theology and the Challenges of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011, 254 s. ISBN 978-0-300-16280-6. HASS, A., JASPER, D. a JAY, E. The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, 889 s. ISBN 9780199544486 KATTAN, A. a GEORGI, F. (eds.). Thinking Modernity: Towards a Reconfiguration of the Relationship between Orthodox Theology and Modern Culture. Balamand: St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, 2010, 230 s. ISBN 978-9953-452-31-9. MARSH, C. Theology Goes to the Movies: An Introduction to Critical Christian Thinking. London: Routledge, 2007, 192 s. ISBN 978-0-415-38012-6. NIEBUHR, H. R. Christ and Culture. New York: Harper Perennial, 2001, (1951), 320 s. ISBN 9780061300035 NOBLE, I. Theological Interpretation of Culture in Post-Communist Context: Central and East European Search for Roots. Farnham: Ashgate, 2010, 230 s. ISBN 978-1-4094-0007-3. SCHWARTZ, R. (ed.). Transcendence. Philosophy, Literature, and Theology Approach the Beyond. New York: Routledge, 2004, 272 s. ISBN 978-0415960700 TILLICH, P. Theology of Culture. Ed. KIMBALL, R. New York: Galaxy, 1964, 213 s. ISBN 9780195007114
Syllabus -
Last update: doc. Timothy Noble, Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
Please note that the classes are somewhat irregular. Same time and place always, but the dates are a movable feast.
Thursday 12 October 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Introduction and first couple of chapters. The text is on Moodle, and for the first class I will give you a handout and some time to read the text before we discuss it.
Thursday 19 October 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 2.
Thursday 23 November 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 3.
Thursday 7 December 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 4.
Thursday 4 January 2024 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 5.
Last update: doc. Timothy Noble, Ph.D. (18.09.2023)
Please note that, despite what the system might say, the classes are somewhat irregular.
Thursday 12 October 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Introduction and first couple of chapters. The text is on Moodle, and for the first class I will give you a handout and some time to read the text before we discuss it.
Thursday 19 October 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 2.
Thursday 23 November 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 3.
Thursday 7 December 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 4.
Thursday 4 January 2024 16:50–20:20
The Power and the Glory. Second part of the text, on Moodle as The Power and the Glory Class 5.
Entry requirements - Czech
Last update: Mgr. Ladislav Beneš, Dr. (11.06.2020)
Aktivní angličtina, pravidelná aktivní účast na semináři, prezentace
