Church-State relations in Europe 02.04.D2.EM.M1.CS
1. Theorizing on religion: making sense of religion and religious change
2. Theorizing on religion and politics: secularization or desecularization?
3. Religion in Europe and in the USA
4. Different models of church-state relations in Europe
5. Church-state relations in the Western Europe
6. Church-state relations in the Central and Eastern Europe
7. Church-state relations in Northern Europe
8. Religion and religiosity in Poland
9. John Paul II as a religious leader and diplomat
10. Religion in the EU: actors, interests, goals
Supplementary literature
Type of course
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
Student is aware of the deep cultural-religious diversification of the contemporary Europe
Student possesses knowledge on the confessional differences and their influence on the social-political sphere of the contemporary European states
Student profoundly defines the state-church relations in the European states
Student can explain both positive and negative consequences of religious influences in Europe
Student represents the attitude of understanding and tolerance with the reference to cultural and religious differences
Student explains the influence of the social and cultural conditions on the relations between the actors of the European integration
Student is able to creatively discuss the essential social-political issues of the contemporary world
Student is determined to assess the growing cultural diversity in Europe in the objective, unemotional manner
Student is able to refer to the interdisciplinary knowledge to describe and explain different aspects of the European politics
Assessment criteria
end-term test, Multimedia presentation; Discussion
exercises:
3,0: Attendance and presentation
51% on the test
3,5: Attendance, presentation, participation in the discussion
60% on the test
4,0: Attendance, good presentation, participation in the discussion
70% on the test
4,5: Attendance, good presentation, active participation in the discussion
80% on the test
5,0: Attendance, good presentation, very active participation in the discussion
90% on the test
Bibliography
S. Ferrari, R. Cristofori, Law and Religion in the 21st Century. Relations between States and Religious Communities, Ashgate 2010
J. Habermas, Notes on a post-secular society, 18/06/2008
L.N. Leustean, Representing Religion in the European Union. Does God Matter? Routledge 2014
L.N. Leustean, J.T.S. Madeley, Religion, Politics and Law in the European Union, Routledge 2010
A. Singleton, Religion, Culture and Society. A Global Approach, SAGE 2014
L. Stan, Church-State Relations in the Expanded Europe: Between Religious Pluralism and Church Establishment, Conference Paper, 2009, http://www.academia.edu
M.D. Toft, D. Philpott, T.S.Shah, God’s Century. Resurgent Religion and Global Politics, New York- London 2011
R. Torfs, The Religion-State relationships in Europe, “The Review of Faith and International Affairs”, Summer 2010, pp. 15-20
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