Religion, secularity and laicity in Europe (19th-21th centuries) - JTB303

• Anglický název: Religion, secularity and laicity in Europe (19th-21th centuries)
• Zajišťuje: Katedra evropských studií (23-KZS)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2019 do 2021
• Semestr: zimní
• E-Kredity: 6
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:1/1, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: 24 / neurčen (24)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu
• Garant: Dr. Paul Bauer
• Vyučující: Dr. Paul Bauer
• Třída: Courses for incoming students
• Neslučitelnost : JMB091

Anotace

Poslední úprava: Dr. Paul Bauer (14.09.2023)

According to specialists of religion, in the last century, Europe may be seen as the only cultural area where secularization asserts fully in modern societies. Erasure of Churches from the public arena, the separation between religion and politics and the fall of religious practices are some aspects of the secularization process in Europe while everywhere else the contrary is observed. However, religiosity is far from having totally disappeared. The most recent observation and analysis speaks even about a return of religiosity within debates on national and cultural identity, on ethics and modernity.

Cíl předmětu

Poslední úprava: Dr. Paul Bauer (17.09.2019)

The lesson proposes to discuss in a sociological and political point of view the recent evolution and changes of religiosity in Europe and questions its link with the secularization process and the laicity principle.

Literatura

Poslední úprava: Dr. Paul Bauer (04.10.2020)

 

Recommended readings:

 

1.     On secularization

 

Max Weber, the Protestant ethic and the spirit of Capitalism, 1905

 

Grace Davie: The sociology of Religion, 2013.

 

Charles Taylor: A Secular age, Harvard University Press, 2007

 

David Martin, A General Theory of secularisation, Blackwell, London, 1978.

 

Peter L Berger, The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, 2009

 

Marcel Gauchet: The disenchantment of the World.

 

Danièle Hervieux-Léger, Religion as chain of memory.

 

2.     On Modernity

 

Anthony Giddens, The consequences of modernity, London: Polity Press, 1990.

 

Bruno Latour, We have never been modern, Harvard University Press, 1993, or Reset Modernity, MIT Press. 2016

 

Philippe Descola, Beyond Nature and Culture, Chicago University Press, 2013.

 

Web Resources:

On legal status of religions in Europe: 

http://www.eurel.info/?lang=en 

On religion and public life:

http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/

Metody výuky

Poslední úprava: Dr. Paul Bauer (21.09.2023)

Each session is divided into two parts: a formal lecture, and a seminar type discussion animated by a student presentation.

The class is a presence learning lesson taking place at Jinonice Campus room B217. Monday 5pm-6:20pm

Nota: Occasionally, distant lesson via the "Teams" meeting platform will be provided. The link will be shared one week before the class.

 

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Poslední úprava: Dr. Paul Bauer (14.09.2023)

Requirements:

Active participation (10%)

Students are required do read the mandatory texts for each class and be prepared to answer questions related to it in the class. Repeated failures to answer questions in class will lower student’s score.

Class Presentation  (40%)

What will be expected:

15 mn presentation

Paper based on the presentation (50%) A-F grade's system

Students will write a short paper about the chosen presentation's topic.  Minimum length: 6400 characters with spaces.

Send the paper  to Pauli Bauer ([e-mail]). 

Due date for the paper: 7th January, 2024. No late submissions accepted!