Course: Church History in Habsburg Monarchy

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Course title Church History in Habsburg Monarchy
Course code KHI/PV303
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kaiserová Kristina, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. The confessional situation in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries 2. The Enlightenment - Joseph II's ecclesiastical reforms, the patent of toleration 3. Catholic "revival" - the birth and growth of ultramontanism 4. Evangelical Church 5. Orthodox Church 5. Continuing reconfessionalization, popular piety, example of the flowering of Marian cults 6. the First Vatican Council and its impact on church life (the emergence of the Old Catholic Church, etc.) 7. The Old Catholic Church 8. Definitions and examples of political Catholicism 9. Nationalisation of Church life 10. The origins of modern social policy in the Churches, the encyclical Rerum novarum 11. Catholic modernity and its forms in the religious thought of the Habsburg monarchy 12. Unofficial religious groups (Baptists, etc.), Islam 13. Spiritism 14. Secularisation of 19th century society

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
To review the ecclesiastical history of the Habsburg Monarchy from the Patent of Toleration to the beginning of World War I in the context of European ecclesiastical history. In addition to the toleration patent, the years 1848-1849 and the situation surrounding the Concordat will be discussed in detail. Then attention will be paid to the whole spectrum of recognized churches (Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox, etc.), as well as unofficially operating denominations, with an emphasis on the Czech lands. A specific issue is the role of Muslims, especially after the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Issues of popular piety, Christian-social movements, etc. will also be addressed. The aim of the course is to present a picture of the ecclesiastical issues of the Habsburg monarchy from the patent of toleration to the First World War. Then, on the basis of this concrete picture, to interpret the broader ecclesiastical issues in Europe and other areas.
Students should not only be familiar with the given topic of church history in the Habsburg monarchy, but also be able to place it in the context of European or world history. At the same time, they will be informed about their significance for the broader issues of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. There will also be overlaps with current times.
Prerequisites
Full-time study of Bachelor of Historical Sciences

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students must meet attendance requirements (3 excused absences maximum). The lecture will be supplemented with questions for students, who will be informed of the focus of the questions after each topic has been covered. Active participation in the discussion will be an additional criterion for the award of credit.
Recommended literature
  • Fasora, L. - Hanuš J. - Pavlíček, T. (eds). Kněžské identity v českých zemích (1820-1938). Praha, 2017.
  • Fasora, L. - Kunštát, M. - Pavlíček, T. (eds.). Papežství a fenomén ultramontanismu v českých zemích. Praha, 2018.
  • Franzen, A. Malé dějiny církve. Praha, 2006.
  • Havelka, M. Víra, kultura a společnost. Náboženské kultury v českých zemích 19. a 20. století. Červený Kostelec, 2012.
  • Kaiserová, K. Konfesní myšlení českých Němců v 19. a počátkem 20. století. Úvaly u Prahy, 2003.
  • Malíř, J. a kol. Sekularizace českých zemí v letech 1848-1914. Brno, 2007.
  • Marek, P. - Lupeč, M. Nástin dějin pravoslavné církve v 19. a 20. století. Prolegomena k vývoji pravoslaví v českých zemích, na Slovensku a na Podkarpatské Rusi v letech 1860-1992. Brno, 2012.
  • Nešpor, Z. R. - Kaiserová, K. (eds.). Variety české religiozity v "dlouhém" 19. století (1780-1918). Ústí nad Labem, 2010.
  • Nešpor, Zdeněk. Náboženství na prahu nové doby. Česká lidová zbožnost 18. a 19. století. Ústí nad Labem, 2006.
  • Schatz, K. Všeobecné koncily: ohniska církevních dějin. Brno, 2014.


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