Ancient Christianity

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Course ID:	3104-WH19HKCH-CHA-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Ancient Christianity
Name in Polish:	Chrześcijaństwo antyczne (blok: Historia Kościołów chrześcijańskich) (K1)
Organizational unit:	Institute of History
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Wykład jest otwarty dla wszystkich studentów. Wskazana jest jednak podstawowa wiedza z zakresu historii starożytnej
Short description:	The lectures’ aim is to present the most important features of ancient Christianity. Several questions concerning Church structure, religiosity, theology, and the pagan-Christian relations will be discussed, especially those whose generally shared image should be changed.
Full description:	Synopsis 1. The background. The Mediterranean in the first centuries CE. 2. Jesus of Nazareth 3. The beginnings of the Church. Palestine and beyond 4. Parting ways. Jews and Christians. 5. Shaping the doctrine. Gnosticism, Marcionism, Montanism. 6. Persecutions. Reasons, character, and outcome. 7. 3rd century. The success. 8. Constantinian outbreak. Church and state. Great theological controversies. 10. New religiosity: saints, miracles, and pilgrimages. 10. Early monasticism. 11. Rituals of ancient Christianity. 12. Episcopal sees. Big and small. 12. Church in the West. 13. Christianity and classical culture. 14. Early Christian art. This plan may be slightly modified; the praticipants will learn about it in advance.
Bibliography:	If needed, please, consult the lecturer.
Learning outcomes:	At the end of this series of lectures its participants should understand the development of Christianity and the structure of the Church, be aware of problems which the historians have to face when studying this phenomenon, know major discussions and questions concerning early Christianity.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	1. Attendance (no more than 3 absences) + final test 2. Final text of single choice (in Polish)

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