Modern religious philosophy

Course: Religious Studies 2021

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Modern religious philosophy
Code
ОК.15
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. Evaluate one's own educational and scientific and professional activities, design and implement an effective strategy of self-development and professional self-improvement. 7. Analyze, compare and classify different directions and schools of classical and modern religious studies. 8. Systematize the facts of the religious life of society, interpret religious events and phenomena on the basis of understanding the specifics of the influence of religion on social processes. 12. Plan and carry out scientific research in the field of religious studies, choose effective research methods and tools, analyze the results, justify the conclusions.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know the main stages and characteristics of world and domestic religious thought; basic concepts of religion and methods of religious studies, including methods of history of religion, philosophy of religion, sociology of religion, psychology of religion, phenomenology of religion; basic religious concepts and categories; modern trends in the development of religious studies. 2. To be able to collect and interpret information about the phenomena and phenomena of religion, religious processes and events; apply basic terms and categories of religious studies in the analysis of social and cultural phenomena and processes; identify modern trends in the coexistence of different religions in the conditions of globalization and interfaith dialogue, forecast the prospects of their development, taking into account the peculiarities of the course of religious processes in the conditions of globalization.
Course content
The discipline "Modern religious philosophy" is taught in the first semester of the master's degree. The academic discipline introduces students to the main directions modern religious philosophy, which are a component of spiritual culture. The subject, tasks, theoretical foundations, methodologies, main directions and problems of modern religious philosophy are determined. Its theoretical sources are clarified and modernization trends are investigated, attention is focused on anthropological problems, their correlation with modern philosophical anthropology. The principles of religious philosophy are considered, the main directions of modern religious philosophy are outlined. The variability of modern directions of religious philosophy is explained, which is the result of the influence of interrelated factors (worldview, cultural, political, economic) on interfaith relations within national and world religions. The features of various directions of modern religious philosophy (Buddhist philosophy, Christian philosophy - Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim philosophy) and their place and role in modern socio-cultural processes are consistently considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Zavidnyak B. History of Ukrainian religious philosophy. Publisher: Missioner, 2020. 288 p. 2. Nadurak V.V. Religious philosophy [Text]: teaching. manual Ivano-Frankivsk: View of Prykarpattia. national University named after V. Stefanyka, 2011. 135 p. 3. Predko O.I. Faith, Nadiya, Lyubov and their mother Sophia // Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia. URL: https://vue.gov.ua/Vira, Nadiya, Lyubov and their mother Sofia 4. Predko O.I. His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew on the spiritual imperatives of Orthodox theology:) // His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew: modern paradigm of Orthodox theology: materials of the International. of science conf. "VII Dancer's Readings" (Kyiv, October 18, 2021). K.: VOC "Kyiv University", 2021. P.54-63. 5. Predko O.I. Prayer as a dialogue between man and God // Sofiya. Humanitarian and religious bulletin. 2019. No. 1(13). C.42-46.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student in the process of learning the material from the entire educational course. The overall grade for the semester consists of points received for classroom work (oral presentations, additions and participation in discussions at seminars) and for independent work (work with texts, research on paradigm shifts in modern Catholic philosophy (compile a comparative table), writing an informative letter) . All types of work for the semester have as a result: - in the maximum dimension of 80 points - a minimum of 48 points The final number of points for the discipline (maximum 100 points) is defined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester, taking into account the final test. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the entire semester and does not include additional assessment measures.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Illivna Predko
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy