History and theory of free thinking

Course: Religious Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
History and theory of free thinking
Code
ОК.09
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
4. Organize the process of learning and self-education. 5. Know and apply the basic concepts, theories and methods of religious studies in professional activities. 7. Collect, analyze, systematize and interpret facts related to the development of religions and denominations, use them to solve complex problems in specialized areas of professional activity.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know the main stages and characteristics of the history of religion, 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; 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 "History and Theory of Free Thought" is taught in the sixth semester of the bachelor's degree. The educational discipline introduces students to the main historical forms of free-thinking, which are a component of spiritual culture. The subject, tasks, theoretical foundations, main forms and problems of free thinking are determined. The main stages of freethinking, its theoretical sources, modernization trends and modern contexts are investigated. The variability of modern directions of free-thinking, its personal and institutional aspects are explained.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Abelyar P. History of my sufferings. Lviv: Litopys, 2004. 136 p. 2. Dawkins R. Illusion of God. Published by the Book Club "Family Leisure Club", 2018. 432 p. 3. Casanova H. Religion in the modern world: pluralism, secularization, globalization. Lviv, Faculty of Ukrainian Catholic University, 2019. 348 p. 4. O.I. Predko Free-thinking // Great Ukrainian encyclopedia. URL: https://vue.gov.ua/Vilnodumstvo 5. Predko O. I. The World Union of Freethinkers // Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia. URL: https://vue.gov.ua/World Union of Freethinkers
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Examination evaluation takes place in written form. The ticket consists of 2 questions, each of which is evaluated on a scale of 20 points, which gives a total of 40 points for the exam. A student is not admitted to the exam if he scored less than 20 points during the semester. To receive an overall positive grade in the discipline, the grade for the exam cannot be less than 24 points. In the event that a student scored less than 24 points on the exam, they are not added to the semester grade (regardless of the number of points obtained during the academic period). In the examination report, "0" is entered in the "exam/exam points" column, and only the number of points obtained during the semester is transferred to the "final grade in the discipline" column. Thus, the final grade for the discipline (minimum 60, maximum 100 points) consists of the sum of the number of points for the semester (minimum 36, maximum 60 points) and the examination paper (minimum 24, maximum 40 points).
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