Religion and science: forms of modern dialogue
Course: Religious Studies 2020
Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Title
Religion and science: forms of modern dialogue
Code
ВП. 3.07.01
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
-
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before starting this course, applicants must meet the general requirements for knowledge and skills that are required for studying in higher education institutions.
Be able to collect and interpret information about religious and scientific phenomena; use information and communication technologies. Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management; critical attitude and forecasting regarding religious events and phenomena.
Course content
The discipline "Religion and science: forms of modern dialogue" belongs to the list of disciplines of the student's free choice. It acquaints applicants with features
the relationship between science and religion in different periods of human history and models of their interaction (which, as can be seen from the name of the discipline, ranged from complete rejection of each other to attempts at dialogue). Familiarity with the subject matter of this course will contribute to students' understanding of issues related to the history and present of the dialogue between science and religion. Studying the course involves clarifying from the point of view of religious studies the issues of the origin and evolution of the relationship between science and religion, problematic areas of their interaction.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Academic religious studies. Textbook for university students. education Institutions / Scientific editorship of A. Kolodny. - K.: "World of Knowledge", 2000. - 862 p.
2. Eliade M. Treatise on the history of religions [trans. from Fr. Oleksiy Panicha]. - K.: DUH I LITERA, 2016. - 520 p.
3. Teilhard de Chardin. The phenomenon of man: [translation of fragments] / trans. from Fr. G. Volinky // Reader from the history of philosophy: In 6 books. Book 6. Foreign philosophy of the 20th century. — K.: Firma "Trust", 1993. — P. 159-165. — ISBN 5-85154-083-4. (Book 6)
4. Fry, Stephen (2017) Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece. Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0718188726.
5. Malinowski, B. (1948). Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays. Glencoe, IL: The Free Press (Reissued Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 1992).
6. Weinberg S. To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science. — HarperCollins, 2015.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
The discipline ends with a test
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Oleg
Petrovich
Melnychuk
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy