Philosophy of religion

Course: Religious Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Philosophy of religion
Code
ОК.36
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
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PRN 5. To know and apply in professional activity the basic concepts, theories and methods of religious studies. PRN 10. Analyze the place of religious studies in the system of humanitarian knowledge and the social role of the religious scholar. PRN 12. To present one's own point of view in open discussions on religious issues.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the peculiarities of the presentation of the main topics of the discipline 2. To be able to explain possible solutions to issues of the philosophy of religion and navigate in primary sources 3. Possess elementary skills of scientific research and critical analysis of sources; the use of foreign language professional informative sources on the subject of philosophy of religion.
Course content
The discipline "Philosophy of Religion" is a mandatory discipline for the specialty "Religious Studies", which is read in the first semester of the III year of the bachelor's degree. In terms of content, it represents the rationalization of such correlates of the extraterrestrial as religion, faith, the afterlife, and God (divine). Accordingly, familiarization with the ideas and basic concepts of this course will contribute to a more in-depth, more qualitative understanding by students of the problems related to the topic of the philosophical understanding of religion.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Final evaluation in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Alexander Vasilyevich Sarapin
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