HISTORY OF THE CHURCHES IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORAY AGES
| Official course title | STORIA DELLE CHIESE IN ETA' MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA SP. |
| Academic Year | 2011/2012 |
| Course code | FM0218 |
| University credits | 6 |
| Degree level | Second Cycle Degree M.D.270 |
| Educational sector code | M-STO/07 |
| Semester/trimester | I Semestre |
Professor
Degree Programmes and curricula
Contents
Educational Goals
Advanced knowledge of history of the Christian Churches in modern and contemporary age, of the methodologies of research and the historiography of this field of studies.
Requirements
Who does not have general knowledge on history of the Christian Churches in contemporary age, has to study this textbook: G. Filoramo e D. Menozzi (eds.), Storia del cristianesimo, vol. IV: D. Menozzi (ed.), L'eta' contemporanea, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1997; or, in alternative, to attend the lectures of Methods of religious history research sp.
Contents
Catholic Churches and Modernity between Dialogue and Conflict: Pope John XXIII and the «aggiornamento» (bringing up to date) of Roman Catholic Church
Recommended Reading List
1) Notes of lectures,
and
2) L’ora che il mondo sta attraversando. Giovanni XXIII di fronte alla storia. Atti del Convegno, Bergamo, 20-21 novembre 2008¸ a cura di G. G. Merlo e F. Mores, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2009.
Not attending students:
1) the following two books:
L’ora che il mondo sta attraversando. Giovanni XXIII di fronte alla storia. Atti del Convegno, Bergamo, 20-21 novembre 2008¸ a cura di G. G. Merlo e F. Mores, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2009;
M. Roncalli, Giovanni XIII. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. Una vita nella storia, Milano, Mondadori, (Oscar Storia), 2007.
Assessment
written and oral
Teaching Methods
Seminars
Teaching Language
Italian language
Other information
The following activities will be valued:
- active partecipation to the discussions in the seminars
- a paper (20.000 characters, including spaces) focused on one's of main subjects of lessons
- highlighting (in oral form) of main issues and new points raised in the paper during the last seminar
- Oral test (see Recommended Reading List)
Not attending Students:
- a paper (30.000 characters, including spaces) focused on the Papacy of John XXIII
- Oral test (see Recommended Reading List for not attending Students)
Sustainability
- Lecture notes, material for reference or for self-assessment available online or as e-book
- Use of virtual forum, blog or wiki
