Sample History Of Religions İssues İn Western Text
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample History Of Religions İssues İn Western Text | FDB136 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Nihat DURAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Ability to read and inspect foreign history of religions resources
2) Being able to follow the developments in history of religions.
3) Be aware of the different approaches to history of religions
4) Comparison of different researches of history of religions.
5) History of religions researches examination skills
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | |
| 3 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Judaism - Christianity
Course Contents
This course will help to follow the current history of religions issues in the world and to read sample texts.
Weekly Schedule
1) To Read Section "Jewish Beliefs" from Living Judaism.2) To Read Section "The Jewish People" from Living Judaism.
3) To Read Section "The Jewish Land" from Living Judaism.
4) To Read Section "Jewish Christianity" from The Cambridge History of Christianity.
5) To Read Section "Gentile Christianity" from The Cambridge History of Christianity.
6) To Read Section " The first Council of Nicaea " from The Cambridge History of Christianity.
7) To Read Sections " Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Amarna, Amulet " from Egyptian Mythology A to Z.
8) Midterm
9) To Read Sections " Book of the Dead, Dreams, Funerary Texts, Hathor " from Egyptian Mythology A to Z.
10) To Read Section "Mithraism" from Religions of the Hellenistic Roman Age.
11) To Read Section "Gnosticism" from Religions of the Hellenistic Roman Age.
12) To Read Section " Women in Early Monasticism " from The Emergence of Monasticism.
13) To Read Section "The Meaning of Asceticism" from The Emergence of Monasticism.
14) To Read Section "The Rule of St. Benedict and its İtalian Setting" from The Emergence of Monasticism.
15) In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the Worls's Prophet (Paul Kriwaczek)
16) Semester Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- 1. Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Living Judaism,Harper Collins e-Books.
2- 2. The Cambridge History of Christianity, UK: The Cambridge University Press, 2006.
3- 3. Pat Remler, Egyptian Mythology A to Z, New York: Facts on Fire Inc., 2006.
4- 4. Antonia Tripolitis, Religions of the Hellenistic Roman Age, USA: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2002.
5- 5. Marilyn Dunn, The Emergence of Monasticism, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2003.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required