The Catechumenate in Antiquity WT-SSTA-TC
1. Baptism in New Testament Times
2. Preparation for Baptism in Rome c. 150 (Shepherd of Hermas, Apology of St. Justin)
3. Catechumenate in North Africa at the turn of the second and third centuries according to Clement Alex.
4. Preparation for Baptism according to Tertullian
5. Catechumenate in Rom ca. 215 according to The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rom
6. Catechumenate in Syria and Palestine c. 250 (Didascalia, Clementinae)
7. Catechumenate in the context of mass Christianity in the IV-V centuries
8. The Practices and Status of catechumeni in the Community of St. Augustin
9. The Negotiation of Baptism in Augustine’s Pastoral Care
10. From catechumenus to fidelis: The Lenten Preparation for Baptism in Hippo
11. Catechumenate in the context of the Liturgy of Lenten and Easter
12. From Carthage to Rome: Debating the Catechumenate in the Sixth-Century West
13. The Decline and Revival of the Catechumenate (VI-XX centuries
14. Pre-baptismal catechesis in antiquity
15. Summary
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(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
STL_W01 – the student has in-depth knowledge of the subject and methodological specifics of theology, especially in the area of the catechumenate in antiquity; is able to develop this knowledge and creatively apply it in educational and environmental activities
STL_W02 - he knows the basic terminology of the catechumenate in antiquity and its genesis
STL_W03 - he has a structured and in-depth knowledge, including theology and methodology, of the catechumenate in antiquity
STL_W04 - he has in-depth knowledge of contemporary achievements, centers and research schools in the field of the catechumenate in antiquity
STL_W06 - he has an in-depth knowledge of contemporary Church teaching in the field of the catechumenate in antiquity
Assessment criteria
EE nr 1 referred to as "he has an ordered, depth knowledge of the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he has not an ordered, depth knowledge of the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity
Sufficient (3): ): he has partially ordered knowledge of the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity
Good (4); he has relatively well ordered, depth knowledge of the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity
Very good (5): he has an ordered, depth knowledge of the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity and is able to express accurately
EE nr 2 referred to as "he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the information from the sources on the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he can not independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the information from the sources on the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
Sufficient (3): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate some information from the sources on the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
Good (4): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate most information from the sources on the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
Very good (5): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate all information from the sources on the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
EE nr 3 referred to as "he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he is not aware of the complexity of reality and does not understand the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity
Sufficient (3): he is aware of the complexity of some elements of reality and understands partially the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity
Good (4): he is relatively well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity
Very good (5): he is very well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of catechumenate in antiquity.
Bibliography
A. Basic literature:
M. Dujarier, History of the Catechumenate: The First Six Centuries, New York 1979.
B. Additional literature:
M. Pignot, The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa (4th–6th Centuries). Augustine of Hippo, His Contemporaries and Early Reception, Leiden 2016.
S. Kalleres, Cultivating true sight at the center of the world: Cyril of Jerusalem and the Lenten catechumenate, “Church History” 74/3 (2005), p. 431-445.
T. M. Finn, It happened one Saturday night: ritual and conversion in Augustine’s North Africa, “Journal of the American Academy of Religion” 58/4 (1990), p. 589-616.
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