Concept of religion in St. Augustine's "De civitate Dei' WT-DTE-WJCR
discussion of successive chapters (books) of the Augustine’s book
Cause and explanation of temporal human misfortunes
The Roman state - rise and cause of fall
The Roman gods as a fraud
The religion of poets, philosophers and of the state
The philosophical way to God: Socrates and Plato
Nature and the role of demons as intermediaries to gods or gods themselves
Nature, its happiness and true religion
creation of the world and knowledge of angels
Death first and second
Two communities and their fates
Original sin and its consequences
Cain and Abel
Noah and the Deluge
Abraham
Kingdom of Israel
Earthly state to Christ: earthly peace, community of goods
The Antichrist and the Second Coming of Christ
Punishment of Satan and the condemned
The happiness of the saved in the spiritual body
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
knowledge:
1. The student knows the main issues of Augustine’s “The City of God”,
2. knows elements of Augustine’s concept of religion,
3. masters various details on history of Roman religion in comparison to the Christian one.
skills:
1. The student discusses the text and its characteristics,
2. analyses the main threads of the book in the history of theological thought,
3. masters Augustine’s way of biblical approach.
social competences:
1. The student is able to discuss about the role of “De civitate Dei” in the human thought,
2. uses arguments from Augustine in contemporary issues for credibility of Christianity,
3. argues in contemporary issues of religions on the basis of the gained knowledge.
ECTS 4: reading the text of “De civitate Dei”, preparation for the classes, preparation for the final exam
Assessment criteria
1. common reading of the texts, analysis of main issues, discussion
2. preparation for classes by reading the successive chapters of the book, active participation during classes, final examination
Knowledge:
unsatisfactory (fail - 2): the student did not read “The City of God”, does not know any elements of the concept of religion,
satisfactory (3): has a basic knowledge of “The City of God”, knows some elements of the concept
good (4): has a good knowledge of “The City of God”,
very good (5): has an excellent knowledge of “The City of God” in detailed issues of the concept.
Skills:
unsatisfactory (2): the student did not discuss any religious ideas from the text,
satisfactory (3): is able to discuss some ideas of Augustine and relate them to the some theological ideas,
good (4): is able to discuss ideas of Augustine and relate them to theological thought,
very good (5): is able to deeply analyze Augustine’s ideas and use them in contemporary context.
Social Competences:
unsatisfactory (2): the student is not interested in approaching Augustine’s thought,
satisfactory (3): uses few examples of Augustine’s ideas in theological discussion
good (4): justifies Christianity using Augustine’s arguments,
very good (5): promotes the right understanding of the religion on the basis of “The City of God”
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