B-KUL-A02C0A Church and Theology in the Contemporary Period

General information

Academic year: 2009-2010 Study points: 4 Language: English Difficulty: Basic Duration: 26.0 hours  Periodicity: Taught next academic year in the first semester POC: POC Theology and Religious Studies

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Taught by

Gevers Godelieve

Aims

• To be able to give a critical evaluation of recent Church history
• To be able to approach Vatican II as a dynamic process. Firstly to see the council as an 'event' with its effect on the evolution of the Church. Secondly to to see the conciliar documents as the result of theological and ecclesiological discussions
• To learn to deal with literature and sources regarding the Council and the postconciliar period
• To develop skills in a historical-critical approach of Church and theology.

Previous knowledge

The requirements of the program.

Content

The course deals with the history of the Second Vatican Council, its preconditions and its aftermath. It contains three parts:
1. The Church at the eve of the Council
2. The Council: preparation and development
3. Postconciliar developments.

This course is included in

Master of Theology and Religious Studies  
Study Abroad Programme in European Culture and Society (PECS)  

Course Material

Articles and literature
Toledo / e-platform
Toledo / e-platform

Activities

		B-KUL-A02C0a Church and Theology in the Contemporary Period
	General information Study points: 4.00 Language: English Category: lecture - assignment Duration: 26.0 hours  Periodicity: Taught next academic year in the first semester POC: POC Theology and Religious Studies Taught by Gevers Godelieve Course Material Alberigo G., A brief history of Vatican II, Maryknoll, 2006. Alberigo, G.& J. A. Komonchak eds., History of Vatican II, 5 vols., Maryknoll-Leuven, 1995-2000. Hastings, A. A concise Guide to the Documents of the Second Vatican Council. 2 vls, London, 1968-69. Hastings, Modern Catholicism: Vatican II and After, London, 1991. Hebblethwaithe, P., John XXIII: Pope of the Council, 1985. Hebblethwaithe, P., Paul VI. The First Modern Pope, London, 1993. Pesch, O.H. Das Zweite Vatikanische Konzil. Vorgeschichte, Verlauf, Ergebnisse, Nachgeschichte, Würzburg, 2001 (2e ed.).

Evaluation

		B-KUL-A22C0a Evaluation : Church and Theology in the Contemporary Period
	Evaluation description Examination type:     oral with written preparation When?: final examination during examination period Evaluation type:     Closed book