COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF RELIGIONS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 3306 HISTORY OF RELIGIONS II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI IHSAN YITIK

Offered to

Theology (Evening)
Theology

Course Objective

To teach historical development, major faiths and practices of Judaism and Christianity; thus to give ability of make proper comparisons between Islam and its relations to these religions; to ensure make true assessments on the cases and debates about religions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn historical development and major features of Judaism and Christianity
2   Perceive nature of relations between these religions from history to up to date
3   Perceive what the term Ahl al Kitab means in Islamic tradition;
4   Grasp origins, main features and historical developments of New Religious Movements
5   Learn similarities and differences between Abrahamic religions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Judaism according to Islamic sources
2 Judaism according to Judeans
3 Historical development of Judaism
4 Beliefs and practices in Judaism
5 Christianity according to Islamic sources
6 Christianity according to Christians
7 Historical phases of Christianity
8 Mid-term
9 Doctrines and rituals in Christianity
10 Islam as a Religion: emergence and historical process
11 Islamic beliefs an practices
12 Islam today: modern problems
13 Interreligious relations today
14 New Religious Movements
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Yaşayan Dünya Dinleri, ed. Şinasi Gündüz, DIB Yayınları, Ankara, 2007.
2. A. Küçük, G. Tümer, Alparslan Küçük, Dinler Tarihi, Berikan Yayınevi, Ankara, 2010.
3. Mahmut Aydın, Anahatlarıyla Dinler Tarihi, Ensar Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

None

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

lecture and debate

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.yitik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Midterm 1 5 5
Final 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12511
LO.2352
LO.33521
LO.42511
LO.52512