COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF CHIRTIANTY II: THE RISE AND DISINTEGRATION OF CHRISTIANITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3292 HISTORY OF CHIRTIANTY II: THE RISE AND DISINTEGRATION OF CHRISTIANITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZAFER DUYGU

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

to deal with the historical process of Christianity in Antiquity and Late Antiquity with its theological and historical aspects, to introduce the doctrine of christology, to interpret the rise and disintegration process of the church in the context of its causes and consequences, to understand the relations of Christianity with the Roman administration, its transformation into the state religion and the period of councils

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Mastering the topic of christology as a discipline related to theological discussions about Jesus.
2   Understanding The Christian policies of the Roman administration: Church-state relations in the first three centuries, the church policies of the Roman emperor Constantine (306-337) and subsequent political authority
3   Religious Currents and Sects: To understand the theological acceptance of the religious currents that emerged in Antiquity and Late Antiquity and were interpreted under the umbrella of Christianity and the sects that became permanent with the divisions experienced after them and their adventures in the historical process
4   To learn the integration of Christianity with the Roman administration, to become a state religion and to turn the church into an institution affiliated with the Roman administration
5   To have information about intra-church christological discussions and the disintegration of Christianity

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The historical process of Christianity in Antiquity and Late Antiquity
2 The theological and historical direction of Christianity in Antiquity and Late Antiquity
3 Introduction to Christology
4 The causes of the process of ascension and disintegration of the church
5 The consequences of the process of ascension and disintegration of the church
6 Relations of Christianity with the Roman administration
7 The transformation of Christianity into the state religion
8 Midterm Exam
9 The period of the Councils-I
10 The period of the Councils-II
11 During the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine (306-337) and after him, the church
12 Integration of Christianity with Roman rule
13 The Christian policies of the Roman administration
14 The theological acceptance of the religious movements interpreted under the umbrella of Christianity and the sects that have become permanent with the subsequent divisions and their adventures in the historical process
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Zafer Duygu, Hristiyanlık ve Imparatorluk: Geç Antikçağ da Kilise-Devlet Ilişkileri ve Kristoloji Paradigmaları, Istanbul, 2017
Zafer Duygu, Nikomedeia ve Hristiyanlık: Ilk Beş Yüzyıl, Istanbul, 2018
Turhan Kaçar, Geç Antikçağ'da Hristiyanlık, Istanbull
Mehmet Çelik, Süryani Kilisesi, Istanbul, 1987

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Reading, research, Q&A, lecture, watching movies and documentaries, presentation, discussion, homework and practice

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zafer.duygu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Open

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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