COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6240 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI IHSAN YITIK

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To deal with emergence and historical development of Christianity. To contribute true understanding the references in Islamic sources on Christianity. To understand modern problems in the light of history.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know socio-cultural environment in the emergence of christianity
2   Learn historical development of christianity
3   Understand truly the references in the Islamic literature on Christianity
4   Understand the relations between Abrahamic religions
5   Student will understand that Plagiarism, lie, destruction, distortion, fitting are not ethical.
6   Perceive possibility and problems of Muslim-Christian dialog

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Emergence of christianity
2 Early Christianity (33-325)
3 Last Roman Christianity (313- 476)
4 Christianity in Middle Ages: First Period (476-799)
5 Christianity in Middle Ages: Middle Period (800-1299)
6 Christianity in Middle Ages: High Middle Ages (1300-1520)
7 Reform and Counter Reform
8 Martin Luther and John Calvin
9 Church and Enlightenment
10 New movements in christendom
11 Orthodox Church
12 Catholic Church
13 Protestanism
14 Future of Christianity

Recomended or Required Reading

Aristoteles, Nikomakhosa Etik;
Mehmet Türkeri, Etik Kuramları;
Albert Bayet, Bilim Etiği;
David Besnik, Bilim Ahlakı;
Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları (TUBA, 2002) vb. other sources;
Other national and internation documents and articles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, research, question - answer, studying on examples, homework and practice.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students' achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, homework assignments, final exam and active participation to the lecture.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.turkeri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 10:00 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154454
LO.254454
LO.354454
LO.454454
LO.554454
LO.654454