Soc

 45-46: Monotheistic Religions – Christianity

The aim is that students become familiar with the basic suppositions of the Christian religion. When did Christianity appear and what did cause it? Who were the Christians? Christianity is based on unquestionable faith in god. How do the Christians perceive god? Explain the paradox: How does god consist of three personalities? What is the basic meaning of the myth about Christ? How was Christianity institutionalized? What did lead to the schism in Christianity? The schisms in the Catholic church. How does the Orthodox religion differ from the Catholic religion? How did the church deal with heretics in the Middle Ages?

 Literature:

• Emil Durkheim “The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life”;
• Trevor Ling “A History of Religion East and West”;
• M. Mitrovic, S. Petrovic “Sociology”, Sociology textbook for the 3rd grade of vocational schools and the 4th grade of grammar school;
• Mircea Eliade “Encyclopedia Religion”;
• Brown Stiven “Christianity” ;
• Edgar Moren “The Spirit of Time”;
• Bronislav Malinovski “Magic, Science and Religion”.