Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course intends to address Christianity as an object of history. An epistemological reflection on the issue will be outlined.
He will then address the question of the character Jesus and the possibilities of identifying elements of his historical figure.
The fundamental sources for the history of Christianity and its tradition will be the subject of a critical analysis and a contextualization.
Beyond Jesus, a central figure of Christianism will be addressed in his historicity: Paul of Tarsus.
Finally, the figure of Augustine and his influence on Western Christianity will be discussed.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course developps an exclusively historical approach and perspective.
At the end of this course, the student
- has been made aware of the specificities of the historical method when dealing with the religious fact,
- masters a series of elements of the history of Christianity that will enable it to understand it better and to deal more easily with Christian historical sources.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is taught in the first term 2024, on Monday (9-11 am).
The course will resume face-to-face on Monday, September 23 2024 at 9 am at A1/2/Commu 2.
Contacts
Teacher:
Frédérick Vanhoorne, conservateur
ULiège Library - Biblothèque de l'Université de Liège
Place Cockerill, 1 (bât. A3)
Tel. 04 366 53 43
Courriel: F.Vanhoorne@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Online Notes
Notes available on MyULg.