(in Polish) Mission dimension of Christianity of the first three centuries

theology

elementary

TMA_W07

TMA_U01

TMA_K05

Basic knowledge of the history and doctrine of the ancient Christianity.

The attractive for Gentiles elements in Early Christianity

1. Basic kerygma

2. The Gospel of the Savior and healing

3. The fight against demons

4. The practice of love in the Church:

• alms in connection with the cult,

• support for teachers and performing offices

• support for widows and orphans

• caring for strangers and other municipalities

5. The Gospel of love in the wider context:

• help for the sick, the weak, the poor and unable to work

• care of prisoners and convicts in the mines

• burial of the poor and other dead

6. Social involvement of the Church:

• care for slaves

• assistance in misfortunes

• to provide employment

7. In the spirit and power

8. Religion of truth and deification

9. Religion of the people

10. Religion of the book and history

11. The fight against polytheism and idolatry

12. The closely missionary activity

13. Missionaries

14. The ways of missionary outreach

15. Missionary development

A. Basic literature:

A. von Harnack, Misyjny wymiar wczesnego chrześcijaństwa, Warszawa 2010 [pdf edited by. L. Nieścior na podst.: A. von Harnack, Die Mission und Ausbreitung des Christentums in den ersten drei Jahrhunderten, 4. Auflage Leipzig 1924 (reprint 1965)].

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries, translated and edited by J. Moffatt , London 1908 (from the 2nd German edition), online in pdf at: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/harnack/mission.toc.html (based on the 2nd edition, older and shorter)

or in doc: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rak//courses/535/Harnack/bk0-TOC.htm (based on the 4th edition, complete and newer).

B. Additional literature:

W. Myszor, Idea misyjna w greckiej apologetyce II w., Zeszyty Misjologiczne ATK 3 (1978), s. 202-218.

N. Widok, Akomodacja misyjna w teorii i praktyce Klemensa Aleksandryjskiego, Opole 1992.

R. Stawinoga, Tertulian a świat antyczny, Kraków 2002.

After the finish of the course

the knowledge:

EK 1 – He has an ordered, deep and detailed knowledge, leading to specialization, of the other theological disciplines (TMA_W07);

the skills:

EK 2 – he cans independently search for, analyze, evaluate, select and integrate the informations with the use of various sources and formulate on the basis of the criticisms with the use of theological knowledge (TMA_U01);

the social competence:

EK 3 – he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the solving of problems (TMA_K05).

Description of credits:

Participation in the lecture: 30 hours

The student's own work: 90 hours

Total: 120 hours = 4 ECTS

EE nr 1 referred to as "has has an ordered, depth knowledge of the missionary dimension of early Christianity"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he has not an ordered, depth knowledge of the missionary dimension of early Christianity

Sufficient (3): ): he has partially ordered knowledge of the missionary dimension of early Christianity

Good (4); he has relatively well ordered, depth knowledge of the missionary dimension of early Christianity

Very good (5): he has an ordered, depth knowledge of the missionary dimension of early Christianity and is able to express accurately

EE nr 2 referred to as "he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the information from the sources on the missionary culture of early Christianity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he can not independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the informations from the sources on the missionary culture of early Christianity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

Sufficient (3): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate some informations from the sources on the missionary culture of early Christianity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

Good (4): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate most informations from the sources on the missionary culture of early Christianity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

Very good (5): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate all informations from the sources on the missionary culture of early Christianity, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge

EE nr 3 referred to as "he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the culture of early Christianity"

For the grade::

Non sufficient (2): he is not aware of the complexity of reality and does not understand the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the missionary culture of early Christianity

Sufficient (3): he is aware of the complexity of some elements of reality and understands partially the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the missionary culture of early Christianity

Good (4): he is relatively well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the missionary culture of early Christianity

Very good (5): he is very well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the missionary culture of early Christianity.

The verification of learning results: written elaboration.

Credit will be in the form of written work on the individually assigned topic, based on the material taught during the semester.

The condition to complete the subject is the obtaining of all established points.

In the middle of the semester, a written paper of 3 pages on a topic indicated individually by the lecturer is expected.