Universität Wien

020001 VU Law of Religion and religious Communities in Europe (2016S)

2.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 2 - Evangelische Theologie

Wird wöchentlich abgehalten.

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 10.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 17.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 07.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 14.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 21.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 28.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 12.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 19.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 02.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 09.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 16.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 23.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
Thursday 30.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 2 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

NOTE: The course will be given in English. Welcome to the exchange students, but also to the Austrian students who intend to improve their English.

The course will focus on three priority areas:
(a) Freedom of thought, of concience, of religion, of ideologies, individual and collective: these human rights will be considered within the framework of the history and present meaning of European and universal fundamental rights; please, keep in mind, they were forerunners of political pluralism.
(b) Religion in the public space: religions and religious communities in the European societies and states; separation and cooperation with the state authorities; recognition procedures;
(c) Organisational principles and structures of churches and religious communities in Europe; in particular, the Protestant Churches.

Austria will be a prominent example; it will be discussed as a part of the Western democracies.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written or oral examination (free choice of the participants), 20 minutes; three questions will have to be treated, of which at least two must be answered satisfactorily. Active participation in the discussions will enter the final evaluation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is a basic course in character; it aims at preparing the particpants in fundamentals and at continuing in the seminar in law and theology, as prescribed by the curriculum.

Examination topics

The course will be interactive, i.e. lectures, reports, group activities, debates of cases and events, and of their media presentations will feature in the course. The documentation and additional material will constitute the examination material.

Reading list

For the English speaking participants: material and literature will be provided in the sessions of the course.

Für die deutschsprachigen Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen:
Kalb/Potz/Schinkele, Religionsrecht. 2003 (Kapitel I, II, IV 3., V, VI, XIV, XV, XVI 1-5, XIX).

Association in the course directory

[B]KR-Einf,
[LA]KR-Einf,
[FT]KR-Einf

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