Religiology T-KP-SJ>religio-3

The course covers the following topics:
I. Introductory Issues
1. The concept of "religion." A brief history of the beginnings of religious studies
2. Theology vs religious studies. Disciplines that study religion/religions
3. The phenomenon of religion (origins, elements, and the issue of revelation)
II. History of Religions
A. "Extinct" Religions, Indigenous Religions
1. Prehistoric religions. Ancient religions of Middle Eastern cultures
2. Religions of ancient Greece. Religions of South and North American cultures
B. "Great Doctrinal Religions"
3. Judaism
– Origins
– Classical rabbinic Judaism (characteristics)
– Contemporary trends and issues
4. Islam
– Origins
– Main features of Islam as a religion
– Contemporary trends and issues
5. Religions of the Indian Subcontinent (1)
– The concept of "Hinduism," problem of definition
– Origins, Vedic religion
– Classical Hinduism (characteristics)
6. Religions of the Indian Subcontinent (2)
– Neo-Hinduism
– Sikhism
– Jainism
7. Buddhism
– The concept of "Buddhism," difficulties in definition
– Origins
– Main features of traditions known as Buddhism
– Principal schools
8. Far Eastern Religions [excluding Buddhism]
– Confucianism
– Taoism
– Shinto
9. “New religious movements", “neo-religions," "non-religions"
III. Basic Issues in the Theology of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue
1. Introduction to Catholic theology of religions
– History of Catholic reflection on other religions
– Contemporary Magisterium on non-Christian religions
– Soteriological issues (three models, "extra Ecclesiam nulla salus")
2. Introduction to Interreligious Dialogue
– The origins and history of the dialogical approach in Catholic theology
– Documents, current approaches
– Evaluation, criticism, and examples

Literatura podstawowa:
Dzidek T., Kamykowski, Ł., Kubiś A.(red.), Teologia fundamentalna (t. 2): Religie świata a chrześcijaństwo, Kraków 1998.
Kościelniak K., Chrześcijaństwo w spotkaniu z religiami świata, Wydawnictwo „M”, Kraków 2006.
Kubacki Z., Wprowadzenie do teologii religii, Warszawa 2018.
Tworuschka M., U. Tworuschka, Religie świata: Historia, doktryna, współczesność, Bellona, Warszawa 2010.

Literatura uzupełniająca:
Bronk A., Podstawy nauk o religii, Towarzystwo Naukowe, Lublin 2003.
Ledwoń I.S., "... i nie ma w żadnym innym zbawienia". Wyjątkowy charakter chrześcijaństwa w teologii posoborowej, Lublin 2006.
Miejsce refleksji o religii w ramach nauk teologicznych [w:] Huspeková T., Teologia w kontekście antropologii religii: Dialog z myślą Bensona Salera, Wydawnictwo „scriptum”, Kraków 2022: 36-80.
Widengren G., Bleeker C.J., Historia religionum: Handbook for the history of religions (I-II), Leiden 1969.
Zimoń H. (red.), Religia w świecie współczesnym, Lublin 2010.