FS3121 - PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

courses

ID:

FS3121

Duration (hours):

48

CFU:

SSD:

FILOSOFIA TEORETICA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION SCIENCES/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (03/10/2025 - 31/01/2026)

Course Objectives

After an introduction on the way philosophy accesses the object 'religion', with a historical-interpretative path concerning its origins and its different forms of approach, the course will be divided into two parallel paths.The first will investigate through the work of Ulrich Beck what are the characteristics of religious life in the age of secularisation.

Course Prerequisites

A good knowledge of the history of Western philosophy is recommended but not necessary

Teaching Methods

The lectures will be conducted in a frontal manner, with the possible help of slides or movies. A series of seminars with national and international colleagues on the topics of the course are being planned.If the regulatory framework and the provisions of the University provide for it, the teaching activities and related receptions / examinations of profit can be carried out in telematics mode (total or partial). For any further information and updates, please refer to the University portal.

Assessment Methods

Learning will be assessed through an oral exam lasting approximately 20-25 minutes, graded on a scale of 30, which will consist of two or three questions on the various topics and books covered in the course. The interview will assess the following aspects:

1. Knowledge of the program content

2. Clarity of presentation

3. Appropriateness of language in relation to the discipline

4. Personal reworking of the content.

Satisfaction of points 1 and 2 is a necessary condition for passing the exam. Grades above 27 will be awarded to students whose tests satisfy points 1, 2, and 3. The maximum score, with possible honors, will be awarded to those whose tests fully satisfy all four points indicated.

Texts

A. FABRIS, FILOSOFIA DELLE RELIGIONI, CAROCCIU.
BECK, IL DIO PERSONALE, LATERZA
R. OTTO, IL SACRO, MORCELLIANA

The Holy in the age of secularisation

Course Language

Italian

More information

Secundary Literature:
A. Aguti, Filosofia della religione. Storia, temi, problemi, La Scuola.
A. Aguti, Autonomia ed eteronomia della religione: Ernst Troeltsch, Rudolf Otto, Karl Barth, Cittadella
S: Balcalari, R. Otto e le due fenomenologie della religione, "Archivio di filosofia" , vol 75, 1-2, 2007