DIDACTICS AND RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL-RELIGIOUS DISCIPLINES

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Rossana BARCELLONA

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course aims to provide:

1) a knowledge of advanced issues and problems of the discipline on the historical, historiographical and methodological.

2) the necessary tools to apply methodologies proper to the discipline, to argue competently on the topics and questions dealt with.

3) tools for building independent judgement, capacity for critical analysis, synthesis of new ideas, to be used as possible keys to tackle case studies on phenomena of early Christianity.

4) a method for interpreting acquired data, exercising the ability to elaborate possible theses and communicate with technical language and competence the contents of the discipline. 

5) indications for acquiring specialist knowledge independently, using the research and working tools provided during the course.

Course Structure

The course structure will be based on frontal lectures, but students will be expected to contribute actively to the discussion on the topic under consideration with questions and answers. Assisted seminar activities are also planned. The frontal teaching will be supported by power point slides and other tools.

All themes will be developed with sources and studies critical reading.

The material presented in class (PowerPoint slides, sources, essays) will be available for download at the Studium platform.

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance is not compulsory

Detailed Course Content

Module A (3 ECTS):

Research: problems and methods.

Elements of historiography history.

Religions and citizenship in Europe and Italy.

Textbook Information

Module A (3 ECTS):

·         G. Filoramo, M. Giorda, N. Spineto (a cura), Scienze e storia della religione, Morcelliana, Brescia 2019, 304 pp.

·         M. Giorda, La Storia delle religioni: una via italiana dell’educazione alla cittadinanza, in «Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica» 4/2, 2009, pp. 1-16.

·         R. Mazzola, L'organizzazione non confessionale del ‘sapere’ religioso in Italia, in «Quaderni di diritto e politica ecclesiastica», 2001, pp. 141-152.

 

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.

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