World religions. Protestantism in Christianity

International Educational Corporation

Kazakh- American University

Syllabus

History of World Religions Department- Humanities

3 credits: 1 1ecture, 2 practical Term- 3

Academic year

As. Professor- Golikova Valentina Ivanovna

 

 

Module 1

Lectures

Introduction. Religion as spiritual culture

Definitions of religion. Religion as spiritual culture and as a social institution.

Sociological theories of religion

Roots of religion. Types of definitions of religion. Types of religions. E Durkheim, M. Weber about the role of religion in society.

 

Emergence of religion.

Primitive religions. Myths. Evolution of religion: polytheism, polydemonism. Marx and his theory of the religion role in society.

 

World religions. Buddhism.

Philosophy of Buddhism. Teaching of Buddhism. Main directions in Buddhism. Buddhism and science.

 

World religions. Christianity

Emergence of Christianity. Its teaching, spreading. Rituals in Christianity.

Separation of religion on two directions.

 

5. World religions. Orthodoxy Christianity. Catholicism

Emergence and spreading of Orthodoxy and Catholicism. Orthodox and Catholic church. Head of the Catholic church, his peace- keeping activities.

 

World religions. Protestantism in Christianity

History of Protestantism formation. Different trends in Protestantism.