Syllabus
Hellenistic and Jewish Context of the 1st century
The era of Julio-Claudian dynasty, Jesus, and Paul
The era of Flavian dynasty and the second Christian generation 2nd century: formation and transformation of Christianity
The Severan dynasty and the Church in the 3rd century
Diocletian’s tetrarchy and the era of the martyrs
Church organisation and liturgy of the Pre-Nicene period
Constantine the Great and his Church politics
Theological and political struggles in the East: 4th century (Nicaea I and Constantinople I)
Theological and political struggles in the East: 5th century (Ephesus and Chalcedon)
Theological and political struggles in the East: 6th to 8th centuries (Chalcedon to Nicaea II)
Theodosius and Ambrose: Church and the Empire in the West in the 4th century
The Church in Africa in the 4th to 5th centuries
Church institutions and liturgy in the 4th to 5th centuries
From Augustine to Gregory the Great
Annotation
This course presents the history of the Church in the Antiquity from the 1st till 6th century. The lectures are held in Czech, an individual study plan for international students will be discussed with the lecturer at the beginning of the course when the required reading will be indicated.