Syllabus
Introduction into the ecclesiastical history and theology of the fourth century
Arianism and Athanasius
Basil the Great
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nazianzen
Lactantius and Latin poets of the fourth century
Hilary of Poitiers
Ambrose of Milan
Hieronymus and Rufinus
John Chrysostom
Augustine
Quodvultdeus, Fulgentius and Vandal Africa
Leo the Great and John Cassian
Dionysius ps.-Areopagita and Maxim the Confessor
Boēthius and Gregory the Great
Annotation
Continuation of the course of patrology, i.e. history of ancient Christian literature. This part focuses on writers from the 4th to the 6th centuries.
The students will get to know the biographies, literary and historical analyses of the works, and especially the various authors' theological thinking. 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.