Syllabus
1- Theories of hope from the theological perspective2- Poverty and inequity in an affluent society from the theological perspective3- Making sense of life from a non--religious perspective
In each topic, teachers from both universities and representing theology, philosophy and ethics will collaborate. The aims and assignments are included. More detailed information will be provided during the course.
Annotation
This course is one independent part of an interdisciplinary and international course Places of Hope promoting a closer interaction between social work, theology and Diaconia. The central motivation of the overall course was to create a platform for the mutual transdisciplinary and international co-creation of knowledge and practice in innovative approaches contributing to social inclusion, quality of life, and justice in our societies.
In this part B theological - cluster the focus is laid on theories of hope, resilience, and empowerment from the perspective of the social sciences, mainly social work and sociology
Cluster II Hope and Transcendence from the Perspectives of Theology, Philosophy and Ethics
Topic 1 Theories of hope from the theological perspective; teachers Jan Zámečník (PTF)
Topic 2 Poverty and inequity in an affluent society from the theological perspective; teachers Petr
Jandejsek (PTF), Marchien Timmerman (WU)
Topic 3 Making sense of life from a non-religious perspective; teachers Ondřej Fischer (PTF),Erik de Jongh, WU responsible person for credits for Charles University students - J Zamecnik PTF
The full course description is available in this guide https://web.etf.cuni.cz/ETFN-755-version1-places_hope_updated_3.pdf