Confessional policy in Eastern Europe 3227-LW3PW5O

knowledge included in a subject prepares the student to self-efficient and critical observation and judgment of activities done by state and religious authorities (in Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine) as regards the outlook on life. Their understanding requires acquiring essence of idea of freedom of conscience and belief (religion) and acquiring models of relations fixed in the doctrine of religious law regarding relation between civil authority (state bodies) and religious authority (churches and other religious institutions). In the background legal procedures of religious relations accepted in post-communist Poland and some post-Soviet countries are shown. In the program of the subject the issue of place and role of different religions and religious institutions in a democratic state and pluralistic society is taken into consideration.
Expenditure of the student’s work during realization of the subject: the subject demands systematization. Topics of classes are closely connected with one another. To understand next plot, you need to acquire issues already done. The specificity of the subject is historical and legal range.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

the subject has propaedeutical character and it does not demand in principle previous substantial base. However, it should be known that during its realization acquired student’s knowledge from the first and second year of studies i. e. elements of subjects: society and culture of Europe; political systems of European countries; philosophy; history of Eastern Europe, East-Slavonic knowledge of culture is recycled.

Learning outcomes

The effects of learning: the aim of the subject is to provide the student with suitable amount of knowledge which will enable every person self-efficient perception and critical judgment of phenomena resulting from crossing surfaces in public life: citizen and one’s outlook on life – state (civil authority) – churches and religious institutions (church authority). After completing the subject the student knows models and solutions especially used contemporarily in relations between the state and religious institutions. Because of specialization of studies solutions used in post-communist Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are shown in details. Moreover, the student will be prepared for using basic categories presented in the subject among others such as: civil state, religious state, separation of the Church and state, connection of the Church and state, neutrality of state bodies in cases of outlook on life, freedom and man’s rights, the right to silence, pluralism of society referring to the outlook on life with understanding in public discourse.