St. Augustine's "Confessions" as the Mirror of the Culture of Late Antiquity

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Course aims:

- to gain general knowledge of St. Augustine of Hippo and his writings,

- to gain knowledge of the main intellectual and spiritual currents of Late Antiquity,

- to develop the ability to see various cultural contexts and dimensions of the Confessions,

- to develop the ability to discuss the problems raised in the Confessions,

- to gain knowledge of the interaction of Pagan and Christian culture in Late Antiquity.

Lecture with a multimedia presentation.

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Course learning content:

- a brief outlook on Late Antiquity and life of Augustine,

- "The Confessions" as a literary work,

- religious and philosophical problems in the "Confessions",

- friendship, love, sexuality and religious ideals in the "Confessions".

Reading list:

Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, tr. H. Chadwick, Oxford 1991.

On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

- know basic information about St. Augustine and his works,

- know on the basic level the main intellectual and spiritual currents of Late Antiquity,

- see various contexts and dimensions of the Confessions,

- know about the interaction of Pagan and Christian culture in Late Antiquity.

Grade system:

very good (bdb; 5,0): very good knowledge about St. Augustine and his works, the main intellectual and spiritual currents of Late Antiquity, various contexts and dimensions of the "Confessions", the interaction of Pagan and Christian culture in Late Antiquity.

good plus (+db; 4,5): as the above, with some minor mistakes.

good (db; 4,0): as the above – good knowledge.

satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): as the above – with some mistakes.

satisfactory (dst; 3,0): sufficient knowledge.

unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory knowledge.