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Course: Jan Amos Komenský - Life, Work, Legacy

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Course title Jan Amos Komenský - Life, Work, Legacy
Course code KHI/JAK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krábek Zdeněk, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Czech Reformation of the 15th century and the rise of the Unity of Brethren 2. Unity of Brethren in the changes of the 16th century between Lutheranism and Calvinism 3. Comenius youth and education in the cultured environment of his native Moravia 4. Comenius international studies and the influence of Western European Reformation 5. Period and Protestant Chiliasm and Irenicism 6. Comenius activities and his return to the Czech lands before the battle of White Mountain 7.Persecution after the battle of White Mountain - consolatory documents, foreign activities 8.Emigration and activities in Leszno - the beginnings of remedial projects 9. Questions of relevance and eschatology in the work of Comenius 10. Invitation to England and the London residence 11. In Swedish service and in Transylvania 12. Amsterdam - the last shelter 13. Development and changes of the works of Comenius and the latest historiography and Comeniology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Students' portfolio, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students should have basic orientation of the Czech and early modern European history with regard to the history of the Reformation and religious issues.
learning outcomes
Students can explain the basic characteristics of the Czech Reformation and the European reformation, as well as they are able to conclude Comenius?s place in their development. They are eligible to analyze the theological, educational and pan sophistic works of Comenius. On specific examples, students can illustrate the principles of Comenius Education and its links with reformatory effort.
teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • uvedena na internetových stránkách katedry historie (12 studií).
  • (zde podrobná bibliografie); komeniologická bibliografie téhož autora od roku. 1992.
  • Blekastat, Milada. Comenius [německy]. Oslo, Praha, 1969.
  • Čapková, Dagmar. Myšlenka lidské aktivity v Komenského pojetí dějin. Praha, 1987.
  • Floss, Pavel. Poselství J. A. Komenského v současné Evropě. Brno, 2005. ISBN 80-239-6048-2.
  • Karšai, František. Jan Amos Komenský a Slovensko. Bratislava, 1970.
  • Komenský, J. A. Jak (se) učit : Vybrané myšlenky o vzdělání a výchově [uspořádal Jan Kumpera]. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-204-1123-2.
  • Komenský, J. A. Obecná porada o nápravě věcí lidských. Brno, 2007. ISBN 978-80-239-8919-9.
  • Komenský, J. A. Všěnáprava. Brno, 2008. ISBN 978-80-254-1145-2.
  • Komenský, Jan Amos. Breviář myšlenek Jana Amose Komenského. 1. vyd. Brno : Integrál Brno, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87176-01-6.
  • Korthaase, Werner + kolektiv. Comenius und der Weltfriede [neměcky]. Berlín, 2005.
  • Kumpera, Jan. Jan Amos Komenský : Poutník na rozhraní věků. 1. vyd. Ostrava : Amosium servis, 1992. ISBN 80-85498-03-0.
  • Kumpera, Jan. Vivat Comenius : Posel vzdělanosti, lidskosti a tolerance. Praha, 2006.
  • Polišenský, Josef. Komenský. Muž labyrintů a naděje. Praha, 1996.
  • Zemek, Petr - Kumpera, Jan. Jednota bratrská : Odkaz české reformace evropské duchovní kultuře. Uherský Brod, 2007. ISBN 80-254-0498-6.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026