Introduction to History : critical history

lreli1190  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Introduction to History : critical history
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
2 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Courtois Luc;
Language
French
Main themes
The course of historical criticism systematically traverses all the essential stages of the historical approach: the choice of the subject and the definition of problems; documentary or heuristic research; use of "auxiliary sciences"; critical analysis itself; the synthesis; data processing and written presentation. Through this course, a place is made for historiography, the epistemology and the encyclopedia of history.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 - correctly articulate the historical approach with theological discourse.
 
2 - develop a systematic critical reflection on the works and sources relating to the Christian past.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course of historical criticism systematically traverses all the essential stages of the historical approach: the choice of the subject and the definition of problems; documentary or heuristic research; use of 'auxiliary sciences; critical analysis itself; the synthesis; data processing and written presentation. Through this course, a place is made for historiography, the epistemology and the encyclopedia of history.
At the end of this course, the student will be able to correctly articulate the historical approach with theological discourse and to develop a systematic critical reflection on the works and sources relating to the Christian past.
Teaching methods
Lecture course
Evaluation methods
Oral examination (list of questions passed on beforehand) (3 minutes of answer per question).
Online resources
See Moodle.
Bibliography
  • Planning, plan et bibliographie.
La bibliographie est fournie au cours et dans les supports d'enseignement.
Teaching materials
  • Planning, plan et bibliographie.
Faculty or entity
TEBI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in religious studies

Master [120] in Sciences of Religions