The student will acquire in-depth and detailed knowledge of relevant issues in the history of Christianity at different times, through the analysis of different types of sources and the comparison with secondary literature. It will acquire scientific research tools and methodological principles necessary for reading the sources. The student will also acquire critical skills in the collection and interpretation of data, in order to express and communicate in a scientifically correct language independent judgments on the analyzed issues.
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Since the post–World War II, the Christian churches have begun to consider the "social question" as a global question, as a result of the decolonization, of a new theological regard of poverty and of the international climate of the Cold War. Issues such as poverty, work, peace and development have gradually become part of the public discourse of the churches with an impact on the traditional exercise of charity: from paternalistic welfarism to the NGOs came out of associations and religious institutes, this evolution is a trace of a dynamic and conflictual confrontation with the affirmation of civil rights in liberal societies and with the secularization. Through the study of the historical documents, reconstructing the main debates in Christian churches, the course will deal in particular with the following topics: the relationship between missions, decolonization and Third-Worldism; the "church of the poor" and the Second Vatican Council; peace and development of peoples.
2. Two books to be chosen from following:
a. MASSIMO DE GIUSEPPE, L’altra America: i cattolici italiani e l’America latina. Da Medellín a Francesco, Morcelliana, Brescia 2017
b. MATTEO MENNINI, La Chiesa dei poveri. Dal Vaticano II a papa Francesco, Guerini e Associati, Milano 2017.
c. MAURO FORNO, La cultura degli altri. Il mondo delle missioni e la decolonizzazione, Carocci, Roma 2017.
Attending students will be provided with other indications during the lessons
Non-attending students are invited to agree on the program with the teacher. It is recommended to those who have never supported an examination on the modern history of Christianity to consult an handbook, for example:
- Storia del Cristianesimo, a cura di GIOVANNI FILORAMO e DANIELE MENOZZI, L’età contemporanea, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1995.
- Storia del Cristianesimo, dir. EMANUELA PRINZIVALLI, IV. L'età contemporanea (secc. XIX-XXI), a cura di GIOVANNI VIAN, Roma, Carocci, 2015 (Frecce, 195).
- ROBERTO RUSCONI, Storia del Cristianesimo e delle Chiese dalle origini ai giorni nostri, Brescia, Morcelliana, 2019, pp. 291-406.
- or another in another language.
Programme
Poverty, mission and development cooperation in contemporary ChristianitySince the post–World War II, the Christian churches have begun to consider the "social question" as a global question, as a result of the decolonization, of a new theological regard of poverty and of the international climate of the Cold War. Issues such as poverty, work, peace and development have gradually become part of the public discourse of the churches with an impact on the traditional exercise of charity: from paternalistic welfarism to the NGOs came out of associations and religious institutes, this evolution is a trace of a dynamic and conflictual confrontation with the affirmation of civil rights in liberal societies and with the secularization. Through the study of the historical documents, reconstructing the main debates in Christian churches, the course will deal in particular with the following topics: the relationship between missions, decolonization and Third-Worldism; the "church of the poor" and the Second Vatican Council; peace and development of peoples.
Core Documentation
1. Dossier of historical documents proposed by the professor2. Two books to be chosen from following:
a. MASSIMO DE GIUSEPPE, L’altra America: i cattolici italiani e l’America latina. Da Medellín a Francesco, Morcelliana, Brescia 2017
b. MATTEO MENNINI, La Chiesa dei poveri. Dal Vaticano II a papa Francesco, Guerini e Associati, Milano 2017.
c. MAURO FORNO, La cultura degli altri. Il mondo delle missioni e la decolonizzazione, Carocci, Roma 2017.
Attending students will be provided with other indications during the lessons
Non-attending students are invited to agree on the program with the teacher. It is recommended to those who have never supported an examination on the modern history of Christianity to consult an handbook, for example:
- Storia del Cristianesimo, a cura di GIOVANNI FILORAMO e DANIELE MENOZZI, L’età contemporanea, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1995.
- Storia del Cristianesimo, dir. EMANUELA PRINZIVALLI, IV. L'età contemporanea (secc. XIX-XXI), a cura di GIOVANNI VIAN, Roma, Carocci, 2015 (Frecce, 195).
- ROBERTO RUSCONI, Storia del Cristianesimo e delle Chiese dalle origini ai giorni nostri, Brescia, Morcelliana, 2019, pp. 291-406.
- or another in another language.
Reference Bibliography
NoticesType of delivery of the course
The lesson is based on the study of the documents proposed by the professor, starting from the critical interpretation of historical essays and the knowledge of the related historiographical discussions. Practical research exercises are favored. Students have the ability to customize the program by submitting an optional essay on a specific topic.Type of evaluation
A final oral exam is scheduled. During the lessons there are procedures for assessing the skills through the interaction between teacher and students and the optional presentation of a paper.