COURSE SYLLABUS

SECTS IN CHRISTIANITY

1	Course Title:	SECTS IN CHRISTIANITY
2	Course Code:	İLA3377
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. AHMET GÜÇ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ahmet GÜÇ aguc@uludag.edu.tr 2431366-60331
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Discerning the process of sectarian separation in Christianity, and major sects; Analyzing beliefs and practices of various sects; thus, interpreting separation in religions as a universal fact.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student apprehends the idea of separation in religions;
2	He grasps that separation is not caused by theological, but socio-political causes.;
3	He classifies separations as orthodox and heretical.;
4	He interprets the process of separation as exemplified in Christianity; he makes comparisons intra sects.;
5	He discerns basic beliefs and practices of Christian sects.;
6	He can explain that religious attachment may be caused by a sense of belonging or other motivations.;
7	He can objectively analyze basic beliefs and practices of various sects, using scientific research methods.;
8	He can generalize his analysis of Christianity to other religions in a holistic approach.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Case of Separation in Religions
2	Process division in Christianity and the Christian Sects
3	Judeo-Christians (Ebionites)
4	The First Heretic Sect: Marcionism
5	Arianism
6	Catholicism
7	Eastern Orthodox Church
8	Martin Luther and the Rise of Protestantism
9	Protestantism
10	Separated Eastern Churches (Nestorianism etc.)
11	Syrian (Jacobite) Church
12	Armenian Church
13	Mystical Christian Sects: Jesuites, Franciscans
14	Evangelism

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	- Şinasi Gündüz, “Dinlerde Ayrılık ve Çatışma: Ortodoksi-Heresi Kavgası”, İÜİFD, sy.9 (2004), ss. 1-19 - Günay Tümer-Abdurrahman Küçük-M.A.Küçük, Dinler Tarihi, Ankara 2009. - Şinasi Gündüz (ed.), Yaşayan Dünya Dinleri, Ankara 2007. - Ali Erbaş, Hıristiyanlıkta Reform ve Protestanlık Tarihi, İstanbul 2004. - Şinasi Gündüz, Hıristiyanlık, İstanbul 2006. - Kürşat Demirci, Bir Hıristiyan Mezhebi Olarak Ortodoksluğun Teolojisi, İstanbul 2005. - Grace Hallsell, Tanrı’yı Kıyamete Zorlamak, Kim Yay., Ankara 2002. - Ali İsra Güngör, Evanjelikler, Ankara 2011. - Ali İsra Güngör, Cizvitler, Ankara 2012. - Bilal Baş, Aryüsçülük, İstanbul 2016. - Bülent Şenay, İlk Râfizî Hıristiyan Kilisesi Markûnîlik, Verka Yay., İstanbul 2003. - Hans-Joachim Schoeps, Yahudi-Hıristiyanlığı, İstanbul 2010. - Talha Fortacı, Doğuşundan Günümüze Nestûrî Kilisesi, Ankara 2018.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High