Syllabus for The History of Christianity
Week One--
Introduction and Overview
Week Two--
Chapter One and Two, The Acts of the Apostles
Week Three--
Chapter Three / Acts 10 / The Expansion of Christianity beyond Judaism
Week Four--
Chapter Four and Five / Polycarp / Gnosticism
Week Five--
Chapters Five and Six / The Canon of Scripture
Week Six--
Chapters Seven and Eight / Cyprian and the "Lapsed" / Clement and Origen
Week Seven--
Chapters Nine and Ten / Constantine's conversion / Arius and Athanasius
Week Eight--
Chapters 12
Week Nine--
Chapters 13 and 14 / Pope Leo / Augustine
Week Ten--
Chapters 15 and 16 / Eastern Orthodoxy / Missions to the Barbarians
No Class, Thanksgiving Break
Week 11--
Chapters 17 and 18 / Gregory and Church Doctrine / Charlemagne
Week 12--
Chapter 19 / The First Crusade
Week 13--
CHRISTMAS BREAK
Week 14--
Chapter 20/ Scholasticism and the Rise of Universities
Week 15--
Chapter 21 and 22/ The Mendicants / The Great Papal Schism
Week 16--
Wyclif / Hus
Spring Semester
Week 1--
Chapter 24 / Luther / The Reformation
Week 2--
EXAM
Week 3--
Chapter 25 / The Anabaptist Movement / Chapter 26 /
Week 4--
John Calvin
Week 5--
Calvinism and Arminianism
Calvinism and Arminianism / England's Break with Rome /
Week 7--
Two Approaches to Missions / The Puritan Revolution / T
Week 8--
The Denominational Theory / The Age of Reason / Deism
Week 9--
Blaise Pascal and the Pietistic Movement
Week 10--
Spring Break
Week 11--
Early Colonial Christianity / Isaac Backus / Ultramontanism / Clapham Sect
Week 12--
William Carey / Adoniram Judson / 19th American Christianity
Week 13--
The Fundamentalist Movement / Ecumenical Movement
Week 14--
Higher Criticism and Liberal Theology
Week 15--
20th Century Christianity in theWest /
Week 16--
Globalization and the Church / Final Exam
Week 17--
Finals Due