REL 300: HIST OF CHRISTIANITY

This course examines the history of Christian thought and practice from its post-biblical formation to the 20th century. The course focuses on selected thinkers such as Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Schleirmacher and Wesley. In addition, the course covers selected topics such as Christianity in the Roman Empire, the theological significance of the ecumenical councils, the split between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, the interactions with Judaism and Islam, the medieval church-state relations, the backgrounds of the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, the Enlightenment’s impact on religious thinking and the beginnings of pietism. Prerequisites: ENG 101 (or ENG 100 with a grade of A), ENG 102 or ENG 103 or COM 103 or SCI 103