|
Jan 25, 2021
|
|
|
|
TH 311 - Church History I: Early and Medieval Catholicism The course is the first of a two-part survey of the evolution of the Catholic Church from Apostolic times to the present. Although concerned primarily with the story of the Catholic West, Church History I includes the history of the Orthodox East and the gradual separation of the Latin and Greek Churches in the course of the Middle Ages.
Assignment Overview
- Assignments: 6 Units
- Interactivity: Discussion Board
Course Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:
- Explore the way Church structures, especially the papacy and the episcopacy, evolved in the first millennium as well as more of the Church’s history.
- Identify some of the ways (political, social, and educational) in which the Church responded to the declining Roman Empire in the West.
- Appreciate the role of monasticism, beginning with the desert fathers and culminating in the new mendicant orders of the Middle Ages, including its missionary activities.
- Understand the cultural and theological background to the East-West Schism.
- Recognize the difference between a patristic/monastic style of theology and the scholastic style that emerged in the twelfth century.
- Use historical examples to illustrate the social and embodied nature of the Spirit-led Church as it extends the Incarnation of Christ in the world.
- Evaluate and consult online reference and primary source materials that provide details of topics in Church history that go beyond the introductory level.
Credits: 3
Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)
|
|