Scope: An in-depth study of the history of the development of Christianity in its first 1500 years leading up to the Reformation. Click on the titles to study the class notes or listen to the audio.
Phase I
1. Introduction and the Cultural Context Jan 21st
2. The Birth of Christianity Jan 28th
3. Life of Paul & The Gospels Feb 4th
4. Persecution & Extreme Christianity Feb 11th
5. The Shaping of Orthodoxy Feb 18th
Phase II
6. Christianity and Imperial Politics Feb 25th
7. The Spread of a Christian Culture Mar 4th
8. A Radical Christianity - Monasticism Mar 11th
9. Further Expansion & Rise of Islam Mar 18th
Phase III
10. From Roman to Holy Roman Empire Mar 25th
11. The Great Divorce & Monastic Reform Apr 8th
12. Crusades, Universities, Scholastic Theology Apr 15th
13. The Inquisitions & The Holy Tradition Apr 22nd
14. Corruption and the Beginnings of Reform Apr 29nd
16. What Have We Learned? May 6th