Church History (CH)

CH 9541 Patristic Christianity (4 credit hours)

A comprehensive study of the early church from the post-New Testament era through the Council of Chalcedon. Special attention is given to historiographical, biographical, theological, and cultural issues.

CH 9551 The Protestant Reformation (4 credit hours)

A comprehensive study of the 16th century Protestant Reformation, including the Magisterial Reformers and the Anabaptists. Special attention is given to historiographical, biographical, theological, and cultural issues.

CH 9561 American Christianity (4 credit hours)

A comprehensive study of the Christian experience in America from the colonial to the present, including Puritanism, revivalism, denominationalism, fundamentalism, and evangelicalism. Special attention is given to historiographical, biographical, theological, and cultural issues.

CH 9571 Baptist History (4 credit hours)

A comprehensive study of the Baptists from the early 17th century to the present, with major attention given to Baptists in England and America. Special attention is given to historiographical, biographical, theological, and cultural issues.

CH 9573 History of Preaching 1 (4 credit hours)

A historical overview of preaching with a focus on the preachers of biblical days through the Great Awakening. Emphasis is given to major homiletical developments and outstanding personalities.

CH 9575 History of Preaching 2 (4 credit hours)

A hisotrical overview of preaching with a focus on great American preachers of the 20th century. Emphasis is given to major homiletical developments and outstanding personalities.

CH 9577 The History of Christian Missions (4 credit hours)

A comprehensive overview of the historical expansion of Christianity from a missionary perspective. The seminar differs from a church history seminar in that the focus is upon the factors in the spread of Christianity with regard to the agents and methods involved rather than on the development of theology and the church councils. Special attention is given to Latourette's chronological divisions of missionary history and his seven analytical questions which are employed to examine significant factors in each period.

CH 9582 The History of Western Christian Theology and Phillosophy (4 credit hours)

An overview of western intellectual development from ancient Greece to newer trends of Postmodernity. This study includes a mapping of both philosophical and theological developments in western history. It is particularly interested in the ongoing relationship between Christian theology and the broader worldviews in which faith is embedded.

CH 9591 Medieval Christianity (4 credit hours)

A comprehensive study of Medieval Christianity from the ascension of Gregory the Great to the eve of the Protestant Reformation. Special attention is given to historiographical, biographical, theological, and cultural issues.