THST 3021 The History of Christianity from the Middle Ages to the Present

4 semester hours

This course traces central themes and developments within Christian thought and practice from the Middle Ages to the present. With a special emphasis on Western Christianity, the course examines major themes, which may include: church and empire; power and authority; monasticism; asceticism, and the concept of sanctity; the development of Christian theologies and tensions between heresy and orthodoxy; religious order; mysticism; reform and reformation; councils; feminist and liberation theologies.

University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.