Help

This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Textbooks

Justo Gonzalez.  The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day (Volume 2) ISBN 13: 978-0-06-185589-4

Placher, William C., and Derek R. Nelson, eds.  Readings in the History of Christian Theology: From the Reformation to the Present (Volume 2). Revised edition. 2017.  ISBN: 978-0-664-23934-3

Course Description

This is a study of selected topics in the history of the Christian church from the Reformation to the present; attention is centered on theological developments, on changes in ecclesiastical structures, and on Christian biography. Prerequisite: RL122

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

  • engage primary source documents
  • articulate important theological developments,
  • explain changes in ecclesiastical structures
  • connect the history of the Christian religious movement with society at large.