Introduction to Christian History (CH8291B)

Content

This survey unit provides an historical overview and introduction to key people and events in the history of the Church. It explores issues of significance faced by Christianity throughout the life of the church. Students will explore how the church and individuals have responded in the past and how this has made an impact on the life of the church and Christian expression today.

Learning outcomes

Pedagogy

12 weeks of teaching weekly

Indicative Bibliography

Elizabeth Gillian Muir, A Women’s History of the Christian Church: Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019. (Set text)

• Bradley, James E., and Richard Muller. Church History: An Introduction to Research, Reference Works and Methods. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
• Brown, Peter. The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity AD 200-1000 (2nd. Edition). Cambridge: Blackwell, 2013
• Bettenson, Henry, and Chris Maunder (eds.). Documents of the Christian Church. Fourth Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
• The Cambridge History of Christianity. 9 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006-2008.
• Breward, Ian. A History of the Churches in Australasia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
• The Cambridge History of Christianity. 9 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006-2008.
• Gonzales, Justo L. The Story of Christianity. Vol. I. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2010.
• ______. The Story of Christianity. Vol. II. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2010.
• Koschorke, Klaus, et al (eds.). A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007
• Littell, Franklin H. Historical Atlas of Christianity. New York: Continuum, 2001.
• MacCulloch, Diarmaid. Christian History: An Introduction to the Western Tradition. Peterborough: Epworth, 2006.
• ______. A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. London: Penguin Books, 2009.
• McManners, John (ed.). The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.
• McGrath, Alister. Christian History: An Introduction. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997.
• Tosh, John. The Pursuit of History: Aims Methods and New Directions in the Study of History. Sixth Edition. Abingdon: Routledge, 2015.

Assessment