Spring 2004/Pasadena
CH502
Bradley
CH502: MEDIEVAL AND REFORMATION HISTORY. James Bradley.
DESCRIPTION:
- An introduction to the most important themes and people in church
history and historical theology from A.D. 500 to 1600.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Medieval and Reformation history introduces the student to the
western theological tradition and the major Protestant churches thereby
providing the foundation for one's confessional identity. The course provides a
theological grounding for the work of the Christian ministry by surveying the
historical development of the doctrines of the Church, Scripture, and
justification. The goal of Medieval and Reformation history is to make students
conversant with the history and vocabulary of the Western church, to bring them
to an awareness of the circumstances that have influenced the origins, growth,
and development of Protestantism, to develop a critical methodology that will
enable them to discern and evaluate the perennial theological issues, to
provide them with insights into the theological character and meaning of the
church's ministry, and to form their identity as Christian leaders.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will meet twice weekly in two-hour sessions for
lectures.
REQUIRED READING:
- Anderson, Charles S. Augsburg Historical Atlas. Augsburg,
1967.
- Bettenson, Henry, ed. Documents of the Christian Church. Oxford,
1963. Sections on the Medieval period and the Reformation only.
- Hillerbrand, H. J. The Protestant Reformation. Harper, 1968. (290
pp.)
- Latourette, Kenneth Scott. A History of Christianity. Vols. 1 and 2.
Harper, 1975. Chapters on the Medieval period and Reformation only.
- Tucker, Ruth A. and Walter L. Liefeld. Daughters of the Church: Women
and Ministry from New Testament Times to the Present. Academie/Zondervan,
1987.
- Three selected documents from Medieval and Reformation church
history.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Regular assigned reading from the textbooks. There will be a
midterm weighted 30%, and final examination, weighted 40% of the final grade.
The exams will have both essay and objective components. A five-page paper
based on one of the three documents and reading notes on the other two. These
papers will account for 30% of the final grade.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M. Div. core requirement in Church History "b" (CHB).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.