Church History, Course Outline

Era

Lesson

Title

Readings

English
2-page

Long
Notes

1

 

Early Church (1): Persecutions (AD 30–300) 

 

1

Introduction

V.1:1-2

1

1

 

2

From the Jews to the Gentiles

3-6

2

2

 

3

Defense & deposit of the faith

7-9

3

3

 

4

Three centuries of persecutions

10-12

4

4

2

 

Early Church (2): Stability (AD 300–600)

 

5

Constantine & monasticism

13-15

5

5

 

6

Arianism & church councils

16-18

6

6

 

7

Church Fathers

19-25

7

7

3

 

Medieval Church (1): Expansion & Conflicts (AD 600–1000)

 

8

Invasions & the Papacy

26-27

8

8

 

9

Church decay & renewal

28-29

9

9

4

 

Medieval Church (2): Growth & Decline of the Papacy (AD 1000–1500)

 

10

Crusades & schisms

30-32

10

10

 

11

Scholasticism & Renaissance

33-36

11

11

5

 

Modern Church (1): Reformation & Struggles (AD 1500–1700) 

 

12

Reformation & Luther

V.2:1-4

12

12

 

13

Zwingli, Calvin & the Anabaptists

5-7

13

13

 

14

Extension of Protestantism

8-11

14

14

 

15

Catholic Counter Reformation

12-13

15

15

 

16

Thirty Years’ War & Puritan revolution

14-17

16

16

 

17

Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed orthodoxies

18-20

17

17

6

 

Modern Church (2): Revival & Missions (AD 1700–1900)

 

18

Rationalism, spiritualism, pietism

21-23

18

18

 

19

Revolution & revival

24-27

19

19

 

20

Protestant & Catholic theologies

28-29

20

20

 

21

Missionary work

30

21

21

7

 

Modern Church (3): Ecumenism & Adaptations (AD 1900–2000)

 

22

Contemporary Orthodox & Catholic churches

31-33

22

22

 

23

Contemporary Protestantism

34-35

23

23

 

24

Christianity in China

 

24

24

 

25

Ecumenism & new theologies

36

25

25

 

26

The future: Postmodern Church

 

26

26

 

 

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TEXTBOOK: Gonzalez, Justo L. (1985): The story of Christianity, 2 volumes.