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
		Complete Set >>>		ALL	ALL

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