COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OUTLINE

I. Ancient Church History (4 B. C. to 590 A. D. )

A. Early Christianity (to 100 AD)

1. The fullness of time

2. Upon This Rock: Christ, the Founder & foundation of the church.

3. To the Jew first

4. Also to the Greek

5. Early Christian Literature

6. Early church life & organization

B. Persecution & the Old Catholic Imperial Church (100-313 AD)

1. Christ or Caesar: The Church vs. Persecution

2. Fables or Sound Doctrine: The Church vs. Heresy

3. Contending for the Faith: Apologist & Polemicists

4. The church closes ranks: Canonical Development

C. The rise of the Roman Catholic Church (313 – 590 AD)

1. Christianizing the Empire & the Barbarians

2. Church Councils, Controversies & Creeds

3. The Golden Age of Church Fathers

4. Monasticism: Christianity of the Cloisters

5. Primacy & Paganism: The growth of hierarchy & liturgy

II. Medieval Church History (590 – 1517)

A. The rise of Latin-Teutonic Christianity. (590-800)

1. The first medieval pope

2. Muslims & Barbarians

3. The revival of Imperialism on the West

B. Church – state relationships (800-1054)

1. The rise of The Holy Roman Empire

2. West vs. East: Revival & Schism

C. Papal supremacy (1054-1305)

1. The Zenith of Papal Power

2. Crusaders & Reformers

3. Medieval Scholasticism & Worship

D. Medieval sunset & modern sunrise (1305-1517)

1. Attempts at Internal Reform

2. External opposition: The Renaissance & the Rise of Nation-States