Church History 1 (Apostles to Pre-Reformation) (TH1)

Christianity is a historical religion. It is founded on God’s revelation of Himself in time – especially through the incarnation of His Son, Jesus, some 2000 years ago. One of the great failings of Christians today is that we do not have a better sense of how God has worked in history through the Church that Jesus created and the Holy Spirit empowered. This class will examine the people, places and historical events that are the history of the Church from the time immediately after the resurrection of Jesus, up to the year AD 1500 – the time just prior to the Protestant Reformation.

Fridays, 1-3 PM, April 12-May 31, 2013 (8 sessions)

Required Texts: Church History in Plain Language, by Bruce L. Shelley
If you have a U.S. public library card, you may be able to borrow a digital copy of this book here.

Study guide for the final exam in Church History 1.

Lakeside Institute of Theology

School of theology in the Lake Chapala, Mexico, area

Church History 1 (Apostles to Pre-Reformation) (TH1)

TH1 – Intro to Church History – April 12

TH1 – Apostles to Catholic Christianity – April 19

TH1 – Persecution, Heresies and the Book – April 26

TH1 – Emperors, Bishops, Saints and Intellectuals – April 30

TH1 – Councils, Monks, Popes and Augustine – May 10

TH1 – Schisms, Barbarians and Gregory the Great – May 14

TH1 – Charlemagne, Cathedrals, Crusades and Scholastics – May 24

TH1 – Schisms, Inquisition, the Babylonian Captivity – Final Exam – May 31