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Church History - Course
Abstract
Instructor:
Deacon Steve Beers
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770.883.6410 Cell
sbeers@numail.org
Text:
A Concise History of the Catholic
Church, Bokenkotter, Thomas, Image Books,
Course Title: Church History from Christ to the Present
Description:
The course is a survey of Catholic history from Apostolic
times to the present. Using the above text and other
readings, Candidates will focus on historical dates, events and
personalities that shape the Church of today. Due to
time limitations, the course will be taught, as much as possible, as
a straight chronology rather than developing ideas or philosophies
through time.
Objective: The objective will be to demonstrate to students the natural
historical progression of Church history which has shaped
its temporal structure today. At its conclusion, students
should be able to relate historical events with the major shifts in
Church thought throughout the ages and reinforce the traditional
aspects of Church structure which tie today's Church to its
Apostolic origins.
Parallels and comments will be
made with regard to the Church's formation in "Old Testament" times
and the Church's origins in Judaic law and customs. Acquaintance will be made with the life and times of the
Church Fathers and Doctors from which the basics of Fundamental
Theology are drawn. The class scheduled for the
Enlightenment will demonstrate the beginnings of Humanist thought
develop its ideas through discussion of the
Humanist
Manifesto and (if assigned) the paper written during of summer
break. Schedule:
Attached
Reports:
One paper will be due at the end of the course. Scope
and schedule attached.
Performance Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on class participation and preparation of the final paper as well as a mid-term and written final test.
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