Logos Evangelical Seminary 正道福音神學院 Spring 2018 (January 22-May 11, 2018) CHS 510 Church History 教會歷史 Richard R. Cook 柯立天老师 (rcook@les.edu) Mondays, 12:20pm-3:00pm (3 Credits) Office Hours: TBA (See me) Course Description This course will introduce students to the major developments in global Christianity and, secondarily, Christianity in China. Emphasis will be placed on: the developments of the church in patristic period; the ecumenical councils and the development of theology; the development of a cultural and theological synthesis of the middle ages; the crusades; the precursors, content, and personalities of the Protestant Reformation; the contributions of classical Protestant orthodoxy and subsequent rise of denominations; the rise of secularism and the `Enlightenment ; awakenings, revivals, missionary expansion and global Christianity; and modern theological trends. In each era, we will point to the relevance of the broader developments of church history and the specific growth of Christianity in China. Course Objectives 1. Students should master the general development of Christian institutions and theology from the patristic period to the modern Church. 2. Students should gain a greater understanding of their own faith tradition within this larger story Christian history. 3. Students should understand the development of Christianity in China within the broader development of global Christianity. 4. Students should appreciate distinctive contributions provided by Christians from faith traditions other than their own. Students should also be better equipped to join in fruitful interaction and partnership with churches from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 5. Students, through the study of God s acts in history, should sharpen their theological understanding, be better equipped for ministry, and have a greater love for Jesus Christ and his Church.
Optional: If you are not very familiar with Church History, I strongly suggest you read Kuiper before the semester begins. ( 祁伯尔 Kuiper, 历史的轨迹, 李林静芝译 台北 : 校园书房出版社,2003 ) Course Texts 比爾 奧斯汀, 基督教發展史, 許建人 馬傑偉譯 香港 : 種籽出版社,2002 年, 再版 (Austin, Bill R. Austin s Topical History of Christianity. Wheaton, IL, Tyndale House Publishers, 1983. ) 樂馬可, 轉捩點 - 基督教會歷史里程碑, 邱清萍譯 Petaluma, CA: 美國中信出版社,2002 年 (Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1997.) 梁家麟, 福臨中華 香港 : 天道書樓,1995 年 (Leung, Ka-Lun. Blessing upon China: Ten talks on the Contemporary Church History of China. Hong Kong: Tien Dao, 1998.) Augustine. The Confessions. Translated by Maria Boulding. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 1997. (Other English translations or Chinese versions are also acceptable.) 奧斯定 懺悔錄 Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. New York: New American Library, 1977. (Or Hendrickson Publishers, 2009) (Chinese translation also acceptable) 這是我的立場 : 改敎先導馬丁路德傳記, 道聲出版社, 1987 Recommended Texts: 陶理主编, 基督教二千年史, 香港 : 海天书楼 (Tim Dowley (ed.), Eerdman s Handbook to the History of Christianity. Current edition.) (This popular text includes many colorful maps, charts and photos.) 祁伯尔 Kuiper, 历史的轨迹, 李林静芝译 台北 : 校园书房出版社,2003 (This is an easier text for beginners; it might be a good text to read through quickly before the beginning of class.) Walton, Robert C. Chronological and Background Charts of Church History. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, Current Edition. (Charts and concise summaries of key points in Church History.)
Course Requirements Mid-Term and Final Exam The material covered on exams will be cumulative and will be largely based on material covered in class lectures and discussion. Mid-Term Exam Due: March 12 Final Exam Due: May 8 Reading and Reflection Papers On Populi you will be asked to fill out a form indicating if you completed all of the reading. Reading must be completed on time. Write a short reflection on each Noll and Leung, approximate length 500 1,000 words each (or 800 1600 characters in Chinese). You must read each book completely. Noll Due: April 30 Leung Due: April 23 Augustine and Bainton: Read a minimum of 150 pages from each book. You may choose which parts of the book you choose to read. Write a short paper (500-1,000 words; or 800-1,600 Chinese characters) on each book. Indicate which pages you read on the report. Augustine Due: February 19 Bainton Due: March 26 Note: All papers should be sent to me at rcook@les.edu as an email attachment. Assignments are due at midnight. Grades will be reduced one grade (e.g. A- to B-) on late papers; participation in discussion is essential. Grading Reading and Quizzes 10% Mid-Term Exam 20 % Final Exam 30% Reflection Papers 40%
Course Schedule Dates In Class Related Reading 1/22 Intro Eight Part Overview of Church History 1/29 Acts 2 and the start of Theology and Church History Early Church 2/5 Early Church (First vs. Second Generation); Constantine (Persecution vs. non-persecution) 2/12 Trinitarian Controversies; Building orthodoxy; Canon 2/19 Church Councils; Origin; Arian controversy; Augustine; Church and state; Nicene Creed; Chalcedon 2/26 Three parts of old Roman Empire; Advance of Islam; monasticism; missions; conversion of Russia 3/5 Era of the Crusades; First Crusade; Fourth Crusade; Results of Crusades 3/12 Mid-Course (Spring Break) 3/19 Reformation; Need for reform; Martin Luther 3/26 Luther on Justification by Faith; Calvin and Reformed theology; Anabaptists and the Radical Reformation 4/2 Anabaptists; Conrad Grebel; Menno Simons; Church and State; Age of Discovery and Roman Catholic Missions; Roman Catholic Reformation 4/9 Jesuits and Matteo Ricci; English Reformation; Church Polity; Christianity Enters North America 4/16 Revival and Awakening; Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield; John Wesley; Methodists and Baptists- Second Great Awakening 4/23 Charles Finney; Social action- William Wilberforce; Foreign missions- William Carey and Hudson Taylor; Modernist and fundamentalist division 4/30 Ecumenical Movement; Edinburgh; WCC; Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements; World Christianities Final Exam- Take home Austin 1-2 Noll 1 Austin 3 Noll 2-3 Austin 4 Noll 4-5 Austin 5 Noll 6 Austin 6 Leung 1 Austin 7 Austin 8 Noll 7 Noll 8-9 Leung 2 Austin 9 Noll 10 Leung 3 Austin 10 Noll 11 Leung 4-7 Austin 11 Noll 12 Austin 12 Leung 8-10 Noll 13 Assignment Due Augustine Reflection Midterm Exam Bainton Reflection Leung Report Noll Report Final Exam
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