Anglican Church History - CH 647 [REVISED 6 Sept 2015] Fall 2015 Instructor: Dr. Jon C. Shuler Objectives of the Course 1) To give students a comprehensive overview of the history of the Church in England before the Reformation. 2) To give students a firm grasp of the distinctive character of the Reformation in England, and in particular the Elizabethan Settlement and its consolidation. 3) To give students a clear understanding of the Anglican Community in North America since 1607; the rise of the global Anglican Communion; and the historical precedents to its 21st century challenges and opportunities. Course Outline: Weekend #1: September 11 & 12, 2015 The English Church Before the Reformation (c 125 to 1509) A) The Church in Britain (before 597) B) The Conversion of England (597-664) C) Consolidation and Advance (664-793) D) Chaos and Reconstruction (793-988) E) The Eve of the Conquest (988-1066) F) England under the Normans (1066-1109) G) The Struggle for Power (1109-1216) H) The Thirteenth Century (1216-1307) I) The Age of Wyclif (1307-1400) J) The Close of the Middle Ages (1400-1509) Weekend #2: October 9 & 10, 2015
The Reformation in England and its Consolidation (1510-1689) A) The Henrician Revolution B) Edward VI C) Mary Tudor D) Elizabeth I 1) The Elizabethan Settlement 2) The Continuing Conflict with Rome 3) The Puritan Controversy 4) Hooker and A Middle Way E) The Early Stuarts 1) James I 2) Charles I 3) The Lauding Reaction 4) The Caroline Divines 5) The Fall of the Monarchy F) The English Civil War 1) Cromwell & the Commonwealth 2) The Westminster Confession G) The Restoration H) The Glorious Revolution Weekend # 3: November 6 & 7, 2015 The Emergence of the Anglican Communion (1607 - present) A) The Church of England in North America & England (1607-1789) B) The American Revolution 1) The Protestant Episcopal Church 2) The Church of England in Canada C) Unresolved Tensions in England: 1) Church Parties 2) The Wesleyan Revival 3) The Evangelicals 4) The Oxford Movement 5) The Broad Church (Liberal) Reaction 6) The Decline of the Established Church D) The Growth of PECUSA in the 19th century
E) The Rise of a Global Anglican Family 1) The Early Missionary Movement 2) Britain s Colonial Expansion 3) The Lambeth Conference 4) The Ecumenical Movement F) 20th Century Paradox 1) The Global Influence of English Theological Writing 2) The Decline of the English Church 3) The Decline of the Western Anglican Churches 4) The Emergence of the Global South a. Evangelical Intentionality b. Impact of a Missionary Century c. Pentecostal Revival d. Revival in East Africa e. Colonial Independence f. Charismatic Renewal 5) Global Anglican Structures & Travail G) Anglican Realignment & Global Revival? 1) Roots of Disunion 2) Cries for Reform 3) Fractures and Disintegration? 4) Signs of Revival? H) A New Anglican Awakening? 1) Signs of Reform? 2) Leadership Crisis? 3) An Uncertain Future? I) The Truth of the Gospel and the Mission of Anglicanism Required Texts: 1. A History of the Church in England (3rd Edition); J. R. H. Moorman 2. The Study of Anglicanism (revised edition); Sykes & Booty Optional Texts: 3. The Anglican Tradition: Evans & Wright 4. A History of the Episcopal Church; Pritchard
5. Anglicanism; Neill Assignments/Grading: 1. Participation (20%): Attendance 10%; Class Contribution 5%; In Class writing 5% 2. Paper I (20%) 3. Paper II (25%) 4. Final Exam (35%) Pre-Reading: Before Sept 11th: Moorman through page 160/ Sykes Part III (pgs 87-128) Before Oct 9th: Moorman pages 161-268/ Sykes Parts I & IV Before Nov 6th: Sykes Parts II & VII Papers I & II These papers are not research papers, but rather opportunities for sustained, critical reflection on a selected subject available on the first weekend of classes. Each paper should address the following questions: 1. How does this subject help explain or illuminate the character of modern Anglicanism? 2. Does this subject illustrate any Anglican distinctives among the churches of the world? 3. How does this subject relate to the future faithfulness in the gospel of the Anglican Movement? Paper I due October 10, 2015 4-6 pages (1000-1500 words)
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