CHHI 525-002 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY II SPRING 2014 TR 1:10-2:25 CAR DR. CARL J. DIEMER, JR. 592-4141 CJDIEMER@LIBERTY.EDU OFFICE: CAR 231A OFFICE HOURS: M: 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00; Th: 9:00-12:00; WF: 10:00-11:00 It is best to make an appointment. I. COURSE DESCRIPTION A study of historical Christianity from the sixteenth century to the present. Includes the major personalities, events, and results of the Protestant Reformation, the rise of modern denominationalism, modern Roman Catholicism, the ecumenical movement and current developments. Special attention is given to the development of American Christianity. II. RATIONALE A study of the development of the Christian Church from the sixteenth century to the present is essential for those who will minister within that institution in order to understand their heritage and build upon it. This course is designed to give ministerial students an awareness of the unique aspects of the life of the Christian Church in that period as recorded by historians. III. PREREQUISITES There are no prerequisites, although CHHI 520 provides historical background for this course. IV. REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASE(S) Bettenson, Henry, and Chris Maunder (eds.) Documents of the Christian Church, 4th ed., 2011. Gonzalez, Justo, The Story of Christianity, Vol. II (Rev.), 2010.
V. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEARNING A. Computer B. Internet access (broadband recommended) C. Microsoft Word (Microsoft Office is available at a special discount to LU students.) VI. MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES The student will be able to: D. Identify the major doctrinal teachings of the Church from the Reformation to the present. E. Apply in his own life the practical aspects of Christian living that can be learned from the lives of Christians in this period of the Church. F. Estimate the value of studying Church History by studying the history of this period of the Church. G. Employ critical thinking in interactions with assigned course readings. H. Evaluate the lives and ministries of the leaders of the Church from the Reformation to the present. VII. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS Examinations--three (3) sectional tests, each over the material covered during that third of the semester and designed to test the student's cognitive knowledge will be successfully completed. These tests will require the student to recall names, dates, and events from the class lectures as well as some analyses of them. Students should take careful lecture notes since these exams will be based primarily on the lectures. (Outcomes B and C) Quizzes--The students will take quizzes which will be administered regularly on the last class meeting of the week to gauge their knowledge and comprehension of the reading assignment from the texts for that week. These quizzes will require the student to recall names, events and dates. They will be administered during the first ten minutes of the class period. On quiz days students may bring one 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of handwritten notes to class to assist them with the quiz questions. (Outcomes A and D) Outside work--the student will elect to prepare either (a) a term paper or (b) three book reviews. Papers are to be submitted through the Safe Assign tool on Blackboard and as a hard copy to the professor. International students, for whom English is not their first language, may receive spelling and grammar help from American students as they write their papers. All students should take advantage of the assistance available from the Graduate Page 2 of 10
Writing Center. (Outcome E) a. The term paper will be graded upon the adequacy of its research, content, and form. Students should consult A Manual for Writers of Term Papers by Kate Turbabian (8th edition, 2013) for proper form. The paper should include a table of contents, introduction, organized content, a conclusion, documentation through footnotes, and a bibliography and should be between twelve (12) and fifteen (15) pages in length. If a different subject from the ones listed below is chosen, approval must be secured from the professor. The paper will be due on April 3rd. Papers submitted by March 6th will receive an extra five percent. Subjects for term papers: Humanism and the Reformation A study of Desiderius Erasmus Martin Luther and the Lutheran Reformation Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reform A study of John Calvin Henry VIII and the English Reformation A study of the Anabaptist Reform Ximenes and the Spanish Inquisition A study of the Inquisition A study of the Counter Reformation The Society of Jesus A study of the Reformation in France The Thirty Years War The Rise of Arminianism The Rise of English Baptists Development of Modern Missions A study of Pietism John Wesley and the Rise of Methodism Vatican Council II A study of Modern Catholicism A study of the Ecumenical movement Religion in Colonial America A study of Revivalism in America The Rise of Liberal Theology Development of American Fundamentalism Page 3 of 10
The Civil Rights Movement in America A study of the Historical Development of an American Denomination An annotated bibliography of selected church history references in the Liberty University Library b. The book reviews should include bibliographical data (including number of pages and current cost), an introduction to the book and to the author, historiography, and a brief summary. The main body of the reviews should be a critical evaluation. The book reviews should be four (4) or five (5) pages in length and will be due on February 18th, March 18th, and April 17th. If a book is chosen which does not appear in the bibliography, approval must be secured from the professor. If book reviews #2 and/or #3 are turned in by March 6th they will receive an extra five (5) percent each. Students should turn in previously graded book reviews (the hard copy with my notations) with reviews # 2 and #3. Correction of previous problems will raise the later grades. Failure to do so will lower the later grades. D. Instructional Procedures a. Lectures will be conducted over the material assigned for each day from the texts. Student should take careful notes since the exam questions will come primarily from the material covered in the lectures. b. Class discussion of the major turning points in Christian history will be encouraged. c. Comparisons, contrasts, and applications to the current religious situation will be made whenever appropriate. VIII. COURSE GRADING AND POLICIES A. Points: Sectional Tests - Quizzes - Outside Work - Total 600 points 100 points 300 points 1000 points B. Scale: 940-1000 A 920-939 A- 900-919 B+ 860-899 B 840-859 B- Page 4 of 10
820-839 C+ 780-819 C 760-779 C- 740-759 D+ 700-739 D 680-699 D- 679 and below F C. Assignment Policies Students should carefully develop the habit of taking all examinations on time. Quizzes missed may not be made up. However, lower quiz grade(s) may be dropped to cover excused absences. Late assignments will lose one letter grade (or ten percent) per week late and will not be accepted after Dec 3rd. Improvement on examination scores will also be taken into account when the final grade is calculated. Submitting extra work to raise a grade is not an option in this class. D. Attendance Policies Students are expected to attend class regularly and to be on time. Failure to do so will often result in a lower final grade. Students who are absent from class six (6) times or more or who are chronically late are in danger of an automatic F. A good attendance record may result in a higher final grade. Attendance records will especially be taken into consideration in the case of a borderline final grade. It is the student s responsibility to document excused absences. E. Academic Misconduct Policies Academic misconduct is strictly prohibited. See the graduate catalog for specific definitions, penalties, and processes for reporting. F. Drop/Add Policies The student is obliged to follow the drop/add policies identified in the graduate catalog. G. Dress Code The student is expected to maintain a neat, professional appearance while in class. The code is described in the graduate catalog and may be amended with guidelines by the school of study. H. Classroom Policies The use of cell phones will not be permitted. The use of computers is provisional. The student will only be allowed to use a computer if he/she is taking notes during class. Surfing of the web, social networking, or any other activity on a computer that distracts the student from the lecture (in the opinion of the professor) will result in the forfeiture of the privilege of the use of the computer in class. Should one student s behavior result in the forfeiture of the use of a Page 5 of 10
computer for that student, the entire class may lose the privilege of the use of computers. I. Disability Assistance Students with a documented disability may contact the Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) in DH 2016 to arrange for academic accommodations. For all disability test accommodation requests (i.e. quieter environment, extended time, oral testing, etc.) the Tutoring/Testing Center is the officially designated place for all tests administered outside of the regular classroom. J. Student Conduct Policy The student is expected to conduct himself/herself in a Godly and civil manner when addressing the professor or other students. While good healthy discussion will be expected and encouraged, at no time will personal attacks be tolerated. VIII. CALENDAR Jan. 14 (TU) Introduction to course 16 (TH) Gonzalez Chap. 1; Bettenson, pp. 194-212 21 (TU) G., Chapters 2-3; B., pp. 212-226 23 (TH) G., chapter 4; B., pp. 226-231 28 (TU) G., Chap. 5 & 6; B., pp. 232-250 30 (TH) G., Chap. 7; B., pp. 250-261 Fe b. 4 (TU) G., Chap. 8; B., pp. 261-286 6 (TH) G., Chap. 9; B., pp. 286-309 11 (TU) G., Chaps. 10-11; B., pp. 309-327 13 (TH) G., Chaps. 12-13; B., pp. 327-337 18 (TU) G., Chaps. 14-15; B., pp. 337-354 Book Review #1 due 20 (TH) Review 25 (TU) Test #1 27 (TH) G., Chaps. 16-17; B., pp. 354-369 Mar. 4 (TU) G., Chaps. 18-19; B., pp. 369-389 6 (TH) G., Chaps. 20-21; B., pp. 389-397 Early term papers or book reviews may be submitted 11 (TU) Spring Break 13 (TH) Spring Break 18 (TU) G., Chaps. 22-23; B., pp. 397-414 - Book review #2 due 20 (TH) G., Chaps. 24-25; B., pp. 414-423 25 (TU) G., Chaps. 26-28; B., pp. 424-442 27 (TH) Review Apr. 1 (TU) Test #2 3 (TH) G., Chap. 29; B., pp. 442-458- Term Paper Due 8 (TU) G., Chap. 30; B., pp. 459-474 10 (TH) G., Chap. 31; B., pp. 474-482 Page 6 of 10
15 (TU) G., Chap. 32; B., pp. 482-500 17 (TH) G., Chap. 33; B., pp. 500-509 - Book Review #3 due 22 (TU) G., Chaps 34&35 24 (TH) G., Chaps 36-38 29 (TU) Review and class evaluation - Last day to receive outside work Please fill out the on-line evaluation of this course today. May 2 (F) Final exam (1:00-3:00) XI. BIBLIOGRAPY A. General Histories (* indicates books on overnight reserve) Baker, Robert A. A Summary of Church History, 1960. * Brauer, Jerald C., (ed.) The Westminster Dictionary of Church History, 1971. * Bruce, F. F. The Advance of Christianity through the Centuries, 1981. Cairns, Earle E. Christianity through the Centuries, 1981. Chadwick, Owen. (ed.) The Pelican History of the Church. 6 vols., 1967. * Douglas, J.D. The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church. Fisher, George P. History of the Christian Church. Foakes-Jackson, Frederick J. History of the Christian Church. Jennings, Arthur C. A Manual of Church History. 2 vols. Kurtz, Johann H. Church History. 3 vols., 1894. Latourette, Kenneth S. A History of Christianity. 1953. Milman, Henry A. History of Christian Religion and Church. 8 vols., 1974. Neander, A. General History of the Christian Religion and Church. 5 vols., 1853. * Newman, Albert H. A Manual of Church History. 2 vols., 1933. *Schaff, Philip. History of the Christian Church. 8 vols., 1889. Walker, Williston. A History of Christian Church. 1970. B. Source Books Baillie, John, McNeill, John T. and Van Dusen, Henry P. Library of Christian Classics. 26 vols. Bracht, T. J. The Bloody Theater or Martyr's Mirror. Forbush, W. B., (ed.) Foxe's Book of Martyr's. 1926. Freemantle, Anne. (ed.) The Papal Encyclicals. 1963. Leith, John H. Creeds of the Churches. 1963. Littell, Franklin H. The Macmillan Atlas History of Christianity. 1976. Schaff, Philip. (ed.) Creeds of Christendom 3 vols., 1887. Page 7 of 10
C. Reformation 1. General Works Bainton, Roland H. The Age of Reformation. 1956. D'Aubigne, J. H. Merle. History of the Reformation. 1846. Fisher, George P. The Reformation. Grimm, Harold J. The Reformation Era. 1954. Hillerbrand, Hans J. (ed.) The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformaton. 1996.. The Protestant Reformation. 2009.. The Reformation: A Narrative History Related by Contemporary Observers and Participants. 1985. Lindsay, Thomas M. History of the Reformation. 2 vols., 1906. Smith, Preserved. The Age of the Reformation. Thulin. Illustrated History of the Reformation. 2. Lutheran Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand. 1950. Boehmer, Heinrich. Martin Luther: Road to Reformation. DeMaus, Robert L. William Tyndale: a Biography. 1904. Fife, Robert H. The Revolt of Martin Luther. Hildebrandt, Franz. Melanchthon: Alien or Ally? Kittelson, James M. Luther the Reformer, 1986. McGiffert, Arthur C. Martin Luther: The Man and His Works. 1919. Manschreck, Clyde L. Melanchthon: The Quiet Reformer. 1975. Schweibert, E. G. Luther and His Times. 3. Reformed 4. Anglican Dickinson, William C., (ed.) John Knox's History of the Reformation in Scotland. 2 vols., 1958. Harkness, Georgia. John Calvin: A Biography. 1975. Jackson, Samuel M. Huldreich Zwingli: The Reformer of German Switzerland. 1972. Parker, T. H. L. John Calvin: A Biography. 1975. Potter, G. R. Zwingli. 1976. Rilliett, Jean. Zwingli: Third Man of the Reformation. 1959. Walker, Williston. John Calvin: The Organizer of Reformed Protestantism. 1906. Zoff, Otto The Huguenots. Dickens, A. C. The English Reformation. Dixon. History of the Church of England. 4 vols. Page 8 of 10
Giles, J. A., (ed.) The Venerable Bed's Ecclesiastical History of England, and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1894. Haller, William. Rise of the Puritans. Moorman, J. R. H. A History of the Church in England. 5. Anabaptist Bergsten, Torsten. Balthasar Hubmaier. Estep, William R. The Anabaptist Story, 3rd ed., 1996. Horsch, John. The Hutterian Brethren. Littell, Franklin H. The Origins of Sectarian Protestantism. 1964. Smith, C. H. The Story of the Mennonites. Vedder, Henry C. Balthasar Hubmaier. Verduin, Leonard. The Reformers and Their Stepchildren. 1964. Williams, George H. The Radical Reformation. 6. Roman Catholic Bainton, Roland H. Erasmus of Christendom. Dickens, A. C. The Counter-Reformation. Huizinga, Johan. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation. 1924. Ward, Adolphus, W. The Counter-Reformation. n.d. 7. Wars of Religion Pierson, P. Philip II of Spain. 1976. Roberts, M. Gustavus Adolphus. 2 vols. 1953-58 Watson, F. Wallenstein: Soldier under Saturn. 1938. Wedgwood, C. V. The Thirty Years War. 1938. D. Modern Period 2. Europe 1. General Works Brown, Robert M. The Ecumenical Revolution. 1967. Dillenberger, John and Welch, Claude. Protestant Christianity Interpreted Through Its Development. Fey, Harold E. A History of the Ecumenical Movement (1948-1968. 2 vols., 1970. McNeill, John T. Modern Christian Movements. Manz, James G. Vatican II: Renewal or Reform? 1966. Nichols, James H. History of Christianity 1650-1950. 1956. Schlink, Edmund. After the Council. 1968. Westin, Gunnar. The Free Church through the Ages. 1954. Page 9 of 10
3. Russia Drummond, A. L. German Protestantism since Luther. Latourette, Kenneth S. Christianity in a Revolutionary Age. 2 vols. Miliukov, Paul. Religion and the Church in Russia. 1942. Spinka, Matthew. The Church and the Russian Revolution and the Church in Soviet Russia. 4. England Dixon. History of the Church of England. 4 vols. Haller, William. Rise of the Puritans. Mackenzie, A.M. Scotland in Modern Times. Moorman, J. R. H. A History of the Church in England. 1976. Stewart, H. L. A Century of Anglo-Catholicism. 5. America Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People. 1972. Clarke, Elmer T. The Small Sect in America. 1949. Gaustad, Edwin S. A Religious History of America. 1974. Handy, Robert T. A History of the Churches in the United States and Canada. 1977. Hudson, Winthrop S. Religion in America. 1973. Mayer, F. E. The Religious Bodies in America. Noll, Mark. A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada. 1992. Olmstead, Clifton E. History of Religion in the United States. 1960. Sweet, William W. The Story of Religion in America. 1950. Page 10 of 10