Church History
This course will aim to provide the student with that understanding
of Christian History that will give him the context for
approaching today’s problems. Men, movements and theological issues
are considered from the beginning of the Church’s
history to the present day. The course will include:
Early Church History to 451 AD |
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The Patristic period, the Church and the Roman Empire,
Ecumenical Councils, Church organisation, crises and development
in theology. |
The Medieval Period |
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The growth and power of the papacy, monasticism, mysticism
and scholasticism, the forerunners of the Reformation,
the Renaissance and the demands for reform. |
The Reformation Era to the Rise of Nonconformity |
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The Reformers on the Continent and in Britain, their
theology and impact, the Anabaptists, the Puritans, the
beginnings of Nonconformity. |
The Evangelical Revival to the Present Day |
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Background to the 18th Century spiritual awakening, the
progress of the revival in England, Scotland, Wales and
America, missionary expansion, 19th Century developments,
the Ecumenical Movement, current theological and ecclesiastical
trends. |
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