Course Outline and Calendar

Week 1  |  Jan 12 |  The Apostolic Period

Week 2  |  Jan19  |  The Patristic Period

Week 3  |  Jan 26  |  The Imperial Church

Week 4  |  Feb 2  |  Middle Ages/Renaissance

Week 5  |  Feb 9  |  The Reformation part 1

Week 6  |  Feb 16  |  The Reformation part 2

Week 7  |  Feb 23  |  The Enlightenment

Week 8  |  Mar 1  |  The Church of England

Week 9  |  Mar 8  |  The Wesleyan Movement

Week 10  |  Mar 15  |  CANCELLED

Week 11  |  Mar 22  |  Methodism in America

Week 12  |  Mar 29  |  Union UMC History


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Week 12: Union UMC History

Week 11: The Great Awakenings and Methodism in America

 


 

Week 10: CLASS CANCELLED FOR 3/15/2012 (we'll resume on 3/22/2012).


 

Week 9: The Wesleyan Movement



 Week 8: The Church of England

Week 7: The Enlightenment

Week 6: The Reformation Part 2

Week 5: The Reformation Part I

Week 4: The Middle Ages and The Renaissance

Week 3: The Imperial Church

Week 2: The Patristic Period

Note: This session examines some of the high spots of Christian history between the years of 100 and 451.

Week 1: The Apostolic Period

Note: This session is less concerned with events found within the Acts of the Apostles, rather it is dedicated the the historical events outside of the biblical canon. Please take the time to read through the book of Acts to understand the historical accounts within the Bible. A firm grasp of Acts is a great place to begin. 

 


 

 

Martyr's Corner

Each week you will encounter a person who paid the full price for their belief in Jesus the Christ. External links are provided beneath each name for further reading.


Week 1: Saint Paul of Tarsus     link 1 | link 2

Week 2: Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna link 1 | link 2

Week 3: Romanus link 1 | link 2

Week 4: Justin Martyr link 1

Week 5: Joan of Arc link 1

Week 6: William Tyndale link 1 | link 2

Week 7: Juvenaly of Alaska link 1

Week 8: Thomas Cranmer link 1

Week 9: Thomas Leopold link 1

For further reading, I suggest to you Foxe's Book of Martyrs


Art and Theology

Each week we will examine a work of art that is related to the given time period by content or created in the time period. Take a moment to examine what theological claims are being made with each work.


Week 1: Saint Paul in Prison (Rembrandt)

Week 2: Christ Teaching the Apostles (anonymous)

Week 3: The Battle of the Milivan Bridge (Giulio Romano) | History behind the painting

Week 4: The Stigmata of St Francis (Giotto)

Week 5: The Garden of Earthly Delights (Bosch)

Week 6: Repentance of Peter (El Greco)

Week 7: Rocco styling in architecture (The Basilica at Ottobeuren)

Week 8: Henry VIII's Family (unknown)

Week 9: Whitefield Preaching 1 & Whitefield Preaching 2

Week 10&11 Great Awakening Preaching

Recommended Resources

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Discipleship Hour 10:00am
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