Andrews University, SDA Theological Seminary

CHIS503	CHURCH HISTORY III

Summer 2006, Session 3

COURSE SYLLABUS/OUTLINE

Place:	Room S340	Instructor: Dr. Trevor O'Reggio, Room N208

Time:	10:30 - 12:20 M-R	Telephone: ofc 471-3572; hm 473-2319

Credit: 2	Email: toreggio@andrews.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a survey of the major issues; persons and events in church history from the Reformation to the present. It will give the students insights in the main forces that have shaped the Christian world of the modern era.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To provide an overall view of the development of the major Christian trends from the Reformation to the present.

To acquaint the students with the basic theology and church practices of the period.

To examine some of the important Christian documents of the period and see how they have shaped church practices and theology.

To gain a better understanding of the expansion of Christianity in the modern world.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. The two text books and the source book are to be read. Videos are to be viewed.

2. Critique in four pages the main ideas from The Cost of Discipleship.

3. There will be one exam based on the lectures and the assigned readings.

4. There will be five quizzes.

TEXTBOOKS:

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. The Cost of Discipleship.

Ellingsen, Mark. Reclaiming our Roots vol 2.

O'Reggio, Trevor. Source book.

VIDEOS

Bonhoeffer, Agent of Grace.

Two Thousand Years: The History of Christianity.

Vol 2 - History of Christianity

Vol 8 - Coping with Scientific and Social Change

Vol 9 - Fighting Intolerance and Slavery

Vol 10 - Sectarianism and Schism

A Candle in the Dark

John Wesley

Zinzendorf

EVALUATION:

1. Exam	= 100 points

2. Reading	= 100 points

3. Critique	= 50 points

4. Quizzes	= 50 points

GRADING:

Letter grades are calculated on the following basis:

A = 95-100	B = 80-84	C = 65-69

A- = 90-94	B- = 75-79	C- = 64-60

B+ = 85-89	C+ = 70-74	D = 45-59

IMPORTANT DATES:

Reading	Aug 2

Critique due	July 24

Exam	Aug 3

SUCCESS NUGGETS

The three Ps of Harvard business schools are followed in this course:

preparation	presence	participation

Be on time.

Come to class prepared; read the assigned chapter.

Pay attention in the classroom and take good notes.

Be alert during lectures, asking questions for understanding and clarification.

Turn in all assigned work on due dates, NO excuses.

Come to class with a positive attitude and a teachable spirit.

Avoid absences like the plague.

If you are having difficulties in class, please contact me.

COURSE PROCEDURES

ABSOLUTELY no food or drink is allowed in the classroom.

There are NO make up quizzes.

ALL assignments are expected to be turned in ON TIME. Only in true emergency cases will exceptions be made.

Please note in the calendar the withdraw and add/drop dates for classes.

LATE WORK POLICY

ALL papers or assignments turned in late will automatically be deducted by 20% and an additional 10% for each day after the due date.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

There will be zero tolerance for academic cheating. Anyone caught cheating will forfeit the grade for that quiz, paper, or exam. The use of another persons idea(s) or words should be credited to that person. Failure to do this is academic cheating or termed plagiarism.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

"If you qualify for accommodations under the American Disabilities Act, please see the instructor as soon as possible for referral and assistance in arranging such accommodations."

QUOTATION

"However dogs may bark at me and pigs grunt, I shall always imitate the writings of the ancients: these shall be my study, nor, while my strength lasts, shall the sun find me idle. We are like dwarfs on the shoulder of giants, by whose grace we see farther than they. Our study of the works of the ancients enables us to give fresh life to their finer ideas and rescue them from times' oblivion and man's neglect."

COURSE OUTLINE

I.	The Age of Reformation

A.	Expansion of Lutheranism (chapters 1), Appeal to the Christian Nobility & Augsburg Confession.

B.	The Reformed Movement (chapter 21), Benefits of the Doctrine of Predestination.

C.	The Radicals (chapter 2) Schleitheim, Confession & Different Protestant Views on the Lord's Supper.

D.	The English Reformation (chapter 3), Book of Common Prayer, Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy.

II.	Protestant Expansion and Catholic Resurgence

A.	Lutheran and Reform Expansion (chapter 6), Canons of Dort, My own Sentiments on Predestination, Gallican Con.

B.	The Catholic Reformation (chapter 4), Spiritual Exercises, Proposal on Reform of the Church, Tridentine.

C.	The Huguenots & Absolutism in France, Bartholomew Massacre, Edict & Revocation of Nantes.

D.	Puritanism in New World, Westminister Confession, Doctrine of Sabbath, Holy Life.

E.	Puritanism in New England (chapter 5), Reasons for Removal: The Puritans, Mayflower Compact.

III.	Enlightenment

A.	Ideology of Enlightenment (chapter 7), We Cannot Believe Anything Contrary to Reason.

B.	Deism, Deism.

C.	Christian Response, A Watch Requires a Watchmaker.

IV.	Revivalism and Revolution

A.	Pietism in Europe (chapter 6), What True Faith Is, How to Improve th Use of Scripture, Jesus.

B.	Methodism in England (chapter 8), Account of Dev. of Methodism, What is Necessary for Salvation.

C.	The Great Awakening in North America (chapter 9), George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards.

D.	Religion and American Revolution (chapter 10).

V.	Christian Expansion and Social Reform in the 19th Century

A.	Birth of Evangelicalism (chapter 11 and 12).

B.	The Missionary Expansion in the World (chapter 13), William Carey in India.

C.	Protestant Theology (chapter 18 & 19).

D.	Catholic Theological Currents (chapter 17 & 22), 1st Vatican Council.

VI.	The Church in the 20th Century

A.	Modernism and Fundamentalism (chapter 23), The Faith of Modernism.

B.	Neo-Orthodoxy (chapter 24), Neo-Orthodoxy.

C.	Modern Catholicism, 2nd Vatican Council.

D.	Modern Political Ideologies and the Church (chapter 25).

READING REPORT	NAME:

Church History III CHIS503

T. O'Reggio	Summer 2006, Session 3

Title of Book or Article	Date	Pages	Hours	Total Pages
GRAND TOTALS - BOTH HOURS AND PAGES

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