Kurs

Historical Theology with Church History, Distance Education

The course gives an overview of church history, and studies how the church is formed through interaction between dogmatics, philosophy, culture and church practices. The connection between theological reflection and practice is highlighted. The course introduces the diversity that characterizes Christianity, both in the traditions of the historical churches and in the modern society.

At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the history of Christianity, including the great church families
be familiar with the main features of the history of dogmatic theology and Christian philosophy
be familiar with how practice has related to theory in history
be able to argue source-critically and be familiar with basic historical methods

Reservation för revidering av litteraturen.

Irvin , Dale T. & Sundquist, Scott W. , 2001. History of the World Christian Movement. Volume I: Earliest Christianity to 1453. Maryknoll New York: Orbis Books. (506 s.)
Irvin , Dale T. & Sundquist, Scott W. , 2012. . History of the World Christian Movement. Volume II: Modern Christianity from 1454-1800. vol. 2 Maryknoll New York: Orbis Books. (315 s.)