CLASC-125 Church and State: Religious Education in Late Antique Rome
As Christians rose to predominance over the Roman world in the fourth through sixth centuries A.D., they faced governing a society built upon centuries of non-Christian traditions for everything from statecraft and holidays to literature and education. Prominent thinkers of the age grappled with whether the famous authors and works of the polytheistic past could be used responsibly in a Christian upbringing. This course will focus on the interrelationship between religious belief, moral values, and politics in the realm of education through the works of Late Antique Roman authors, both Christian and those following traditional Roman religion.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
RELST-125
Offered
Fall