RELST-146W Medieval Christianities

A survey of the development of the Christian religion in premodern Eurasia and the Mediterranean, from its elevation to a state cult in the later Roman Empire to about 1450. Special consideration will be given to the growth of the church and processes of conversion, the problem of authority versus heresy and heterodoxy, and the relationship of the Christian churches to Islam and other non-Christian peoples. Stress on basic skills in the study of history. Maximum enrollment, 18.

Maximum Enrollment

Writing-Intensive (18)

(Writing Intensive.)

Cross Listed Courses

HIST-146

Offered

Spring

Notes

Open to First and Second Year Students Only.