RELI217

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RELI217

Medieval Christianity RELI217 FA

Crosslistings: MDST217

Next Offered in 9798 FA

Studies in the varieties of Christian life and thought in the European Middle Ages from the 9th through the 16th centuries, with special focus on the 13th century. Primary attention will be given to texts by spiritual writers and by philosophical theologians. Also considered: church art and architecture, the Papacy, monastic and mendicant orders, crusades, reform movements, church-state conflicts, and hierarchies ecclesiastical, civil, philosophical and celestial.

MAJOR READINGS

R. W. Southern, WESTERN SOCIETY AND THE
CHURCH IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Fairweather (ed.), SCHOLASTIC MISCELLANY,
THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS
Emile Male, THE GOTHIC IMAGE
Bonaventure, SELECTIONS
Julian of Norwich, SHOWINGS
Erasmus, THE PRAISE OF FOLLY
Martin Luther, THREE TREATISES

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm and final exams; 10-page paper

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RELI

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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