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RELI286
Politics and Piety in Early Christianity
RELI286 FA
Crosslistings: MDST215
Not Currently Offered
This course is an introduction to the political, social and
religious world of Christiantiy during the first three
centuries of the Common Era. Through lectures and
discussion sessions, it will explore the controversy between
emerging orthodoxy and heresy and its propagandistic impact
upon the development of church organizations,
interpretations of sexuality and the roles of women, the
rise of gnosticism and the formation of the Christian Bible.
MAJOR READINGS
THE BIBLE (RSV)
P. Brown, THE BODY AND SOCIETY
Eusebius, THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH
R. Lane Fox, PAGANS AND CHRISTIANS
D.R. MacDonald, THE LEGEND AND THE APOSTLE
C.C.Richardson, EARLY CHRISTIAN FATHERS
R.Wilken, THE CHRISTIANS AS THE ROMANS SAW THEM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three papers (each 5-7 pages).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course
fulfills a "Religion in Society" departmental requirement.
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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