Christianity Through Time
This course will introduce you to the history and missionary movements of the Christian religion, from the early church to the present day. While the course is set up thematically in chronological order, you will read case studies based on primary sources, social history, and material culture that will give you an overview of Christian revelation, theological differences, community and controversies, circulation of ideas and counter-ideas, missionary tactics, power struggles, and people's experiences in ecclesial (liturgy and sacrament), para ecclesial, and personal ways. You will also visit the Art Institute of Chicago and the Newberry Library to see objects and manuscripts from the Christian tradition. The story this course seeks to reveal is how the Christian religion has defined the relationship between the divine and the human world.