CH-40002 Church History introduces students to the unfolding story of Christianity from the apostolic era to the modern evangelical movement. The course highlights decisive turning points, key leaders, and theological developments that shaped the global church and its mission. Students learn to connect past renewal movements with present ministry challenges.
Key Topics Covered:
- Roots of the Church: Apostolic witness, persecution, creeds, and early councils
- Medieval and Reformation Eras: Monastic renewal, scholasticism, Luther, Calvin, and global expansion
- Revival and Mission: Pietism, Great Awakenings, modern missions, Pentecostal and evangelical renewal
- Evangelical Identity: From Scripture and creed to reform, revival, and global mission
This course integrates historical knowledge with ministry application, helping students discern how God’s work through the centuries guides faithful leadership today.
Course Materials:
- Church History for Evangelicals (WWES textbook, provided)
- Supplementary readings and media links provided
2 credit course
CH-41002 explores the Church’s historic creeds and confessions as theological anchors and living testimonies of faith. This course examines their biblical roots, historical development, and relevance for shaping Christian identity, unity, and doctrine today.
Key Themes Covered:
- Biblical Foundations: The role of creeds in affirming essential Christian beliefs
- Historical Development: From early ecumenical creeds to Reformation confessions
- Doctrinal Clarity: Trinity, Christology, salvation, and ecclesiology through confessional lenses
- Global and Contemporary Voices: Evangelical and Global South declarations of faith
- Personal and Ministerial Application: Using confessions for teaching, discipleship, and unity
This course integrates historical theology with practical ministry application, helping students articulate and defend the faith with clarity and conviction.
Course Materials:
- Creeds and Confessions: The Church’s Living Testimony Throughout History (WWES textbook, provided)
- Selected Videos (links provided)
2 credit course
CH-50003 surveys the history of Christianity from its first-century origins to the present day, focusing on the faith's emergence, spread, and global influence across all major traditions.
Key Topics Covered:
- The early church, the Gnostic crisis, and the rise of the Imperial State Church
- The medieval church, papacy, and the Investiture Controversy
- The Protestant and Catholic Reformations
- The transition to the modern religious situation and the twentieth-century church
- The demographic transformation of global Christianity from the Global North to the Global South
The course treats Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Global South Christianity with equal historical weight, emphasizing historiographical method and primary source engagement.
Course Materials:
- A History of the Christian Church, Williston Walker 1918 / EAESL Edition 2026.
3 credit course