CH-50003 History of Christianity

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