Course Syllabus

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Instructor: Dr. R. J. Hernández-Díaz  
Email: rhernandez-diaz@iliff.edu  

 

Course Synopsis

An introduction to the social, institutional and intellectual history of Christianity in Europe from the 9th century to the eve of the Reformation. Topics include: the schism between East and West, the growth and reform of the papacy, the medieval monks and friars, Scholasticism, the rise of the universities, the breakdown of the Thomistic synthesis, the decline of the papacy, conciliarism, medieval mystics, late medieval church and people, the Renaissance and Christian humanism.

 

Books for the Course

Ozment, Steven. The Age of Reform, 1250-1550: An Intellectual & Religious History of Late Medieval and Reformation Europe. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980.

Thomson, John A. F. The Western Church in the Middle Ages. New York: Arnold Publishers, 1998.

 

Announcements 

Five Things I Want You to Know Before Turn in Final Essay(s) 

 

Readings and Texts

Learning Objectives

Learning Process, Rhythm Of The Class, and Evaluation

Discussion Guidelines

Collaborative Group Project Presentation 

Short Essays OR Research Paper

Policies And Services 

 

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** Please note: I reserve the right to change the syllabus at any time.

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