Course Syllabus

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Course Description

This sequence course provides an introduction to the history of Christian thought in its political, social, and institutional contexts, from the Reformation to the Enlightenment.  The focus is on the development of theology, which provides the basis for contemporary theological reflection.  Topics include: central themes of Lutheran and Reformed theology, the Catholic Reformation, varieties of orthodoxy, rationalism and deism, pietism and John Wesley, the beginnings of empiricism and German idealism, the rise of science, and the historical consciousness.

Book List

• John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (abridged) (Westminster/John Knox 2001) ISBN 0-664-22298-6
• Marie Dentière, Epistle to Marguerite de Navarre and Preface to a Sermon by John Calvin (Chicago 2004) ISBN 978-0226142791
• Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, vol 2, The Reformation to the Present Day (HarperCollins, 1985) ISBN 978-0061855894
• Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics (Cambridge, 1997) ISBN 978-0521575423
• Martin Luther, Three Treatises (Fortress Press, 1943-70) ISBN 978-0800616397

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