Reformed Theological Seminary
History of Christianity I
Donald Fortson III

This general introduction to Christianity in the early church and medieval era focuses on the key persons, movements, and ideas that have made significant contributions to the history of the church. Special attention will be given to exploring how experiences and insights from the Christian past inform contemporary faith and practice. As an outcome of the course, students should have a general grasp of Christian history during these periods and a basic knowledge of the major personalities and ecclesiastical issues of the first 1500 years of church history.

1	Why Study Church History?	51 min
2	Christian Historiography	45 min
3	Context of the Early Church	62 min
4	Sources of the Early Church	50 min
5	Practices of the Early Church	51 min
6	Persecution of the Early Church	44 min
7	The Problem of the Lapsed	53 min
8	The First Christian Apologists	60 min
9	Christianity Attacked from Within	45 min
10	The Canon	56 min
11	Constantine, Leadership, and Baptism	69 min
12	John Chrysostom	60 min
13	How Papal Primacy Developed	25 min
14	The Council of Nicaea	49 min
15	The Council of Chalcedon	48 min
16	Augustine and the City of God	74 min
17	De Trinitate and the Donatists	47 min
18	Pelagius and Christianity in North Africa	50 min
19	The Rise of Monasticism	53 min
20	The Rise of Islam	65 min
21	The Crusades	46 min
22	Eastern Orthodox Spirituality	46 min
23	Anselm and Abelard	55 min
24	Bernard and Aquinas	57 min
25	Wycliffe and Hus	36 min