[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 |
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