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Introduction to the History of Christianity
Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:50 am
Science 402
Prof. Laura Ammon
Office: Platner 112
Ext.: 4791
Office hours:
To
Be Announced
Or by appointment
h) 909-931-9405 Please do not call after 10pm
email: LauraAmmon@linkline.com
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here to go to primary source reading links.
Using
an internet source in your paper? Look here for citation guidelines.
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/so/samuel/netref.htm
Course Description:
This course is a survey of the History of Christianity from
Antiquity to the present. We
will examine some of the diverse of forms that Christian faith and
practice have taken in different time periods and cultural contexts since
the first century. These
forms are both local and global and we will explore what those terms mean
in theory and practice. The purpose of this course is to give students an
introduction to the issues, both historical and contemporary, that shape
the history of Christianity and modern expressions of Christian
communities. A secondary purpose is to introduce to students the method of
producing and interpreting history, encouraging critical engagement with
primary and secondary texts. Each
student will leave this course with a broad understanding of the History
of Christianity which can be deepened in subsequent course work.
Course Requirements
- Reading
Assignments: You are
expected to do the assigned readings as a preparation
for class. There will be quizzes on a regular basis. Rather than
reading several different books on History of Christianity, we will
use one book and read primary sources representative of different eras
and moments in Christian history.
These sources will be available to you on the internet. You
will be responsible for exploring additional secondary material for
your text analysis papers. You
can find short bibliographies in The
Encyclopedia of Religion or The
New Catholic Encyclopedia. You are expected to use these sources in
addition to internet sources such as can be found on the course
web page.
- Writing
Assignments: You are
required to write 4 papers that are 4-6 double spaced pages in length.
The font should not exceed 12 points and the margins should be
1” top and bottom, left and right.
Three of the four papers are to be text analysis papers,
engaging a primary source we have read in class or that you have
discussed with me. Guidelines
for writing those papers will be provided on a separate sheet and on
the course home page. The
final paper is a reflection paper, tracing a theme or issue of your
choice through the History of Christianity via several primary and
secondary sources. If you use an internet source that is not from the
course homepage you must put the URL in the footnote. I will be
very attentive to these sources. You must be certain of the scholarly
value of the site you are using for your papers.
- Attendance
and class participation are required.
Your grades will break down as follows:
Text Analysis Papers
120 points (30 points each)
Attendance and class participation
50 points
Internet project
20 points
Quizzes
10 points each
No Incompletes will be given.
This course can only be taken for a grade.
Required Texts:
David Chidester, Christianity: A Global
History
Course Reader available on the web, with a few exceptions on reserve
in Wardman library
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