University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

THE 360 Christianity's First Thousand Years: Emergence and Growth, 100-1200

The course traces Christianity’s meteoric development in the first millennium. It examines the break from Judaism, the formation of the Christian Bible, the age of martyrs, the theological golden period of the late Roman Empire, and the rise of the papacy and monasticism. Its tools are chronological tracking, historical vignettes, analysis of selected texts, and profiles of important figures.

Cross Listed Courses

THE 460

Prerequisite

THE 101 or THE 105, THE 205
  • Up one level
  • 300