University of Portland Bulletin 2024-2025

THE 465 A Concise History of Christianity Through Twenty Centuries

The course traces Christianity's development, from its origins as an obscure Jewish sect, through acceptance and growth in the late Roman Empire and mature self-definition in the Middle Ages, to the challenges of fragmentation and renewal in the Reformation and the modern world. Its tools are chronological tracking, historical vignettes, analysis of selected texts, and profiles of important figures.

Cross Listed Courses

THE 365

Prerequisite

THE 101 or THE 105, THE 205