University of Portland Bulletin 2024-2025

THE 468 Violence in Ancient Christianity

This course investigates the role of violence in ancient Christianity (100-500 CE). It focuses on practices of social violence, especially addressing the interpretation of divinely-legitimized violence in Christianity’s sacred texts, the utilization of violence towards religious outsiders; and the employment of violence within Christian communities to discipline members and police sectarian boundaries.

Cross Listed Courses

THE 368

Prerequisite

THE 101 or THE 105, THE 205