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CH310
Ancient and Medieval Church History
Course Description
A study of Christianity from the Early Church to the dawn of the Reformation, with source material readings. This course places an emphasis on the application of church history to life and ministry and helps the student to understand the development of Christian thought and the formulation of doctrine as part of God's overall pattern of history.
Course Instructor
David Calhoun
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Use the episode guide below to read transcripts and listen to podcasts.
| MP3 Audio Lectures & Resources | Lecture Transcript | Study Guide | |||
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| 1 | The Study of Church History | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 2 | The Growth of the Christian Church | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 3 | The Persecutions | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 4 | The Apologists | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 5 | Orthodoxy and Heresy | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 6 | Canon, Creed, and Bishops | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 7 | The Early Church Fathers | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 8 | The People of the Early Church | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 9 | The Church in the Fourth Century | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 10 | The Beginnings of Monasticism | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 11 | Donatism | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 12 | The Council of Nicea | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 13 | Cappadocians and Constantinople | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 14 | Ambrose, Jerome, and Chrysostom | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 15 | Augustine's Confessions | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 16 | Augustine and the Pelagian Controversy | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 17 | Augustine's Theology of History | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 18 | The Council of Chalcedon | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 19 | The Early Middle Ages | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 20 | Medieval Missions | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 21 | The Christianization of Great Britain | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 22 | Learning and Theology | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 23 | Eastern Orthodoxy | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 24 | The Late Middle Ages | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 25 | Medieval Monasticism | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 26 | Crusades or Missions? | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 27 | The Waldensians | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 28 | Scholastic Theology | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 29 | Thomas Aquinas | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 30 | The Sacramental System | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 31 | Church and State | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 32 | Wycliffe and Hus | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 33 | Reform in Italy | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 34 | Mysticism and the Modern Devotion | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 35 | The Waning of the Middle Ages | Transcript PDF Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 36 | Appendix A: Catholic World Missions | Transcript n/a Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 37 | Appendix B: The Spread of the Western Church | Transcript n/a Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 38 | Appendix C: The Spread of the Eastern Church | Transcript n/a Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
| 39 | Appendix D: The 100 Most Important Dates in Church History | Transcript n/a Transcript | Study Guide PDF | Download | Listen |
Additional Resources
Related Readings
All of the books specified as related reading for this course are listed below. Books may be ordered from a local Christian bookstore, through a mail order catalog, from the Covenant Seminary Online Store, or from the Covenant Seminary Bookstore on campus (call toll-free at 877-213-3353).
* The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1, Justo L. Gonzalez (BUY NOW)
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