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CHURCH HISTORY II - HOME & SYLLABUS
This course continues the overview of developments in Christian history,
theology, and discipline that began in Church History I. Readings, assignments,
seminars, and lectures are designed to lay the groundwork for future studies in
ecclesiastical history and theology by introducing students to key figures and
magisterial pronouncements, and by providing an overview of major theological
developments in Latin Christianity. The course focuses on Tradition as a source
of theological reasoning which, together with sacred Scripture and under the
authority of the Catholic Magisterium, preserves, fosters, and promotes the
Church’s faith in Christ. Special attention is given to the context and content
of the ecumenical councils from Lateran I (1123) to Vatican II (1963-1965).
Students will also study the differences between Protestantism and Catholicism
in their original historical context. Required Texts
Requirements and assessment 15% Attendance 30% Exam 20% Seminar 35% Research Paper |
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COURSE CALENDAR†
Class 1, Monday 28 January
Class 2, Wednesday 30 January Topic: Anselm (d. 1109) and Abelard (d. 1142) Reading: · Plancher, pp. 144-151 · Pope Pius X, Encyclical on St Anselm of Aosta Communium rerum (21 April 1909)
Class 3, Monday 4 February Topic: Lateran I (1123) and Lateran II (1139) Reading: · Canons of the Second Lateran Council
Class 4, Wednesday 6 February ASH WEDNESDAY Topic: Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153) Reading: Bernard of Clairvaux, On the Love of God Presenter 1: _________________
Class 5, Monday 11 February Topic: Lateran III (1179) Reading: · Canons of the Third Lateran Council
Class 6, Wednesday 13 February Topic: Peter Lombard (d. 1160s) Reading: Peter Lombard, Sentences [selections on Blackboard] Presenter 2: ________________
Class 7, Wednesday 20 February Topic: St Louis the IX, King of France (d. 1170) Reading: Jean de Joinville, Life of Saint Louis, part II, chapters 4-6 Presenter 3: ________________
Class 8, Monday 25 February Topic: Lateran IV (1215) Reading: · Constitutions of the Fourth Lateran Council, 1-10, 14-15, 24-27, 71
Class 9, Wednesday 27 February Topic: Lyons I (1245) Reading: · First Council of Lyons, Bull Deposing the Emperor Frederick II; Constitution I, 18-22; and Constitution II, 1-5
Class 10, Monday 3 March Topic: The Rise of the Mendicant Orders Guest Lecturer: Fr Thomas K. McDermott, O.P. Reading: · Pope Benedict XV, Encyclical on St Dominic Fausto appetente die (29 June 1921) · Pope Pius XI, Encyclical on St Francis of Assisi Rite expiatis (30 April 1926)
Class 11, Wednesday 5 March Topic: Lyons II (1274) Reading: · Second Council of Lyons, Constitution I; Constitution II, 1-14, 26-31
Class 12, Monday 10 March Topic: Vienne (1311-1312) Reading: · Council of Vienne, Bulls and ordinances of the Roman curia concerning the order of the Templars; Decrees 1, 28, 29
Class 13, Wednesday 12 March Topic: William of Ockham, Reading: · Dialogus, selections (d. 1347) [on Blackboard] · Plancher, pp. 171-175 Presenter 4: _________________
Class 14, Wednesday 26 March Topic: Constance (1414-1418) Reading: · Council of Constance, Sessions 15 and 16
Class 15, Monday 31 March Topic: Basel-Ferrara-Florence-Rome (1431-1445) Reading: · Council of Florence, Sessions 6 and 8
Class 16, Wednesday 2 April Topic: Martin Luther, Reading: The Freedom of the Christian Man, in Hillerbrand, 3-28 Presenter 5: _________________
Class 17, Monday 7 April Topic: Lateran V (1512-1517) Reading: · Fifth Lateran Council, sessions 9 and 10
Class 18, Wednesday 9 April Topic: John Calvin Reading: Ecclesiastical Ordinances and Institutes of the Christian Religion, in Hillerbrand, 172-200 Presenter 6: _________________ Class 19, Monday 14 April Topic: Council of Trent (1545-1563) Reading: · Council of Trent, Session IV, decree concerning the canonical scriptures, pp. 17-20 · Council of Trent, Session V, decree concerning original sin, pp. 21-23 · Council of Trent, Session VI, decree and canons on justification, 29-46
Class 20, Wednesday 16 April Topic: The Radical Reform Reading: · Letter to Thomas Müntzer, in Hillerbrand, pp. 122-128 · The Schleitheim Confession of Faith, in Hillerbrand, pp. 129-136 Presenter 7: _________________
Class 21, Monday 21 April Topic: Council of Trent (1545-1563), continued Reading: · Council of Trent, Session VII, decree and canons concerning the sacraments, 51-55 · Council of Trent, Session XIII, decree and canons concerning the Most Holy Sacrament, pp. 72-80 · Council of Trent, Session XXII, decree and canons concerning the sacrifice of the Mass, pp. 144-150
Class 22, Wednesday 23 April Topic: St John Fisher Reading: St John Fisher, Defense of the Priesthood, selections [on Blackboard] Presenter 8: _________________
Class 23, Monday 28 April Topic: Vatican I (1869-1870) Reading: · Vatican I, Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith Dei Filius (24 April 1870) · Vatican I, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Pastor aeternus (18 July 1870)
Class 24, Wednesday 30 April Topic: Modernism Reading: · Holy Roman and Universal Inquisition, Syllabus Concerning the Errors of the Modernists Lamentabili sane (3 July 1907) · Pope Pius X, Encyclical on the Doctrines of the Modernists Pascendi Dominici gregis (8 September 1907)
Class 25, Monday 5 May Topic: Vatican II (1962-1965) Reading: · Vatican II, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et spes (7 December 1965)
FINAL EXAM: to be held on the last day of class, Wednesday 7 May
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Professor reserves the right to make substitutions, deletions, or additions to
the schedule of readings.
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