REL 321 - From Cross to Empire

Institution:

Luther College

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Description:

4 hours This course in early Christian history explores the diversity of Christian beginnings through the writings of early Christians that were not included in the New Testament canon. Focusing on the first four centuries of the common era, the course will trace the emergences of the categories "orthodoxy" and "heresyin the context of the struggle for authority between bishops and Gnostic Christian teachers. It examines the testimony of the martyrs whose tortured bodies became central icons and alternative sites of Christian spirituality. It explores the ways in which early Christianity both replicated and modified the values and insights of the larger Greco-Roman world. Attention will be given throughout the course to often invisible historical subjects, such as women and slaves, and to the intersection between historical and contemporary religious debates. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT, Hist)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.luther.edu

Phone Number:

(563) 387-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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