REL 214 - History of Christian Thought: Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Institution:

Williams College

Subject:

Religion

Description:

This class will familiarize students with the history of Christian theology, its major trends, figures, and debates, roughly from the fifth century C.E. to the mid-thirteenth century C.E. We will focus on the transition from Roman antiquity to the medieval period, paying particular attention to the rise of scholasticism and monastic theology, the role of Biblical interpretation in theology, shifting notions of authority, and the institutional context of theology in the Roman Church. Course readings will focus on primary source materials. Authors/texts include: Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Boethius, Gregory the Great, John Scottus Eriugena, Anselm of Canterbury, Abelard, Hildegard of Bingen, Bernard of Clairvaux, the Victorines, and Bonaventure.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.williams.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 597-3131

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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