RELG 330 - History of Christianity
Study Topics and Assignments
Module 3 - Chapters 8-12
Acceptance and Conquest (part 1)
AD 325 - 600
Module Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Module, you will be able to :
- Describe and discuss the lives and teachings of some key people during the period AD 326-600. (CLO A)
- Describe and discuss some of the main movements during the period AD 326-600. (CLO B)
- Identify and discuss some of the major issues during the period AD 326-600. (CLO C)
- Describe and discuss some of the problems faced by the Christian community during the period AD 326-600. (CLOs A, C, D)
- Explain and Discuss how the Christian community developed during the period AD 326-600. (CLO E)
- Evaluate and discuss the conditions facing the Christian community during the period AD 326-600. (CLO F)
Textbook Readings and Class Notes
- Introduction to Part 2 - Acceptance and Conquest, page 95
- "Constantine becomes Emperor", page 41
- Chapter 8, Constantine and the Christian Empire, pages 97-109
- Notes on Chapter 8
- Timeline, AD 300-600, page 110
- Chapter 9, Councils and Creeds, pages 111-134
- Notes on Chapter 9
- Chapter 10, Early Church Structures, pages 135-138
- Notes on Chapter 10
- Chapter 11, Worship and the Christian Year, pages 139-144
- Notes on Chapter 11
- Chapter 12, Clergy, and Church Organization, pages 145-150
- Notes on Chapter 12
- Notes on Miaphysites (Monophysites)
- Timeline for AD 200-450
- Timeline for AD 400-600
InterNet Resources for this Module
- InterNet Links for Module 3
- Useful articles can be found by using GoodSearch
- You may use Wikipedia to give a lead to other sources and material, but you should not use it as a main source - Do not quote from it
Study Topics
Prepare an answer sheet for yourself, in which you make notes on these topics. Then you may use it, along with the textbook and the course notes, to answer the questions on the Test, and to formulate a thread for the Discussion Board.
- Constantine I
- The Donatist Division
- Arius and the Arians
- The Emperor Constantius
- The First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
- Ambrose of Milan
- Athanasius
- Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea
- The Council of Constantinople
- Apollinarius and Apollinarianism
- Nestorius and Nestorianism
- The Emperor Theodosius II
- Cyril of Alexandria
- Leo the Great
- Eutyches
- The Council of Chalcedon
- The Monophysite (Miaphysite) Churches
- The design of Early Church buildings
- The Church Year and the Christian Calendar
- Church Organization and Hierarchy
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then use it to help you answer the Test and post your thread to the Discussion Board.
Discussion Board
Thread : Whom would you most like to have been :
Athanasius of Alexandria, the Emperor Constantius, Ambrose of Milan, Athanasius, Basil the Great, the Emperor Theodosius I, Cyril of Alexandria, or Leo the Great ?
Choose whom you would most like to have been, write an account of his life, and say why you chose him rather than any of the others.
Replies to 2 of your classmates' Threads :
If possible, choose Threads which deal with different people.
What are your thoughts about the people chosen, and their influence on the growth of Christianity?
Test on this Module
Go to the Test Section of the course on Canvas, and take the test at least once before 12 noon of the Monday following the Module period. See the
Assignments Page for dates and times.
You will have 1 hour to complete the test.
You may take the test three times before the cut-off time.
Questions will vary each time you take the test.
Your highest score will count towards your course grade.
Remember to cite your sources if you use any other than the textbook
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