RELG 330 - History of Christianity
Study Topics and Assignments
Module 6 - Chapters 17 & 19-21
A Christian Society (part 2)
AD 600 - 1,500
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 600-1500. (CLO A)
- Describe and discuss some of the main movements during the period AD 600-1500. (CLO B)
- Identify and discuss some of the major issues during the period AD 600-1500. (CLO C)
- Describe and discuss some of the problems faced by the Christian community during the period AD 600-1500. (CLOs A, C, D)
- Explain and discuss how the Christian community developed during the period AD 600-1500. (CLO E)
- Evaluate and discuss the conditions facing the Christian community during the period AD 600-1500. (CLO F)
Textbook Readings and Class Notes
- Chapter 17, The Eastern Church, pages 207-220
N.B. - There is a typo on page 219. The date of the Council of Hieria is AD 753 - Notes on Chapter 17
- Chapter 19, Monasticism in the West, pages 267-278
- Notes on Chapter 19
- Chapter 20, The Orthodox Church, pages 279-284
- Notes on Chapter 20
- Chapter 21, The Western Church in the Late Middle Ages, pages 285-303
- Notes on Chapter 21
- The Miaphysite (Monophysite) Churches
- Timeline for the Church in Russia
- The Russian Primary Chronicle
- Timeline for AD 600-800
- Timeline for AD 600-1066
- Timeline for AD 1066-1400
- Timeline for AD 1400-1740
- Map of Britain, 500-700
- Early Kings of England
- Map of the Spread of the Black Death, 1346-1352
- Maps of Russia and Europe, 1050-1250
InterNet Resources for this Module (optional)
- InterNet Links for Module 6
- 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- You may use Wikipedia to give a lead to other sources and material, but you should not use it as a main source - Do not quote from it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 Questions
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.
- Organization and Government of the Eastern Church, John Chrysostum
- Leo the Iconoclast, Icons and Iconoclasm
- Paulicians and Bogomils
- The Schism between Eastern and Western Churches
- Cluny and the Cluniac reforms; Cistercians and other Orders
- Biblical Interpretation during the Middle Ages
- Cyril and Methodius and the Slavic Bible
- The Church in Bulgaria
- Orthodox Missions, AD 860-1050
- Vladimir of Kiev
- The Church in Russia
- Sergius of Radonezh
- Pope Boniface
- The Avignon Papacy and the Great Schism of the Western Church
- The Council of Constance
- Jan Hus
- Savonarola
- John Wyclif
- William of Ockham
- Christian Mystics of the Middle Ages
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 :
Methodius (apostle to the Slavs), Prince Vladimir, Jan Hus, Savonarola, or John Wycliff ?
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 topics.
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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