Curriculum
Church History
Introduction
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Unit 1: Historical Lenses
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Unit 2: An Overview of Church History
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Unit 3: The Missio Dei in Church History
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Unit 4: Heresies in Church History
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Unit 5: The interactions between the Church and The State
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Unit 6: The Reformation
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Unit 7: The History of Lutheranism
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Unit 8: The History of Lutheranism in the US
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Unit 9
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Unit 10
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Video lesson
Instructor’s Oveview
This course provides a sweeping overview of church history using a variety of historical lenses to organize and analyze the data.
For the purposes of this course history is the record of God’s activity in, through, and with His creation. Within in this broad scope are various areas of study: political, sociological, geographical, and theological (spiritual). This course will deal specifically with the spiritual History of God’s people from birth of Jesus to today. For this course we will define the church as the environment in which various people at various times expressed faith in Jesus the Christ. This definition allows for an examination of several movements which today might not be qualified as “Church”.
Objectives: Participants will:
- Develop the ability to evaluate historical records through the use of theoretical frameworks.
- Gain an appreciation of God’s involvement in His creation
- See how God has used sinful humans to accomplish His mission.
- Encourage people in their ministry context by sharing History’s testimony of the gracious, abiding presence of God.
Textbooks and materials:
- Bainton, R. H. (2013). Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Reprint edition). Abingdon Press.
- Gonzalez, J. L. (1996). Church History: An Essential Guide (35610th edition). Abingdon Press.
- Gritsch, E. W. (2002). A History of Lutheranism: What Happened to the Movement Begun by Luther?Fortress Press.
- Newman, M. W. (2016). Gospel DNA: Five Markers of a Flourishing Church. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.