RELG 217 - Christianity in the Early Medieval World: 150-1100

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU

An interpretive study of the development of Christianity in the Greek east and Latin west, this course will focus on early medieval articulations of the relationship between God and the world through debates on corporeality, evil, martyrdom, asceticism, knowledge of God, and salvation. The context of these debates will be the historical developments of monasticism, mysticism, iconography, Christology, heresy, and Christianity as an imperial religion. Enrollment limit: 35.
Instructor: C. Barnes