RELG 218 - Christianity in the Late Medieval World: 1100-1600

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU
An interpretive study of late-medieval Christianity through reform movements from the twelfth-century renaissance to the Protestant and Catholic reformations of the sixteenth century, all of which tried to retrieve an idealized past. Topics include clerical authority and abuse, the role of women, free will, grace, embodiment, asceticism, mysticism, and heresy. The background will be the changing landscape of medieval Europe through urbanization, crusades, plagues, and economic developments
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: C. Barnes