RLST 395 - Christianity: Ancient Origins, Historical Transitions, and Global Transformations

(same as History 395) (3 credits)

This course examines the people, movements, and ideas that led to Christianity becoming a global religion. Topics under consideration include, Jesus and the first Christians, Constantine and the Christian Empire, transitions from Christendom to the Reformation, and the global transformations of the Americas, Africa, China, Japan, India, and the South Pacific. As needed.