Weekly Blog

Lesson 24 – The Papacy in the Late Middle Ages

Nov 26, 2016

Reading: Chapter 31 (The Golden Age of Medieval Christianity) and Chapter 32 (The Collapse)

Lesson 23 – The Crusades

Oct 29, 2016

Reading: Chapter 30 (The Offensive Against Islam)

Lesson 22 – The Holy Roman Empire, Monasticism, and the Papacy

Sep 25, 2016

Reading: Chapter 28 (Imperial Restoration and Continuing Decay) and Chapter 29 (Movements of Renewal) 

Lesson 21 – The Eastern Empire, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Rise of Islam

Aug 12, 2016

This lesson focuses on the situation in the East after the fall of Rome. Reading: Chapter 27 – Eastern Christianity (and also the last few pages of Chapter 26 – “The Arab Conquests”)

Lesson 20 – Christianity in the British Isles

May 28, 2016

This lesson focuses on "Christianity in the British Isles." This material is a small part of Chapter 26. It will be supplemented with a lot of other material as well. We will look to see how Christianity spread (and then came back again after it was almost lost!) to the British Isles. Reading: Chapter 26 – The New Order (Part of Section 1)

Lesson 19 – Major Forces In the West – Monasticism and the Papacy

Apr 23, 2016

This lesson focuses on "Major Forces In the West – Monasticism and the Papacy." This material is a small part of Chapter 26.

Lesson 18 – The Situation In the West After the Fall of Rome

Mar 21, 2016

This lesson focuses on "The Situation In the West After the Fall of Rome." This material is a small part of Chapter 26.

Lesson 17 – Christological Controversies

Feb 27, 2016

In this section, we will be looking at the Christological controversies of the 4th and 5th centuries, including the great Church councils at Nicea (325), Constantinople (381), Ephesus (431), and Chalcedon (451). To prepare, read Chapter 27 in Gonzales (Eastern Christianity), especially up to and including the Council of Chalcedon.

Lesson 16 – Augustine

Nov 28, 2015

In this session, we will be looking at the life, writings, and legacy of Augustine. This material is found mainly in chapter 24 in the Gonzales book.

Lesson 15 – Ambrose, Chrysostom, and Jerome

Oct 31, 2015

In this session, we look at the lives and legacy of Ambrose, John Chrysostom, and Jerome. This material is found mainly in chapters 21-23 in the Gonzales book.