Christianity in the Roman Empire

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from RELG 2821, 3601; 3 credits from RELG 1600 series; or third or fourth year History Major; or permission of the Department This course examines the crucial, defining crises of the ancient Christian communities in the social, political, and cultural context of Late Antiquity (roughly, 2nd to 6th centuries CE/AD). It analyzes early Christianity as a social movement, as a religious movement with a developing belief system, and as an historical phenomenon embedded within historical events and processes. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as HIST 3611 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)