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HISTORY 409

CHRISTIANITY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1500-1800

3 credits.

Between the late Middle Ages and the era of democratic revolutions Western Christianity saw a series of sweeping changes that altered its global profile and helped form the modern world - examines some of these shifts and their impact. Questions explored include: Why did the Reformations of the 16th century occur and with what effects on people's lives and on early modern societies? What was the relationship between European colonization, the Atlantic slave trade, new theories of race, and the spread of Christianity to the "New World"? How was the Christian religion resisted, received, and reshaped by Native Americans and people of African descent? What sparked movements of reform and renewal - including new Catholic religious orders and the Protestant Evangelical Awakening - and with what consequences for modern Christianity? How did the nature of Christian belief and identity change under the impact of religious conflict, political revolution, and new intellectual movements?

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain the significance of key trends, thinkers, and texts in the history of early modern Christianity Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze and evaluate some of the scholarly debates in the field of early modern Christianity Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret complex writings from the past contextually, critically, and empathetically Audience: Undergraduate 4. Construct strong historical arguments based on evidence and careful reasoning Audience: Undergraduate 5. Compose clear analytical and argumentative written prose Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain the significance of key trends, thinkers, and texts in the history of early modern Christianity Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze and evaluate some of the scholarly debates in the field of early modern Christianity Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret complex writings from the past contextually, critically, and empathetically Audience: Undergraduate 4. Construct strong historical arguments based on evidence and careful reasoning Audience: Undergraduate 5. Compose clear analytical and argumentative written prose Audience: Undergraduate

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