REL 323: History of Christianity III Spring 2016

Instructor: David M. Reis Office: 348 Susan Campbell Hall

Office Hours: T/R 12:00-1:45 Email: dreis@uoregon.edu

Phone: (541) 346-4998

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Course Description Withovertwobillionadherentsaroundtheglobe,Christianityisthemostpopulousreligionintheworld.Ithasalsobecomehighlydiversethroughitsintersectionswithdifferentsocietiesandcultures.Thiscoursewillexplorethesecomplexitiesthroughaninvestigationofthefaithfromthesixteenthcenturytothepresent.Specialattentionwillbegiventoexaminingthesocial,historical,andtheologicaldevelopmentswithinWesternChristianityanditsemergenceasaglobalfaith.

Course Objectives Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:1.evaluatethemajorsocial,historical,andtheologicalissuesinmodernChristianity2.demonstrateknowledgeofthehistoryandcharacterofglobalChristianities3.developanalyticalarguments,bothorallyandinwriting,thatcriticallyengagemodern Christianhistoryandliterature

Course Texts and Electronic Resources González,JustoL.TheStoryofChristianity,Vol.II:TheReformationtothePresentDay.2nd ed.NewYork:HarperCollins,2010.Jacobsen,Douglas.GlobalGospel:AnIntroductiontoChristianityonFiveContinents.Grand Rapids,MI:BakerAcademic2015.ClassWebsite[blogs.uoregon.edu/rel323s16drreis]Empires:MartinLuther[www.pbs.org/empires/martinluther/]GodinAmerica[www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/]

Learning Components Readings Theweeklyreadingsconsistofbothprimaryandsecondarysourcematerials.PrimarysourcesrefertotextsfromthemodernChristianage.Secondarysourcesrefertotextswrittenbycontemporaryauthorsthatcriticallyevaluatetheproblemsandissuesfoundintheprimarysources.Studentsshouldcriticallyengageallreadingsbeforeweexaminetheminclass.

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Blog Posts Throughouttheterm,studentswillberesponsibleforpostinganalyticalreflectionsonthedailyreadingstotheclasswebsite.Thesepostswillformthefoundationforclassdiscussionandmustbesubmittedatleast12hoursbeforeclasssothatthestudent’sTeamcanpreparethoughtfulreflectionsforclass.

Subject Quizzes Therewillbethreequizzesthroughoutthetermcoveringmaterialfromthereadingsandclassdiscussions.Quizzeswillcontainbothobjectiveandshortresponsequestions.

Final Exam ThefinalexamwilltakeplaceonJune10.Oneweekbeforetheexam,theinstructorwilldistributeastudyguidelistingobjectivetopicsandtwoessayquestions.Studentsshouldpreparethoughtfulresponsestothesequestionsbasedonthereadingsandclassdiscussions.Eachexamwillconsistofoneoftheessaysandaseriesofobjectivequestions.Make-upexamswillbegivenonlyinextraordinarycircumstances.

Research Project Eachstudentwillcompletearesearchproject(approximately2,000words)thatexamineseitheraseminaltextorinfluentialfilmrelatedtomodernChristianity.Theinstructorwillprovidealistoftopics,academicresources,andinstructionsforcompletingtheproject.StudentsmustsignupforaprojectonCanvasbyApril7.

Attendance BecausetheTeam-BasedLearningmodelwillshapetheclasslearningenvironment,attendanceisessential.

Participation ThistermwewillorganizeclasssessionsaccordingtotheTeam-BasedLearningmodel.EachstudentwillbepartofacollaborativeteamthatwillworktogethertoexplorequestionsandproblemsinthestudyofmodernChristianity.Participationconsistsofactiveengagementinandpositivecontributionstoallclassactivities.Effortandpersistencewillberewardedaccordingly.

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Learning Evaluation Project PointsBlogPosts 75 A+ 100-97percentSubjectQuizzes 75 A 96-93percentFinalExam 100 A- 92-90percentResearchProject 75 B+ 89-87percentAttendance 50 B 86-83percentParticipation 125 B- 82-80percent etceteraTotal 500

Course Outline Part I: Christianities in Europe and America Week One: Religious Currents in the Late Medieval World March29:Introduction Bartlett,“HowtoReadaHistoricalDocument”March31:LateMedievalPiety:TheWaysofDevotion González,7-18 PropositionsofWyclifCondemned TheTwelveConclusionsoftheLollards[1,2,4,8,10) ThomasàKempis,TheImitationofChrist Erasmus,JuliusExcludedfromHeaven Week Two: Martin Luther: From Reform to Revolt April5:MartinLuther:LifeandLegacy González,19-46 Website:Empires:MartinLuther Video:Empires:MartinLuther [Pt.I:DriventoDefiance;www.pbs.org/video/1379546586/] [Pt:II:ReluctantRevolutionary;www.pbs.org/video/1379563195/]April7:MartinLuther:Theology González,47-56 MartinLuther,Ninety-FiveTheses(1-6,13,21,27,32,36-37,43-45,49-52,66,82,86-87) MartinLuther,TotheChristianNobilityoftheGermanNation MartinLuther,TheFreedomofaChristian

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Week Three: The Refrain of Reform and the Catholic Response April12:TheEarlyProtestantReformers González,57-104 ThomasMüntzer,VindicationandRefutation ThomasMüntzer,ASermonBeforethePrinces Münstercommunity(selections) JohnCalvin,GenevaOrdinances HenryVIII,ActofSupremacy HenryVIII,ActofSixArticles(section1)April14:TheCatholicReformation González,135-149 LeoX,ExsurgeDomine TheCouncilofTrent,CanonsontheSacraments IndexofProhibitedBooks IgnatiusLoyola,TheSpiritualExercises Week Four: Spirituality, Piety, and Colonial Christianity April19:SpiritualismandPietism González,249-273 GeorgeFox,Journal(sections27,34,36-37,47-48,155,401-402,406-407,661) GeorgeFox,Letters(5,13,131,149,162,188,206,398,419) JacobSpener,PiaDesideria(section1) NicolasLudwigvonZinzendorf,ThoughtsfortheLearnedandYetGood-Willed StudentsofTruth JohnWesley(selections) April21:ColonialChristianity González,275-290 TheFirstCharterofVirginia JohnWinthrop,“AModelofChristianCharity” JonathanEdwards(selections) Video:GodinAmerica[ANewAdam:12:40-56:00] Week Five: American Christianities in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries April26:RationalismandEnlightenment Holmes,TheFaithsoftheFoundingFathers,39-51 Voltaire,PhilosophicalDictionary(“Religion,”“Superstition,”“Tolerance”) ThomasJefferson,TheNotesonVirginia ThomasJefferson,LettertoBenjaminRush ThomasJefferson,TheJeffersonBible ThomasPaine,TheAgeofReason(PartI) Video:GodinAmerica[ANewEden::01-18:00]

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April28:Revivalism,NewReligiousMovements,andSlavery González,319-336,344-347 CharlesFinney,RevivalsofReligion Shakers,TheCompendium TheBookofMormon WilliamMiller,EvidencefromScriptureandHistory EllenWhite,ChristianEducation SojournerTruth,“Ain’tIaWoman?” FrederickDouglass,“TheMeaningofJulyFourthfortheNegro” Video:GodinAmerica[ANewEden:18:00-36:00;ANationReborn:2:45-51:09] Week Six: American Christianities in the Twentieth Century May3:FundamentalismandModernism González,340-344,473-481 Maurer,“AHistoricalOverviewofAmericanChristianFundamentalisminthe TwentiethCentury” “ThePrincetonDoctrine” Laws,“TheOldandNewTheologies” Fosdick,“ShalltheFundamentalistsWin?” Video:GodinAmerica[ANewLight:16:49-52:45]May5:TheCivilRightsMovement,Evangelicalism,andChristianityinaPluralisticAmerica González,482-493 Butler,Wacker,andBalmer,ReligioninAmericanLife,438-456 MartinLutherKing,Jr.,“LetterfromBirminghamJail” MartinLutherKing,Jr.,“I’veBeentotheMountaintop” JerryFalwell,“Future-word” Video:GodinAmerica[TheSoulofaNation:28:30-56:05;OfGodandCaesar::01- 53:40] Part II: Global Christianities Week Seven: Colonialism, Mission, Traditions May10:ColonialismandMission González,417-440,495-530 Video:GodinAmerica[ANewAdam:2:48-12:40] Video:AHistoryofChristianity,Pt.V[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1h0ube_bbc- a-history-of-christianity-5of6-protestantism-the-evangelical-explosion-hdtv- x264_tech]May12:Traditions Jacobsen,ix-xviii,1-39

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Week Eight: Africa and Latin America May17:Africa Jacobsen,40-72 Video:GodLovesUganda[Kanopy] Video:TheJesusExperience:AfricaMay19:LatinAmerica Jacobsen,73-105 Video:TheJesusExperience:LatinAmerica Week Nine: Europe and Asia May24:Europe Jacobsen,106-145 Video:AHistoryofChristianity,Pt.VI[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/ x1h0uiu_bbc-a-history-of-christianity-6of6-god-in-the-dock-hdtv-x264-ac3_tech]May26:Asia Jacobsen,146-187 Video:TheJesusExperience:Asia Week Ten: North America May31:NorthAmerica Jacobsen,188-230 Video:TheJesusExperience:NorthAmericaJune2:AmericanChristianity:AtaCrossroads Prothero,ReligiousLiteracy,27-70 Film:AmericanJesus[Kanopy] Week Eleven: Final Exam June10:FinalExam(8:00am)