Jenzabar University

Church History

CH102

History of Christianity II

TuThFr 8:00-8:50 am

 

Required of M.Div. and M.A. candidates.
3 credits.
Mr. Deming and Mr. Moorhead
A-Th 1:30pm;  B-Th 2:30pm;  C,D,E,F-Fr 8:00am;  G,H-Fr 9:00am;  I,J-Fr 10:40am;  K-Fr 11:40am

 

CH220

Augustine's City of God

Mo 1:30-3:20pm, Th 3:30-4:20pm

 

Prerequisite: course CH101.
3 credits.
Ms. McVey.

 

CH223

Pagans and Christians

Tu Th 11:40-12:55pm

 

Prerequisite: course CH101.
3 credits.
Ms. McVey

 

CH226

Women Leaders of the Medieval Church

Tu 2:30-5:20pm

 

Prerequisite: course CH101.
3 credits.
Mr. Rorem

 

CH275

Church-State Relations from the High Middle Ages through the Reformation

Mo 3:30-4:20pm; Th 1:30-3:20pm

 

3 credits.
Mr. Appold

 

NEW!

CH300

Spiritual Autobiography

Tu 10:40-12:30pm; We 8-8:50am

 

This course will examine the rich diversity of the Autobiography tradition, paying particular attention to how religious faith shapes the telling of an individual's life.We will consider the terms "autobiography," "self," and "spiritual," in considerable depth: is it possible to know the self fully? What types of truths are hidden or revealed in autobiographical writing? How does religion explicitly contribute to the shaping of a life story? Some of the texts we will read include: St.Augustine's Confessions; Frederick Douglass,' An American Slave;Simone Weil's Waiting for God; Elie Wiesel's Night; The Autobiography of St.Teresa of Avila; Black Elk Speaks; and Audre Lorde's Zami. This will be a writing- intensive course. In addition to using writing as an implement for the critical explication of literary texts, we will use writing as a tool for spiritual formation and reflection. Enrollment limited to 25 students.
3 credits.
Ms. Pierce.

 

CH315

Muslims and Christians from Mohammed to Luther

MoWe 11:40-12:55pm

 

Prerequisite: course CH101.
3 credits.
Mr. Rorem

 

CH350

The Radical Reformation

Mo 10:40-12:30pm; Fr 11:40-12:30pm

 

Suggested prerequisites: courses CH101 and CH102.
3 credits.
Mr. Appold

 

CH428

African Pentecostalism

Tu 1:30-3:20pm; Fr 8-8:50am

 

3 credits.
Mr. Omenyo

 

CH436

The Search for a Christian America

Tu 10:40-12:30pm; Fr 9-9:50am

 

3 credits.
Mr. Moorhead

 

 

Ph.D. Seminar

 

 

M.Div and Th.M. (and all non-Ph.D.) students must receive instructor approval to enroll and complete enrollment form, available in the Registrar's office and on the Registrar's website.

 

CH955

Modern European Church History

Tu 1:30-4:20pm

 

Topic of the seminar: Religion and National Identity in Modern Europe.
3 credits.
Mr. Deming

 

CH960

African Initiatives in Christianity

Mo 2:30-5:20pm

 

3 credits.
Mr. Omenyo

 

NEW!

CH972

The American Jeremiad: American Religion in Cultural Context

Th 1:30-4:20pm

 

Using sermons, public addresses, legal documents, and literary texts, this seminar will explore the creation of a distinctly American civil religion by charting the historical and religious significance of the jeremiad form in American public discourse. Some of the texts we will employ to enlarge our understanding of the jeremiad form, including: the sermons of Jonathan Edwards and Increase Mather; David Walker's Appeal and Abraham Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation;" Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories and Walt Whitman's poetry; Ida B. Well's journalistic endeavors and the speeches of Susan 8. Anthony. With its particular focus on the intersections of race, class, and gender in American life, this seminar explores both the sacred and secular significance of the jeremiad form in American religious life. 3 credits.
Ms. Pierce.