Courses

Instructor: Glen Thompson

Description:
This course will study the state of Mediterranean Christianity in the first half of the fourth century. By focusing on Eusebius, Constantine, and Athanasius, and the “great and holy council” held at Nicaea in 325, we will investigate how a small, persecuted minority religion rose to a prominent part of Roman life, how its worship flowered, how its christology and ecclesiology developed, and how it struggled to maintain its unity of faith and practice. In addition to illustrated lectures, primary documents of the period will be studied in translation, and congregational Bible study materials will be shared for the 2025 celebration of the council’s 1700th anniversary.

During Winterim 2025, this course runs from 9:50am–12:30pm, January 6–10, 2025.

Registration will be available in the Student Information System (SIS) beginning September 9, 2024 and closes December 6, 2024. When you've reached the "cart" during registration, there you will have the option to add the tuition fee to take the course for credit (the default registration is an audit).

Financial assistance is also available. If your congregation is paying for your tuition, please submit a financial aid request form with that information so you may receive the tuition discount.

Area of Study: Church History
Tuition: $600
Course Number: CH5017
Course Credits: 1.5