CHURCH HISTORY (Nov 2019)

History of Christianity 

 3 CREDIT HOURS

 

Course Description

HT 201 is a Survey of the historical and doctrinal development of the church from the apostolic age to the present day. Focus is on key moments in the development and growth of Christianity both in the West and the East from the 2ndcentury. The impact of key leaders and crucial turning points in the development and expansion of Christianity. 

 

Course Objectives

 

A.    To have the student know the major events of church history.

B.     To have the students know and appreciate the major doctrinal issues that developed throughout church history and how these doctrines came into formal articulation over the ages.

C.     To have the student recognize the importance of protecting the Body of Christ from doctrinal deviations.

D.    To have the student recognize the importance of learning from the past—learning from the right choices of the past as well as from the mistakes of the past.