Rising Hope, Inc. | Evaluated Learning Experience
History of Christianity II: From the Reformation to the Present
45 hours (15 weeks).
November 2011 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: explain the significant personalities, events, movements and doctrines that have shaped the course of Christianity from the Reformation to the present; understand and explain how other religions and cultures have affected the Christian faith; and recognize how Christianity’s internal struggles have impacted the church.
Instruction is offered in a classroom-based approach accompanied by supplemental readings, quizzes, homework, interaction with instructor, and final exams. Topics include: the political, social, cultural and economic implications of Christianity in the modern age; Martin Luther and the Reformation; Anabaptists; Catholic Reformation; Puritan Revolution; Orthodoxy; Rationalism; Spiritualism; Pietism; Theology; Protestantism; Fundamentalism; and Liberation Theology.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Biblical Studies, Religion, or Theological Studies (11/16) (4/22 revalidation).