Description
RELI 342. CHRISTIANITY AND THE MODERN WORLD. A study of the history of Christianity from the beginning of the Enlightenment until the end of the 20th century, this course will explore Christian history in a time of rapid cultural changes enhanced by new thinking about philosophy, society, politics, economics, and science. Questions of how and why Christian churches, as well as Christian thinkers, adapted, fought, or sought some rapprochement with a continued commitment to some form of classic orthodoxy will be examined as the Christian mission continued to seek to reach the surrounding culture. This is the third of a three-part series on The History of Christianity, the other two being History 341 The Rise of Christianity and Religion 341 Christendom and Reform. These courses may be taken in any order; there are no prerequisites. Alternate years, semester course, three hours.