4 Weeks of Church History Lectures to Fill

[jason]

Hi all,

If you have to give a four, 1 hour lectures on an overview of church history over the last 2000 years, what sort of things do you think you would put in them ?

Jason

[harmonmsp]

Hi all,

If you have to give a four, 1 hour lectures on an overview of church history over the last 2000 years, what sort of things do you think you would put in them ?

Jason


Boy, do I feel bad for you -- church history is hard enough to cover in one-hour lectures, let alone only four. Though I don't feel quite exemplary enough to really spread things out, I would say you should at least incorporate the following:

Discovering of the Truth: Working out Doctrine in the First 4 Centuries

Governing with the Truth: Church and State Relations betwen 500-1200 AD

Fighting for the Truth: The Social Underpinings of the Reformation

Proclaiming the Truth: The Awakenings of the Modern American Church


Hopefully this gives interesting ideas to you!!! :thumb:

[rmwilliamsjr]

wow.
i have 12 classes to do on American Presbyterian History and don't know what to leave out....i'd love to see your notes...hint hint.

[jason]

I'll post the notes when I have them.

Incidentally, it is intended to be a really general overview of the history of the Church, not in any real detail. Just to give people a feel for it if they don't really have one yet.

My break down was similar to yours, although I like some of the title you offered better.

I had

The early church (Acts -> Edit of Milan)

The Imperial Church (Constantine -> The Schism)

The Seeds of the Reformation (The Schism -> John Huss 'ish)

The Reformation

The Englihtenment (Or perhaps more accurately The Endarkenment :wink:).

I was going to call the whole thing, Church History A to E

A to E being Acts to the Enlightenment. I like your titles (except the last one, I am an Australian :wink:), may Ipinch them ?

Jason

[The Wolf]

Hi all,

If you have to give a four, 1 hour lectures on an overview of church history over the last 2000 years, what sort of things do you think you would put in them ?

Jason

Very Early Church first century.
Writting the Gospels, acts, letters, Revelation.
The making of the cannon.
Church councils.
Persucution of the Church.
Conversion of the Roman Empire.
Conversion of Europe.
Schism church in East and West, Africa, Asia.
The rise and challenge of Islam.
Scholastism.
Reformation and Counter Reformation.
Industrialisation.
Modernity.

[rmwilliamsjr]

an old resurrected thread.

my class notes from the history of American Presbyterianism are posted to:
http://dakotacom.net/%7Ermwillia/hap0.html

i'm always adding to them, plan to expand the liberalism/progressive sections over the next few months. i always appreciate help.

[Johnny MacManky]

. . .

Incidentally, it is intended to be a really general overview of the history of the Church, not in any real detail. Just to give people a feel for it if they don't really have one yet.. . . .
Jason

Hi Jason,

It depends on whether they are strictly educational lectures, or whether it was an overview for the benefit of lay people sitting in pews. Others have commented concerning the educational side...

If I was (as I have been) asked to do 4 of 1 hour talks giving an overview of church history to the pews, I would concentrate on areas of church history which were most pertinent to todays issues and challenges. Martin Luther said something along the lines of "if we don't speak on the issues which are challenging us today, then we are wasting our time" (totally and completely paraphrased, and drawn from secondary sources who were also paraphrasing) :ahem:

If I've picked up your initial question incorrectly, just ignore me, I'll go back and lay down... "Nurse, bring me my big dusty book...." :zzz:

Cheers

John