RELS 2130 Christianity, 1st Century to Middle Ages
Note: Assignment 1 is due September 23rd
Course Docs
Readings
In addition to Brown's book, there are several (short!) primary
source readings, from the New Testament and church fathers,
accessible through the Christian
Classics Ethereal Library.
- Paul
- Clement of Rome
- Irenaeus of Lyon
- Origen of Alexandria
- Augustine, Confessions, excerpts from Bk1
- Lucretius
- Bonaventure, Itinerarium
- Abelard and Heloise
Notes
- Introduction
- Jesus, Christ and Christians
- Justin, Irenaeus, Tertullian
- Early Worship, Art, Churches
- Hospitality
- New Beginnings in West
- Rise of Rome
- Icons
- Monasticism
- Islam
- Lindisfarne
- Images in High Middle Ages
- Closing the Frontier
- Heaven and Hell
- Carolingian Era
Links
Were there Christians at Pompeii? (79C.E.)
Maps