- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Christianity in the Early Modern World 3104-M3K1-BK-OG
Classes will explore the foremost materials, themes, and problems in the study of the history of early modern Christianity. Students will become acquainted with historical contexts, conflicts, resolutions, and debates in the literature, both among Christians and between Christians and non-Christians. They will use lectures and secondary readings to create literary contexts, and within those contexts they will analyze relevant primary sources in order to practice drawing their own conclusions about the global spread and diversification of Christianity during the early modern period.
The first section of the course will focus on the Reformation period in Europe. Subsequent sections will trace the spread of Latin Christianity around the world, first to Africa, then to the Americas, then to Asia. Another section will examine the growth of Orthodox and Eastern Christian societies during the same period. The course will conclude with a section on Christian thought and practice in the context of the Enlightenment.
Both primary and secondary sources will present an array of perspectives with which students will analyze these topics. Texts concerning Europeans, Africans, Asians, Native Americans, men, women, and slaves will enable students to perceive the heterogeneity of Christian experiences in the early modern world. Through discussion and written assignments, students will learn to analyze diverse texts in context and draw informed, well-supported, and well-argued conclusions about the material.
Type of course
general courses
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, the student will:
- be familiar with the main terminology, concepts, and debates in early modern Christianity, both in its historical heartlands (Europe, Russia, Eastern Mediterranean) and in its more recent settings (Central Africa, Americas, Asia)
- have observed and performed different intellectual, social, and cultural approaches to studying religious history
- be able to engage wide-ranging secondary literature and analyze diverse primary source texts concerning various themes and contexts within the history of early modern Christianity
- be able to compare early modern Christian experiences in widely-disparate contexts from around the world
Assessment criteria
• attendance/participation (Google Meet group discussion) 30%
• semi-weekly essays (5) 40%
• semi-weekly short responses (5) 10%
• individual consultation 10%
• final essay 10%
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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