Read: Chap. One, “Christianity after the Fall of Rome,” in Carl Volz, The
Medieval Church, pp. 7-27
– Class
The Fall of Rome
The Barbarian Invasions
Monasticism
Learning and Letters
East and West
Read: Chap. Two, The Expansion of Christianity,” in Carl Volz, The
Medieval Church, pp. 28-72
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Gregory the Great
Britain and Ireland
Missions to the Continent
Mission Methods
Islam and Spain
Read: Chap. Three, “The Church in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries,” in Carl
Volz, The Medieval Church, pp. 52-72.
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The Church under the Carolingians
Decline and Revival
Theological Controversies
The Byzantine Ethos
Required Textbooks:
Why Study the Past: The Quest for the Historical Church, Rowan Williams. Eerdmans. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8028-2990-0.
The Medieval Church: From the Dawn of the Middle Ages to the Eve of the Reformation. Carl A. Volz. Abingdon Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-687-00604-5.
