On-site teaching emphasized, complemented by slide lectures and required readings. It will cover the Dark Ages, Archaic Period, Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, Athenian Democracy, etc. Introduction to the history of Rome with emphasis on the topography of the city. On-site study sessions take place in the Roman Forum, the Palatine Hill, the Colosseum, and the Pantheon. Focus on the organic growth of Christianity in the framework of classical civilization.
Emphasis is on the development of Christian doctrine through Christian symbolism and art.
Cross listed with CORE 362. Investigation of the life of the early Roman Church as revealed through liturgical texts and architectural evidence. Christian writings from the first five centuries will illustrate developments in the ordering of the community, liturgy, spirituality, and doctrine as a rereading of the evidence from Scripture and Church life. Cross listed with CORE 362. Cross listed with HHTH 391.