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CH1003 Church History I

A study of the beginnings of the Christian movement and its global development until 1500, tracing the manifold variety of Christian beliefs and practices, with special attention to relations between church and state, and to changing patterns in theology and mission.

CH1004 Church History II

A study of the global Christian movement from 1500 to the present, with special attention to the Reformation in Europe, the growth of churches beyond Europe, and challenges for Christianity today.

CH2002 Reformation Church History

This course surveys the history of religious reform in early modern Europe (14th-17th centuries), with a focus on the Lutheran Church. Major topics include the reason for the reformation, humanism, moral and doctrinal reform, magisterial and radical reformations, catholic reformation, politics, and wars of religion.

CH2003 Modern Church History

This course surveys the history of global Christianity from the modern period to the present day, with special attention to missions and the Chinese Church. Major topics include the expansion of Christianity in the Americas and Asia, enlightenment philosophy and theology, pietism and spiritualism, politics, fundamentalist and modernist controversies, evangelicalism, ecumenism, and missions.

CH2005/MC2001 History of Christian Mission

See MC2001.

CH2006/WL2000 History of Christian Worship

See WL2000.

CH2018 Early and Medieval Church History

This course surveys the history of Christianity from the early church to the late Middle Ages. Major topics include persecution and martyrdom, expansion and missions, doctrine, orthodoxy and heresy, the relationship of church and state, scholasticism, monasticism, crusades, and the rise of Islam. The class will also introduce the discipline of church history and the various topics covered therein.

CH2014/WL2007 History of Theological Aesthetics

See WL2007.

CH2015/WL2006 Church Music History

See WL2006.

CH2016/DK2019 Diaconal Theology and Practices in History

See DK2019.

CH3000 History of the Church in China

A survey of the origins and development of the church in China from the Tang Dynasty to the present.

CH3001 History of the Church in Asia

A survey of the origins and historical development of the Christian churches in different Asian countries, including their cultural, political, economic, and social circumstances.

CH3002 History of the Church in Hong Kong

A study of the origin and development of the Christian churches in Hong Kong from Hong Kong’s colonial history to the present.

CH3011/NT3014/JS3000 Beginnings of Judaism and Christianity and the Parting of the Ways

See JS3000.

CH4000 Study Tour: Reformation and its Heritage

The Reformation in 16^th Century Germany made significant changes in the Church history, as well as in the society of the west. This tour offers an opportunity for participants to enrich their knowledge and to understand better the history of the Reformation by personal experience in Germany, as well as to explore the spirit of Reformation in the German churches throughout the centuries.