HUM 3143: Topics in Religious Studies: Christianity Spring 2021 James R. Adair Contact Information Email: james.adair@utsa.edu Phone: 210-363-8230 Office Location: off campus Office Hours: by appointment Course Links Course syllabus Subjects for Short Biographies Book Review Bibliography How to Write a Book Review - sample reviews: nonfiction, nonfiction Sources for Academic Research Important Dates in the History of Christianity Important Terms related to the History of Christianity Topics for the Final Paper Exam Study Guides Exam One Study Guide Exam Two Study Guide

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Unit One

• Map: Ancient Israel and Judah as independent states
• Map: The Roman Empire at Its Greatest Extent
• Map: Roman Province of Judaea during the First Century CE
• Map: Nicene vs. Semi-Arian Christianity
• Map: Spread of Christianity to the year 600
• Nicene Creed (both versions)
• Early Christian Schisms: Before Imperium - Extra History - #1
• The Divine and the Human in Christ - differing views
• Map: Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent under Justinian

  Unit Two

• Map: Europe at the death of Charlemagne
• Map: Crusader States (Outremer)
• Map: Reconquista at different periods
• Icon: Christ Pantocrator (6th century)
• Henry VIII Oversimplified
• Map: Europe after the Peace of Westphalia
• Map: Holy Roman Empire in 1648
• A Brief History of Christian Mission - focus on Protestant mission activity after the Reformation
• Map: Decolonization of Africa
• Member Churches of the World Council of Churches

  Unit Three

• Global Christianity - A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population
• Models of Church Polity
• Historicist View of Eschatology (SDA)
• Futurist Views of Eschatology
• Dispensationalist View of Eschatology
• Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Divine Wisdom - Divine Liturgy in English
• Roman Catholic Holy Mass - St. Paul's Church, Mussaffa, Abu Dhabi
• Anglican Worship Service, Canterbury Cathedral - Liturgy of Good Friday
• Gabriel Chapel AME Zion Church - Sounds of Praise Choir
• Rev. Ellen Di Giosia, "Woman, Great Is Your Faith!" - First Baptist Church Oak Ridge, TN
• Evangelist Victor Jackson, "The Cry of the Unworthy" - Eastwind Pentecostal Church of Palm Bay, FL
• Taizé Prayer Service: An Encounter with Christ in Song and Silence - St. Paul's Basilica, Toronto
• Salvador Dalí, The Temptation of Saint Anthony
• Pablo Picasso, Guernica
• Jesus of Nazareth, Cleansing of the Temple
• Jesus Christ Superstar, "The Temple"

Schedule

Abbreviations:

• IC: Adair, James R. Introducing Christianity. New York: Routledge, 2008. (also available as an ebook)
• Oxford: McManners, John, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.