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Oct 11, 2024
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Gordon College Academic Catalog 2024-2025
Early Christianity Minor
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The minor (for non-history majors) and concentration (for history majors) in Early Christianity introduces students to the world of the early church. The program provides a historical context for the growth and global spread of Christianity and equips students with the analytical and language skills to pursue research on early Christian texts.
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Requirements
Choose at least 12 credits from the following courses. At least 8 credits should be history courses.
- HIS 216 - History of Ancient Rome (4)
- HIS 291 - International Seminar: History of Ancient and Modern Greek Culture and Christianity in the Aegean (4)
- HIS 315 - Ancient Belief and the Earliest Christian Church (4)
- HIS 341 - Eastern Europe, Byzantium and the Caucasus (4)
- HIS 344 - Classical Islam and the Middle East (4)
- HIS 494 - Advanced Seminar: Medieval and Early Modern History (4)
Topics: Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Art and Spirituality in Late Antiquity, or Manuscripts and Monasteries - HIS 496 - Advanced Seminar: Ancient History (2)
Topic: Daily Life, Travel, Trade and Education in the Ancient World - BCM 245 - Martyrs, Mothers, Mystics (4)
- BCM 330 - Persecution to Empire: Theology, Politics, and Culture in Early Christianity (4)
Required Language (8 credits): Two semesters of one relevant ancient language (Koine Greek, Latin, Syriac)
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