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Authors. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th ed. “Christianity.”
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
Given the interest in orbital
learning, divine providence (WCF, 5), and the implications of catechesis,
learning is a corollary concern in life; it’s natural to Reformed theology and
praxis. Here's EB's outline.
1.
The Essence of Christianity
A.
Theological Developments of the Concept
1.
Early views
2.
Medieval and Reformation views
3.
Early modern and modern views
B.
Ethical and other developments of this concept
1.
Ethical and ecumenical views
2.
Eschatological views
2. The history of Christianity
A. The primitive church
1. The relation of the primitive church to
Judaism
2. The relation of the early church to the
career and intentions of Jesus
3. The Gentile mission and St. Paul
4. The contemporary social, religious and
intellectual world
B. The internal development of
the early Christian church
1. The problem of jurisdictional authority
2. The problem of Scriptural authority
3. The problem of theological authority
4. Early heretical movements
C. Relations between
Christianity and the Roman government and the Hellenistic culture
1. Church-state relations
2. Christianity and classical literature
3. Apologetics
D. The early liturgy, the
calendar and the arts
E. The alliance between church
and empire
F. Theological controversies of
the 4th and 5th centuries
1. Western controversies
2. Eastern controversies
G. Popular Christianity in the
late empire
H. Liturgy and the arts after
Constantine
I. Political relations between
the East and West
J. Literature and the “Dark
Ages”
K. Missions and monasticism
L. From the Schism to the
Reformation
1. Differences between the Eastern and
Western churches
2. Papacy and the Empire
3. Medieval thought
4. Reformation
M. Modern Christianity
N. The Modern Denominations
1. Roman Catholicism
2. The Eastern churches
3. Protestantism
3. The history of Christian missions
A. Early history
1. First advance to AD 500
2. Losses and gains to AD
950
3. Later Middle Ages:
advance in Europe and Asia
4. Losses from 1350 to
1500
5. Roman Catholic advance,
1500-1750
6. Missionary cooperation
B. Protestant missions
1. The founding of
missionary activities
2. Protestant missionary
advance, 19th and 20th centuries
3. Growth of the churches
4. Missionary cooperation
4. The Roles of Christianity
A. Church and state
1. The history of church
and state
2. Church and state in
Eastern and Western theology
B. Church and society
1. The problem of slavery and
persecution
2. Theological and
humanitarian motivations
3. Interest in political
activities
C. Church and education
1. Intellectualism versus
anti-intellectualism
2. Forms of Christian
education
D. Church and social welfare
1. Healing and the sick
2. Care for the sick
3. Care for the poor, widows and
orphans
4. Pastoral care
E. Church and the arts
F. Church and minorities
G. Church and family
1. The tendency to
spiritual and individualize marriage
2. The tendency toward
asceticism
H. The Church and the
individual
I. Church and the missionary
1. The triumphant type of
mission
2. The heroic type of
mission
3. Educational and medical
missions
J. Church
and church: ecumenism
1. History of ecumenism
2. Modern agencies and exponents of ecumenism
K. Christian Church and
non-Christian churches
1. Conflicting Christian attitudes
2. Modern views
5. Canon law
A. Nature and significance
1. Historical and
cultural importance of canon law
2. Problems in the
study of canon law and its sources
B. History
1. The formative
period: origins to Gratian (c. 1140)
2. The Corpus Juris Canonici (c. 1140—c.1500)
3. From the Council of
Trent (1545—1563) to the Codex Juris
Canonici (1917)
4. The Codex Juris Canonici (1917)
5. The Eastern churches
in union with Rome
C. Vatican 11 and post-conciliar canon law
D. Vatican 11
E. Post-conciliar legislation
F. Revision of the Code of Canon Law
G. The New Code of Canon Law
H. Anglican canon law
6. Christian thought and doctrine
A. The issue of the church’s
identity
1. Views on the unity of
the church
2. Views on the history
of the church
B. The heritage of the Church
Fathers: patristic literature
1. The ante-Nicene period
2. The post-Nicene period
3. The character of the heritage
C. Christian philosophy
1. Meaning of Christian
philosophy
2. Distinctive themes in
Christian philosophy
3. History of Christian
philosophy
4. Problems confronting
Christian philosophy
5. Implications of
Christian philosophy
D. Christian doctrine
1. The meaning of dogma
2. God the Father
3. God the Son
4. God the Holy Spirit
5. The Holy Trinity
6. Man
7. The Church
8. Last Things
E. Christian Mysticism
1. History of Christian
mysticism
2. Phases of Christian
mysticism
3. Forms of Christian
mysticism
4. The significance of
Christian mysticism
7. Christian myth and legend
A. Characteristics of myth
and legend
B. History of Christian myth
and legend
1. 1st and 2nd
centuries
2. 2nd to 5th
centuries
3. The Middle Ages
4. Modern developments
8. Church year
A. Origins of the church year
1. Religious times and
seasons
2. Jewish background
3. Formation of the
church year
4. Agreements and
differences of the churches
B. History of the church year
1. Sunday
2. Advent
3. Christmas
4. Epiphany
5. Pre-Lent
6. Lent
7. Easter
8. Ascension
9. Pentecost
10. Pentecost or Trinity
Season
11. Saints’ days and other
holy days
C. Liturgical colours
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