CST 5224 - History of the Church

3 Credits

This course presents an overview of the church’s history from the apostolic age to the present, focusing on key preachers and leaders, as well as missions and renewal movements over the past two thousand years. Students will explore the development of Christian doctrine, key spiritual leaders and themes of spiritual formation, as well as “lessons of leadership” that can be applied today. Students will also investigate the emergence of the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant branches of the Church, studying both the commonality and differences among these branches.