Università Roma Tre

Outlines of the Church history in modern age (XIX-XX century)

In this year the course will focus on the main events and problems of the Catholic Church in the modern age, in particular from the French revolution to the end of twentieth century, studied comparatively in parallel with the other Christian religious confessions. Particular attention will be paid to methodological aspects, privileging the reading of documentary sources and making use of maps, graphs and iconographic sources. The main historiographical debates, the general historical context of the themes dealt with, the terminology proper to the discipline, the interactions of religious institutions with society and culture. will be taken into consideration.

- Source dossier provided by the teacher through the online bulletin board.
- G. MARTINA, Storia della Chiesa da Lutero ai nostri giorni. 3. L'età del liberalismo, Brescia 1995,
- G. MARTINA, Storia della Chiesa da Lutero ai nostri giorni. 4. L'età contemporanea, Brescia 1995, pp. 13-80; 129-398.