Università Roma Tre

Course title 2020-2021: An introduction to the History of Christianity: from Jesus to the early Middle Ages.

Teaching articulation: 6 CFU (+ 6 CFU Prof.ssa Lupi= 12 CFU)

Semester: I

Propaedeuticity: Pre-knowledge is not required

Course description:

The course aims to introduce students to the History of Christianity, starting from the figure of Jesus, framed in the cultural context of Second Temple Judaism, up to the 8th century: the presentation is not limited to the horizon of the Roman Catholic Church, but considers also the different manifestations and the multiple developments of Christianity within the first eight centuries. Specific purpose of the course is to start the student to a critical reading of the sources, with particular attention to methodological questions and scholarly debate

BIBLIOGRAPHY
For attending students (even in case of distance learning):

Sources provided by the teacher and handouts. The handouts include parts authored by the teacher, by Dr. Federica Candido and by Dr. Giandomenico Ferrazza as well as articles and various contributions covering all the topics of the course.


For non-attending students:
Non-attending students can choose, alternatively, one of the four book proposals listed below, designated by letters a) and b). Since the books or book chapters are combined in such a way as to complement each other, the so-called "proposals" should not be disjointed but kept as two separate blocks:

Outlines of the Church history in modern age (XIX-XXI 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 until today, 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.

Attending students will be provided with other indications during the lessons.