Church History I

Speaker: 
Dr. Gerald Bray

The life and thought of the Christian church from the apostolic period up to the Reformation. Designed as an orientation to the shape of the whole tradition with special focus on the history of Christian doctrine and spirituality.

Class Outline

The Early Church
The World of the First Christians
(1 hr. 09 min. 15 sec.)
The Relationship between Jesus and the Church
(1 hr. 15 min. 02 sec.)
The Spread of the Church
(1 hr. 10 min. 21 sec.)
West vs. East
The Latin Church: Tertullian
(1 hr. 10 min. 49 sec.)
The Eastern Tradition: Origen
(1 hr. 10 min. 20 sec.)
The Legalization of the Church
(1 hr. 10 min. 36 sec.)
Church Doctrine
Church Doctrine from Nicea to Constantine
(1 hr. 12 min. 46 sec.)
Christology
(1 hr. 08 min. 46 sec.)
Theological Traditions of Alexandria and Antioch
(1 hr. 09 min. 35 sec.)
The Theological Refinement of the Early Church
(1 hr. 10 min. 06 sec.)
The Roman Empire
The Council of Calcedon and the End of the Roman Empire
(1 hr. 00 min. 37 sec.)
Rural Evangelism and Challenging the Norms of Society
(1 hr. 09 min. 02 sec.)
The Restoration of the Roman Empire and the Barbarian Kingdoms
(58 min. 57 sec.)