Blessed John Seminary



Blessed John SeminaryChurch History II: Modern History Syllabus Spring 2014Dr. Ann T. Orlando, aorlando@mit.eduWednesdays 8:40 – 10:30 Friday 8:40 -9:30Prerequisite: Medieval Church HistoryPurpose:The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to some of the most important Christian theologians in their historical context. Emphasis will be placed on detailed reading of the theological and spiritual writings of a few Christian theologians, supplemented by shorter works from others, to give the student an understanding of some of the historical developments of the Magisterium. Students will also acquire an understanding of the contemporary, universal application of earlier doctrinal developments.Class StructureThis second semester course covers the period from approximately 1400 to 2000 AD. Lectures will include discussion of historical, philosophical, doctrinal and spiritual developments. This course is divided into six parts. PowerPoint slides for each lecture are available on the class website, At the conclusion of Parts I - V, students are expected to write a short paper on some aspect of the primary readings for that part. The paper should start with a high-lighted one sentence thesis statement, followed by supporting arguments that support the thesis statement. The paper should focus on one aspect of the theologian being studied that week: Biblical exegesis, Christology, spirituality, sacraments, morality, or ecclesiology. An excellent paper will be very focused using ample references to specific primary works.At the conclusion of the semester, there will be a panel discussion and a 5-10 page paper, followed by a short bibliography of consulted works, including web resources. Students should select one of the following for the panel discussion and long paper:Brad Gregory. The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society. Cambridge: Belknap Press, 2012.D. A. Brading, Mexican Phoenix, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.Ruth Harris, Lourdes, New York: Penguin, 1999.David Kertzer, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, New York: Vintage, 1997.John McGreevy, Catholicism and American Freedom, New York: W. W. Norton, 2003. Requirements:Class attendance and active participation during discussion of primary readings are an important requirement for this class. The specific requirements are:Panel and long paper at the conclusion of Part VIShort papers at the conclusion of Parts I – V, a 1 or 2-page paper is required five times during the semester. Two Quizzes (closed book).Parts I and II Quiz Parts III, IV and V Quiz No Final.Early in the semester, the students are asked to share with the professor any personal concerns regarding learning disabilities or English as a second language.Class Grade:The class grade will be based on:1/3 papers, discussions and panel presentation;1/3 Quiz 1; 1/3 Quiz 2.Texts:No specific Church History text is required. No specific Church History text is required. However, James Hitchcock, History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium is strongly recommended. Other recent or frequently referenced histories which the student may find useful to consult during this course:John Vidmar, The Catholic Church Through the Ages (New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2005)Thomas Bokenkotter, A Concise History of the Catholic Church (New York: Doubleday, 2004).Norman Tanner, A New Short History of the Catholic Church (London: Barnes & Oates, 2011)Peter Armenio, History of the Church (The Didache Series), (Midwest Theological Forum, 2005)John O’Malley, A History of the Popes (Maryland: Sheed & Ward, 2010)Diarmaid MacCulloch, Christianity, the First Three Thousand Years (New York: Viking, 2010)Books on Reserve in LibraryThomas Bokenkotter. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. New York: Doubleday, 2004.Carter Lindberg, Editor. The European Reformations Sourcebook. Malden: Blackwell, 2000.Francis De Sales Devout Life, Introduction to the Devout Life tran. John Ryan. New York: Image, 1950.Francois Viscount de Chateaubriand. The Genius of Christianity. Trans. Charles White. New York: Fertig, 1976. John Courtney Murray. We Hold These Truths. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1988.Henry Bettenson ed Documents of the Christian Church Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 275-282. John Tracy Ellis. Documents of American Catholic History. New York: Glazier, 1987.Paul Hyland. The Enlightenment, A Sourcebook and Reader. London: Routledge, 2003.Romano Guardini. The Spirit of the Liturgy. Trans. Ada Lana. New York: Crossroads,1998.Paul Hyland. The Enlightenment, A Sourcebook and Reader. London: Routledge, 2003.Outline of Classes and AssignmentsPart IWeek 1: Wednesday, January 8Class 1: Introductions, Syllabus Review, ExpectationsClass 2: Review 14th and 15th CFriday, January 10Class 3: Early 16th C History, Renaissance Hitchcock, Chapter 8Week 2:Wednesday, January 15Class 4: Martin LutherClass 5: Martin Luther (cont.)Assignment: 1. Archbishop Albert Mainz. The Commission of Indulgences in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. 29-30. 2. Martin Luther. 95 Theses, available at . Martin Luther. Appeal to German Nobility and Babylonian Captivity of the Church. in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. 36-39. 4. Peace of Augsburg available at . Martin Luther, Freedom of Christian, in Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings Ed Timothy Lull. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2005. p386-411.6. Martin Luther. Disputation on Scholasticism in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. 28. 7. Philip Melanchthon Augsburg Confession Prolog, Articles 1-5, 8, 9, 18, 20 available at : Joint Catholic-Lutheran Statement on Justification, 1999, , January 17Class 6: Later 16th C HistoryAssignments1. An account of St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre, 10.16 in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000 p. 1972. Accounts of Henry IV and Edict of Nantes, 10.19-10.22 The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000 p. 200-203. Hitchcock, Chapter 9No Class Week of Jan. 20Week 3: Wednesday, January 29Class 7: Zwingli and CalvinAssignments:1. Zwingli, selections 6.9-6.14 in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. p. 109-114.2. John Calvin. Institutes of the Christian Religion 9.7-9.8 in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. 173-178. 3. John Calvin, Letter on Usury, 14.11 in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000 p. 271-272.Class 8: English Reformation and AnabaptistsAssignments:1. Schleitheim Confession of Faith 7.10 in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. p. 132-133.2. Thirty Nine Article of Church of England. 12.21 in The European Reformations Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. p 232-234.3. SHORT PAPER #1 on ProtestantsFriday, January 31Class 9: Class Discussion, Paper Due**Part IIWeek 4:Wednesday, February 5Class 10: Jesuits, Theresa of AvilaAssignments:1. Ignatius Loyola Spiritual Exercises, Rules to Have True Sentiment in the Church available at . Theresa of Avila. Autobiography, Theresa’s Arguments of the Chapters available at and Chapter XII available at 11: TrentAssignments1. Trent Decrees on Scripture, Sacraments, Justification, Indulgences in Bettenson ed. Documents of the Christian Church Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 275-282. 2. Francis De Sales Devout Life, Prayer, Preface and First Part of Introduction in Introduction to the Devout Life, available at Friday, February 7Class 12: Voyages of Discovery Week 5Wednesday, February 12Class 13: Missionary Activities (West)Hitchcock, Chapter 12; pp 389-415Class 14: Missionary Activities (East)1. Juan Gines de Sepulveda and Bartolome de las Casas. On the Indians. in The European Sourcebook. ed Carter Lindberg. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. 279-281. 2. Francis Xavier Letter from India. Available at . Chinese Rites Documents, excerpts at . SHORT PAPER #2, Catholic Response or Missionary Activities Friday, February 14Class 15: Discussion and Quiz Review Week 6Wednesday, February 19Class 16, 17: Quiz 1 Part IIIFriday, February 21Class 18: History 17th CWeek 7Wednesday, February 26Class 19: Philosophy in early 17th C, Descartes, PascalAssignments:1. Blaise Pascal Pensees Series III available at 20: Physics and Religion in 17th C1. Galileo Galilei, Letter to Grand Duchess Christina, available at 2. Robert Bellarmine Letter on Galileo available at . Isaac Newton. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. Available at Friday, February 28Class 21: Later 17th C Philosophy, Hobbes, Bayle and LeibnitzAssignments:1. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, Chapters XIII, XIV, available at 2. Leibniz, Summary of the Controversy Reduced to Formal Argument, in Theodicy,trans. E.M. Huggard, La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1985, pp 377-388.3. Voltaire Lisbon Earthquake in The Portable Voltaire. In Paul Hyland. The Enlightenment, A Sourcebook and Reader. London: Routledge, 2003. p 77-82.4. SHORT PAPER #3 on 17th CHitchcock, Chapter 10 Vacation Week Mar 1 - 8Week 8Wednesday, March 12 No ClassFriday, March 14Class 22: Discussion and Paper Due Part IVWednesday, March 19Class 23: History early 18th CClass 24: Class 27: Political Philosophy and John Locke Assignment:1. Locke A Letter Concerning Toleration available at . John Locke, Constitution of the Carolinas, 1669, available at , March 21Class 25: Enlightenment and American RevolutionAssignment:3. Thomas Jefferson Letter to Danbury Baptist Association available at . John Adams. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Preamble and Part I Available at 9Wednesday, March 26Class 26: Enlightenment and French RevolutionAssignment:1. Civil Constitution of Clergy available at . St Just Republican Institute available at . Immanuel Kant. What is Enlightenment? Available at .SHORT PAPER #4 on Enlightenment Part VClass 27: History of 19th C, Political and Social Developments Political and Social Developments 19th CAssignment:1. Karl Marx, Scientific Socialism, available at . John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapters 2 and 5, available at , Chapter 11Friday, March 28Class 28: Class Discussion Part IV, Paper DueWeek 10Wednesday, April 2Class 29: Catholic Reaction to French Revolution and Pius IX1. Francois Viscount de Chateaubriand Genius of Christianity, Book I, pp 43-70.2. Pope Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors, available at. First Vatican Council, First Dogmatic Constitution on Church of Christ, available at 30: Leo XIIIAssignment:1. Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, paper; must be on R.N.Friday, April 4Class 31: Mary and the Saints in ModernityAssignments:Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus 11Wednesday, April 9Class 32: History 20th C Class 33: Catholicism in 20th CAssignments:Hancock, Chapter 141. Pius XI, Quadragesimo Anno, available at xi_enc_19310515_quadragesimo-anno_en.html 2. Pius X Encyclical Against Modernism, available at . Romano Guardini. The Spirit of the Liturgy. Trans. Ada Lana. New York: Crossronds, 1998. p 17-42.4. Pius XI (optional) Mit Brennender Sorge, vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_14031937_mit-brennender-sorge_en.html5. Pius XII (skim) Mystici Corporis, vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_29061943_mystici-corporis-christi_en.htmlFriday, April 11Class 34: Discussion and Quiz 2 ReviewWeek 12Wednesday, April 16Class 35, 36: Quiz 2 April 18-26 No ClassWednesday, April 30Class 37: PanelClass 38: PanelFriday, May 2Class 39: Panel, Papers DueFINAL EXAM (NONE) ................
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