RELG 323 - Christianity: Sects and Practices (3 credits)

This course introduces students to the 2,000 year history of Christianity. It explores the development and formation of Christian texts (canonical and non-canonical), doctrines, rituals, institutions, modes of devotional life, and the contributions of major Christian thinkers. The disputes within the Church that produced the enormous variety of sects and denominations in Christianity are also explored in historical context. Offered as needed.