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- Week 1: The Apostolic and Early Church (30–100 CE) (8–10 hours)Growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Persecution and martyrdom. Apostolic Fathers and earliest church writings.4
- Week 2: The Church Fathers and Early Councils (100–500 CE) (12–14 hours)Apologists and theologians (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Athanasius, Augustine). Ecumenical councils: Nicaea, Chalcedon.3
- Week 3: The Medieval Church (500–1000 CE) (10–12 hours)Rise of monasticism. Spread of Christianity in Europe. Papacy and church-state relations. Eastern Orthodox And Catholic Schism5
- Week 4: High Middle Ages & Scholasticism (1000–1300 CE) (12–14 hours)Crusades and cultural exchange. Scholastic theology (Anselm, Aquinas). Heretical Movements: The Waldensians, The Cathars, The Petrobrusians, The Arnoldists4
- Week 5: Late Medieval Developments (1300–1500 CE) (10–12 hours)Corruption and calls for reform. Mysticism and devotional movements.3
- Week 6: The Protestant Reformation (1500–1650 CE) (12–14 hours)Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Anabaptists. Catholic Counter-Reformation and Council of Trent.3
- Week 7: Global Expansion and Confessionalization (1600–1800 CE) (12–14 hours)Denominational formation. Missionary expansion. Enlightenment and rationalism.4
- Week 8: The Modern Church (1800–1900 CE) (10–12 hours)Revival movements and evangelical awakenings. American Christianity: Rise of American Evangelicalism, The Latter-Day Saint Movement, etc. Liberal theology and biblical criticism.4
- Week 9: The Contemporary Church (1900–Present) (12–14 hours)Ecumenical movements. Pentecostalism and global Christianity. The Rise of Television Evangelism And Mega Churches Ongoing debates: fundamentalism, modernism, secularism.5
- Week 10: Integration & Competency Exam Prep (10–12 hours)Review of themes: doctrine, mission, worship, Scripture interpretation. Historical case studies.3