History of Christianity: Middle Ages

LTHEO1271  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of Christianity: Middle Ages
3.0 credits
30.0 h
2q

This biannual course is taught on years 2015-2016, 2017-2018, ....

Teacher(s)
Bertrand Paul ;
Language
Français
Main themes
To meet these objectives, the course covers the following: - the study of one or two of these questions: the development of monasticism, the Christianisation of Europe, the Imperial Church, Gregorian and Clunisian reform, the birth of the Cistercians and of the mendicant orders, the development of female piety, the Devotio moderna and the pre-reform. - the daily life of the Christians and Church history in our regions with the course extended to cover the situation of Eastern churches. - an initiation to historical criticism and the use of the work instruments of historians of this period.
Aims
By the end of this course, the student should be able to: - situate the principal chronological markers of the history of Christianity in the Middle Ages; - read historical sources with a critical spirit; - make proper use of the work instruments of the Medievalist historian.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Minor in Medieval Studies
3
-

Minor in Theology
4
-

Bachelor in religious studies
3
-

Additionnal module in Religious Studies
3
-

Bachelor in History
3
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