RLCL-3424: Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christianity
Description: Literary survey focusing on the diversity of Christian beliefs in the first four centuries. Highlights a variety of theological debates and the historical and cultural contexts involved in the eventual production of a Christian orthodoxy, over and against so-called heresy. The history and content of early Christian texts, both canonical and apocryphal. Ancient and modern interpretive frameworks for understanding the variety and diversity of earliest Christian beliefs, including historical-critical frameworks, comparative reading, source criticism, and other literary methods. Emphasis on developing skills in critical thinking and close reading of early Christian texts as a means of understanding the religion(s) and histories of the earliest Christians.
Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 5
Average GPA: 3.59 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 45.11%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.29%
| Matthew D Litwa | 2017 | 57.2% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.57 | 1 |
| Shaily Patel | 2023 | 66.5% | 24.8% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 3.59 | 4 |