FINALITÀ
General Objective:
To offer a thorough reading of the history of the Church,
from her beginnings until the end of the 7th century.
ARGOMENTI
Course Outlines:
1. Main characteristics of the Roman world. 2. The Primitive
Church: Peter and Paul. 3. The Post-apostolic Period:
The Apostolic Fathers. 4. The Roman State and the local
Churches. The Persecutions. 5. The intellectual dialogue
with Paganism. Currents of thought that challenged the
faith and the ecclesial unity. 6. The local Churches and
their Relationships. 7. Establishing the Christian Empire. 9.
Divisions in the Churches: The Theological Disputes. 10.
The Beginning of the Golden Age of Patristic teachings. 11.
The Christological controversies. 12. Other controversies and
intellectual personalities.
TESTI
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