SCMOI S2 2025

This unit provides an introduction to the Church’s history, including the most significant and influential people, movements and events of the last 1900 years. It connects strongly with the MTC formation domain, Engaging God’s Story. It draws from the Church’s past successes and failures, as well as historical perspectives different from many of ours today, so that students can be better equipped in their own ministries. Key topics include: Greco-Roman Christianity, both before and after Constantine; core theological issues for the early Church; medieval Christianity’s theology, spirituality, and political influences; the magisterial, radical and Catholic reformations of the early-modern period; Christianity’s interactions with western modernity, including the Great Awakening, the missionary movement, and ecumenical endeavours; the history of non-western Christianity, such as in Asian or African contexts. All content will be explored from the perspective of Orthodox Christianity. Any non-Orthodox tradition examined will be discussed in context of their interactions with and departures from Orthodox Christianity.