3.00 Credits
Description: The course is designed to introduce students to some major currents in Christian thought from the Reformation to the present. By focusing on the works of numerous leading theologians and religious thinkers, students will better understand the challenges and contributions of modern consciousness to the classic formulations of Christian thought. Attention will be paid to movements such as the Reformation, the Italian and Northern Renaissances, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Idealism, Darwinism, Existentialism, Systematic Theology, Liberation Theology, Black Theology, Feminist Theology, and Postmodern Theology. Prerequisite: At least 12 hours of college credit (i.e. must be a second semester Freshman). Notes: Usually offered every other Fall semester (historically in odd-numbered years), alternating with RELG 316.