BTS 2400 Christian Origins From the City-Center

A study tour which will introduce students to the diverse cultural, historical and geographical settings of the earliest Christianity of the Greco-Roman world through a first-hand encounter with the material evidence in the ancient cities of Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy. The on-site exposure will provide the context for investigating the early development of the beliefs and practices that became Christianity in the diverse world of the ancient urban social settings of Roman Empire. The travel portion of the course is required.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BTS 1850

Offered

Spring

Notes

Core Curriculum