Theo 273(A)
CHURCH HISTORY II: FOURTEENTH CENTURY
TO THE PRESENT (3 units)
Antonio de Castro, SJ
M 8:00 - 9:50 am
W 8:00 - 8:50 am

Theo 273(B)
CHURCH HISTORY II: FOURTEENTH CENTURY
TO THE PRESENT (3 units)
Albert Flores
F 2:00 - 4:40 pm

The course is an introduction to the study of the history of the Catholic Church from the 14th century to the present era. It presents three foci of this history, tracing the origin and development of each. First, Catholic Reform, the Protestant Reformation and the Council of Trent, through the Age of Absolutism and the rise of the nation-state. Second, the Tridentine Church and the French Revolution, with particular attention paid to the Age of Enlightenment and the rise of Liberalism. And third, the long road to the renewal and aggiornamento of Vatican II, including the relationship of the Church to the social question. The course also takes a look at the grand missionary enterprise undertaken during this history, highlighting in the process its links with the colonizing spirit of the times and its attempts to free itself from such a spirit. Finally, it also deals with Vatican II and the legacy it has bequeathed to the Church in the third millennium.

Maximum number of students each section: 40