History of the Eastern Church

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Taught by ABSW. This course surveys the history of "Eastern" Christianity from late antiquity (age of the emperor Justinian) until the present day. The focus will be on the formation three characteristic components of Eastern Christianity: institutions, liturgy and piety, and mysticism and theology. The focus will be on Greek Christianity in the earlier part of the course and Slavic Christianity in the later.We will include Eastern Catholics, Copts, and Assyrian Churches as well as Eastern Orthodox. Relations with the Christian west will also be considered. [20 max enrollment]