Eastern Christianity: Europe, Africa, and Asia

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This course traces the ancient spread of Christianity in eastern Europe, Africa, Persia, India, and China between 200-1300 CE, a time long before modern European colonizing and missionary efforts. Topics that will be covered include the early history of eastern Christian communities, the schisms between western and eastern churches, the Crusades, the phenomenon of eastern Catholicism, and ancient Christian interactions with other religions such as Judaism, Islam, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.