Church in Historical Context I

School: Calvin Theological Seminary
Professor: David M. Rylaarsdam

Required Texts:

1. Translated by Staniforth, Maxwell. Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers. (Viking Press, 1987). ISBN: 978-0140444759
2. Saint Athanasius. On the Incarnation: Saint Athanasius, With an Introduction by C.S. Lewis (St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1975). ISBN: 978-0881414271
3. Chrysostom, John. Saint John Chrysostom: Six Books on the Priesthood (St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1996). ISBN: 978-0913836385
4. Benedict.  The Rule of St. Benedict. (Liturgical Press, 1982). ISBN: 978-0814612729

Recommended Text:   

1. Justo Gonzalez. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (HarperOne, 2010). ISBN: 978-0061855887

What I Studied:

Week 1:

• Worship: Psalm 90, Father, We Give You Thanks, Who Planted
• Reading:
  
  • C.S. Lewis, Preface from On the Incarnation, pp. 9-15.
  • The Didache. In Early Christian Writings, pp. 187-199.
• My Essay: The Thought, Life, and Worship of the 2nd Century Christians