Seminary and Graduate School of Theology - Mundelein Seminary

HI320 DIRECTED READINGS IN CHURCH HISTORY BEFORE 1700
This course is designed to allow a student to pursue a particular topic from
Church history from the beginning of the Church through the seventeenth century.
Topics may include the cultural, intellectual, socio-economic, and political history
of Christian institutions or individuals in the early, patristic, medieval, or early
modern periods. Through selected readings and discussion the student should
become aware of the particular issues of the topic in relation to the larger frame
work of the history of the Church.
Hilliard W-S
HI336
BEDE
The course covers a unique moment in the history (7th and 8th centuries) of the
Church where many cultural, intellectual, and social traditions combined for the
conversion to the following of Christianity in northern England. The course will
cover the lives and works of numerous saints, including Wilfrid, Cuthbert, Acca,
Stephen of Ripon, and Bede. Special emphasis will be placed on how the saints
and scholars were able to combine Christianity with the contemporary culture.
Hilliard W
HI337
HI364
HI367
HI375
NARRATORS OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY
In this course the student will explore the Christian historiographical tradition as it
came into being by reading from the works of Eusebius/Rufinus, Augustine, and
Bede. Furthermore this foundational tradition will be compared with a famous
Catholic historian from the recent era, Christopher Dawson. The major themes to
be explored are the nature and workings of God’s Providence and the relationship
of Christianity to the world.
Hilliard W
AMERICAN CATHOLIC—ORIGIN TO CIVIL WAR
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to, and general survey of,
the Catholic Church in the United States from the European explorations to the
eve of the Civil War (1550-1860). Special emphasis will be placed on significant
moments of U.S. Catholic History chosen to illustrate/highlight persons, events,
and issues that have helped shape our historical experience.
Zielinski S
AMERICAN CATHOLIC IMMIGRANTS
Since the middle of the nineteenth century, the American Catholic Church
has to respond to growing numbers of Catholic immigrants. The pastoral
needs of the new Irish, German, Polish, and Italian immigrants demanded
the attention of the American Catholic Bishops. This course examines
the various needs of these groups and the responses of the American
Catholic Church. The issues of language and culture often created tensions
within the American Catholic Church. A study of these immigrant
groups shows how the character of the American Catholic Church was
shaped during these seventy years.
Zielinski F
AMERICAN CATHOLIC SOCIAL ISSUES
The statements of the American hierarchy in recent years concentrate on a number
of social issues. These statements reflect a long tradition of American Catholic
involvement in social issues. This course examines the contributions of American
Catholics to these major issues of our American society.
Zielinski W
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