Week 1 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
Introduction: What is Church History?
The purpose and methodology of church history, understanding revelation and providence, and a reformed understanding of history.
Week 2 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Church After the Apostolic Age
Apostolic succession, the Didache, and characteristics of early Christian communities.
Week 3 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
Clash with the Roman Empire: The Age of Persecution
The history of persecution under emperors such as Nero, Domitian, Decius, and Diocletian.
Week 4 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Faith and Legacy of the Martyrs
The confessions of faith by martyrs like Polycarp, Justin, and Perpetua.
Week 5 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
Doctrinal Debates and the Apologists
The struggle against heresies by apologists such as Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Origen, and Irenaeus.
Week 6 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Formation of the Canon and the Authority of Scripture
The process of canonizing the New Testament, the Marcion controversy, and the Muratorian Canon.
Week 7 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Beginning of the Conciliar Era
The Council of Nicaea (325) and the Athanasius-Arius controversy.
Week 8 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
Constantine and the Legalization of Christianity
The Edict of Milan (313), the institutionalization of Christianity, and its inherent dangers.
Week 9 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Life and Theology of Augustine
Doctrines of original sin, grace, and ecclesiology; his works Confessions and City of God.
Week 10 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Emergence and Influence of Monasticism
Antony, Pachomius, the Benedictine order, and asceticism.
Week 11 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
Debates on the Trinity and Christology
The Council of Chalcedon (451) and the process of establishing orthodox Christology.
Week 12 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
Cultural and Theological Differences Between the Eastern and Western Churches
Greek vs. Latin thought, and structural differences between the East and West.
Week 13 Lecture on Early Church History - Professor Seo Sung-sook
The Legacy of the Early Church and its Modern Application
Reflecting on the spirit of martyrdom, the centrality of the Word, and the essence of the church.
