medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Actually, if the student in question is interested in medieval and/or early
modern history with a religious emphasis, most of the top PhD granting
institutions in the US would have something to offer. Places like Notre
Dame, Northwestern, Princeton, Penn, Berkeley, Cal-Santa Barbara and
University of Chicago come to mind.
At 08:35 AM 4/6/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>One possibility is The Catholic University of America:
>
>http://schools.gradschools.com/graduate-schools/Catholic-Univ-America.html
>
>
>Tom Izbicki
>
>Thomas Izbicki
>Collection Development Coordinator
>Eisenhower Library
>Johns Hopkins
>Baltimore, MD 21218
>(410)516-7173
>fax (410)516-8399
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 04/06/05 12:29 AM >>>
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
>Just a query on my own end. Are there any particular programs which
>have a
>strong emphasis on Greek patristics(and preferably in post-patristic
>Byzantine-Christian thought)?
>
>Kevin Teo
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terrill Heaps" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:50 AM
>Subject: Re: [M-R] Church History graduate programs
>
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
> >
> > V. Kerry Inman wrote:
> >
> > > I don't have a specific place to recommend, but if she is
>protestant and
> > > interested in church history, she should not rule out a
>theological
>seminary.
> > > Many good ones now offer a Ph.D. or Th.M. with a specialization in
>church
> > > history.
> >
> > However, for a Th.M./ S.T.M/ M.Theol., the prerequisite is an
>M.Div./
>S.T.B./ or
> > (UK) B.D.
> >
> > The M.Div. is ninety (90) grueling GRADUATE semester-hours.
> >
> > She would not be admitted to an S.T.D./ D. Theol./ Th.D./ or
>Ph.D.-in
>Theology
> > program or an Th.M./ S.T.M/ M.Theol., unless she already held an
>M.Div.
> >
> > If she looks for a Seminary or Theological faculty, she may want to
>look
>for one
> > that offers an M.A., which she could tailor to be in Ecclesiastical
>History. Some
> > Seminaries have a relationship with a nearby University (such as the
>one
>that
> > Union Theological Seminary has with Columbia University), or a
>theological
> > faculty within a University, which would allow an M.A. in
>Ecclesiastical
>History,
> > perhaps done in the History Department, with lots of courses in the
> > Ecclesiastical History department of the Theological Faculty, such as
>at
>Yale
> > University or Drew University or Harvard. I think a similar
>arrangement is
> > available at Princeton.
> >
> > St. David's College, Lampeter (University of Wales) may be a
>suggestion,
>too.
> >
> > How is her Latin and Greek? She will also need German.
> >
> > I just did a Telnet to the Bodleian to get the particulars on this
>book.
>She may
> > like to read it to get a taste of what could be ahead for her:
> >
> > AUTHOR :Pelikan, Jaroslav Jan, 1923-
> > TITLE :The spirit of medieval theology / by Jaroslav
>Pelikan
> > SUBJECT :Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Middle Ages,
>600-1500
> > SERIES TITLE :Etienne Gilson series ; 8
> > PLACE :Toronto :
> > PUBLISHER :Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies,
> > DATE :c1985
> >
> > CURRENT LOCATION & COPIES HELD:
> > LIBRARY LOCATION SHELFMARK
>STATUS
> > ------- ------------ ---------------------------
>---------------
>-----
> > 1. Bodley BOD Bookstack 266 d.581/8
> >
> >
> > Some other absolutely essential books to read are:
> >
> > Pelikan, Jaroslav The Christian Tradition: A History of the
>Development
> > of Doctrine, Volume 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition
>(100-600).
> > 442 p. 1971 Series: (CT) The Christian Tradition: A History of the
> > Development of Christian Doctrine. (Chicago: University of Chicago
>Press)
> >
> > Pelikan, Jaroslav The Christian Tradition: A History of the
>Development
> > of Doctrine, Volume 2: The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700).
>358
> > p. 1974 Series: (CT) The Christian Tradition: A History of the
>Development
> > of Christian Doctrine. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press)
> >
> > Pelikan, Jaroslav The Christian Tradition: A History of the
>Development of
> > Doctrine, Volume 3: The Growth of Medieval Theology (600-1300).
> > 364 p. 1978 Series: (CT) The Christian Tradition: A History of the
>Development of
> > Christian Doctrine. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press)
> >
> > Pelikan, Jaroslav The Christian Tradition: A History of the
>Development
> > of Doctrine, Volume 4: Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300-1700).
> > 478 p. 1983 Series: (CT) The Christian Tradition: A History of the
> > Development of Christian Doctrine. (Chicago: University of Chicago
>Press)
> >
> > Those books about should give her enough of an overview to see what
>is
>what. By
> > the way, Pelikan's Volume 4 was the recipient of the Medieval
>Academy's
>Haskins
> > Medal.
> >
> > A good book to explicate the Eastern Church thought is:
> > Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes, by John
>Meyendorf .
> > (Fordham University Press)
> >
> > For an EXCELLENT one-volume book of Ecclesiastical History, she
>should
>first read
> > "A History of the Christian Church," by Williston Walker, Revised by
>Cyril
>C.
> > Richardson, Wilhem Pauck, and Robert T. Handy. (New York:
>Scribner's). I
>would
> > recommend this book before she reads anything else. If she is
>well-motivated, she
> > could read it straight through, in a month or two. (Or three.)
> >
> > Of course, for the history of Christianity in American, the vade
>mecum
>sine qua
> > non is Sydney E. Ahlstrom's tour de force, "A Religious History of
>the
>American
> > People," Second Edition. Expanded by David D. Hall. (New Haven: Yale
>University
> > Press). 1,174pp.
> >
> > The two books above are so good, that I won't even loan my copies of
>them
>to
> > anybody. (If I didn't get them back, I would lose all my marginal
>glosses
>and
> > underscorings.)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Terrill
> >
> >
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