 |
 |
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 > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html