HIST 338 - Reformation In Early Modern Europe

Credit(s): 3
This course will explore late-medieval reform movements that pre-dated the Protestant Reformation. It will also trace the Reformation from its bi-polar centers of Wittenberg and Zurich to its spread across Europe. It will investigate the conditions that contributed to the fragmentation of the movement and will consider the efforts of the Catholic Church to respond to the Protestant challenge. The course will be attentive to the ways in which the Reformation was both affected by and affected developments in early-modern politics and economics.

Prerequisites: HIST 101 or HIST 102
Course Level: Undergraduate
Crosslistings: RELG 338