HISTORY 4347/5366:
HISTORY OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH
Second Summer Term 2007, MTuWThF at 10:00 am, HH 33
TEACHER
John Howe
Office: 143 Holden Hall,
Department of History
Office Hours: MTuWThF 12:00-12:30; M 1:30-3:30; and by appointment
Telephone: 806 742-1004 ext 233; 806 438-1321
E-Mail: john.howe@ttu.edu
Web:
http://www2.tltc.ttu.edu/howe
Fax: 806 742-1060
PURPOSES OF THE
COURSE
To acquire a general knowledge of the medieval Church from
Constantine to the fourteenth century. To introduce the underlying documentary
sources. To introduce the critical procedures historians use to analyze them. To
develop increased skill in historical writing. To introduce the problems posed
by potential conflicts between aesthetics and substance in both historical
writing and film making.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this class students will be able to:
1. Describe major events and individuals associated with the medieval Church.
2. Discuss the documentary foundation that underlies this historical narrative.
3. Relate the development of the medieval Church to the development of other major
social institutions in the medieval Latin West.
Methods for Assessing the Expected Learning Outcomes
The Expected Learning Outcomes of the course will be assessed through:
examinations, a paper (with its component deadlines), a book review, class discussion, and miscellaneous classroom assessment activities that may include non-graded quizzes, reaction papers, polling the class, and other techniques.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Required Texts
Robert Brentano. Two Churches: England and Italy in the Thirteenth
Century. Berkeley / Los Angeles / London: University of California Press,
1988.
Peter Brown. Augustine of Hippo: A Biography. 2nd ed. Berkeley
/ Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2000.
Joseph Lynch. The Medieval Church: A Brief History. New York:
Longman, 1992.
Also required is a set of documents to be taken from the WEB. Their URLs
are electronically linked to the WEB version of this syllabus. Print these a few
days in advance, since server or network problems can thwart last minute
consultations.
Required Reading
Specific reading assignments for each class are listed in the
READING AND LECTURE SCHEDULE below, placed just ahead and to the right of
the lecture date by which they should be completed. Each assignment is the
subject of the following lecture or discussion. Read so that you arrive in class
prepared to explain, praise, criticize, and question. The assignments are
manageable if read on schedule, but quickly become overwhelming if neglected.
Summer classes, like any other classes, assume two hours of work outside of
class for each hour spent in class--but in summer these hours pile up quickly.
Class Attendance
Success in this course requires regular attendance. In the classroom
difficult reading assignments are interpreted and contextualized; additional
subject matter is introduced; and audio-visual materials are used. Summer school
classes move so rapidly that absences are especially damaging. You should not be
enrolled if you cannot attend 80% of the scheduled classes (that is, do not miss
more than four classes).
Research Paper
Students will produce a typed double-spaced fifteen to twenty page
research paper (ca. 5000 -7000 words) concerning any aspect of the medieval
Church. However, the instructor must approve the topic in advance in order to
guarantee its suitability and the researcher's access to the primary sources.
The paper should cite at least four primary and six secondary sources (these are
minimum figures, not maximums), which should be listed in a bibliography with
separate sections for "Primary Sources" and "Secondary Sources." It should
utilize the relevant required readings of the course. Many medieval sources in
translation are available
electronically and these may be used so long as they are properly cited.
A tentative research area must be chosen by Wednesday, July 18 (one
question on the first exam will be "What is your research area?"); a sheet
listing the topic, a tentative title, a research plan, and the name of a
relatively scholarly book related to the project must be presented on Monday,
July 23; a preliminary draft of the paper is due on Thursday, August 2. Graded
papers will be returned no later than Monday, August 6. Either the initial grade
can be kept or the paper can be rewritten and resubmitted for a new grade. No
new papers or rewritten papers will be accepted after 10:00 am on Monday, August
13.
Medieval History in Film
There is one "film festival" on Francis of Assisi, scheduled for
Thursday evening, August 2, from 6:00-10:30 pm in Holden Hall 104 (pizza
provided), which, except for one required short reading, will substitute for the
homework assignment due the following day. You have ample advance notice.
Please arrange your schedule so that you can attend. You are responsible for
knowledge of the two films to be shown, which will be discussed in the class
following on Friday, August 3.
[Note to Graduate Students enrolled for H5366 Credit
Students taking this course for Graduate Credit will meet with the
instructor during the last few minutes of the first scheduled class. Then these
students, as a group, will choose two topics on which they will write two
two-page reviews. [Students have chosen "Free
Choice" and "Popes / Inquisition."] These reviews will be presented at two additional graduate
class meetings on these topics, which will be scheduled at mutually acceptable
times. No late reviews will be accepted after 10:00 am on Monday, August 13. ]
Examinations
Midterm tests are scheduled for Wednesday, July 18, and Friday, July 27.
Each will include
multiple-choice questions, identifications, a
single
essay (to be selected from two or more choices), and perhaps map work. If,
for good reason, a test is missed, it may be made up at 2:30 pm on Monday,
August 6. Students receiving a grade below "C" on a regularly scheduled midterm
should meet with the teacher as soon as possible to discuss it.
The final examination will feature
multiple-choice and identification
questions on the material covered since the second midterm, and several
essay questions covering the material of the entire course. Two of the essay
questions will be chosen out of a group of four or five options; another will
be: "Was the medieval Church a success or a failure?" Bring blue books for the
final.
GRADING
The course grade will be computed as follows: 30% from the midterm tests
(that is, 15% from each); 30% from the final; 30% from the research paper (5%
for a sheet listing the topic, a tentative title, a research plan, and the name
of a good relatively scholarly book related to the project; 25% for the
completed paper); and 10% from class participation. [For graduate students the
midterms together will count 25%; the final 25%; and the additional book reviews
5% each.] The class participation grade is based on attendance, class
preparation, and class contributions. Students outstanding in these get the
class-participation percentage credited as an `A'; those adequate but
undistinguished have the points dropped out of the average (so that they neither
help nor hurt); those below acceptable standards have them credited as an `F.'
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Necessary Accommodations for Disabilities: Any
student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special
arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact the instructor
as soon as possible so that the necessary accommodations can be made.
Observance of a Religious Holy Days: Texas House Bill 256 requires institutions of higher education to excuse a student from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day. The student shall also be excused for time necessary to travel. An institution may not penalize the student for the absence and allows for the student to take an exam or complete an assignment from which the student is excused. No prior notification of the instructor is required.
Academic Integrity:
"It is the aim of the faculty of Texas Tech University to foster a spirit
of complete honesty and a high standard of integrity. The attempt of students
to present as their own any work that they have not honestly performed is
regarded by the faculty and administration as a serious offense and renders the
offenders liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension." --
Texas Tech University Catalog.
READING
AND LECTURE SCHEDULE
Tu July 10 Course Introduction / Overview of the Medieval
Church
Lynch xi-xiv,1-11; Brown vii-xi, 3-61; Edict of Milan; Christian Laws1, Christian Laws2. For more information on Augustine, you may wish to consult James O'Donnell's Augustine pages. For geographical orientation, in addition to the maps of North Africa and Italy in Brown 4-5, see Diocletian's Rome and the Empire in 395. Print three pages (three sheets of paper total), each from a different Web site listed in medieval bibliographical sites, put your name on the back of each, and hand these pages in at the start of Wednesday's class.
W July 11 Christianity Becomes Rome’s Official Religion
Brown 63-150
Th July 12 Augustine's Conversion
Lynch 10-18; Brown151-283; Sardica; Leo I; Gelasius ; Copies 1 (Fourth Century Fathers)
F July 13 Ecclesiastical Structures / The Fathers (and Mothers) of the Church
[F July 13 Last day to drop a course and to get a full refund]
Lynch 19-24; Brown 285-353 and 411-520; Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts ; Copies 2 (Map)
M July 16 The "Fall" of the Western Roman World / Brown’s Augustine as "History"
Lynch 24-34; Copies 1 (Map); Europe in 476 ; "Rule" of Columba : Benedictine Rule
Tu July 17 Benedictine Monasticism / Discussion of Possible Paper Topics
Identify term paper topic area; study for first midterm; Study for Midterm #1
W July 18 Midterm # 1 / Eastern Empire
Lynch 35 -53; Life of Martin ; Conversion of Clovis ; Confession of St. Patrick ; Bede on the Conversion of England; Map of Europe AD 600; Elf Charms
Th July 19 Conversion of the Countryside / Conversion of the Barbarian Kingdoms
Lynch 54-83; Pope Gregory II to Charles Martel; Annals of Lorsch ;Einhard's "Charlemagne"; Map of Europe in 800.
F July 20 The Roman Revolution / Charlemagne
Lynch 84-96; Monks of St. Gall ; Treaty of Verdun Map. On a sheet of paper, to be turned in at the start of Monday's class, write your name, paper topic, title, research plan, and the name of one good scholarly book on your topic.
M July 23 The Carolingian Renaissance / The Carolingian Church / Destruction?
Lynch 97-107; Map of Europe in 900 ; Wharram Percy Parish Church; Foundation Charter of Cluny; Howe, Revival of the Latin Church (index, introduction, chapters 1, 3, and 4)
Tu July 24 Rebuilding the Latin Church
Lynch 107-15; Copies (Howe, Revival of the Latin Church, chapters 5-6)
W July 25 Forms of Worship
Lynch 115-50; Peace of God; Papal Election Decree of 1059 ; Gregory VII: Dictatus Papae ; Henry IV to Gregory VII ; Gregory VII to Henry IV ; Concordat of Worms . For your term paper project, bring in a sheet listing the topic, a tentative title, a research plan, and the name of a good relatively scholarly book related to the project.
Th July 26 The "Gregorian Reform"
Study; Lynch 151-67
F July 27 Midterm #2 / The Crusades
Lynch 183-215, 239-55
M July 30 Apostolic Life / The Rise of Universities
[M July 30 Last day to declare Pass/Fail, to drop a course, or to receive a grade of W for courses dropped.]
Lynch 168-82; Innocent III; Some Canons of Lateran IV; Introduction to Canon Law; Canon Law
Tu July 31 Papal Monarchy / Canon Law / Research Paper Difficulties
Brentano 3-115
W Aug 1 Two Churches: Connections, Administration
Brentano 174-237; preliminary draft of the paper due on Thursday, Aug 2.
Th Aug 2 Bishops and Saints
Lynch, 228-38; Francis: The Authoritative Life ; attend the "Francis of Assisi Film Festival"
Th Evening Aug 2 "Francis of Assisi Film Festival" 6:00-10:30 pm in HH 104;
pizza and soft drinks drinks provided
F Aug 3 The Mendicants / Medieval Hollywood: Medieval History in Film
Lynch 216-27
M Aug 6 Medieval Heresies / Ecclesiastical Architecture
Brentano 291-380
Tu Aug 7 Medieval Academia: Presenting History in Writing / Late Medieval Church Crises
Lynch 303-45; review of Duffy's Stripping of the Altars
W Aug 8 The Late Medieval Church on the Eve of the Reformation
[W Aug 8, 2:30-3:30 Make-Up Exam]
Study
F Aug 10 at 11:00-1:30: FINAL EXAMINATION
Complete any paper revisions
M Aug 13 at 10:00 am DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING REWRITTEN TERM PAPERS
[Rewritten Papers can be turned in to Holden Hall 131 or slipped under the door of my office in HH 143]
