Universität Wien

020040 SE Seminar on (Cultural) History of Christianity (2023W)

Die Kirchengeschichte des Eusebius von Cäsarea

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 2 - Evangelische Theologie
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The seminar is cancelled for October 10th.
The seminar is on site.

  • Wednesday 18.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 15.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 22.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 29.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 06.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 13.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 10.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 17.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 24.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 31.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Church History of Euseb of Caesarea is an outstanding document for the history of Christianity in the first three centuries. Euseb is not only the "inventor" of the genre "church history", but also cites many documents that are otherwise lost. Nevertheless, he also pursues a particular goal with this work - to use the successful spread of Christianity as historical evidence of the truth of Christianity. This tendency must always be taken into account when analyzing the work.
In the seminar the history of the church will be read in selected passages.
In addition to deepening the knowledge of the beginnings of Christianity, the seminar also serves as methodological training in church historical work.

Assessment and permitted materials

Of relevance are:
Preparation of texts
active cooperation during the seminar units and reading articles on special topics of the church history
Writing a seminar paper (submission April 15th 2024)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance and participation is required.
During the semester, various texts are to be prepared (primary sources), which is then to be contributed in the form of an "expert status" in the course of the seminar (30%).
Relevant articles to special topics of the Church history are to be read and presented (30%).
A seminar paper on a selected text of the CHurch History is to be prepared afterwards (40%).

Examination topics

All components of the requirements must be completed positively; the weighting in the grading results from the percentage assignment.

Reading list

Michael J. Hollerich, Making Christian History: Eusebius of Caesarea and His Readers (Christianity in Late Antiquity 11; Oakland, CA 2021).
James Corke-Webster, Eusebius and Empire: Constructing Church and Rome in the Ecclesiastical History (Cambridge 2019).
Friedhelm Winkelmann, Euseb von Kaisareia. Der Vater der Kirchengeschichte (Berlin 1991).

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