THEO 232: Early Christianity (Saint Louis University)
The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the encounter between Christian faith and classical Greco-Roman culture, which took place between the end of the writing of New Testament and the beginning of the Middle Ages, roughly A.D. 100 to 600. These first five centuries of Christian history are designated as either “early church” or “late antiquity.” The theological development of Christianity during this period was marked by internal and external conflict as well as intellectual transformation and cultural assimilation.
Selected Qualitative Feedback
Above all, I valued how the course was taught. I not only enjoyed coming to class, but I looked forward to it. Prof. Plaxco made class very interesting and intriguing. He made sure that we knew the material and was always willing to answer questions. By far, this has been my favorite class at SLU. Prof. Plaxco is a wonderful teacher that really connects with the students. The work load is not excessive but it is just enough to keep you intrigued in the class.
I valued the professor's ability to relate [topics in early Christianity] with things that are going on right now to help us have a better understanding of the concepts. I valued the short writing assignments and class discussions that we had.
[What did you value most in this course?] The approachability of the instructor and the discussions.
[What did you value most in this course?] Everything. This class was awesome. Prof. Plaxco made understanding the material extremely easy and was always available to work with you if need be.
[What did you value most in this course?] The course material was based strongly on the readings, so I did not feel that the readings were a waste of time.