THE 614 The Church from Trent to the Third Millenium
This course, the second in the Church history sequence, surveys the history of the Catholic Church from Trent to the dawn of the Third Millenium. Through primary and secondary texts, the major figures and events of this period of Church history are introduced. The Catholic Reformation, the implementation of Trent, and the colonialization and evangelization of the New World continue the historical narrative of the first course. The early modern and modern period marked a new stage in the Church’s engagement with the world. The Church had to respond to Protestantism, the Enlightenment, and ideological, scientific, cultural, and political revolutions. The First and Second Vatican Councils and papal magisterial teaching will be considered as a response to these new developments.