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Spring 2023
Register for THEO 3013
Story of the Church
THEO 3013 Story of the Church (CPC / Online)
Instructor: Prof. David Harrison
Thursday Evening sessions, 6:00pm-9:00pm starting January 19, and ending May 11.
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the ongoing drama of Catholic history. Rather than offering a comprehensive survey, the emphasis is on immersion in the big ideas, passions, and historical details that shape the Church through the centuries.
In addition to engagement with primary sources, the course will integrate material from a variety of disciplines, including literature, art, philosophy, the sciences, and others.
Prerequisite: None
This course is being offered in-person and online through the Canvas learning management system and Zoom video conferencing. -
Resources from Newman University
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Required Texts
Reading the Church Fathers: A History of the Early Church and the Development of Doctrine, by James L. Papandrea (Sophia Institute Press, 2009).
ISBN: 978-1-64413-656-0 (approx. $22)
The Catholic Church through the Ages, A History, Second Ed., by John Vidmar (Paulist Press, 2014).
ISBN: 978-0809149049 (approx. $25)
How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art, by Elizabeth Lev (Sophia Institute Press, 2018).
ISBN: 978-1622826124 (approx. $15)
Women of Hope: Doctors of the Church, by Terry Polakovic (Our Sunday Visitor, 2021).
ISBN: 978-1681924342 (approx. $18) -
Professor David Harrison, M.A.
David Harrison served as an ordained Evangelical Pastor for many years. He also served as a college professor at an Evangelical Christian university teaching Sacred Scripture, Theology, and Church History for about 14 years. He studied his way into Catholicism. Since that time he has taught in a variety of Catholic settings. He currently serves as the Discipleship Director for the Gospel of Life School and teaches for the Blessed Stanley Rother Institute in the Theology Degree Program and the Ladder of Ascent. David has a Bachelor's degree in Scripture and Theology, a Master's degree in Theology, graduate-level certification in Catechesis, and has completed additional graduate work in the area of Catholic Theology and Scripture study. David loves to learn and teach. His greatest delight is helping others enjoy, understand, and apply the teachings of the Faith. David has been married to his wife Erin for 30 years. -
Contact Us
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Sophia Thiebautsthiebautarchokc.orgAdministrative Assistant
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