RLST 165 CM - Religion and Politics in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

This course analyzes religion and politics in Western Europe from approximately 1054 to 1650 CE. After surveying the decline of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Papacy, it explores key church-state conflicts over Lay Investiture, the Crusades, Catholic-Jewish relations, gender/sexuality roles, and the Inquisition. It also examines how reform movements affected the political situations in Germany, France, Switzerland, and Scotland, as well as the Anglican and Puritan revolutions led by Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, and Oliver Cromwell in England.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: RLST165 CM