This course will examine how Christians and Christian traditions have understood and justified the first “mark of the Church”, her unity. This will include an examination of the historical constraints on such understandings. Key writings from the early Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Western traditions (Catholic and Protestant), and ecumenical authors will be read. In addition, some political and philosophical discussions of the nature of consent and consensus will be covered.
This course is only available to advanced degree graduate students.
This course will run 4 hours each day May 13-15 and 20-22. It is a hybrid course, so there will be coursework expected before and/or after the in-person meeting sections, further details will follow in the course syllabus.
