History of Christianity CH 501U and CH 401U is the first part of a two semester course. The bipartite series is designed to be a rapid and brief study of the history of Christianity from New Testament times to the present age. This segment of the course offers a survey of Christian history from the first through the fifteenth centuries, emphasizing major events and personalities, pivotal schools of historical interpretation, significant Christian literature and doctrinal developments, and key stages in the evolution of ecclesiastical structures. Lectures, readings, class discussions, written papers, internet resources, and audio visuals are used to present the most significant persons, events, problems, and theological developments. Through these means, efforts are made to determine why things happened as they did and their effect on the subsequent development of the church.